Blizzard COO is “excited” for Valve’s Steam Machines
Paul Sams, the COO of Blizzard, has said in an interview that he is excited for Valve's Steam Machines. He went on to praise Valve for their excellent track record...
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This robot will draw unique random sketches forever
The Robo Faber is a small robot created by Matthias Dörfelt that is programed with a semi-random algorithm that will make the robot draw sketches for eternity. Each sketch is completely random and...
Researchers find new way to boost wireless range in smartphones
A cooperative team from Semiconductor Research Corp and Northeastern University in Boston have found a way to boost the wireless range in smartphones after seven years of research. Researchers have found...
Kids and coding coming together
The IT revolution has been happening for a couple of decades now as jobs are plentiful in the land of tech. The challenge has been that the barrier to entry...
Samsung must prove that they shouldn’t be fined for leaking Apple secrets
The war between Apple and Samsung is in a constant state of "heating up". Just when you thought that it couldn't get any hotter, it does. This time, it's a...
iDevice: How technology is causing us to lose (or gain) our identity
We are what we surf on, right? That would be a silly statement except for the fact that in today's digital age, it's not far from the truth. Our identities...
The FBI thought Isaac Asimov might be a Russian spy
The greatest compliment possible for a science fiction writer: when the FBI thinks you're getting a little too close to reality and they investigate you for being a potential Russian...
Who will be the next Sarah Connor in T5?
Sarah Connor is more than the mother of the fictional Terminator resistance leader. She's more than the topic of a good but failed television series. She's more than a tough...
Can anyone trust anyone after Snowden?
Our innocence has been lost for a while, but our naivety got crushed this year as well with the revelations of Edward Snowden. What can businesses do to try to...
Sochi Olympic torch lighter walks in space with Russians
Flames don't burn in space. The vacuum makes it hard. That didn't stop the Russians from making a symbolic gesture by taking it up into space and having it passed...
The cars of 2050
If you believe movies like Looper, the cars of the future will be just like the cars of today, only with some additional gadgets connected to the fuel tank. If...
10 Kickstarter projects to watch
Crowdfunding has brought some pretty amazing products and companies to the mainstream in the last couple of years. Here's an in-depth view of some of the ones that are coming...
The ultimate case for a good QA process: healthcare.gov
Quality assurance managers got a boost from the US government. The utter failure of their healthcare website is a perfect example of why QA is so important. With millions of...
Automation: a digital world’s best friend
While there are certain things that definitely should not be automated, other activities are simply silly to do by hand when there are ways to do it better, faster, and...
Wikimedia working on bringing Wikipedia to those without internet
Some might say that the best solution is to print it all out and offer books called... wait for it... encyclopedias. Others are heralding the idea to bring the world's...
Syrian Electronic Army hits Vice
They said they would do it. They delivered. The media company that exposed part of the Syrian Electronic Army's ranks has been hit by their hackers and now Vice is...
iPad Air explodes in Australian store
Okay, so the iPad Air is supposed to be the best thing since sliced bread. Between the brittle nature of the device and new reports that they spontaneously explode, Apple...
The full scope of the Adobe hack is still up for debate
How many people were affected by the Adobe hack? 3 million? 30 million? 130 million? The numbers keep going up and the fears increase about the full scope of what...
The US government cannot fix privacy
Self-regulation is always a challenge. It's part of human nature to want to bend the rules a bit in order to help achieve particular goals. Can the US government really...
3D printers wanted for Happy Meals
One of the greatest disappointments of childhood was the McDonald's Happy Meal toy. They always looked so appealing on television or on the in-store advertisements but they failed to deliver....