Valve wants to crowd-source the Steam Controller’s design
Is there anybody who knows what you want better than you do? Valve doesn't think so, which is why it wants the people using the Steam Controller to help improve the...
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Having your smartphone nearby might improve your cognitive abilities
It's no secret that most Americans have an unhealthy connection to their smartphones, but this connection isn't without its benefits. A group of researchers from Florida State University, Indiana University, and the University of...
Yahoo has decided to do away with passwords entirely
It's been proven numerous times that passwords are pretty unreliable, although this is mainly because people like to pick crappy passwords. That's why companies like Google have been working on...
Huawei is reportedly working on its first-ever laptop
Xiaomi isn't the only Chinese smartphone maker that's reportedly preparing to enter the laptop market, as a recent trademark filing from Huawei suggests the the company is working on something called...
Bethesda has released a live-action trailer for Fallout 4
Bethesda has been doing an excellent job of getting people hyped for Fallout 4 with its series of amusing explanation videos for the SPECIAL system, but he haven't had an actual...
LG and Samsung are almost ready to release foldable smartphones
South Korean companies like to get creative with their smartphone displays, but we haven't seen anything revolutionary in a while. Curved displays and dual screens are cool and all, but they're...
A Will Smith movie helped inspire Elon Musk’s self-driving car ideas
I, Robot is one of the many decent action movies starring Will Smith that have been released in the past fifteen years or so, but there's nothing especially noteworthy about it,...
Huawei has beaten Xiaomi as China’s top smartphone maker
Xiaomi may get most of the attention in the Chinese smartphone market, but it's actually Huawei that reigns supreme. With a market share of 18.7%, the Shenzen-based company is the...
Steam users aren’t as excited about virtual reality as Valve is
Google Cardboard has been enough to satiate our virtual reality cravings for the time being, but the real fun won't begin until companies like HTC and Oculus start releasing their...
Swatch’s new smartwatch is even more disappointing than expected
I honestly wasn't expecting much from Swatch's answer to the Apple Watch, but the Swiss watchmaker still managed to disappoint me. Rather than equipping its smartwatch with all the bells...
Uber’s delivery service is expanding to more cities
Uber already has thousands of drivers that bring people from one place to another, so why not have them bring packages from one place to another as well? That's the idea...
OnePlus will unveil the OnePlus X on October 29th
We've been hearing a lot about the OnePlus X these past couple of weeks, and now OnePlus has confirmed that it'll be unveiling the smartphone at a launch event on October 29th....
Samsung has another Tizen-powered smartphone on the way
Tizen hasn't exactly risen to challenge Android's dominance in the mobile market. In fact, it hasn't really done anything at all, aside from powering a few lackluster smartphones and a handful...
Founding a startup may come at the cost of your sex life
Running a startup requires an immense amount of time and effort, which leaves little room for anything else in your life, especially sex. A handful of startup founders in China have opened...
The Blocks modular smartwatch has blazed past its Kickstarter goal
Remember when Phonebloks had everyone talking about how cool a modular smartphone would be? Well, Blocks wants to do the same thing with smartwatches, and it has more than enough...
Smartphones could be used to diagnose depression
There are different kinds of usefulness. There's the convenient kind that makes life a bit easier but isn't actually that big of a deal, and then there's the kind that can legitimately...
The Army will begin testing smart grenade launchers next year
Don't you hate it when you wanna blow somebody up with your grenade launcher but they're hiding behind cover? The United States Army certainly does, which is why it's decided to...
LINE now supports end-to-end encryption for messaging
Whether its government surveillance or hackers, there's always someone looking to get their hands on your information, especially when it comes to communication, which is why encryption is more important...
Pinterest wants to be your go-to destination for travel planning
Discovery and collection are what Pinterest is all about, and the Place Pins feature that the company introduced a couple of years ago is supposed to take those two things...
DARPA is working on drones that disappear after delivering supplies
Delivering supplies to troops in remote areas isn't all that difficult by itself, but when you need to do it stealthily, things become much more tricky. All of the delivery systems that the...