Weekend tech reading: Satya Nadella on MS' future, new CISPA-like bill, DA: Inquision gameplay video
As we start FY15, I want to thank you for all of your contributions this past year. I'm proud of what we collectively achieved even as we drove significant changes in our business and organization. It's energizing to feel the momentum and enthusiasm...
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DARPA has bullets that change direction mid-flight
DARPA - the United States's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - is known for its crazy, innovative and futuristic millitary-related inventions, and this latest demonstration could be the coolest yet.
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Weekend Open Forum: What is your fondest gaming memory?
Despite the fact that my interest in gaming has waned as I've grown older, some of my fondest childhood and teenage memories are associated with video games.
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FTC sues Amazon for allowing kids to make unauthorized in-app purchases
The Federal Trade Commission has now filed the complaint we were expecting against Amazon for allowing kids to make in-app purchases too easily without parental consent. The complaint, filed on Thursday, says the company has allowed for millions of dollars worth of unlawful in-app purchases made by youngsters without the...
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Battlefield 4's month-long Battlefest event kicks off this weekend
EA and DICE recently announced Battlefest, a month-long event filled with activities and some awesome prizes to help gamers make it through the thick of summer. The festivities get under way this weekend with double XP being offered on July 12-13 ahead of next Tuesday's release of the game's fourth...
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Digg Deeper scans your Twitter timeline to pluck the most popular links
Digg on Friday announced a massive overhaul of News.me, a social news reading app created by Betaworks (Digg's current owner). The revised service is now being called Digg Deeper and as the name suggests, it'll give users a more personalized experience versus what Digg currently offers.
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Apple's latest iTunes update adds movie Extras to Mac and Apple TV
Apple has released iTunes 11.3 and among its updates is Extras for HD movies. The feature is also available on Apple TV, but support for iOS won't come until the new version hits later this fall.
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iWatch production delayed due to complex hardware and software engineering, analyst claims
Apple's long-rumored iWatch may have hit a rough patch which could push production back a few months. In a recent research note, renowned KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo revised a previous estimate on production of the smartwatch citing complex hardware and software engineering.
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Tizen delayed again as Samsung Z misses Russian launch
Samsung’s first Tizen-based smartphone was slated to launch in Russia this week, but the company has once again decided to put those plans on hold at the last minute. They’re still committed to the open source, standards-based software platform, but according to a statement, the phone will hit the Russian...
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Amazon forced to adjust delivery fee, pricing structure for books sold in France
A new law went into effect Thursday in France that prohibits online booksellers from applying government-regulated discounts to the purchase price of books. The legislation, designed to protect local brick and mortar booksellers from what they believe is unfair competition from Amazon, has forced the US online retailer to alter...
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What if Google was a regular guy? Part III
Earlier this year we shared a College Humor original short that showed what life might be like if Google was simply a regular guy performing physical searches on your behalf. The segment must have been a hit as the comedy website has since published a second and now a third...
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Exynos ModAP is Samsung's first SoC with on-die LTE
Samsung has announced the latest addition to their Exynos line of SoCs: ModAP, which for the first time integrates an LTE modem onto the die, promising better performance and energy efficiency than Samsung's current solutions.
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Acer becomes first to ship Chromebook with Intel Core i3 processor
Chromebooks have a solid reputation as affordable portable computers that can excel at light workloads. In order to reach the market at budget price points, however, sacrifices often have to be made - particularly as it relates to the processor.
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Five-Way AMD Radeon R9 280X Benchmark Battle
Shopping for a new enthusiast GPU? Assuming you want the best value, your pick will be between the Radeon R9 280X and the GeForce GTX 770. To us the former is a better value so the decision is more about sifting through a handful competing brands. To make that process...
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Elon Musk pledges $1 million to help build museum to honor Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla, regarded by many as the true Father of Electricity, would have been 158 years old today. His contributions to the field of electricity and science are well-documented and even more than 70 years after his death, he's still a household name that manages to capture headlines.
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TaskRabbit changes strategy, launches on-demand service with fixed hourly rates
Last month, task-outsourcing service TaskRabbit revealed plans to completely revamp its business model. The service up to this point has been described by some as the eBay for real-world labor.
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Netflix scores 31 Emmy nominations led by House of Cards and Orange is the New Black
After becoming the first company to get nominated and win an Emmy with an online show last year, Netflix is primed to have a very strong showing at this year's ceremony. Lead by hit shows Orange is the New Black and House of Cards, the company has scored 31 more...
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"Halo 3" Easter egg unearthed after nearly seven years
Bungie is well-known for including obscure Easter eggs within its games. The Halo franchise is no different as several have been found over the years. But at least one known egg has remained hidden for nearly seven years - until now.
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After being shut down by Supreme Court, Aereo now wants to be treated like a cable company
About two weeks ago, controversial TV streaming company Aereo suffered a seemingly devastating defeat when the Supreme Court ruled that its service is in violation of copyright law. As of last week the service was put on hold after CEO Chet Kanojia took to the official Aereo blog calling for...
