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Sony reveals PlayStation Vue, a multi-platform cloud-based TV service
Sony’s PlayStation 4 is enjoying a successful first year, flipping the PS3′s dismal launch script around. While the PS4 is enjoying more success than the PS3 did, the PS3 still has one distinct advantage over its descendent: media playback. With … Continue reading
Philae sends first photos from the surface of a comet, after almost failing to land (updated)
The European Space Agency’s Philae, which made history yesterday by landing on a 2-mile-wide comet some 300 million miles away, has sent back its first photo from the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The ESA has also released some more details … Continue reading
Assassin’s Creed Unity for the PC: Benchmarks and analysis of its poor performance
Assassin’s Creed Unity is being dogged by reports of low performance on PCs. We go under the hood, investigate GameWorks-specific performance, and look at the overall engine to see if this is indeed a shoddy PC port.
Philae sends first photo from the surface of a comet, after almost failing to land
The European Space Agency’s Philae, which made history yesterday by landing on a 2-mile-wide comet some 300 million miles away, has sent back its first photo from the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The ESA has also released some more details … Continue reading
Sony’s PlayStation Vue cloud TV service wants to kill your cable box
After first announcing its plans in January, Sony revealed a new online live TV streaming service on Thursday called PlayStation Vue. Sony says the new service “reinvents the television experience.” It’s not clear what that means beyond switching to an … Continue reading
Comcast could deliver its new Xfinity X1 TV independent of its Internet service. But it won’t
Comcast assembled its top brass in San Francisco Wednesday to demonstrate its new Xfinity X1 TV platform to a gaggle of tech reporters. Xfinity X1 is an entirely cloud-based system with the potential to eliminate the cable box, which Comcast … Continue reading
Rosetta’s lander begins descent to comet 67P: Live video (updated)
Early tomorrow morning, November 12, the European Space Agency will attempt to land on comet 67P. The Rosetta spacecraft, which has spent the last 10 years chasing down comet 67P, will release its Philae lander — and, if everything goes … Continue reading
6 killer video-streaming apps for low-effort TV watching
On-demand services like Netflix are great for when you know exactly what you want to watch. But sometimes you just want to play something the background while you cook dinner, play on your tablet, or read a book. We’ll call … Continue reading
We’re about to land on a comet for the very first time: Here’s how we’ll do it (updated)
Early tomorrow morning, November 12, the European Space Agency will attempt to land on comet 67P. The Rosetta spacecraft, which has spent the last 10 years chasing down comet 67P, will release its Philae lander — and, if everything goes … Continue reading
Driverless car researchers develop plan to prevent hacking on the highway
A pair of researchers have identified the most potent security threats to self-driving cars and offered possible solutions. Basically, it might take a little longer than expected until you can take a nap on the way to work.
