Technology

Toshiba wants to redefine power consumption at the transistor level — and that means switching to a new type of transistor. Could tunneling FETs clear the way for another 10 years of power scaling?

SwiftKey predicts words before you even start typing. We heard a little bit about iOS 8 during Tuesday’s explosion of Apple announcements—namely, Tim Cook announced that the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system will be available on September 17. … Continue reading →

In what can only be described as the hard drive equivalent of Game of Thrones, Western Digital’s HGST has announced the world’s first 10-terabyte hard drive: the helium-filled Ultrastar He10. This comes just a few weeks after Seagate announced initial … Continue reading →

The streaming music service Deezer is about to land in the United States, but it’s taking a much different approach than rivals such as Spotify and Rdio. Instead of offering a free service and trying to convert users into paid … Continue reading →

Apple’s wallet replacement, Apple Pay, will make you want to cut up your credit cards, but it won’t destroy credit card reader Square. At least, that’s what Square founder Jack Dorsey says. Square’s Register app will be compatible with Apple … Continue reading →

Netflix is bringing its Post-Play feature to Chromecast, making it easier to skip ahead to the next episode when binge watching your favorite TV series. When an episode ends, Netflix minimizes the credits and queues up the next one, which … Continue reading →

Bitcoin’s price is incredibly volatile — but is there a mathematical model that can predict the currency’s long-term trends? After eleven months of data crunching, we’ve determined that there is .

Before Apple announced its first smartwatch on Tuesday, some tech pundits were convinced that Apple would reimagine wearable technology in a way that no other smartwatches have. Some wondered whether the final product would resemble a watch at all, or … Continue reading →

The launch of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus has kicked off a price war for your valuable carrier contract. Not wanting to cede any ground to its smaller competitors, Verizon recently announced its own trade-in program to convince … Continue reading →

Powering both the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus is Apple’s new A8 SoC. This new chip, which contains around two billion transistors, will be one of the first mass-market components to use TSMC’s 20nm process. The A8 SoC … Continue reading →