Technology 
How to bring back the Start menu and button to Windows 8
If you’ve just installed Windows 8, or bought a Windows 8 PC, you may have noticed something rather irksome: The Start button and menu have disappeared! After spending almost 20 years at the bottom left corner of your desktop, Microsoft … Continue reading
Amazon names initial apps, lights ‘fire’ under developers
Many of the most popular mobile apps look set to be available on Amazon’s new Fire smartphone when it launches on July 25. The company said Wednesday that versions of Twitter, Facebook, Pandora, Skype, Dropbox, Instagram, Yahoo, Uber, and Yelp … Continue reading
Intel unveils new Xeon chip with integrated FPGA, touts 20x performance boost
Late yesterday, Intel quietly announced one of the biggest ever changes to its chip lineup: It will soon offer a new type of Xeon CPU with an integrated FPGA. This new Xeon+FPGA chip will fit in the standard E5 LGA2011 … Continue reading
Steam’s massive Summer Sale kicks off today: How to get the most bang for your buck
It’s time. The hour of reckoning is upon us.
Intel’s Pocket Avatars chat app packs 3D avatars that mimic your face and mood
Intel wants to inject passion and excitement into mobile chat through a new app that relies on face-tracking technology to assess facial expressions and mood. With Pocket Avatars, users can chat with friends using animated three-dimensional avatars, but there’s a … Continue reading
BrandPost: Hot Deals Thursday: Alienware Laptop with 2 Year Warranty for $330, 50" 4K HDTV for $590, and more
LogicBuy brings you jaw-dropping bargains, including an incredible deal on a 4K HDTV, a huge discount on Microsoft Office Home & Student, a chair for gamers, and plenty more.
BrandPost: Hot Deals Thursday: Toshiba Laptop with 2 Year Warranty for $330, 50" 4K HDTV for $590, and more
LogicBuy brings you jaw-dropping bargains, including an incredible deal on a 4K HDTV, a huge discount on Microsoft Office Home & Student, a chair for gamers, and plenty more.
Hands on with Facebook’s Slingshot, yet another messaging app: Meh
Facebook didn’t dig too deeply to innovate on Snapchat’s ephemeral messaging premise with its new iOS and Android app Slingshot, but the network’s latest teen-friendly effort has a twist: Before you can read a message, you have to send one. … Continue reading
BlackBerry Messenger coming to Windows Phone in July
BlackBerry’s popular messaging service will hit Windows Phone this summer, after landing on Android and iOS late last year.
The great flying car dream: With Terrafugia, Toyota, and Musk on board, has their time finally come?
Seven decades of magazine covers later, we’re still waiting. Terrafugia now batting, Elon Musk on deck.
