Bill Gates says that job-stealing robots should pay taxes
Get Rid of Windows 10 Ads, Office Offers and Other Annoyances
5 days, 5 killer tech tips Microsoft slowly started to sneak advertisements into the Windows platform with Windows 8, and they've only crept up further in Windows 10. Thankfully it's easy to shut down most of these annoyances if you know where to look.
Weekend tech reading: AMD Ryzen benchmarks leaked, Asus tinker board reviewed, Win10 vs Ubuntu GeForce gaming performance
Single and multithreaded benchmarks for AMD’s top-end 8 core, 16 thread Ryzen 7 1800X CPU are here and they’re impressive! The company’s highly anticipated family of next generation enthusiast desktop Ryzen CPUs is less than two weeks away...
Weekend Open Forum: What are you watching?
Time to compare: Unlimited plans from T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T
HTC is getting out of the entry-level smartphone market, says there's no profit to be made
Samsung teases homegrown Exynos 9 mobile chipset
Grab this excellent bundle of 10 Xbox One indie games for only $20
Watch Dogs 2 DLC brings ransomware-hit hospitals and autonomous cars that prioritize human life
YouTube is doing away with its most annoying ad spot
Google's AI can now play along with you on a virtual piano
Project Loon now needs far less balloons to deliver the Internet, thanks to machine learning
Sidewalk traffic lights designed for smartphone addicts appear in another location; this time they're bigger and brighter
The 12 Best Games for Android
Droid: It’s not just a robot from a galaxy far, far away. It’s also a pretty great option for anyone who wants a mobile device unshackled by closed operating systems. There are a bunch of really great games available for Android phones and tablets, including lots of the best games that are also on Apple's iPhones and iPads. Here are the 12 best games for Android.
Halo Wars 2 is a solid RTS that can be played with a controller, reviews are in
Halo Wars 2 is a real-time strategy game set in the universe of the Halo series, coming out next week for Xbox and Windows simultaneously (which is unusual to say the least). The game is receiving mixed to positive reviews so far, some are praising it for driving great RTS mechanics with a console controller, while hardcore PC RTS gamers might see this as a more shallow take on the genre. Either way, true Halo fans will be hardly disappointed.
AMD's Vega takes on Nvidia's GTX 1080 Ti as both companies hold events on the same day
AT&T joins the fray, announces new unlimited plan for all (as does Sprint)
Component shortages are making PCs more expensive
MSI GE62 7RD Apache Laptop Review
MSI's GE62 7RD Apache is an entry-level gaming notebook powered by Intel's new Core i7-7700HQ processor and a GeForce GTX 1050. It should provide budget-conscious buyers with a wallet-friendly option that's capable of playing today's games, albeit at reduced quality settings.
Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong arrested on bribery charges
'For Honor' is getting a lot of compliments so far
Widely anticipated game 'For Honor' just debuted this week. The third-person melee fighting game requires strategy and speed to win battles, online or in-story mode. Take on the role of a deadly Viking, a cold-blooded Samurai or a brutal medieval Knight. According to reviewers, For Honor is one of the most enjoyable and bloody games of 2017, so if you're up for that check it out. For those playing on PC, TechSpot's benchmark test is a must-read with 45 GPUs tested.


