The Army's testing clip-on ray gun attachments for its rifles
The
energy-blasting G.I. Joe future that we've all been waiting for is
steadily getting closer. Not only is the US Army outfitting trucks with
increasingly powerful laser systems, it is also looking to provide
similar capabilities to its dismounted t... Read More ...
Samsung's next smartwatch will be round
Samsung's
gearing up for the launch of its latest smartwatch by releasing its SDK
ahead of the official reveal, which it has never done before. Devs
might need some extra time to prep their applications for its release
you see, since the newest Galax... Read More ...
The new 'Call of Duty Black Ops 3' trailer looks... familiar
The
latest teaser trailer for Call of Duty Black Ops 3 -- this year's
installment from Black Ops creator Treyarch -- depicts a future ruptured
by the onset of technologically enhanced and weaponized humans. There
are riots in the streets and ominous ... Read More ...
Daily Roundup: Comcast rethinks bid for Time Warner, Project Fi and more!
In
today's Daily Roundup, read about Comcast reportedly dropping its bid
for Time Warner Cable, how Google's Project Fi mobile phone service will
work and get the details on an amazing Jedi mode for Star Wars Galaxy
that never quite happened. All the... Read More ...
'X Files' goes HD on Netflix ahead of new episodes
Been
itching to prep for The X Files' return by binge-watching the series
from the beginning? Given that Netflix has just flipped the switch on an
HD upgrade of the first season, that's gotten a little easier on the
eyes. As Bloody Disgusting reports... Read More ...
Cablevision offers 'Cord Cutter' packages with optional HBO Now
It
looks like Cablevision is covering all of its bases. Today the company
announced "Cord Cutter" packages that include a free digital antenna and
access to its Optimum WiFi network. Additionally, Cablevision is
offering the option of adding HBO Now ... Read More ...
Scientists fully decode a pair of mammoth DNA genomes
A
team of Harvard Medical School geneticists have deciphered the complete
genomes of not one but two individual woolly mammoths. The results,
recently published in the journal Current Biology, are already providing
valuable insights into how the spec... Read More ...
Take notes on your wrist with Google Keep and Android Wear
Keep,
Google's cloud-based note taking app, has always been pretty handy. But
having to pull out and unlock your phone, then launch the program, open
a new note and finally type in your thought is often enough to make
anybody yearn for a pencil and p... Read More ...
Watch eSports on ESPN2 for the first time ever this weekend
The
final round of the collegiate championship for Heroes of the Storm --
Blizzard's answer to hugely popular MOBA games League of Legends and
Dota 2 -- will be broadcast live on ESPN2 on Sunday at 6:30PM PT. That's
prime time, baby. This marks the f... Read More ...
Marvel and Telltale team up for a brand-new game
Telltale,
the studio behind Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead adventure games,
has partnered with Marvel for a game series due out in 2017. Telltale
announced the collaboration in a brief blog post, and details from an
event in San Francisco note ... Read More ...
Xbox revenue dips 24 percent thanks to Xbox One price cut
In
the three months leading up to March 31, 2015, Microsoft reported a 24
percent drop in revenue from its Xbox division compared with last year,
attributing much of the decline to sales of an "increased mix of lower
price Xbox One" consoles. Microso... Read More ...
Twitter Highlights serves up the day's best tweets
Unless
you're constantly checking Twitter, there's a very good chance you're
going to miss something cool. To help keep you from missing those very
important tweets, Twitter introduced Highlights for Android. The feature
notifies you up to twice a da... Read More ...
Hulu's Turner deal gives it Adventure Time, Venture Bros. and more
Hulu
is about to be your go-to destination to catch up on the adventures of
the Venture Bros. and Aqua Teen Hunger Force. The streaming service
announced a deal with Turner Broadcasting that adds Cartoon Network,
Adult Swim, TBS and TNT titles to its... Read More ...
Google eyes the bigger picture while missing Wall Street's expectations
It's
earnings time once more, and Google's gone and done it again. Despite
taking in $17.3 billion in revenue over the past three months (that's a
12 percent lift over how much it made this time last year), the search
giant still managed to whiff sli... Read More ...
Amazon Web Services is a $5 billion business
Even
though Amazon Web Services has taken off in recent years to become the
cloud computing solution of choice for businesses, not much was known
about how much money it was bringing in. Now, however, we do. In its
first quarterly earnings report tod... Read More ...
Microsoft's Surface sales are on the upswing once again
After
a very slow start, Microsoft's Surface finally seems to be hitting its
stride. The company made $713 million from Surface sales last quarter, a
44 percent jump over last year, according to its latest earnings
report. And yes, it's attributing m... Read More ...
Hubble celebrates its 25th anniversary with space fireworks
To
celebrate the Hubble Space Telescope's quarter century of scientific
service, both NASA and the European Space Administration (ESA) have
published this stunning photograph of Westerlund 2. At just 2 million
years old, this 3,000-star cluster conta... Read More ...
Microsoft offers schools a discount on Surface 3 and a cheaper model
Microsoft
is sweetening the pot for schools looking to adopt its new hybrid
tablet by giving them a 10 percent discount on the Surface 3, Type Cover
and stylus. Normally, they cost $500, $130 and $50, respectively. On
top of that, it's also offering ... Read More ...
Comcast will reportedly drop its bid for Time Warner Cable
That
heavily-criticized $45 billion Comcast and Time Warner Cable merger?
Well, it looks like it's not going to happen after all. Bloomberg
reports that the former company is dropping its bid to acquire the
latter, with an official announcement expec... Read More ...
Chinese automaker shows off country's first EV sports car
It
shouldn't be a surprise that China is looking to zero-emission vehicles
to help tackle its air-quality issues. Beijing-based CH-Auto is looking
to take advantage of that push with the country's first all-electric
sports car dubbed the Event. The c... Read More ...
JXE Streams: Playing 'Shovel Knight' PS4 with Yacht Club Games
Shovel
Knight raised a mighty pixelated fist to the sky when it came to
Nintendo Wii U, 3DS and PC in 2014. Yacht Club Games created a
marvelously assured debut, giving the little blue warrior and his
righteous spade an adventure that felt classical ... Read More ...
Apple Watch App Store is ready to equip your device upon arrival
If
you've already ordered Apple's smartwatch, it should arrive sometime in
the next few weeks. To prep for that delivery, the App Store's
selection of Watch-specific apps is available for browsing on the web or
with that trusty iOS device. The Wall S... Read More ...
The amazing 'Star Wars Galaxies' Jedi mode that never was
"Well,
my opinion is Jedi are evil." That's how Raph Koster, creative director
of the 2003 MMO Star Wars Galaxies, begins discussing the problems that
faced his design team back in the day. Jedi were too powerful, too
desirable and too canonically ra... Read More ...
A cheat sheet to Project Fi, Google's mobile phone service
Rumors
of Google breaking into the wireless carrier game have been fodder for
scoops, breathless reports and thinkpieces for years now, and for the
longest time it looked like the search giant just couldn't make it
happen. Yesterday Google put all th... Read More ...
Acer's Liquid X2 smartphone is another globetrotter's dream
Sure,
you probably don't need a smartphone with a massive 4,000mAh battery
and a trio of SIM card slots, but thanks to Acer, your author can't stop
thinking about one. Acer's so-called Liquid X2 is clearly well-equipped
to play globetrotter, but (jus... Read More ...
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