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How to design your game for optimal play over a network.

"Solid state storage" replaces IBM Series/1's floppy drive.

The EPA has approved the first-ever bee-distributed pesticide for the US market

Netflix brings on double the Rudd for double the male-fragility exploration.

Google decided to save a few bucks and skip the Wi-Fi 6 for now. But only a few.

"The cost incentives are designed to reduce costs during early production."

That's equivalent to a human being running roughly a 9-second mile.

Buffer overflow can be triggered in Realtek Wi-Fi chips, no user interaction needed.

Items with "an impact on game balance" will be earned only through gameplay.

A noncompete ban has served Silicon Valley well. Should it apply nationwide?

Axions inside a strong magnetic field will generate a small electric field.

The move hints at a battle over mint and menthol products.

Not all retractions are created equal.

CEOs won't consider privacy until they face "personal consequences," Wyden said.

From Amazon, Best Buy, and more. Plus a Switch deal and lots of game discounts.

Settlement is uncertain as some plaintiffs want more details.

You have until December 14 to download files before they're permanently removed.

Samsung says it is developing a fix for "malfunctioning" fingerprint reader.

Site isolation debuts in Android Chrome while desktop versions extend it to new fronts.

Our $899 review unit isn't very different from its $479 counterpart.

The first big Star Wars single-player campaign in years focuses on the familiar.

Team member welcomes "expected" punishment, says he's quitting Hearthstone anyway.

The site owner did an incredibly bad job of covering his tracks.

"The cost incentives are designed to reduce costs."

At the same time Google launches products, it also takes some away.

Merger gets final US approval, but states are still suing to block the deal.

It will get a 78kWh battery and will cost "under $48,000" after tax credits.

EU aims to prevent "irreparable harm" while the investigation is still ongoing.

SpaceX makes preliminary filing with ITU as it considers big Starlink expansion.

Research on men helping high-heeled women pulled because of sloppy data.

FPGA with Game Boy/GBA support, 615 ppi screen, HDMI dock, coming 2020.

"I believe that it is better to use the original NASA schedule of 2028."

The ban on underage access to porn has been delayed multiple times.

The quintessential Renaissance man pitched his bridge design to a sultan in 1502.

Renewables, environmental, and efficiency industries grew 3x faster than fossil fuels.

Iranian official laughs off alleged cybering: "They must have dreamt it"

We test out the Pixel 4 and its radar-based gesture system.

"We have to draw a line between open source and the right to make money with open source."

Shooting, fighting, cards, an action-RPG, and an animated cartoon are in the mix.

Man allegedly tried to extort payments of up to $300 with bogus takedown threats.

Audi has new plug-in hybrids coming to the US, and we've driven them.

US aims for test of artillery prototype with range of over 1,000 miles by 2023.

FCC failure to preempt keeps Washington State net neutrality law on the books.

Thriving underground market imitated site, likeness of KrebsOnSecurity writer Brian Krebs.

Conservation of momentum is for a different universe, apparently.

Meat makers jump on the meatless wagon and tout "vegetable nutrition."

Move comes amid backlash to Blizzard's actions against Hong Kong protester.

From Target. Plus deals on loads of video games, Bluetooth speakers, and more.

Massive new offshore windfarms are now working, and more are on the way.

Garmin dives into AMOLED with this $399 smartwatch, but the execution is shallow.