Microsoft: Xbox One, PS4 Spec Differences ‘Marginal’


What’s more powerful, the Xbox One or the PS4? We’ve been arguing that question since before Microsoft and Sony had told us anything about either console. With both machines in hand, the upshot...
    






Angry Birds Go! Stretches Physical-Virtual Divide To Confusion Point


In-app purchasing may be making headlines, but is only part of the issue. Families need cost transparency — particularly in the complex ecosystem of toy-video-game crossovers. Angry Birds Go! doesn’...
    






Cloud Providers May Not Be Ready For Big Data Onslaught, Users Fear


We know full well why many organizations are avoiding public cloud — they’re nervous about security. However, seasoned cloud adopters that have locked down their security have another concern on...
    






Beyerdynamic DX 160 iE In-Ear Headphone Review: Solid, Comfortable, And Inexpensive


The Beyerdynamic DX 160 iE are smaller than the last Beyerdynamic headphone I reviewed. A lot smaller, since those were big open-back over-ears. Perhaps best known for those big over-ears, and on-ear...
    






Woods Hole Launches Crowd-Sourced Ocean Radiation Testing


The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution launched a crowd-sourced and crowd-funded project yesterday to monitor radiation levels in seawater along the West Coast of North America. The project, led...
    






Medicine Or Mass Murder? Guideline Based on Discredited Research May Have Caused 800,000 Deaths In Europe Over The Last 5 Years


Last summer British researchers provoked concern when they published a paper raising the possibility that by following an established guideline UK doctors may have caused as many as 10,000 deaths...
    






Net Neutrality Ruling: What Happens Now?


Yesterday’s Appeal Court ruling against the FCC's net neutrality rules will probably not mark the end of the internet as we know it. Following the ruling, internet providers now in theory have the...
    






Officials: Obama likely to OK phone record changes


AP sources: Obama expected to back changes to NSA surveillance with Congress handling details WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is expected to endorse changes to the way the...
    






Major change unlikely despite open-Internet ruling


Court's ruling against open-Internet rules won't mean major changes to access NEW YORK (AP) — Don't expect major changes to how you access your favorite websites and services despite a...