Tech

Magic Leap Files Patents For Freaky Augmented Reality Future

David Curry   | Jan 19, 2015 10:06 AM EST

Google-backed augmented reality company Magic Leap has patented a few wacky illustrations of the potential future of AR. read more

Call of Duty, Destiny, Madden Top This Year's Best Selling Games

David Curry   | Jan 19, 2015 09:56 AM EST

Call of Duty, Madden 15 and Destiny hit the top charts for video games sales in 2014. read more

Blizzard Launching World Of Warcraft 'Veteran Edition' For Old Timers

David Curry   | Jan 19, 2015 09:41 AM EST

Blizzard has launched a new 'Veteran Edition' on World of Warcraft, for old timers who don't want to get a subscription. read more

Facebook Open Sources Artificial Intelligence Tools

David Curry   | Jan 19, 2015 12:04 AM EST

Facebook has made most of its artificial intelligence tools open source, allowing other AI facilities to utilize the code. read more

Xiaomi Wants To Repeat Mainland China Success Overseas In 2015

David Curry   | Jan 19, 2015 12:24 AM EST

Xiaomi is dedicated to expansion outside of the walled-garden in China, already entering India and looking towards Russia and Brazil this year. read more

Google In Talks With SoftCard For $100 Million Acquisition

David Curry   | Jan 18, 2015 08:12 AM EST

Google is eyeing up a deal with mobile payments service SoftCard, currently in favor with the U.S. carriers. read more

Elon Musk Invests $10 Million Into Future AI Research

David Curry   | Jan 18, 2015 08:08 AM EST

Elon Musk claims artificial intelligence could be our downfall, claiming it is the single largest threat to humanity. read more

Virgin, Qualcomm Invest In "Largest Satellite Constellation" For Undeveloped Regions

David Curry   | Jan 18, 2015 03:28 AM EST

Virgin Galactic and Qualcomm have committed to the largest satellite investment, bringing internet to undeveloped regions. read more

Scientists Explain the Strange Smell that Comes with Rain

Ana Verayo   | Jan 17, 2015 06:40 AM EST

Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers claim they've identified the process that forms this earthy smell. read more

MIT Scientists Develop Technique for Better Study of Tissues

Marco Foronda   | Jan 17, 2015 06:29 AM EST

The technique uses inexpensive, commercially available chemicals and microscopes commonly found in research labs. read more

Hacker's List Provides Hacker-For-Hire Service

David Curry   | Jan 17, 2015 04:50 AM EST

Want to find some digital material but don't have the knowledge? Hacker's List has you covered. read more

Xiaomi Benefits From Being Pitted Against Apple

David Curry   | Jan 17, 2015 04:30 AM EST

Xiaomi's Mi Note event showed one major change in how the Chinese startup operates: it no longer bows to the whims of Apple's design. read more

Apple, Google, Intel, Adobe Poaching Settlement Hits $415 Million

David Curry   | Jan 16, 2015 09:36 AM EST

Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe are pledging a lot of money to settle an employee-poaching agreement, written up by several Silicon Valley companies. read more

Why Android Having More Apps Than iOS Means Nothing

David Curry   | Jan 16, 2015 09:36 AM EST

A recent study found Google Play had more active apps than iOS, but in digging deeper this stat is meaningless. read more

Console Gamers Turn Back on Retail Pricing, Want Steam-Like Sales

David Curry   | Jan 16, 2015 09:33 AM EST

Console gamers are sick of $60 retail pricing, and flash sales show customers want a Steam-like storefront. read more

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