It’s a sad day for video gamers, particularly those who remember or know well the industry’s history and roots on this side of the world. Ralph Baer, a luminary in the video game world and creator of the Magnavox Odyssey, passed away December 6 at a ripe and well-lived age of 92. Baer received the National Medal of Technology from … Continue reading
Not content with delivering ingredients to your doorstep, Amazon is now aiming to have your dinner cooked and delivered to you or ready to pick up at your own convenience. Amazon’s new Takeout and Deliver service adds prepared food to its growing number of delivery services, including same-day groceries, to help retain its position as the top dog in the … Continue reading
For those keeping an eye on Microsoft next big Windows release, most might be more focused on the fusion of desktop and Modern UI, but there are definitely a lot of other nifty features that should be making their way to Windows 10. One of those is Cortana on the desktop. Microsoft will be bringing its intelligent virtual assistant to … Continue reading
It may be routine procedure, having been performed many times before, but it is symbolically one giant leap for mankind, particularly space exploration. Waking up to Russell Watson’s “Where My Heart Will Take Me”, long associated with space exploration and even Star Trek, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft became fully activated in preparation for its meetup with the smallest and farthest … Continue reading
This isn’t a giant rainbow sperm, but instead an energetic burst of gases being spat out from the center of a galaxy thanks the the immense pressures of stars forming at its core.
It seems that the last member of the metal clad Galaxy Alpha family is slowly, very slowly, making its way to the US. Briefly sighted at the FCC is a filing for a certain SM-A700H, the model name betraying its identity as the Samsung Galaxy A7. Though not much can be gleaned from this sighting, which is typical of most … Continue reading
BMW has unveiled a new concept car at an event in France that brings some serious power to the green crowd looking for a luxurious plug-in hybrid vehicle. The car is called the BMW 5 Series GT and its plug-in hybrid powertrain has 670hp. The Power eDrive hybrid system has a 20 kilowatt-hour lithium ion battery pack that powers a … Continue reading
Finding some signal in areas with poor cell reception is the modern day’s version of black magic: stand on one leg, reach into the air arm outstretched, balance something on your nose and maybe you’ll get some data.
GCHQ’s intelligence gathering practices, which include popping in on your webcam conversations and scanning the web connections of entire nations, do not violate the European Court of Human Rights’ safeguards for privacy and free speech.
Uber is no longer allowed to operate in New Delhi, India’s capital city, after a woman was allegedly raped by one of its drivers. In an interview with India’s Economic Times, local transport chief Satis Mathur says that the company misled customers b…
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