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A decades-old urban legend was put to rest Saturday when workers for a documentary film production company recovered “E.T.” Atari game cartridges from a heap of garbage buried deep in the New Mexico desert. The “Atari grave” was, until that moment, a highly debated tale among
Speed reading apps like Spritz are a nifty way to plow through text at a breakneck pace, but they’re not perfect. Such apps might rob you of your comprehension, according to new research. In a study by University of California-San Diego’s Rayner Eyetracking Lab, psychologists replicated what they sa
British neuroscientists recently outfitted praying mantises with a little pair of 3-D glasses. They wanted to see if the insects can be tricked by 3-D images — like humans watching a blockbuster in 3D. Praying mantises have stereoscopic vision, unlike most invertebrates. This makes them sophisticate
Next week, White House counselor John Podesta is set to present the results of a 90-day “big data” study, commissioned by President Barack Obama in January as part of a wave of NSA reform announcements. According to the Associated Press, Podesta’s study will hinge largely on the di
Amazon said Thursday that its latest numbers show consumers are continuing to sign up for Prime, despite a $20 fee increase that went into effect last week. “It’s early, but we’re encouraged by what we see so far,” Amazon Chief Financial Officer Tom Szkutak said on a conferen
It turns out that hobby drones are good for more than just buzzing around tech shows and generally creeping us out. They can also play a pretty cool version of “Thus Spake Zarathustra.” A startup called KMel Robotics this week dropped a YouTube video of its programmed drones playing the
If you use virtual private networks, or VPNs, to conceal your identity while surfing the Internet, you may be a little steamed at Hulu’s decision to block anyone attempting to use their site while connected to the Web via a VPN. Hulu has begun employing the practice this week, TorrentFreak reports.
So we have heard the rumors that Amazon is apparently planning on launching a smartphone of their own. These rumors have been making their rounds ever since Amazon announced their first Android-based tablet, and it seems that 2014 will be the year that we might finally be able to see the fruits of A
Amazon’s proposed drone delivery service may have a few hurdles to clear before it gets off the ground, but the e-commerce giant appears to be wasting little time with plans for another method of getting goods to customers. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that the company is looking to tak
The FCC has had a rough couple days. Controversy exploded when a Wall Street Journal report warned that the commission is considering new rules that would tear down the core principles of net neutrality and allow already-powerful internet service providers to act as the internet’s greedy gatek
NTT DoCoMo wants to unload its investment in India’s seventh-largest cellular carrier, Tata Teleservices, in a retreat from India’s challenging market. Japan’s largest mobile telecommunications firm by subscribers said it wants to sell the entire 26.5 percent stake acquired in 2009, citing a range o
Sony has announced the upcoming massive PS4 Update 1.70 will be arriving in Europe on April 30. A tweet from the company announced that the update, which includes both the SHAREfactory and option to switch HDCP off, will be launching at the end of the month. Presumably North America will be getting
