Source: Arstechnica

188 Stories

Over 35% of all purchased games on Steam have never been played

I’m a little guilty of admitting this, but I love buying games on sale. Who doesn’t? $2.49 for a copy of Riviera: The Promised Land for my PS Vita? Sure thing! $4.99...

Arstechnica

Raspberry Pi announces new open source modular hardware

Raspberry Pi plans later this year to ship new hardware in the form of a smaller board that plugs into a custom motherboard slot, which could appeal to a new...

Arstechnica

Google’s internet balloon went around the earth in 22 days

Google's Project Loon Wi-Fi broadcasting balloons can feasibly circle the Earth in 33 days -- a feat Ibis-167 recently tried to pull off. Jumping onto swift air currents and quickly changing altitudes,...

Arstechnica

Researchers expose vulnerabilities in Oracle’s Java Cloud Service

A security researcher has published technical details and attack code for dozens of security flaws claimed to affect Oracle's Java Cloud Service, including some that could allow an attacker to...

Arstechnica

Microsoft warns of unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Word

Microsoft announced today that an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Word is being exploited in the wild. All versions of Microsoft Word, both Mac and Windows, and several related programs like the Word...

Arstechnica

NSA reportedly hacked into Huawei servers

The NSA has sought to create back doors into the networks of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies in an effort to learn whether the company was spying on behalf of...

Arstechnica

Samsung announces price and date for Galaxy S5 preorders

AT&T announced today that it will sell the Samsung Galaxy S5 for $199.99 with a two-year contract, or $649 without a contract. Although a launch date has not been set by...

Arstechnica

Mozilla is one step closer to fulfilling its Web-based games plans

Mozilla says that thanks to the upcoming Unreal Engine 4 from Epic, the Web is significantly closer to the goal of Web-based games that rock at the speed of native code. Just in...

Arstechnica

Google acquires smartphone game controller company Green Throttle

While Google has been long rumored to be developing some kind of new set-top box, a recent acquisition might be pointing at the company's interest in gaming outside of just software. Some...

Arstechnica

Ubuntu smartphones will cost between $200 and $400

Canonical tried stepping into the smartphone market with the Ubuntu Edge. The crowdfunded smartphone couldn’t raise enough money, so it never saw the light of day. The company has been focusing...

Arstechnica

Proximity chatting app Yik Yak gets disabled in Chicago

In the years since learning that her daughter had been bullied on the Internet, Sandy Reeves has made a point of following social media trends and tracking new apps where...

Arstechnica

Man files class-action lawsuit against the recently bankrupt Mt. Gox

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Mt. Gox Bitcoin exchange and its owner Mark Karpeles, seeking damages in the hundreds of millions of dollars and the return of...

Arstechnica