Technology

It would be a spectacular understatement to say Microsoft has a mixed record with Windows 10 updates. Updates are good when they add new features and improve security, but Windows 10 is quite insistent about updating sometimes. That’s particularly annoying when the update is going to make your computer unusable …

When IBM first announced OpenPower several years ago, it seemed like a sad end to one of the only x86-alternative architectures still left standing. More recently, we’ve seen renewed interest from various companies, several vendor announcements, increased uptake for GPU and AI applications thanks to the Nvidia-designed NVLink and its …

Several tech sites are now reporting Google plans to acquire light field pioneer Lytro. Speculation is that Google will leverage Lytro’s impressive engineering team to accelerate its development of VR solutions. That makes a great deal of sense, although there are other reasons this deal will provide some value for Google. Unfortunately …

Last month — last month — Samsung launched a 30TB SSD with one of the highest single-drive capacities we’ve yet seen. Seagate launched a 60TB SSD even earlier, though that appears to have been more a publicity stunt than a shipping product; the company’s Nytro enterprise SSD landing page shows …

If you have actually been playing Fortnite: Fight Royale, possibilities are you’re hooked like the other 3.4 million worldwide users. The free online video game has actually taken the Web by storm, causing a bit of debate along the method with one parent promoting it to obtain banned – due …

There’s no question on Sunday night, an Uber test vehicle, a 2017 Volvo XC90, while driving in autonomous mode and with a safety driver behind the wheel, struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Ariz. Beyond those facts, though, there is a lot of speculation about how it happened and …

If you’re serious about photography, you probably still own at least one standalone camera. But if you’re not working as a pro or really obsessive, you are probably also taking an increasing number of photos with your smartphone. It’s the one camera we always have with us. Conveniently, images come …

HTC has struggled to sell Android phones amid the continued dominance of Samsung and the growth of new players like Huawei. The one bright spot in its business may be the Vive virtual reality headset, but even that device hasn’t sold as well as HTC and other purveyors of VR …

Computers are shrinking rapidly. You can build a pretty capable little machine powered by a device like the Raspberry Pi, but that’s still huge compared with IBM’s latest machine. The company that started out selling massive mainframe computers has developed the world’s smallest computer. Each one is smaller than a grain …

Uber doesn’t have the greatest reputation when it comes to self-driving car safety, having been unceremoniously kicked out of San Francisco in 2016, and scaling back its tests in 2017 after a crash in Arizona. In the most recent incident, an Uber test vehicle, in autonomous mode with a safety …