In the '70s and '80s, gamers all around the world flocked to arcades to challenge their friends by setting new records at games like Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, and Frogger. It was a gaming revolution like no other, and it wouldn't be brought to a close until the original Nintendo Entertainment …

If you're into technology, there's a good chance that you're waiting with bated breath for every shred of news that may give you a hint about when you'll be able to get your hands on the next-generation of 5G wireless devices. If you live in the UK, there are already …

In most places in the world, ISPs are the gatekeepers to the wider internet. If their systems are having issues, users suffer. If they choose to restrict or block access to certain sites and services, there's little choice but to accept it without a VPN. When they have disagreements over …

When it comes to internet service providers (ISPs), most users aren't exactly in love with their available choices. In the UK, that sentiment is even stronger than it is in most other places. According to a biannual survey by consumer ratings publication Which?, it appears that most of the most …

Over the last decade, laptop manufacturers have started to add high-end graphics capabilities to their repertoires as a means of securing a slice of the booming gaming PC market. However, as any gamer can tell you, even the best laptop GPU won't match a similarly-equipped desktop PC, and will still …

If there are two things that the average American internet user would agree shouldn't go together, it's Comcast and network traffic monitoring. After all, it was Comcast's own shady data practices that helped spur the calls for net neutrality regulations in the US (which have since lapsed) and drove millions …

Over the last few months, there's been plenty of talk about when the first mainstream 5G cellular networks (not counting test networks like Verizon's) would become available in the United States. So far, aside from AT&T's misleading 5G offering, there hasn't been much to report. Most of the reason for …

2018 held more marked developments and revelations concerning the field of AI than ever before, yet the public at large seems more concerned with its potential shortcomings than its inevitable benefits. These concerns are hardly unfounded yet could prove troublesome for the future development of machine learning processes. After all, …

This month, Nvidia showcased one of the first proof-of-concept demos for the real-time creation of video game graphics. The new tech showcase focuses on a real-time driving simulation that covers a few city blocks, with AI generating in-game graphics based off of real-world footage.  The demo is purely focused on …

Working in the field of data science is a concept that has only recently reached the professional lexicon, having previously worn the mantle of a dozen various jobs with related specialisations in aggregating and sorting data in order to put it to better use. It's the sort of field that …

There's something sad to be said for the decline of entertainment venues that dominated the cultural landscape just a decade or two ago. Much of our collective nostalgia for the heyday of arcades and lively pub games are colored by fond memories of gathering up friends for a night out …

Instagram may not come to mind when chasing down online sales, but Facebook's photo-oriented property very well may become an online storefront through a partnered app. News of Facebook's intentions to step into the realm of storefronts run by artificial intelligence broke as early as July revolving around a plan …

Between carefully-crafted listings of photographs of items sold as if they were the actual product and mystery boxes filled to the brim with garbage sourced from resellers and local dollar stores, the early days of eBay were a mess. A highly amusing mess for outsiders, but still a mess. We …

If you've ever held an interest in the field of information technology, 2018 holds a number of hallmarks and predictions that make it a truly tantalising field to get into. There's never too late a time to begin, especially in an era where IT focuses are broadening beyond the realm …

The inability to look away from a smartphone screen has become the latest go-to example of how the world is slowly degrading to a state where no one wants to look at another human being or feel the warmth of sunlight on their skin. It's as heavily politicised a factoid …

In the ever-changing fight to bring connectivity to our daily lives, there remains a solid disconnect between our indoor networks and how we treat the internet when we step outside our front door. For many, private home internet use is approached with zest and zeal. Pushing connectivity into every room …

Somehow, Facebook's most recent data leak has both shocked and failed to surprise large swaths of social media users in a range of emotions that seem to fall on the side of disinterest. The idea of customers becoming the product when using free services that serve up targeted ads feels …