Hot out of the gates at E3, Nintendo's next-generation console, the Wii U, is a hit in the press. But stock market investors in the company are singing a different tune.
| News | May 29, 2014 |
It's a sad day in China for gamers, as one of the country's premier video game fairs, ChinaJoy Expo, bans scantily clad booth babes.
| News | May 29, 2014 |
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg plans to use "drones, satellites, and lasers" to supply Internet to those without access. Is that such a good idea?
| Web | March 28, 2014 |
For governments and law enforcement, Google is an increasingly popular place to gather information on suspects, according to its new Transparency Report.
| News | March 27, 2014 |
Musicians no longer have to worry about "selling out" to make a buck. But Facebook's acquisition of Oculus VR shows tech companies now do.
| Web | March 27, 2014 |
Both the Obama administration and members of the House have plans to 'end' the NSA's collection of telephone metadata. Here's everything you need to know.
| News | March 26, 2014 |
Edward Snowden used a Beam telepresence robot to do an on-stage interview at the 2014 TED Talks in Vancouver. In other words, our cyborg future is here.
| Emerging Tech | March 23, 2014 |
Security researchers have developed a new technology that uses drones to secretly steal sensitive information from your smartphone.
| News | March 20, 2014 |
Twitter has released a new tool that makes it fast and easy to find your first tweet.
| News | March 20, 2014 |
Telephone metadata can reveal a staggering amount of personal details about our lives, a new study shows. And it's time for us to take action.
| Mobile | March 14, 2014 |
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he called President Obama to express is "frustration" over NSA surveillance.
| News | March 13, 2014 |
Squirt, a bookmarklet for Chrome, Firefox, and Safari, lets users read the Web at up to 950 words per minute.
| News | March 12, 2014 |
As part of its efforts to install malware on “millions” of computers, the NSA impersonated Facebook to trick targets into downloading malicious code.
| News | March 12, 2014 |
Edward Snowden says we need widespread end-to-end encryption. He's right. But many tech users may not want to listen.
| Computing | March 11, 2014 |
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden told the crowd at SXSW 2014 that better encryption tools are the best way to limit mass government surveillance.
| News | March 10, 2014 |
Chaotic Moon Studios has combined two terrifying things – stun guns and drones – to make the ultimate in high-flying DIY weaponry.
| News | March 10, 2014 |
Yahoo plans to stop allowing users of its services to sign in with their Facebook or Google ID credentials. So, what happens to those accounts?
| News | March 5, 2014 |
Just like the NSA’s top-secret documents, Stephen Colbert’s controversial keynote speech the 2014 RSA cybersecurity conference has leaked onto the Web.
| News | March 4, 2014 |
The UK’s GCHQ intelligence agency covertly collected snapshots of millions of Yahoo users’ video chats, which included countless 'sexually explicit' videos.
| News | February 27, 2014 |
What will happen to WhatsApp user privacy now that the messaging service is owned by Facebook?
| Mobile | February 21, 2014 |
Facebook announced late Wednesday that it has acquired messaging app WhatsApp for $19 billion. Yes, that’s billion, with a “b.”
| Guides | February 19, 2014 |
The FCC said today that it plans to create new "network neutrality" rules that will keep Internet service providers from favoring certain types of traffic.
| News | February 19, 2014 |
Newly revealed documents leaked by Edward Snowden reveal that American and British spy agencies targeted whistleblower publication WikiLeaks since 2008.
| News | February 18, 2014 |
The UK’s spy agency waged cyberattacks against the online chat rooms of Anonymous and LulzSec hacktivists, documents leaked by Edward Snowden reveal.
| News | February 18, 2014 |
House of Cards season 2 is out, and ready for you to binge-watch.
| News | February 17, 2014 |
Find a bed in any city — without shelling out big bucks for hotels — with these innovative sites for finding unique rooms for rent across the world.
| Smart Home | February 17, 2014 |
The Internet is good for making fun of people we think deserve it. But what if we simply lack the context to know when someone is simply joking?
| Web | February 14, 2014 |
Thought $100,000 Flappy Bird iPhones were dumb? Wait till you get a load of this “RIP Flappy Bird” t-shirt that costs $10,000.
| News | February 14, 2014 |
After Flappy Bird was pulled from the App Store, iPhones and Android devices with the game installed are going for thousands of dollars on eBay.
| News | February 10, 2014 |
Can the Internet do to the NSA what it did to the Stop Online Piracy Act? The 'Day We Fight Back' campaign hopes the answer is yes.
| Web | February 10, 2014 |
NBC will air all 15 events of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics online – but it would much rather you watch them tape-delayed on TV.
| Mobile | February 9, 2014 |
Here's five key facts about technology at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.
| Guides | February 4, 2014 |
Minnesota's Lakemaid Beer had its beer-delivery drone operation shutdown by the FAA. But some question the agency's authority to do so.
| News | February 4, 2014 |
The Internet is about to get a lot more crowded. Starting today, websites can register URLs with seven new generic top-level domains (gTLDs).
| News | January 29, 2014 |
Insecure apps may be providing the NSA and GCHQ with a wealth of personal information about smartphone users.
| News | January 29, 2014 |
Newly launched startup MarkForged announced this week the world’s first 3D printer, the Mark One, which is capable of printing objects in carbon fiber.
| News | January 28, 2014 |
In addition to health care and income inequality, there are a slew of technology issues President Obama should address during the 2014 State of the Union.
| Web | January 28, 2014 |
Netflix doesn't seem too worried about the end of net neutrality. Maybe it should be.
| Audio / Video | January 24, 2014 |