Category Archive: Technology
Why Sony sold its online games division
The sale of the game publisher now known as Daybreak Game Co. to Columbus Nova shows Sony moving away from desktops and toward mobile devices. On Monday, Sony sold its online gaming division to New York investment management firm Columbus Nova for an undisclosed sum. The game publisher that was once known as Sony Online […]
Samsung Galaxy S6 Will Offer Touch-Based Fingerprint Access
Samsung is bringing back fingerprint identification on its flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S6. The smartphone hasn’t been released yet but early indications are that Samsung is going to try again with fingerprint scanning. SamMobile.com is reporting that the new Galaxy S6 will use a fingerprint touch ID system. This is similar to what Apple introduced […]
Google Domains Now Available for Businesses
Starting a website? Google’s new domain registry service can help. Previously launched last summer as an invite-only service, Google Domains is now available to all Web users in the United States. The service lets users purchase domains, create email addresses and build a website using the Google platform. Here’s what Google Domains has to offer […]
2014 Best of Year Camera Awards
Tablets and Chromebooks have taken a big chunk out of laptop sales in the last couple years, but old-school notebooks remain the best tool for more demanding jobs. The laptop industry has produced some stellar options for consumers needing a portable powerhouse, including the very first hybrid computer that can effectively stand in as a […]
Portland is keeping it weird by keeping Uber out, so we took an illegal ride
Last night, I took an illegal Uber X trip. If we were caught, the driver could have been written a ticket with a minimum of $2,250, and risked having his car impounded and spending a night in jail. My driver, who we’ll call Bobby G at his own insistence, was skeptical about me from the […]
5 Great Gadgets for Coffee Lovers
What do you buy the person who loves coffee? More and better ways to drink it. The Boston Tea Party might have fueled the American Revolution, but coffee is the drink that runs the country today. According to annual research by the National Coffee Association (NCA), 61% of American adults take down a cup of […]
New Hawkeye aircraft is US Navy’s ‘digital quarterback’
The newest, most advanced Hawkeye aircraft, has achieved initial operational capability, significantly boosting the U.S. Navy’s battlefield communications. Northrop Grumman’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye provides the Navy fleet with next-generation eyes. It can help manage missions, keep carrier battle groups out of harm’s way, and sweep ahead of a strike. Dubbed “the digital quarterback,” the Hawkeye […]
EU agrees to cut greenhouse gases by 40% by 2030
A European Union goal to cut greenhouse gases by 40 per cent by 2030, agreed early on Friday, sets the pace for a global deal to tackle climate change, pitting heavy industry against green business. Industry bosses said they faced big challenges to adapt, while greener firms said the EU had aimed too low to […]
Steve Harvey Launches A Site To Help Women ‘Become More Dateable’
In theory, the advent of internet dating should have been a big win for gender equality. A free and transparent marketplace where women can seek out any sort of connection they fancy, from casual sex to death-do-us-part, and exercise all the same rights and powers as men — it’s a vision Gloria Steinem might have […]
Apple’s IPhone Software Snafu Has Links to Flawed Maps
Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s release of a software update that cut off people’s ability to make calls from their iPhones is linked to another snafu that’s still fresh in people’s minds: the 2012 introduction of a new maps program. The similarities don’t end with the apologies Apple offered to disgruntled customers. The same person at Apple […]
