2017 behind the wheel: Our favorite cars of the year
Everyone loves SUVs now, but what was our car of the year?
View ArticleWeird science: The 9 strangest tech stories of 2017
The Space Age is here, just weirder than expectedImage by ThinkstockThe last 12 months have brought significant developments in what I term retro-future technologies: Space Age concepts like robots and...
View ArticleWhatsApp to drop Blackberry, Windows Phone 8.0 support after New Years Eve
Some features may not work on those platforms in 2018.
View ArticleBig titles must wait as Nintendo pushes back 64GB Switch game card rollout
"Technical issues" reportedly caused holdup until 2019.
View ArticleElon Musk promises rain-sensing wipers, Tesla pickup truck
Its Model 3 has yet to see a good quarter, but Tesla is never short on grand plans.
View ArticleHello Neighbor is among the worst games of 2017
A neat setup canrsquo;t save a game that feels barely finished, much less fun.
View Article2017: The year in programming languages
For programming languages, languages like Java and Kotlin garnering a lot of attention in enterprise and mobile development in 2017.The JavaScript ecosystem, critical to web development, continued to...
View ArticleBacteria under pressure run reaction in reverse to sequester carbon
An enzyme that normally digests formic acid will happily make it.
View ArticleApple to lower battery replacement costs for select iPhones to $29
In attempts to make amends for iPhone slow down "misunderstanding."
View Article3 New Year’s resolutions for the cloud in 2018
I’m one of those people who takes time at the new year to define personal objectives for the forthcoming year, some of which I actually achieve.Enterprise IT should be doing the same thing for cloud...
View ArticleLife is Strange: Before the Storm review: The path to tragedy
An episodic prequel with the same ups and downs, all around.
View ArticleChrome OS 64 beta allows Android apps to run in the background
Android Parallel Tasks makes Android apps work more like regular PC programs.
View ArticleHow Hotmail changed Microsoft (and email) forever
Acquired December 1997, Hotmail was the gift that kept on givingmdash;for good or ill.
View ArticleOh snap: How a shrimp closes its claws fast enough to vaporize water
Understanding their evolution shows how small changes can make a huge difference.
View Article14-year-old girl faces child porn charges for sending nude selfie
The ACLU of Minnesota calls the charges absurd and unconstitutional.
View ArticleKansas man’s death may have resulted from Call of Duty “swatting”
The man wasn't a gamer, but he apparently became the victim of a deadly "prank."
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Your company is getting pumped about AI—but is your...
In the coming year, more and more companies will make the move to deploy some type of AI solution—whether it is a chatbot, machine learning functionality, or deep learning application. You may have...
View ArticleDo we need a tech boom for the elderly?
Tech has been for the young, but a new book argues thatrsquo;s about to change.
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