Offbeat

Here’s the summation of Bonnington’s brave month of living off an iPhone 5 and a Galaxy Nexus, no plastic or cash allowed.

Live-action and CGI trailer show off some backstory for upcoming video game from the Halo franchise.

Check out the latest trailer for SimCity, featuring different disasters you can inflict on your virtual citizens.

Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts returned to gaming in a big way this week; that Moga Android Game Controller is available for pre-order; and Nintendo tears down a Wii U!

New research shows that near-misses in gambling can cause the thrill of frustration in eternally hopeful bettors.

New Yahoo CEO welcomes newest Yahooligan; possibly during coffee break

Sony's Playstation Mobile launched this week. Is it a hit? Pundits don't agree, but so far I'm liking it well enough. Plus another founder leaves a high profile company, Reggie Fils-Aime shares his opinion on the Wii U's killer app, and Neo-Pangea puts robotics and web APIs to work so that I can torment a poor college student remotely.

Tonight you can watch the presidential debate on network television, YouTube or your Xbox. But only one of those venues gives you a free gift for doing so!

What's a Wii? Why is Skype called Skype? And what the hell does eBay actually mean? Here are the real stories behind some of tech's strangest-sounding brands.

Sony is bringing out yet another PS3 model. It's thinner and with more storage space, but there's no price cut planned for the aging system. Why not? You won't believe their reason.

On the eve of the Tokyo Game Show, Sony held a press conference to announce new PS3 models and a few other odds and ends. But what about the PS4?

New research on distracting noises from Louisiana State University may add more weight to the argument that multitasking leads to diminished focus and productivity.