Teenagers take over PayPal & hold their own hackathon

Yesterday, I was surrounded by hackers, PayPal and eBay signs, snacks and food trucks, and major tech sponsors such as Microsoft, Andreesen-Horowitz, and Pebble. But no, I wasn’t at South by Southwest — I was at a hackathon for high … Continue reading →

Dark Souls 2 leaves a leaner, smarter world in your direct control (preview)

Traveling is easier but enemies are harder, as Dark Souls 2 looks to give players complete control over their character’s role and fate in the universe. Continue reading →

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare review

As a longtime fan of Plants vs. Zombies, I was shocked and overjoyed when Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare was revealed at E3 last year. Since picking it up on launch day, I have enjoyed every moment. This is a … Continue reading →

The Walking Dead: The Game – Season 2, Episode 2: A House Divided review

Just when I thought I couldn’t love Telltale’s The Walking Dead any more, the second episode of season 2 made me pick up my Clementine hat and give it a kiss. I am so in love with this game and its endearing … Continue reading →

Neil Young wants to take high-resolution FLAC audio recordings mainstream with Pono

Neil Young is set to unveil his Pono music player at SXSW this week. The unveiling comes after the startup switched hardware partners in the last few months. Continue reading →

Verizon: Smartphone subsidies and 2-year contracts aren’t going anywhere

The rest of the U.S. mobile industry is calling for the end of the phone subsidy and long-term service commitments, but Verizon is standing firm behind a model that has benefited it for a decade. Continue reading →

Snowden calls encryption “defense against the dark arts”

Average people are not going to use Tor and other tools used by the tech community, says Edward Snowden. That’s why widespread encryption is our best hopes to counter mass government surveillance. Continue reading →

An MLB team is apparently doing in-game graph analysis

A Major League Baseball team is reportedly the proud owner of a Cray Urika graph-processing appliance that helps the team make in-game decisions by analyzing lots and lots of data. It might be a first, but it’s where sports are headed. Continue reading →

Apple releases iOS 7.1 with CarPlay support, UI changes, bug fixes

Apple’s latest iOS update finally introduces CarPlay support, fixes a bug that caused devices to crash, and brings along some nice UI tweaks. Continue reading →