For better or worse, Skyrim’s intrepid radial hub and text-heavy menus were designed with gamepads in mind. That’s just the way it is. Blame…I don’t know, probably the world, for buying over 100 million Xbox 360s and …
Reviews & Features
How the Internet Evolves to Overcome Censorship
Last week’s congressional hearing on the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, drew attention to the fact that Congress has it within its power to censor the Internet. Dozens of sites across the web blacked-out their logos in …
Addicted to Power: Using Technology to Build Better Batteries
Ben Bajarin is the Director of Consumer Technology Analysis and Research at Creative Strategies, Inc, a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm located in Silicon Valley.
Two-Minute Video: Nook Tablet or Kindle Fire?
The 7-inch tablet market just got a whole lot more interesting, with the newly-released $199 Kindle Fire and the $249 Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet. According to what you may have read, both of these tablets will surely kill the …
Are You Ready for Facebook Timeline?
In the next couple of weeks, Facebook will unleash its most drastic redesign ever. We take a look at how you can help protect your privacy.
First Look: Galaxy Nexus and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
For all the attractions of Google’s Android mobile operating system, many smartphones based on it have a quality to which no gadget aspires: They’re less than the sum of their parts. The hardware can be clunky. Device makers …
Why Twitter?
What’s the point of Twitter?
That’s a question I asked my own Twitter followers yesterday, prompted by ambivalence and confusion after reading two recent Pew Institute studies relating to what was once called a …
Meet Intel’s Crazy 50-Core ‘Knights Corner’, World’s First 1 TFLOPS Processor
Intel announces world’s first 1 teraflops processor—the power of a supercomputer on a single chip.
Ask Techland: What’s the Importance of Wi-Fi on a Smartphone?
The Question:
What exactly is Wi-Fi and if I have it on my phone, what does that mean for using my phone any differently?
The Answer:
Good question. Fair question. One that deserves an answer.
If you’re at a cocktail party …
How Honda’s ASIMO Became the Running, Drink-Serving, Autonomous Robot It Is Today
In 1986, Honda developed a robot that could barely move its legs. Last week, it revealed one of the most advanced robots in the world.
Don’t Call It a Comeback: What Netflix Did Next
You know that saying about it always being darkest before the dawn? There’s a sense that everyone over at Netflix must be desperately trying to believe that right now.
After the disastrous past few months, it seemed nothing …
10 Ways to Make Skyrim a Cooler Place to Hang Out
Deep into The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim? Check out these 10 quick tips to make the game even cooler.