ITworld Offbeat

What’s an unemployed spook to do? [CARTOON]

Phil Johnson — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 10:00:00 +0000

The government shutdown has forced the NSA to furlough a lot of people. What’s an unemployed spook to do?

Valve completes its trifecta of announcements with the Steam Controller

pasmith — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 10:00:00 +0000

Friday afternoon Valve let loose with a hype-filled announcement about a revolutionary new controller. Since then some game developers with hands-on experience have reported mostly positive experiences with this new gadget.

Life after users: The Detroits of the Internet

jnaze — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 10:00:00 +0000

They were once busy, bustling sites with lots of traffic and personal interaction. Then the users went away. What happened?

AMD & Raptr partner to make your PC games look and perform their best

pasmith — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 10:00:00 +0000

Nvidia gamers have the GeForce experience, now AMD users have Gaming Evolved.

Larry Ellison takes Oracle employees on a three hour tour [CARTOON]

Phil Johnson — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 10:00:00 +0000

Not everybody at Oracle enjoyed the America’s Cup

Goodbye Steam Boxes, hello Steam Machines

pasmith — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 10:00:00 +0000

Valve's second announcement this week focused on the hardware that you'll be running SteamOS on.

I'll cry if I want to: Ten tech titans and their temper tantrums

kgerich — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 12:48:00 +0000

Just because you're an innovative tech industry heavyweight doesn't mean you can't throw a good fit when you don't get your way

11 foods you'll be eating in 2050

kgerich — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 18:50:00 +0000

Some are a new take on familiar favorites, but others require some serious lateral thinking before chowing down on them.

Valve announces SteamOS, Linux-based operating system dedicated to gaming

pasmith — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 10:00:00 +0000

Valve has 3 announcements planned for this week. The first is SteamOS, the operating system that will power your Steam Box.

Wait - what are we waiting in line for again? [CARTOON]

Phil Johnson — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 10:00:00 +0000

With so much cool stuff coming out all the time, you never know what people are waiting in line for

iOS7 redesign hysteria

mombrea — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 12:00:00 +0000

It’s as predictable as it is ridiculous. Whenever a popular product undergoes a drastic redesign, users and nonusers alike come out of the woodwork to declare the death of the entire company. In a shocking surprise to nobody, Wednesday’s release of iOS7 prompted overreactions across the web.

More Playstation news from the Tokyo Game Show

pasmith — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 10:00:00 +0000

It looks like I jumped the gun a bit; here're a few Playstation news tidbits that came out following the press conference we talked about yesterday.

No, not THAT kind of apple picking [CARTOON]

Phil Johnson — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 10:00:00 +0000

Make sure you and your spouse are on the same page when it comes to fall activities

3D lions, tigers and bears! Oh my!

keithshaw — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 11:01:01 +0000

What geeky suggestions will Phil and Keith make in this week's Geekend segment? You have to click to find out!

Sony forecasts 5 million Playstation 4 sales by March 31, 2014

pasmith — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 10:00:00 +0000

At a Tokyo Game Show press conference Sony shares sales forecasts for the PS4...and not much more in the way of new info.