Top 10 Free Microsoft Programs of 2012

Microsoft makes a staggering array of fantastic, free software. We have our favourite downloads from the list. As 2012 comes to its end, ma...

Intel’s Exascale HPC Revolution and Xeon Phi

Last month, Intel brought us out to the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) in Austin to brief us on their latest and greatest foray int...

HTC Droid DNA Android Smartphone

There was a time when 5-inch and larger smartphones were scoffed at.  The term "phablet" was coined and holding one of these thing...

Will the PC be replaced by the Apple iStack?

Is the PC dying? You’d be forgiven for thinking it, what with the largest PC maker bowing out, and raving iPad-toting Jobsians pointing at ...

Windows Blue is in the works, has a more customizable version of Metro

Crank up the old rumor mill. A user on a Taiwanese forum has posted information about the next version of Windows — “Windows 9″ or “Windows...

Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE reviews

The Sprint Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE is a great phone in all aspects. You can’t go wrong, great size and feel without being to big, eas...

Hands On With Facebook Nearby, A New Local Biz Discovery Feature That Challenges Yelp And Foursquare

Each month 250 million Facebook users tag posts with location. Today that data goes to work for you in a major revamp of Facebook’s Nearby...

How to dual-boot Windows 8 and Windows 7

Image credit : extremetech One of the big barriers to upgrading to Windows 8 is that Windows 7 is so good. For keyboard-and-mouse users...

How to pirate Windows 8 Metro apps, bypass in-app purchases, and more

The principal engineer for Nokia’s WP7 and WP8 devices has demonstrated, in rather frank detail, how to pirate Windows 8 Metro apps, how to...

How to play DVDs and Blu-ray discs in Windows 8

With the release of Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro, Microsoft made the decision to remove DVD playback, and forego the inclusion of Blu-ray pl...

The first flexible, fiber-optic solar cell that can be woven into clothes

An international team of engineers, physicists, and chemists have created the first fiber-optic solar cell. These fibers are thinner than h...

How to disable the Windows 8 lock screen

Did you know that, back in the Windows 3, 95, and 98 days, you could simply type in your password to log into your computer? It sounds craz...

Ubuntu Linux and Windows 8: Head-to-Head at Last

Canonical may have ultimately changed its mind about "Avoid the pain of Windows 8" -- the slogan that accompanied the original la...

Facebook Messenger May Help SMS

Facebook on Tuesday introduced a new messaging app for Android smartphones that can be used by members and non-Facebookers alike, a move aim...

World's first Wikipedia town to launch in Wales

 A small Welsh town where English King Henry V was born is about to make history again by becoming the world's first "Wikipedia to...

The first open-source 3D-printed gun

In its continuing mission to build a “Wiki Weapon,” Defense Distributed has 3D printed the lower receiver of an AR-15 assault rifle and tes...