Police misconduct is starting to get the same treatment as every other type of crime -- and the police don't like it. | Continue reading
Nvidia made a pair of announcements at GDC this week, with a new program for developers who want to participate in GeForce Now as well as additional features for the GameWorks 3.1 SDK update. | Continue reading
There's a pair of announcements from Intel and Razer today -- the former is shipping a new NUC with a massive internal GPU and Razer Core compatibility, while Razer finally hung a price tag on its new external chassis. | Continue reading
Since I first saw Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes in action, I was curious about how it came to be, why it works the way it does, and how difficult it was to make. Thankfully, Steel Crate Games co-founder Brian Fetter was kind enough to answer a few of my most burning questions, … | Continue reading
Could AMD and Intel be working on a cross-licensing deal? Reports say yes. It wouldn't be the first time the two companies have signed cross-licensing agreements, though past details have typically focused on x86 CPUs rather than GPU technology. | Continue reading
The Galaxy S7 on T-Mobile comes with tighter security, but also less freedom. | Continue reading
Egyptologists and scientists have found evidence of still-secret chambers in King Tut's tomb. They believe there are both inorganic and organic materials behind the long-sealed entrances -- could this be the burial chamber of Nefertiti, one of the most important women in ancient … | Continue reading
2015 may be the year that proved the climate fight was possible -- but can we keep the trends going? | Continue reading
We've come to expect more out of our laptops than we used to. Sure, spreadsheets and e-mails are just as important as they've always been, but the popularization of touchscreens has really changed our expectations. Not only should our laptops help us work wherever we travel, but … | Continue reading
The latest weapon in the War on Terror uses corporate-style analytics to direct the unseen hand of government propaganda. | Continue reading
Earlier this week, Microsoft announced that the PS4 and Xbox One would be capable of cross-platform play. Is Sony going to turn this happy relationship into a threesome? It's complicated... | Continue reading
Scientists researching craters in the sea floor off the coast of Norway have hypothesized that they could be linked to the so-called Bermuda Triangle. It's like kicking a hornet's nest, only the hornets are made of conspiracy theory buzzwords. | Continue reading
The Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are incredible devices, but they're far out of the range of an impulse purchase for most of us. However, provided that you already have a smartphone, there's a less expensive way to get a taste of VR. | Continue reading
The Rowhammer exploit doesn't target software, but DRAM itself -- and new research confirms that this problem is still present on both high-end servers with mitigating technologies and at least some Micron DDR4. | Continue reading
For the baby who has everything, a seat to keep him or her safe and in view of mom or dad in the driver's seat. It's a concept for the 2017 Volvo XC90 Excellence. | Continue reading
22 years ago, System Shock redefined the first person shooter, introducing many gameplay elements that titles today still rely on. Now the studio tasked with rebooting the classic game has shown off the first pre-alpha gameplay footage. | Continue reading
The need for heart transplants will always exceed the number of donor hearts available for transplant. Thanks to research just out from Massachusetts General Hospital, though, this may not continue to be a problem for much longer. | Continue reading
The FBI has gone all-out in its latest filing against Apple -- and noted that it can compel the company to turn over the source code to iOS if it doesn't play ball. | Continue reading
Volkswagen continues to take hits from all sides. It's facing down a whistleblower lawsuit over alleged data deletions, it just fired its US CEO, and US dealerships are so angry, they're talking about suing the company themselves. | Continue reading
Adobe's new Experience Designer (XD) aims to simplify and consolidate the mash-up of design and prototyping tools currently used by most User Experience designers. | Continue reading
The Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR are all scheduled for retail releases before Q3 2016, so let's take this opportunity to look at what each model has to offer, how much money it'll cost, and whether or not it's even worth bothering with just yet. | Continue reading
