‘Absolver’ Announced And Esports Is Predicted To Reach $1B By 2019
May 30, 2016 07:23 am UTC| Technology
Amid the recent trend of big-budget, first-person shooter (FPS) games out in the market such as Overwatch and Battleborn, a new video game title has recently been announced called Absolver that takes a more hands-on...
Don't hang up yet: the latest study linking mobile phones to cancer has big problems
May 30, 2016 07:16 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Technology
You may have seen the headlines over the weekend, reporting on a new study thats supposedly found a link between mobile phones and cancer. But all is not quite as it seems. And much of the alarm raised by the study is...
The real reason more women don't code
May 30, 2016 04:38 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
I menstruate, and I code. I share this perhaps shocking personal information in the interest of full disclosure, and in solidarity with a new satirical campaign from Girls Who Code. The campaign proposes a simple...
‘Win the White House’ Video Game Helps Shape Next Generation Of Shrewd Politicians
May 30, 2016 04:37 am UTC| Technology
It might seem like some silly story in a movie, but a video game called Win The White House has been making noise recently, most notably because its a game where players take the role of politicians running for president....
Security risks in the age of smart homes
May 30, 2016 02:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Smart homes, an aspect of the Internet of Things, offer the promise of improved energy efficiency and control over home security. Integrating various devices together can offer users easy programming of many devices around...
Here's what happened in space this week
May 30, 2016 02:41 am UTC| Insights & Views Science Technology
From inflatable space stations to space sweeteners, its been an amazing week in space but none so visually astounding as the video from SpaceX of their 3rd successful landing at sea. The astounding landing at sea by...
62% Of Adults Get News From Social Media: 70% Of Them Get News From ‘Reddit’
May 27, 2016 15:21 pm UTC| Technology
A new study from the Pew Research Center revealed that more than 62 percent of American adults get their news from social media. Topping the list is Reddit where over 70 percent of those adults said that they get their...