Start button confirmed to make a comeback in Windows 8.1, sort ofWe first heard rumors about a possible comeback of the Start menu button in Windows 8.1 last week, but now sources speaking to The Verge have confirmed that this will indeed be the case, only it’s pro…
Study says Bing is five times more likely to find malware than GoogleAn 18-month study has concluded that searches on Bing are five times more likely to link users to malicious websites than searches through Google. The study, conducted by German independent testing fi…
IBM to invest $1 billion in flash storage research and developmentSolid state drives could soon become a staple in the enterprise sector thanks to a recent commitment from IBM. Big Blue announced plans yesterday to invest $1 billion in the research and development o…
Nvidia demonstrates next generation Kepler Mobile graphicsNvidia’s recent investor day was the perfect platform for CEO Jen-Hsun Huang to showcase the firm’s next generation mobile chip. Known as Kepler Mobile, the upcoming mobile hardware is derived from th…
Apple to settle water damage warranty lawsuit for $53 millionApple has agreed to pay a $53 million settlement on a class action accusing the company of denying repairs for some of its mobile devices while they were still under warranty. The payout covers the or…
Verizon launches budget-minded $35 prepaid plan with 500 minutesVerizon recently launched a new prepaid plan designed to offer significant savings for those not interested in a smartphone. The no-contract plan includes 500 anytime talk minutes in addition to unlim…
PC industry posts steepest quarterly sales decline in historySales of personal computers plummeted 14 percent in the first quarter of 2013 – the worst drop in nearly 20 years according to a new report from International Data Corp. The findings are a bit breatht…
Surprise: Internet connection not required to play 'Xbox 720' gamesThere’s been no shortage of Xbox rumors as we move closer to the console’s unveiling next month -- well, technically, that’s also a rumor. Although I was hoping to steer clear of further hearsay until…
Hacker demonstrates how to hijack an airplane using an Android appA security consultant by the name of Hugo Teso claims he has created an Android app called PlaneSploit that would allow him to remotely attack and hijack commercial aircraft. He recently presented his…
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Apple nearing deal with labels for Pandora-like music streaming serviceSpeculation about a music streaming service from Apple has been going on for quite some time. The rumored addition would presumably complement the company’s download model on iTunes, but apparently on…
Microsoft rumored to be working on a Google Glass competitorMicrosoft could be working on a connected device similar to Google’s Project Glass that would debut sometime next year according to a note to investors from analyst Brian White. What’s more, he believ…
Microsoft creative director on always-on console: #dealwithit (Update)Update: Microsoft's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb has issued an official statement on behalf of the company."We apologize for the inappropriate comments made by an employee on Twitter yesterday. This pers…
Ubisoft readies Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon game 'set in the future'When Ubisoft started teasing Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon earlier this week many just assumed it was an elaborate April Fools hoax. The website for the game, which is reminiscent of the old Geocities days …
DEA claims encryption makes it impossible to intercept iMessagesAn internal government document has revealed that encryption used in Apple’s iMessage chat service has prevented Drug Enforcement Administration officials from spying on suspects’ conver…
Apple's proposed spaceship campus goes way over budgetApple’s proposed solar-powered “spaceship” campus is expected to cost an additional $2 billion more to construct than originally estimated. The total projected cost of $5 billion would make the str…
AMD to start bundling free games with APUs later this monthAMD is reportedly prepared to take its "Never Settle" promotion to the next step by extending it to other product lines. According to Hardware Luxx, shoppers who opt for one of the company's APUs w…
Microsoft's weak mobile presence could leave it irrelevant in 4 yearsIt's no secret that tablets and smartphones are gradually occupying more computing time among folks who don't need the horsepower of a full-fledged PC. Although this trend has prompted many to pred…
Browser war brewing: Google ditches Webkit for Blink, Mozilla partners with Samsung on ServoIt’s been roughly two months since Opera announced it was dropping its own Presto web rendering engine in favor of Webkit, the same used by Apple's Safari and Google's Chrome. The move was seen as a…
History of the Modern Graphics Processor, Part 23Dfx Voodoo: The Game-changerLaunched on November 1996, 3Dfx's Voodoo graphics consisted of a 3D-only card that required a VGA cable pass-through from a separate 2D card to the Voodoo, which then …