TP-Link has just declared that it won't allow its routers to be updated by current third-party tools, thanks to FCC rules that mandate new restrictions starting in June 2016. This is the outcome enthusiasts were afraid of -- but is TP-Link a canary in a coal mine or an outlier? | Continue reading
The cloud rendering company Otoy is claiming to have invented a new software translation layer that would allow Nvidia's CUDA to run on a variety of alternate GPUs, including AMD. | Continue reading
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has proposed a new set of rules that would set strict limits on what data ISPs can gather and sell about their customers. | Continue reading
AMD's XConnect is designed to bridge the gap between mobile and desktop-class gaming hardware and give gamers the advantages of both. | Continue reading
Sony's betting that voice recognition and face detection can finally take lifelogging mainstream. We're not so sure. | Continue reading
This totally isn't a real-life attempt at Jurassic Park. We think. | Continue reading
If you were a developer, would you want to expend a lot of time, energy, and money getting up to speed on the latest Android APIs if you know nearly all potential customers won't be able to access those features? | Continue reading
The Maryland Special Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling that threw out data gathered via stingray on the grounds that the evidence was impermissible. It's one of a handful of wins for privacy advocates and those concerned about the proliferation of surveillance tech … | Continue reading
A perfect sphere, the Goodyear-360 is round in every direction. Now we just have to figure out maglev for cars. | Continue reading
Microsoft is canceling the upcoming Fable Legends and in discussions to close Lionhead Studios. Microsoft-owned Press Play will also be shuttered. | Continue reading
A new ransomware program is thought to be the first of its kind for Apple systems. Is this a one-off, or are more on the way? | Continue reading
The 2nd generation Atlas robot can rival humans in its ability to walk across snowy, uneven terrain. | Continue reading
I love PC gaming, but there's got to be a better way to label ourselves without referencing actual Nazi ideology. | Continue reading
Former Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff spoke at the RSA conference this week, where he claimed forcing Apple to decrypt a device for the FBI is equivalent to biological warfare. | Continue reading
The first big 2016 flagships are getting ready to duke it out. Here's how to choose between them. | Continue reading
Amazon has dropped encryption support from its latest tablet OS, but the timing makes it look more suspicious than it probably is. | Continue reading
Intel has bet heavily on its RealSense platform for adding a third dimension to imaging, but hasn't achieved much success. Its next move might be to try and leapfrog its competitors in augmented reality. | Continue reading
Oculus CEO Palmer Luckey has declared that he won't build Oculus software for the Mac until Apple fields a 'good computer.' While he won't win points for tact, a look at the GPUs currently powering most Mac systems shows he's not wrong, either. | Continue reading
Samsung's new monster SSD is ready to ship, with a 16TB capacity, SAS support, and formally rated to perform one complete drive write per day for its entire life. | Continue reading
For years, various laptop manufacturers and OEMs have tried to push external graphics chassis into the mainstream, with little success. It looks like Razer and AMD have partnered up to make another go of it -- but this time, they're working with established standards across the b … | Continue reading
HTC wants to keep you safe in our new, VR-powered world. Don't get too immersed -- the furniture around you still can't be sat on. | Continue reading
Turns out that dogs and primates are the latest in a line of creatures that produce cryptochrome, the photopigment that lets migratory birds see the Earth's magnetic field. | Continue reading
A better deal is coming to a Steam bundle near you. | Continue reading
Beyond the usual too-fast, too-expensive supercars, Geneva showcased plenty of super-high-tech and greener cars. Self-driving cars, too. | Continue reading
Microsoft made Windows 10 a "Recommended" update last month, but that change did nothing for its adoption rate. The pace of new Windows 10 installs has slipped markedly since January. | Continue reading
VESA announced today that the DisplayPort 1.4 specification has been finished. The new standard allows for up to 8K video, implements new color capabilities, and adds a visually lossless compression method to ensure the standard will meet the needs of 5K or even 8K displays. | Continue reading
The head of Microsoft's Xbox division, Phil Spencer, is talking up the idea of a fully-upgradeable console that would evolve and improve over time. | Continue reading