Dec 5, 2015 12:07 PM | By Nick Mediati

Microsoft Research 2016 predictions: More online video, new processor tech

Microsoft researchers give their best guesses as to what 2016 will bring. (Spoiler alert: Flying cars are still a no-go.)

Dec 5, 2015 11:15 AM | By Nick Mediati

Firefox reverses course, nixes in-browser ads

Mozilla says it's getting out of the ad business so it can "focus on content discovery."

Dec 4, 2015 2:25 PM | By Katherine Noyes

The FTC's next chief technologist is on a quest for better passwords

Privacy issues will likely stay at the forefront of the FTC's focus next year thanks to the commission's appointment of Lorrie Cranor as its new chief technologist.

Dec 4, 2015 12:19 PM | By Mark Hachman

If you return a tech gift this Christmas, make sure you erase all your data first

Mark Hachman discovered that the open box tablet he purchased still was keyed to a prior account. Don't make the same mistake.

World Beyond Windows Dec 4, 2015 11:00 AM | By Chris Hoffman

Apple's Swift programming language is now open-source and available on Linux

Apple's Swift now supports Linux, but don't think you'll be playing iOS games on Ubuntu anytime soon.

Dec 4, 2015 10:15 AM | By Jared Newman

Apple TV gets an app for over-the-air channels (with the right hardware)

HDHomeRun tuner support comes to Apple TV through third-party Channels app.

Dec 4, 2015 9:49 AM | By Derek Walter

Google Play Store publishes lists of the best apps and best games of 2015

Even some Google competitors made the list, with Microsoft Word and Amazon's Twitch among the honorees.

Dec 4, 2015 9:47 AM | By Jared Newman

Comcast X1’s IFTTT support lets you make your own TV alerts

The cable giant shows its geekier side by connecting to a vast number of Internet-connected services.

Dec 4, 2015 9:15 AM | By Matt Hamblen

IDC: Windows Phone down 10 percent as smartphone growth slows

Global smartphone market growth is slowing down, increasing by just 9.8 percent this year -- the first time growth has slowed into the single digits, IDC said.

Dec 4, 2015 9:02 AM | By Ian Paul

Intel Skylake CPUs reportedly bending under pressure from third-party coolers

Be careful moving your desktop packed with that fancy new Skylake processor, it just might break.

Hassle-Free PC Dec 4, 2015 8:00 AM | By Ian Paul

How to clear clutter and save ink when you print a webpage

Google's working on a new built-in option for Chrome to print only the important parts of a webpage. Here's how you can get that feature today in three of the major browsers.

Dec 4, 2015 7:43 AM | By Ian Paul

AMD's mainstream Radeon graphics cards could support more potent memory, but never had a chance to

AMD built its Tonga GPUs with the ability to support a 384-bit bus, but couldn't create a card with the price/performance ratio to unlock it.

Dec 4, 2015 7:15 AM | By Jared Newman

Twitch makes its long-awaited Android TV arrival

Android TV's Twitch app now lets users watch other people play video games on the big screen.