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TSMC has started shipping mobile processors to Apple
We've been hearing for a few years now that Apple has wanted to decrease its dependence on Samsung's manufacturing arm. The Cupertino-based company finally acted on those plans a year ago when it signed a chip deal with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and now, the shipments are flowing. ...
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Google executive and former DARPA director Regina Dugan joins Zynga board
Zynga has made a new addition to its board of directors. The company yesterday announced that it has appointed Regina Dugan, Google’s Vice President of Engineering, Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP), to its Board of Directors. The board now has a total of nine directors.
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PCs may be mounting a comeback in the wake of slowed tablet growth
According to early results from IDC, consumer interest in the traditional PC is once again picking up. The market research firm found global PC shipments only dropped 1.7 percent year-over-year during the second quarter, from 75.7 million to 74.4 million. Yes, it's still a drop but it's also the smallest...
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Google, Dropbox and others team up to protect themselves against patent trolls
A group of technology companies, from startups to Silicon Valley giants, have joined forces to ward off patent trolls -- people or firms that buy old patents and try to monetize them by accusing others of infringement.
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Official Chromecast app now lets you mirror your Android screen to the TV
Just a few weeks after it was first announced at Google I/O this year, the Android screen mirroring feature has started rolling out for Chromecast. The new feature, which makes Google Cast much more similar to Apple's AirPlay, is being made available through version 1.7 of the Chromecast app. ...
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Microsoft Flight Simulator is coming back from the grave
Microsoft Flight Simulator was one of the most popular simulator games of the 90s and early 2000s, until Microsoft closed the studio responsible for its development in 2009. The series made a brief return in 2012 with Microsoft Flight, although the title was critically panned and the studio was closed once more. ...
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Roundup: 5-way Radeon R9 280X Battle
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Debunking a Myth: DDR3 RAM vs. ECC Memory Performance
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HTC Desire 816 Review
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Razer Synapse 2 1.18.15
Set-up instantly from the cloud. With Razer Synapse 2.0, your gaming preferences will be locked and loaded anywhere in the world. It's the first cloud-based setting network for gamers.
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KNet 1.04b
Web server which you can run from your home pc, allowing you to get a website up in seconds.
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WinLock 6.21
Comprehensive security program for personal or publicly accessible computers.
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Apple iTunes 11.3.0.54 for Windows XP, 7 and 8
iTunes is a free application for Mac and PC. It plays all your digital music and video. It syncs content to your iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV.
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LinkAssistant SEO Tool 4.13.4
Get Your Search Engine Rankings High By Improving Your Site's Link Popularity.
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Anuko World Clock 5.8.0.4591
Anuko World Clock is a desktop application for Windows that replaces the regular Windows clock and comes equipped with the state-of-the-art features, which can satisfy the needs of any time-keeper.
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Sony Vegas Pro 11.0.701
All of the products in the Vegas software family make it easy to import and edit movies, images, and music so you can jump right in and start creating your next video or audio masterpiece.
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Spotydl 0.9.36
Download your Spotify playlist into mp3 easily.
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inSSIDer 3.1.2.1
inSSIDer for Home gives you visibility into your Wi-Fi environment.
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Auslogics System Information 2.2.0.0
Provides comprehensive and easy to understand information about your system.
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Nvidia Inspector 1.97.1
Displays hardware information for Nvidia graphics cards.
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Mobogenie 2.2.6
Mobogenie is a manager for your Android Smartphone. Manage, back up and restore from your PC all-important data in your phone.
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Stardock DeskScapes 8.10
Stardock DeskScapes allows users of Windows Vista Ultimate to have dynamic, animated wallpaper.
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SnagIt 12.1.0
SnagIt is the most complete screen capture utility available.
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QuiteRSS 0.16.1
RSS/Atom feed reader written on Qt.
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Internet Download Manager 6.2.1
Tool to increase download speeds by up to 500 percent, resume and schedule downloads.
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DVDFab Passkey Lite 8.2.1.7
DVDFab Passkey Lite is a simple combination of Passkey for DVD and Passkey for Blu-ray. It is a free DVD Decrypter and Blu-ray Decrypter that can work with any software that Passkey for DVD and Passkey for Blu-ray works with to access unprotected content.
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PhotoFiltre Studio X 10.8.1
PhotoFiltre is a complete image editing and effects package.
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uTorrent (utorrent) 3.4.2.32343
uTorrent is an efficient and feature rich BitTorrent client for Windows sporting a very small footprint.
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HWiNFO64 Beta 4.41.2255
Professional hardware information and diagnostic tools supporting latest components, industry technologies and standards.
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ChrisTV Online! Free 10.30
Watch more than 1800+ TV channels and 600+ radio stations from all over the globe without a TV card.
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ProgDVB 7.06.0
ProgDVB is the universal and very power software for watching digital TV and listening to radio channels.
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CopyTrans 4.864
CopyTrans is an easy solution to transfer music, videos, apps, playlists, etc from iPhone, iPad and iPod to PC or iTunes.
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DVDFab HD Decrypter 9.1.5.7
Copies entire DVD movie to hard disk, and removes all the protections while copying.
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HWiNFO32 Beta 4.41.2255
A powerful system information tool for Windows.
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