Trivia The Web How many websites are on the Internet (as of January 2025)? And more internet facts, like the number of connected devices per person. By TechSpot Trivia, January 30, 2025, 11:40 AM
Gaming Industry Analyst says the games industry "hopes" GTA VI will cost up to $100, raising average prices He says $70 GTA VI would be the "cheapest" GTA game ever released in real terms By Rob Thubron, January 20, 2025, 9:39 AM 60 comments
Security Microsoft Microsoft warns of 600 million daily cyberattacks and advanced tactics by nation-state actors Their tech tools are getting more sophisticated, too By Skye Jacobs, October 18, 2024, 6:58 AM
The Web Security FTC study reveals widespread use of dark patterns by subscription websites and apps "Are you really, really sure you want to unsubscribe?" By Rob Thubron, July 11, 2024, 7:38 AM 8 comments
Car Tech Buyer of new Tesla Model Y faced $14,000 repair bill one day after purchase, company blamed "prior" damage Tesla is reportedly aware of these issues By Rob Thubron, December 21, 2023, 8:29 AM 31 comments
The Web Tech Culture Netflix's first-ever engagement report reveals the most popular shows in the first half of 2023 A lot of people watched Ginny & Georgia By Rob Thubron, December 13, 2023, 6:55 AM 10 comments
Industry AI IBM says 40% of the global workforce will have to learn new skills over next three years due to AI implementation "AI won't replace people---but people who use AI will replace people who don't" By Rob Thubron, August 21, 2023, 5:18 AM 14 comments
Industry Meta-commissioned report claims the metaverse could contribute $760 billion to US GDP by 2035 Hmmm... By Rob Thubron, May 10, 2023, 6:55 AM 10 comments
Industry Gaming There will be 3.2 billion gamers in 2022, but revenue is set to fall for first time in 15 years The pandemic effect is still being felt By Rob Thubron, November 22, 2022, 9:45 AM 9 comments
Microsoft Security Password-based hacks have increased 74% over the last year There are almost 1,000 password-based attacks every second By Rob Thubron, November 8, 2022, 11:26 AM 11 comments
Industry Hardware Nvidia hit hardest as graphics card shipments reach two-year low Team green's card shipments fell almost 26% By Rob Thubron, August 31, 2022, 5:17 AM 22 comments
Gaming Industry US consumers spent almost $2 billion less on video games last quarter compared to 2021 The post-lockdown effect By Rob Thubron, August 2, 2022, 9:55 AM 15 comments
Industry Activision CEO Bobby Kotick allegedly failed to inform the company board about rape allegations More bad news for Activision By Cohen Coberly, November 16, 2021, 7:29 PM 27 comments
Industry Hardware AMD took almost a quarter of the x86 CPU market in Q3, its largest share since 2006 But will Alder Lake reign in Ryzen? By Rob Thubron, November 4, 2021, 8:57 AM 12 comments
The Web Mobile Just 37% of the world's rural areas have access to the internet Want to ensure online access? Live in an urban location By Rob Thubron, December 1, 2020, 5:17 AM
Industry Gaming June video game spending was the highest it has been in a decade Well, what do they expect us to do with our free time? By Cal Jeffrey, July 17, 2020, 1:38 PM 9 comments
The Web Mary Meeker's annual Internet Trends report shows web users continue to increase as smartphones falter 333 slides of info By Rob Thubron, June 12, 2019, 6:59 AM
Gaming Industry Mobile gaming is big business, accounted for 33 percent of app installs and 74 percent of spending in 2018 95 percent of that revenue came from in-app purchases By Cohen Coberly, June 11, 2019, 3:36 PM 10 comments
Industry Gaming Report predicts that 20 million gamers will leave the PC for consoles, cloud services Would you ever abandon your beloved PC? By Rob Thubron, April 30, 2019, 7:16 AM 41 comments
Gaming Apex Legends' Twitch stream views down 75 percent, could affect EA stock Fortnite's views have stayed the same By Rob Thubron, April 23, 2019, 11:25 AM 17 comments
Security The Web Millions of people still use 123456 as their password 123456789 came in second By Rob Thubron, April 22, 2019, 8:27 AM 9 comments
Electronics Smart speakers set to overtake tablets by 2021 Global speaker sales are predicted to grow 82.4% in 2019 By Rob Thubron, April 16, 2019, 9:28 AM
The Web Google YouTube reportedly ignored employee warnings over toxic videos as it chased user engagement Five workers resigned over the problem By Rob Thubron, April 3, 2019, 4:40 AM
Mobile Samsung reportedly removing all physical buttons from the Galaxy Note 10 Take with a heavy dose of salt By Rob Thubron, March 27, 2019, 5:20 AM 20 comments
Google Mobile Report says budget Pixel phones will be called the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL More details have been confirmed By Rob Thubron, March 19, 2019, 8:33 AM