You may trust Comcast to provide you with your television, phone and internet, but would you trust the company to keep your house safe? After a trial in Houston last year, Comcast will announce today that it plans to expand its Xfinity Home Security service to six additional cities throughout the U.S., offering customers not only piece …
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Who ARE These People? Sony Hack Reveals ‘Seinfeld’ as Most Popular Password
If there has been a silver lining to the recent security breaches at Sony, it’s that they have exposed how insecure major websites, to which consumers entrust their personal information, can be. They show that users should always take their own security seriously.
Another silver lining is that the tens of thousands of usernames and …
Spectacular Solar Flare Impresses, May Disrupt GPS and Power Grids
It’s another startling picture of our very own Sun that might pass for a CGI still from a summer disaster flick. You know, right before our backyard star reaches across the void with fingers of fire and gobbles us up. But don’t worry, it’ll only strike us a “glancing blow,” says NASA.
The sun pitched a pretty impressive solar fit …
Five Innovative Controllers Co-opted by Nintendo’s ‘Wii U’
With Nintendo’s announcement of the Wii U yesterday, we saw a glimpse of console gaming’s future. With lots of exciting new features (which you can read in depth about here and here), we decided to take a look back through controller history to see what innovations have left the biggest imprints, culminating in the Wii U’s new controller.
Watch: Apple Unveils Plans for Incredible Spaceship-style HQ
“Spectacular is an understatement.”
With those words, Cupertino Council Member Orrin Mahoney greeted Steve Jobs’ presentation to the council about his plans for a new HQ, just a few blocks down the road from the existing one located at One Infinite Loop.
Jobs replied with characteristic simplicity: “I think we have a shot at …
How to Make Facebook Stop Recognizing Your Face in Photos
I know the future is upon us, but there’s still something about facial recognition that creeps me out. Especially when it suggests those not-so-flattering photos of me accurately…
Soon, Facebook will be able to scan all photos posted to Facebook and suggest people to tag based on their facial features.
And though Facebook’s …
Study: Average Gamer Is 37 Years Old (No Joke)
Do kids ever really outgrow their gaming controllers and headsets? Apparently not, according to a new study that finds the average gamer has long surpassed puberty and is, in fact, 37 years old.
It turns out that 72% of American households play computer or video games, but interestingly, the majority of gamers aren’t even under 18. …
E3 2011: Hands-On with Nintendo’s New ‘Wii U’
Nintendo’s been a company built on paradigm shifts. They popularized gamepads when other consoles where still using joysticks, the Wii made motion control viable for gameplay input, and the 3DS aims to make 3D gaming a portable experience for anyone to enjoy.
The newest hardware from Nintendo harbors another paradigm shift, but one …
One in Four Hackers Works for the U.S. Government
If you’re worried about being attacked by computer hackers, here’s a curious piece of information that might put your mind at ease: 25% of them are working for the FBI.
The Guardian newspaper has discovered that one in four hackers is an FBI informer as part of a recent investigation, with many forums where hackers sell illegally …
E3 2011: Nintendo Outs New ‘Wii U’ Console, 6-inch Touchscreen Controller
Nintendo has announced its new console, "Wii U."
The controller is the big draw here, with a built-in 6.2-inch touchscreen that you can use to either augment a game you’re playing on your TV or as the primary display for whatever you’re playing. So if someone wants to watch TV, for instance, you can keep playing your game on the
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How Attempts to Rewrite History on Wikipedia Get Quashed
History, they say, is written by the winners. Luckily for fans of former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin, the same can’t be said about Wikipedia.
After famously mangling the story of Paul Revere when she visited Boston last week – instead of riding to warn the colonists that the British were coming, Palin said that he warned the …
E3 2011: Sony Leads with Apology for PlayStation Network Outage
Sony bigwig Jack Tretton kicked things off at E3 2011 last night exactly as we hoped he might, owning the PlayStation Network outage from his first word, and even managing to crack a joke and tease the press, who’ve certainly benefited traffic-wise from Sony’s misery.
“This isn’t the first time that I’ve come to an E3 press conference …