By Michael Rougeau Microsoft has been teasing a screenshot feature for the Xbox One for a long time, but despite frequent updates to the console it still can’t snap an image of its own display. Sony’s PS4 has had the ability since launch, making it extra irksome for Xbox fans who’ve been waiting more than…

By John Biggs Bitcoin mining is not a pretty business. It requires lots of specialized servers that are essentially unusable for normal computing and lots of cooling. But when you bring thousands of miners together in the same room, things really get ugly. Motherboard has some fascinating footage of a bitcoin mine in Liaoning Province,…

By Kevin Lee Introduction and design Thin gaming laptops, like the Origin EVO15-S and Digital Storm Triton, have made us rethink our expectations of high-performance machines. Thanks to more efficient parts, including Intel’s Haswell (and soon Broadwell-U) processors as well as Nvidia’s Maxwell GPUs, manufacturers don’t need to put rip-roaring components into a bulky notebook…

By Kevin Lee Introduction and design Thin gaming laptops, like the Origin EVO15-S and Digital Storm Triton, have made us rethink our expectations of high-performance machines. Thanks to more efficient parts, including Intel’s Haswell (and soon Broadwell-U) processors as well as Nvidia’s Maxwell GPUs, manufacturers don’t need to put rip-roaring components into a bulky notebook…

By Jake Muncy and Nick Pino Nintendo, home of Mario, released its 2014 financial report last week, alongside sales figures and updated financial forecasts for the fiscal year. The good news – and, certainly, what Nintendo would like us to focus on – is that 2014 was the company’s first profitable year since 2012. The…

By Jake Muncy and Nick Pino Nintendo, home of Mario, released its 2014 financial report last week, alongside sales figures and updated financial forecasts for the fiscal year. The good news – and, certainly, what Nintendo would like us to focus on – is that 2014 was the company’s first profitable year since 2012. The…

By Jordan Crook,Greg Kumparak,Matt Burns,John Biggs,Darrell Etherington We were all physically in the same room for this podcast, which is the first time that has ever happened. That said, we covered a multitude of topics, including the new Nintendo 3DS, the potential Swatch smartwatch and the first-world problems of folks who own multiple IoT products.…

By Juan Martinez Introduction and design The best mobile workstations on the market combine incredible graphics rendering with top-notch processing speed and superior displays. Unfortunately, they also cost and weigh twice as much as most traditional consumer laptops. In other words: you’re paying top dollar for what’s under the hood and not for your ability…

By Juan Martinez Introduction and design The best mobile workstations on the market combine incredible graphics rendering with top-notch processing speed and superior displays. Unfortunately, they also cost and weigh twice as much as most traditional consumer laptops. In other words: you’re paying top dollar for what’s under the hood and not for your ability…

By Michael Rougeau Microsoft is rolling out the first Xbox One system update of the year, and it brings with it welcome improvements to the performance and stability of the console’s controllers. The controller now connects to the Xbox One much more quickly, and it’s been improved in other ways, too – hopefully fixing the…

By Michael Rougeau Microsoft is rolling out the first Xbox One system update of the year, and it brings with it welcome improvements to the performance and stability of the console’s controllers. The controller now connects to the Xbox One much more quickly, and it’s been improved in other ways, too – hopefully fixing the…

By John Biggs The Terminator: The Skynet Funding Bill is passed. The system goes on-line November 14th, 2014. Human decisions are removed from strategic balloon animal-making. Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, November 30th. In a panic, they try to pull the plug. Sarah Connor:…

By Darrell Etherington Project Ara is getting closer to producing a shipping product, and a developer conference in Singapore gave some of those building hardware modules for the Google-made smartphone with swappable parts a chance to show off their coming wares. Vestigen is one such company, which is focused on building smart sensors that can,…

By Alan Stevens Introduction and Performance Unlike the unmanaged Netgear ProSafe XS708E we reviewed at the end of last year, the ProSafe S3300 is a family of much smarter switches with a clutch of additional management features and optional Power over Ethernet (PoE) capabilities. S3300 switches also come with a lot more ports, including four…

By Alan Stevens Introduction and Performance Unlike the unmanaged Netgear ProSafe XS708E we reviewed at the end of last year, the ProSafe S3300 is a family of much smarter switches with a clutch of additional management features and optional Power over Ethernet (PoE) capabilities. S3300 switches also come with a lot more ports, including four…