Atari Minimum combines Minecraft-style crafting with third person shooter

Atari has announced a new video game that will hit the PC via Steam this spring. The game is called Minimum and one glance at it will remind many of … Continue reading

Nest Uses Its Data To Turn Electric Utilities Into Cash Cows

nest When Google acquired smart thermostat maker Nest for $3.2 billion, the startup quickly stated that it would never share its user data with other Google services and outside companies. But according to a recent report by Forbes, the company is taking advantage of its data to create a lucrative revenue stream from electric utilities. “Our privacy policy clearly limits the use of customer… Read More

Wu-Tang fans hope to liberate ‘Shaolin’ for $5 million but have a ways to go (updated)

When you have the cultural cachet of someone like the Wu-Tang Clan, there are a handful of luxuries afforded to you that few others have. Like selling the only copy of your upcoming album for $5 million, for instance. But in an effort to free Once…

NASA SPHERES with Project Tango integration head to ISS this summer

Google unveiled its slick Project Tango 3D mapping system inside a prototype smartphone not long ago. We got to see what all the camera lenses inside the Project Tango smartphone … Continue reading

Fitbug Orb: The Most Affordable Activity Tracker

Fitbug OrbActivity trackers (or fitness trackers) are now a billion dollar industry, expected to double in the next year. With all of the trackers on the market, it seems like one is just as good as the rest. The Fitbug Orb offers much of the same as the other activity trackers, but what sets the Fitbug Orb apart from the rest is its affordability.

Running the Heartbleed Code to See Exactly How It Works

By now, you’ve read all about Heartbleed —but what, exactly, does it look like in action? Thankfully some nerdy brave computer scientists have run it, so you don’t have to.

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Dark Energy Provides Up To A Week’s Charge For Your Mobile Devices

The Dark Energy reservoir not only provides abundant charge for your favorite portable devices, but it looks great as well.

FaceTime outage reported by iOS 6 users

FaceTime has been around for the iPhone for several years now. The feature allows iPhone users to make video calls with other iPhone users. Reports are surfacing that iOS 6 … Continue reading

World’s Longest Rails Help Make Japan’s Trains Quieter

World's Longest Rails Help Make Japan's Trains QuieterJapan’s Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. has perfected the manufacture and distribution of steel railroad rails 150 meters (492 ft) long. Casting rails well over a football field in length is one thing; shipping them to distant customers is another but NSSMC has got that angle covered too.

The Xbox One Still Lags Behind The PS4

Xbox Controller Titanfall was supposed to change it all, but it didn’t work. So far, Microsoft announced that it has shipped 5 million Xbox One units to retailers. In comparison, Sony has sold 7 million PS4 units to customers. It doesn’t look good for Microsoft as the company doesn’t even say how many people actually bought an Xbox One. Microsoft’s announcement fits well with NPD’s… Read More