Technology

Seagate, using its new shingled magnetic recording (SMR) technology to cram more data into fewer platters, is preparing to launch an 8TB hard drive priced at just $260. For that low-low price (just over 3 cents per gig!) you get … Continue reading →

Samsung has announced imminent arrival of the 850 Evo SSD — the first mainstream SSD that uses 3D NAND. Thanks to its fancy 3D NAND tech, the 850 Evo is one of the fastest SSDs on the market — and … Continue reading →

Many gamers couldn’t access Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) for hours on Sunday evening after an apparent attack against the service. The PlayStation Store was also reportedly affected. Sony Computer Entertainment America acknowledged the service disruption, saying via its official PlayStation … Continue reading →

After years of battling with record labels and ultimately getting outdone by Spotify, Grooveshark is taking on Pandora instead. The Wall Street Journal reports that Grooveshark will launch a new service in January, called Broadcasts. Instead of offering on-demand songs, … Continue reading →

During the launch and flight of Orion, the various video feeds and photos — though amazing and live — were fairly grainy and low-resolution. Now, a few days later, we have fantastic footage from the launch of Orion and the … Continue reading →

Google wants the Chromecast to be your one and only streaming stick this holiday season. The company recently launched yet another limited time offer to sweeten the deal for prospective Chromecast buyers. From now until December 21, anyone who picks … Continue reading →

Poor Sony: This morning, the company’s PlayStation Network was unreachable due to suspected foul play by Lizard Squad, the same hacker group that took down Microsoft’s Xbox Live network last wee. Lizard Squad used a distributed denial of service (DDoS) … Continue reading →

December is traditionally a time when studios release their specialty films, award contenders, grownup films, holiday favorites, movies for kids on Christmas vacation, etc. Some of the following films were December releases, many of them were critical favorites that received … Continue reading →

It’s hip to be analog these days. Vinyl records are hot. Turntables are hot. Vacuum tubes are hot. So when I saw Samsung was offering a vacuum-tube sound bar, I was intrigued. But then my internal BS detector began to … Continue reading →

Mozilla dabbled on Apple’s platform a few years back with an app dubbed “Firefox Home,” but the company has largely shied away from iOS due to Apple’s restrictions surrounding rendering engines. Now, Mozilla is changing course, and bringing a version … Continue reading →