North Korea turns off foreigners' mobile internet access

You
probably aren't planning a trip to North Korea any time soon, but if
you are... well, don't expect to post your Instagram photos while you're
there. The country's only cellphone provider, Koryolink, has turned off
its 3G network access for foreig...
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'Fallout 4' special edition comes with a Pip-Boy for your phone

I
don't know about you, but I've wanted a Pip-Boy of my own since I first
played Fallout 3. With the Pip-Boy Edition of Fallout 4, I'll finally
be able to make that happen with a real-life wrist-bound stat-tracker
and menu system. The wearable (I use...
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'Fallout 4' hits PS4, Xbox One and PC on November 10th

Fallout 4 is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on November 10th.
Bethesda
revealed Fallout 4 earlier this month with a teaser site and a trailer
full of brighter colors and a friendly dog companion. Plus: The robot
butler of your dreams. The ...
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'Dishonored 2' doesn't hit this year, but a remake of first game does

We've
barely begun E3 2015 and the worst kept secret of the show might go to
Dishonored 2. Regardless, Bethesda and developer Arkane Studios made it
internet official tonight at their media briefing and announced that
there are two playable character...
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'The Elder Scrolls: Legends' is Bethesda's new strategy card game

The
Elder Scrolls: Legends is a strategy card game (a la Hearthstone)
heading to PC and iPad later this year. Bethesda announced Legends
during its pre-E3 press conference and showed off a non-gameplay trailer
showcasing the epic-ness involved in the...
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Bethesda launches a hub for all things 'Fallout,' 'Doom' and more

Bethesda.net
is the new hub where all of Bethesda's news, mods and content will
reside, as announced today during the company's pre-E3 press conference.
Bethesda.net was revealed in tandem with the new Doom and its Snapmap
functionality, which lets p...
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Next 'Doom' hits Spring 2016 with mod support across all platforms

Prepare
to shoot plenty of demons in the face this spring on PC, PlayStation 4
and Xbox One when Doom 4 hits. It's predictably gorgeous and based on
the gameplay demo onstage at the historic Dolby Theater, its
environments look a bit more open than w...
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Watch Bethesda's first-ever E3 conference right here, live

Bethesda
is showin' up for E3 in 2015. This is the first time the studio will
host its own pre-E3 showcase and it all kicks off at 7PM PT today, June
14th. We're expecting more news about Fallout 4, which is coming to
PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, ...
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An '80s-era Amiga controls the heating for an entire school district

Think
the Windows XP workstation you use at the office is ancient? It doesn't
hold a candle next to what the Grand Rapids Public School district is
using to control its climate systems. All 19 schools covered by the
authority depend on a nearly 30-ye...
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The US Navy wants to buy unpatched security flaws

It
won't surprise you to hear that governments are eager to buy unpatched
security exploits for the sake of cyberdefense or surveillance, but
they're rarely overt about it. No one must have told that to the US Navy
until this week, however. The Elect...
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Celebrities get digital puppets made from paparazzi photos

Typically,
recreating a celebrity as an animated 3D character requires painstaking
modeling based on motion capture and laser scans. In the future,
though, all you'll need is a few limo-chasing photographers. University
of Washington researchers have...
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Chinese shopping giant Alibaba is launching an HBO-like Netflix rival

Alibaba
is already a cornerstone of China's online shopping space, and it's now
setting its sights on one of the internet's other big draws: streaming
video. Jack Ma and crew are planning to launch Tmall Box Office, a
Netflix-like service that will c...
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'Super Smash Bros.' gets 'Street Fighter' and 'Fire Emblem' brawlers

The
roster for Super Smash Bros. just grew a little larger. Nintendo
announced today that Street Fighter icon Ryu and Fire Emblem's Roy are
joining the fight on Wii U and 3DS. They're available for $3.99 on
either system, or across both for $4.99 eac...
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Europe's Philae comet lander finally wakes up

After
seven months of not-so-voluntary deep sleep, the comet lander Philae
has finally woken up in earnest. The European Space Agency got in
contact with its explorer for 85 precious seconds late on June 13th,
receiving 300-plus data packets that she...
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Inhabitat's Week in Green: fish domes and 3D-printed bridges

Each
week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green
developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green.
We've seen 3D-printed clothing, cars and houses -- and now Amsterdam is building an entire bridge from 3D...
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Technical error prevents US from issuing passports and visas overseas

A
technical issue has halted the State Department's issuing of passports
and visas from its overseas offices. According to the department's
guidance, anyone that applied for a passport from outside the US after
May 26th is affected by the problem, th...
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