Ein einzelner Clubbesucher kann mit seinen Tanzbewegungen zwischen 5 und 20 Watt Strom für die Beleuchtung des Lokals beisteuern.
Ein zu früh veröffentlichter Trailer zum neusten Shooter der weltberühmten «Call of Duty»-Reihe zeigt den digitalisierten US-Schauspieler Kevin Spacey als Bösewicht.
In Online-Foren tobt ein Streit darüber, wann ein Game ein Game ist. Die Auslöser: Indie-Games wie «Dear Esther», in denen es wenig mehr zu tun gibt, als durch Levels zu wandern.
Wer hat an der Uhr gedreht? Auf fast allen Produktefotos von Apple ist es immer 9.41 Uhr. Der Grund dafür reicht bis ins Jahr 2007 zurück, als das erste iPhone vorgestellt wurde.
Der Internetkonzern stampft angeblich die Marke Nexus ein und kurbelt dafür die Entwicklung von High-End-Smartphones an. Das Ziel: Mehr Kontrolle über das eigene Android-System.
Der Orgasmus der Frau existiert - man kann ihn sogar anschauen. Die Gameapp «Luxuria Superbia» visualisiert den Höhepunkt weiblicher Lust.
Nachdem das Sicherheitsleck bei Microsofts Internet Explorer bereits von Hackern ausgenutzt worden war, konnte der Software-Konzern den Fehler jetzt beheben.
Lego-Steine bis zum Abwinken: Nach «The Lego Movie» wartet nun mit «Lego: The Hobbit» eine weitere Ladung Klötzchen auf die Spieler.
Auf Tastaturen findet sich im Vergleich zu Toilettensitzen ein Hundertfaches an Bakterien. Ein neues Keyboard soll Keime mittels UV-Strahlen abtöten.
Die Facebook-Nutzer sollen besser geschützt werden, sagt CEO Mark Zuckerberg. So sollen die Nutzer vermehrt kontrollieren können, was sie via Apps teilen.
Dass sich Mann und Frau vor der Ehe nicht kennenlernen, passiert in Saudi-Arabien öfter.
Im Spiel «Eiger Nordwand» soll man als Nationalheld den Berg erklimmen. Das Mobile-Game aus Schweizer Feder ist eine Knacknuss: Erst fünf Leute haben es bis zur Spitze geschafft.
Besitzer des neuen Flaggschiff-Smartphones des koreanischen Handy-Herstellers haben über einen Kamerafehler berichtet. Jetzt hat das Unternehmen reagiert.
Ein amerikanischer Forscher bestimmt mithilfe des Kurznachrichtendienstes Tatorte im Voraus.
Organisations are wasting money licensing Microsoft Office applications that the majority of employees barely use, a study released this week by application analytics The firm carried out a 3-month analysis of Office suite use in 51 global firms representing 148,500 employees, revealing that seven out of ten employees weren’t using any single application heavily, launching them only for viewing or light editing. The average employee spent only 48 minutes per day using Office, largely the Outlook email client, which consumed about 68 percent of that activity. Excel was in second place with 17 percent, or an average of 8 minutes per day, leaving Word and PowerPoint trailing with only 5 minutes and 2 minutes per day each.
But it's not enough for CCP anymore. "When we started, two expansions per year was fast," said Andie Nordgren, senior producer of EVE Online. In this age of early access and constant updates, however, two expansions per year is relatively slow. And for CCP, two expansions per year is problematic. Rather than push new features when they're done, teams are pressured to meet expansion deadlines—otherwise their features won't ship for six months. "This makes people conservative," said Nordgren.
As the saying goes, the You could just hook your smartphone up to your PC every now and again and just transfer them over a USB cable, but ugh, wires. A better alternative is to put the mobile apps you already have on your phone to work. Several can send pictures to your PC automatically, and one can even do it without leaning on the cloud whatsoever.
Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian has launched a crowdfunding campaign to let the U.S. Federal Communications Commission know, in a big and bold message, that many Internet users are not happy with the agency’s new net neutrality proposal. Ohanian’s Wheeler’s proposal, which would allow broadband providers to engage in some “commercially reasonable” traffic management, would create a pay-for-priority Internet “fast lane” that will leave some entrepreneurs and Internet users behind, Ohanian said in a video accompanying his fundraising proposal.
Leading Bitcoin ATM manufacturer Robocoin is upgrading its network of machines with bank-style features, including the ability to send funds to phone numbers. The Las Vegas-based company, which launched the world’s first Bitcoin ATM in Canada last October, said its ATMs in 13 countries will allow users to buy bitcoin or get cash in 12 currencies easily. It’s billing the new Robocoin Bank as “the fastest way to send cash worldwide.” The ATM services, which will launch this summer, will include the ability to store, access and send bitcoins from any ATM, or “branch,” as the company is now calling them. They can also transfer bitcoin instantly without users having to wait for confirmation on the blockchain, the public ledger of transactions in the cryptocurrency.
The spring press events keep stacking up. Samsung wants to have a serious conversation about health on May 28.
The carrier added 1.3 million subscribers in the first quarter, proving that wireless customers aren't the only people gaining in the ongoing price war among wireless providers.
Access often-used settings with a single tap on your home screen.
Bored by the prospect of slogging through traditional businessy to-do lists? Take heart: Gamification is rapidly transcending the realm of enterprise apps and making its way into your personal productivity tools, adding a healthy layer of quirky fun to the usual lists and checkboxes. The
It’s easy to tune out the rest of the world when you don your headset and start blasting terrorists in a game such as Battlefield 4. Your significant other or your roommates, on the other hand, are all too aware of the fun you’re having. And they’re none too happy about the cacophony of your PC. It’s roaring like a jet engine as its power supply strives to feed the computer’s components enough juice, while its myriad cooling fans spin up mini cyclones to keep the works cool. With a machine like AVADirect’s Quiet Gaming PC,
The attorney general for the state of Washington has filed a lawsuit against a company that raised more than $25,000 on Kickstarter but allegedly didn’t deliver the playing-card deck it promised its crowd-funding investors. Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed what’s believed to be the nation’s first consumer-protection lawsuit involving crowd funding on Thursday against Altius Management, a Tennessee entertainment and artist management firm, and owner Edward Polchlepek III, also known as Ed Nash. The company’s
Microsoft's Surface tablets continue to lose money, according to Microsoft filings, a trend that doesn't show any signs of changing. In its The latest Surface revenue numbers were reported earlier by
Apple vs. Samsung: What is it good for? The same goes for Google+, iTunes, and location-based applications. Apparently we're all grumpy. With guests Philip Michaels, Dan Miller, and Leah Yamshon.