There are plenty of worthwhile ways to blow $800 but for most, doing so on a movie box set isn’t one of them. Find a dedicated enough fan of a particular franchise, however, and logic (usually) goes out the window. …

Amazon has joined forces with South Korean automaker Hyundai to launch a pilot program in which its members can schedule to test drive a vehicle online.

Pandora helped jump-start the streaming music revolution but its Internet radio model has become antiqued as music lovers are increasingly turning to the competition’s more attractive on-demand options that let them listen to any song they want at any time,…

It was reported earlier this week that Univision had put forward a winning bid of $135 million to acquire Gawker Media. But it seems there’s one of the seven Gawker properties the US Spanish-language broadcaster doesn’t want: flagship Gawker.com. As…

With the rise of tech-savvy terrorist groups like ISIS, social media has become a battleground where many of these organizations spread their propaganda and recruit new members. It’s been a particular problem for Twitter in recent times, but in the…

Facebook was once a leader in browser-based social games for casual players but once developers turned their attention to mobile, that revenue stream dried up considerably. Now, the world’s largest social networking is looking to once again attract gamers through…

As an avid amateur photographer that happens to live near a major city, I’m well aware of the impact that light pollution can have on the night sky. One of my bucket list items for years has been to capture…

When Google announced earlier this year that it would be removing the backspace navigation shortcut in Chrome, two camps quickly developed – those in favor of the move and those vehemently against it. Nevertheless, Google pressed forward and made good…

Whether by telephone or via fake websites, tech support scammers are a problem. While their tricks are unlikely to fool tech-savvy users, they’ve still managed to con a large number of victims out of money. But one group of online…

Twitter earlier this year secured the rights to exclusively livestream select NFL football games during the upcoming 2016 regular season. Now, the microblogging platform is reportedly looking to make good use of the partnership by getting its app – and…

Amazon's digital assistant can tell you the weather in space, deliver cheesy pickup lines, and help you make a better margarita.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is still more than four months away but those lucky enough to be watching the Olympics last night got an early look at the prequel courtesy of a two-minute trailer that aired during NBC’s…

Spotify, often considered the world’s preeminent streaming music provider, has rolled out a new gaming portal that makes it easy to find the soundtracks to some of your favorite games.

Just two days after Facebook changed their ad delivery mechanisms to defeat ad blocking technology, Adblock Plus has begun blocking Facebook ads once again through an update to their ad filters.

Original content has proven wildly successful for streaming outfits like Amazon, Hulu and Netflix (they’ve got the awards to prove it). Shows like House of Cards, Transparent, Bojack Horseman, Orange is the New Black, Stranger Things, The Man in the…

In the unlikely event that you need to build a bionic arm out of an ordinary kitchen appliance and you have, oh, I dunno… around 200 hours to spare, then this video is for you.

News of Facebook’s decision to circumvent ad-blocking technology by disguising advertisements as native content hasn’t gone down too well, least of all with the companies that make the ad blockers themselves.

With NFL preseason football scheduled to get started this weekend (unless you count last Sunday’s Hall of Fame game between the Packers and Colts), fans across the country are gearing up for yet another year of football.

Netflix’s Fast.com broadband speed test tool is now making the jump to mobile devices as a standalone app for iOS and Android. Like the barebones website launched in May, the apps provide a quick and simple way for any Internet…

On Tuesday night, Australian residents were required to fill out the national census, which is held every five years to collect a range of demographic information. This year's census was the first that allowed Australians to fill out the form…

Online advertising is a controversial yet necessary evil that both publishers and end-users must contend with. Ads provide the revenue that most websites and online services require to operate. Without money coming in, publications and service providers can’t pay their…

While I’m old enough to have owned a ZX Spectrum as a child, it was the Commodore Amiga that really ignited my lifelong passion for gaming. Now, fellow fans of the computer, which was popular in the 80’s and early…

On the one hand, the problem seems obvious. We all need some kind of consistent digital identity (think virtual ID “card”) that can identify and authenticate us not only to all our devices, but to all our online services, commerce…

Ask virtually anyone about best practices as it relates to passwords and, among other tips, you’ll hear repeatedly that it’s a good idea to change your passwords on a regular basis. According to Federal Trade Commission Chief Technologist Lorrie Cranor,…

Last month the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a settlement with Warner Bros over a complaint that the company paid online influencers to promote 2014 game Shadow of Mordor. While such a practice isn’t illegal, the problem was that many…