With the official announcement of the PS Plus free games list for February 2016 coming next week, it looks like the official kibosh has been put on a possible free release of a PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita game, previously rumored to be part of next month's giveaway.
Venture capital firm Kapor Capital has decided to boost diversity in the next generation of Silicon Valley companies, by building commitments to it early.
The assistant would work similar to the Amazon Echo, but could be seen. Japanese company Vinclu has proposed a digital hologram assistant for the home called Gatebox, previewing the device in a new video.
Nintendo has released the Japanese manual for Pokemon Red, Green, Blue and Yellow versions of the game that is coming out for the 3DS console. However, Siliconera translated the manual and noted that all four versions of the game will not feature a Restore Point.
Controversy arises as a former team from CSGO.one alleges match rigging. A team of professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players has announced that they have cut ties with their former sponsor, CSGO.
VR is definitely the future. VR is the future. VR isn't exactly applied yet in all parts of the world, but it's starting to be. Google Expeditions has partnered with the historic building managing charity, the Royal Collection Trust, for a free "virtual field trip" of the Buckingham Palace.
The HTC One M10 was widely expected to be announced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in late February. However, due to some rejected prototypes, designers are going back to work on the smartphone.
Verizon does not have plans to resurrect its unlimited data plans offered in the past. Even though AT&T brought back their unlimited data plan, Verizon is not planning the same.
Apple and Google both saw gains for their respective app stores over 2015, but each dominated one specific metric over the other. For Apple's iOS App Store, the biggest win was in revenue. For Google's Play Store (Android), it excelled in growth and market share.
Eight Latina tech entrepreneurs have been selected for the final round of competition in the new Latina-focused Puerto Rico-based startup accelerator AccessLatina.
There is still no public iOS 9.1 or iOS 9.2 jailbreak tool available, but an Italian hacker claims to have successfully jailbroken both iOS 9.2.1 and iOS 9.3. The hacker has told his Twitter followers that he will not be releasing the tools to the public.
HP plans to offer a virtual reality experience to even the most budget-conscious consumers. To do this, HP plans to deliver a web-based virtual reality experience through the affordable Chromebook laptops.
Nokia might be preparing to release its first smartphone in years. Nokia has been out of the smartphone game for quite a while, but according to rumors they are ready to get back into the market with a new device.
Facebook is gearing up for the 50th Super Bowl with a brand new way to interact with the game. Late Wednesday night, Facebook announced the new Sports Stadium feature that will give sports fans information and statistics, a venue to discuss with each other sports fans and a chance to read commentary from sports journalists covering the games.
Technology may be rapidly evolving toward the future, but the way most of us secure it sure isn't. For the fifth year in a row, cyber security firm SplashData has released a compilation of the past year's worst passwords, many of which also happen to be the year's most popular passwords. Go figure.
Much good will undoubtedly sprout from the $1 billion in networked computing services that Microsoft has pledged to give to charity, but the company will also clearly benefit in the ongoing war of the clouds.
As the years go by, technology just keeps advancing and gadgets enthusiasts and tech buffs can’t wait to find out what’s in store. Fortunately, 2016 is a promising year for technology launches and innovations that can revolutionize the way we live, work and play.
