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- Germans: European spy agencies swap tech tips
BERLIN (AP) -- Germany's foreign intelligence agency confirmed Saturday that it swaps information on the latest technological developments with its European counterparts, but denied a report that it tried to bypass legal restrictions on Internet surveillance to be able to use advanced technology dev...- 2013-09-12
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- Will Intel Help Apple Finally Ditch Samsung?
Chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC ) badly needs to find a new growth driver, as it attempts to diversify its business away from the struggling PC market. And in that vein, Intel recently announced a deal that could do just that. However, if true, Intel's deal could have far-ranging ripple effects thro...- 2013-09-12
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- Microsoft Surface Pro 2 battery life vastly better shortly after launch
The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 is significantly more battery-efficient than it was when it first launched on Oct. 22, thanks to a firmware update pushed by Microsoft shortly thereafter. It’s a whopping 25% more battery-efficient than it was in terms of intense Web browsing, and a noticeable 16% better...- 2013-09-12
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- Waterloo's BlackBerry Courted By Chinese
China’s PC juggernaut Lenovo might be the last desktop maker standing, so it makes sense that it buys BlackBerry, only insofar as both seem to be in an old tech business.Lenovo with PCs and laptops, and BlackBerry quickly disappearing from the smart phone space after basically creating it in the mi...- 2013-09-11
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- When Robots Rule the World
The robot revolution is nearly upon us. Whether these artificial beings of superior speed, strength, and intelligence choose to harvest our body heat as a power source or merely enslave all mankind in the cyborg factories of the future, that remains to be determined.Make no mistake about it though: ...- 2013-08-28
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- Nintendo's Future Looks Bleak in Light of Wii U Failure
Nintendo's (NASDAQOTH: NTDOY ) current living room console, the Wii U, has been an abysmal failure. Since its release last November, Nintendo has shipped fewer than 4 million units, a far cry from the 5 million the company had originally expected to sell by the end of March. The situation is unlike...- 2013-07-04