Technology

  For the past 16 years, Intel has held an annual open-source-focused technology summit called, appropriately enough, the Open Source Technology Summit. If you’re wondering why you’ve never heard of the OSTS, the answer is simple: The company has kept the event private and self-focused until now. This year, it’s …

  Google took a step into the premium phone space in 2016 when it released the first Pixel phones. These HTC-manufactured devices were more expensive than the company’s old Nexus phones, but they didn’t cut corners. Well, they didn’t intentionally cut corners. Google has settled a class action lawsuit alleging …

  At Google I/O last week, Google made a number of announcements around the Nest family of products. Nest, as an independent unit within Google, has been completely subsumed. There are no more Nest-branded products — everything is Google Nest. It’s not exactly surprising that Google would choose to extend …

  The worst-case secret of the upcoming 7nm Ryzen launch is that these chips will stop with just eight cores. AMD has never come right out and said that it would introduce a 16-core desktop CPU for its Ryzen desktop platform, but it showed off a Ryzen chip with a …

  Google used the Linux kernel in Chrome OS, but the platform is intentionally streamlined and focuses on web apps. For most of its life, users couldn’t access the Linux heart of Chrome OS, but that changed last year with a feature called “Crostini.” That allowed select Chromebooks to install …

  The funny thing about legendary chips is that it’s not always clear at launch which CPUs will go on to power enthusiast systems for years to come. Intel’s Sandy Bridge, like the Celeron 300A of old, has been an incredibly long-lived enthusiast part. SNB was the first major overhaul …

  PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, or PUBG as it’s more commonly known, kicked off the trend of battle royale games when it debuted in 2017. The mobile version has proven extremely popular around the world, but especially in Asia. After months of discussions with the Chinese government, developer Tencent has replaced PUBG …

  Tinder is preparing to launch a version of its popular dating app aimed at users in emerging markets. The app, which will be called “Tinder Lite,” offers a smaller, more lightweight version of the current flagship app, the company says. Smaller app size is a defining characteristic of most …

  Foldable screen technology might be unproven in smartphones, but that hasn’t stopped companies from integrating them into even larger products. According to Intel, however, there’s no plan to bring foldable laptops to market in the near future. Seriously, we need a better term for this than “foldable.” Laptops fold …

  Years ago — back before the launch of Windows 8 — Microsoft announced that going forward, app development would be driven by fundamentally different rules and capabilities than what had been the case before. Applications distributed via the Windows Store would be written to new standards, with new rules …