Introduction and design Update: Microsoft has made some changes to its UEFI in the most recent Surface Book update. Read on into “Recent developments” to find out more! In its short tenure as a hardware maker, Microsoft has become the defacto trailblazer for Windows-running devices. It all started with the lofty promise that its Surface
Read MoreThink you can outlive hundreds of ravenous zombies? Team CNET did. So its members threw themselves into the deep end with the humans-versus-zombies survival game Zedtown to prove it. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe University of California at San Diego plans to rattle a 64-foot structure on its outdoor shake table Wednesday, and you can watch the results live. Source: CNet
Read MoreMake it Stopy McStopface. Source: CNet
Read MoreWe bet you thought you’d never get to attend this year’s show. Source: CNet
Read MorePeople who really care about MacBook features dug into Apple’s newly released code to find evidence of upgrades, such as fingerprint reading a customizable space for light-up buttons. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe carrier pads its budget offerings with a new Samsung phone and tablet. Source: CNet
Read MoreApple appears to have a plan to make Apple Maps more compelling than Google Maps: Have the app watch everything you do, and offer to help when it can. Source: CNet
Read MoreGoogle has been accused of showing bias to the Democrats in the past, but the company is determined to remain non-partisan — at least publicly. Source: CNet
Read MoreAs years go by, it becomes difficult for laptop vendors to differentiate their offerings. After all, notebook components are manufactured by a slowly diminishing number of companies. The laptops themselves are built by just a handful of big original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and outside of the big five laptop sellers, the designs of smaller brands
Read MoreFor the second time, scientists have detected gravitational waves emanating from a collision between two black holes. Source: CNet
Read MoreIs Napster still recognizable enough to bring in the subscribers? Rhapsody sure hopes so. Source: CNet
Read MoreRenowned scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson finds a subtle and graceful way to pay his respects to the victims of the Orlando massacre. Source: CNet
Read MoreWhile the One S will have a $299 model, the 2TB launch edition will cost a bit more. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe company says it has a multistep process for green-lighting research that involves info on users. Ethicists are involved. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe FCC won a landmark lawsuit that challenged its net neutrality rules, but AT&T and others involved in the court case say they will appeal the decision. Source: CNet
Read MoreIntroduction and latest news [Editor’s Note: What immediately follows is a short rundown of each major version of Office 2016, as well as information on the latest developments for the app suite. If you’d like to get right to our critique of Office 2016, click right here.] Microsoft Office is a lot more than just
Read MoreTechnically Incorrect: In Russia, a robot is learning automated movements and reportedly veers into public view, blocking a road. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe new BBC sci-fi series about teens attending Clara Oswald’s Coal Hill School will feature a gay lead character. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe director teams up with a production studio to create virtual-reality experiences. Source: CNet
Read MoreHere we go again! Source: CNet
Read MoreWe also debate whether Napster is a better brand name than Rhapsody. Source: CNet
Read MoreTechnically Incorrect: In China, lenders threaten to publish compromising pictures if customers are late with payments. Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s so serious, one of the cupholders has been replaced with a “track mode” button. Source: CNet
Read MoreNASA’s inspirational call-to-duty posters will make you want to hop on the next spacecraft to leave Earth, even if it’s decades from now. Source: CNet
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