Technology
No, Windows 10 won’t be a free upgrade for OS pirates
Microsoft has clarified its stance on non-Genuine OS versions and future upgrades to Windows 10: If you don’t have a legal copy of the OS now, Redmond isn’t going to give you one.
International Space Station may get laser cannon to vaporize orbital debris
It’s time to stop getting out of the way and start standing up to space junk — with lasers.
Asus surprises everyone with the ZenFone 2’s US price tag: $299 unlocked
The Asus Zenfone 2 — a nice if otherwise ho-hum 5.5-inch Android phone with an Intel Atom processor announced at CES 2015 — suddenly just got a lot more interesting.
Was GlobalFoundries to blame for AMD’s about-face on joint x86-ARM platform?
A new rumor suggests that GlobalFoundries production changes were responsible for killing AMD’s ambitious Project Skybridge. We discuss if the rumors make sense — and if it would’ve mattered either way.
Left-handed, intergalactic-scale magnetic field supports antimatter theory
Using recent data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma ray Space Telescope, scientists have now found evidence for the left-handed galactic-scale magnetic fields that are predicted to exist by current theories for the scarcity of antimatter.
TiVo will soon stream your media library with Plex support
TiVo is rounding out its app lineup with Plex, which lets users stream their videos, music, and photos from a networked computer. As Dave Zatz reports, the Plex app will arrive on TiVo DVR boxes no later than June 8. … Continue reading
Hawaii pushes ambitious renewable energy effort
In a 74-2 vote by the Hawaiian legislature, lawmakers have passed a bill that requires the state to be 100% dependent on renewable energy by the year 2045.
In a big shift, MAME is going open source
MAME, the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator and darling of fanatical retro arcade gamers, is going open source for the first time in its 18-year history.
Dell XPS 13 13.3-inch touchscreen laptop for $1300 with a free 32-inch HDTV
Today, Dell is offering a very sweet deal to anyone in the market for both a laptop and an HDTV. When you buy the 13.3-inch XPS 13 laptop, Dell is throwing in a 32-inch HDTV for no additional cost. This … Continue reading
Europa’s dark spots suggest an ocean rich in sea salt
It may not seem like it at first, but the discovery about the moon’s dark spots is a significant piece to the puzzle as to whether Europa harbors life.