Dank eines neuen Patents könnte der Chrome-Browser künftig schlüpfrige Sites erkennen und automatisch in den Inkognito-Modus wechseln.
In seiner bisherigen Form wird es Glass nicht mehr geben. Google beendet den Verkauf und überträgt das Projekt an einen ehemaligen Apple-Mitarbeiter.
In Australien ist das umstrittene Indie-Game «Hotline Miami 2» wegen einer Vergewaltigungsszene verboten. Gamer sollen sich den Titel illegal holen.
Kult-Familie für Kult-Spiel: Microsoft bringt ein Simpsons-Skin-Pack für die Xbox-Versionen von «Minecraft». Das Paket soll im Februar erscheinen.
Forscher haben einen 3-D-Drucker entwickelt, der neben Plastik elektronische Schaltkreise ausgeben kann. Andere Modelle arbeiten mit Holz oder Metall.
Von wegen Konsolenkrieg: Ein Bastler hat in den USA ein Game-Gerät gebaut, das Playstation 4 und Xbox One kombiniert.
Mit dem Z1 bringt Hersteller Samsung das erste Smartphone mit dem Tizen-Betriebsystem auf den Markt. 2015 soll eine «Flut» weiterer Geräte folgen.
Premiere: Pilzkopf Toad, bisher lediglich Nebenfigur bei «Super Mario»-Games, hat sein erstes eigenes Game bekommen - ein überraschend gutes.
Transformers, Rolls-Royce und Selena Gomez: Eine Fete in der 70-Millionen-Villa des «Minecraft»-Gründers war so abgefahren, wie man es sich vorstellt.
Das soziale Netzwerk will auch in der Arbeitswelt mitmischen. Das Unternehmen testet seit Mittwoch das Netzwerk «Facebook at Work».
PC-, Konsolen- und Indie-Games im Aufwind, stagnierender Höhenflug des Mobilegame-Markts: Ein US-Analyst verspricht ein ertragreiches Jahr.
Einmal drücken und es geht vorwärts. Bald kommt ein Game-Controller auf den Markt, der mit der Beckenboden-Muskulatur bedient wird.
Swisscom macht sein Mobilnetz schneller. 4G+ soll die steigenden Bedürfnisse befriedigen. 20 Minuten hat den neuen Standard getestet.
Die Veröffentlichung von «GTA V» wurde erneut verschoben. Die PC-Version des Games erscheint nun Ende März - und wird massiv Speicherplatz fressen.
Draft net neutrality legislation released Friday by Republican leaders in the U.S. Congress would prohibit broadband providers from blocking or selectively slowing legal Web content, but it would allow them to engage in “reasonable” network management. The proposal would give broadband providers wide latitude to engage in network management, with a management practice deemed reasonable “if it is appropriate and tailored to achieving a legitimate network management purpose.” The
It's typically boring news when a big company like Samsung makes a new hire. But it's very interesting when Samsung’s newly appointed chief designer comes from the same design firm as Apple's Jony Ive. Samsung's new hire, Lee Don-tae, comes from the same London-based design firm co-founded by Apple’s infamous Jony Ive—the same Jony Ive who designed Apple’s iPhone and iPod. Samsung hopes to bring some of Lee’s design expertise to its smartphone and tablet design, according to
Our new column spotlights the latest Android apps and games you need to check out this week.
Operators are on the line, ready to take your calls about this week’s gaming news, which includes a This is Missing Pieces for the week of January 9. Let’s lead off with our monthly dash of console news, otherwise known as the NPDs. There’s good news from both camps this month—the Xbox One was the best-selling console in December thanks in large part to a temporary $350 price cut, while the PlayStation 4 nabbed the best-selling console of 2014 prize. To celebrate, Microsoft announced it’s “temporarily” dropping the price of the Xbox One back to $350 after raising it to $400 on January 1. Bought an Xbox One sometime in the last two weeks? Sucks to be you.
Hoping to avoid a potentially embarrassing trial, Google, Apple, Intel and Adobe have increased their offer to $415 million to settle a lawsuit that accuses them of cutting secret deals not to hire each other’s workers. The offer comes after Judge Lucy Koh, of the District Court in San Jose, California, rejected a previous settlement offer of $324.5 million as The “no-hire” agreements allegedly drove down wages for engineers and other tech workers and restricted their ability to move between jobs. Some 64,000 workers are represented in the class action suit.
The Twitter account of the New York Post was hacked, and UPI’s was also apparently hit, the latest in a string of attacks that have hit the social media channels of high-profile organizations. At just before 1pm EST, the first in what appear to be a string of false tweets was sent on the UPI account claiming the U.S. Federal Reserve had declared a banking holiday for later in January. It was followed by a short series of tweets claiming that Chinese forces had fired an anti-ship missile at the U.S.S. George Washington, and that the U.S. ship had returned fire. “US Joint Chief of staff: USS George Washington damaged, US navy now engaged in active combat against Chinese vessels in South China sea,” read one tweet.
HTC One M8 developer and unlocked editions are also joining the Lollipop party.
If you’re a Steam fan running Linux, the last thing you’ll want to do in the next few days is mess with your Steam files. Users on
U.K. police have arrested a man they believe was involved in the denial-of-service attacks directed at PlayStation Network and Xbox Live at end of last year. Proud new owners of PlayStation and Xbox consoles weren’t able to or Authorities around the world have since been working to apprehend the people involved. The U.K. South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) said on Friday it had collaborated closely with the FBI to arrest an 18-year-old man in Southport, a seaside town located 20 miles north of Liverpool.
Google recently released an That appears about to change, however, as Google is currently testing remote Chromebook access in the Chrome OS dev channel, according to a Google+ post from Chrome evangelist
Linux users will no longer be left out of the miniature PC party with the MintBox Mini, a pocket-sized Linix Mint rig, due out next quarter. While devices like the
Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella has made no secret of his vision for Microsoft: cloud first, mobile first. On Thursday, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich unveiled his own mantra. And no, it’s not “Intel Inside.” During “These are the trends we’ll build on in 2015, bringing us closer to our vision: because if it’s smart and connected, it is best with Intel,” Krzanich said.