MapQuest reportedly shutting down in preparation for MapBox overhaul

We already know that Verizon is acquiring AOL for some $4.4 billion dollars, but now we’re hearing reports that some big changes are coming to AOL products as well. For instance, there seems to be indications that AOL is planning to drastically overhaul their online mapping service, MapQuest.

Tweets are coming to Google search results

Google has just made the announcement that they’ve struck a deal with Twitter which will bring live tweets to search results. This move spans all of the Google search platforms, including desktop, tablet, and phone, and we can expect to start seeing the new results immediately.

Game Room of the Future with Virtual Reality

There was a time, not too long ago, when the most impressive feature of a game room would have been the table tennis or the foosball table. The game room was limited to families that not only had the money to spare on expensive game room equipment but the physical space to accommodate them. Now, […]

What a Girl Wants – Our top 5 Smart Jewelry picks

Looking for a gift for that special someone that will truly wow her? Smart jewelry is one of the newest trends in wearable tech, and although many of our favorite pics are still in the development stage, these nifty devices are more than just useful; they’re stylish. We’ve compiled a list of our five favorite […]

The maddening psychology of gaming behavior

Gamers have had a stigma surrounding them for a long time that they’re completely anti-social people. This is far from the truth, as there are many games that aren’t even made to be played solo, but rather with other people. Especially in the huge market of massively multiplayer games. However, this has spawned a new […]

Smart Watches: For Which Watch Would One Wish?

2015 is quickly shaping up to be the year of the watch, specifically the smart watch. In this field of wearable tech there are two titans dominating the industry: Apple and Android. Which watch is the one for you? Well, after pouring over reviews and painstakingly researching both items, we may have the side-by-side comparison […]

The state of self driving cars

By now, most people have heard of the Google Self-Driving Car project. It started out as an on-a-whim project and has turned into what could easily be a technological revolution in the auto industry. However, most people don’t know where we currently stand on driverless vehicles – are they ready to go? How long before […]

The EM Drive: A Skeptic’s Guide

The EM Drive recently took the internet by storm – the promise of interstellar travel being decades away instead of centuries got all of the Star Trek / Wars fans to take to their respective blogs and cry out with eager abandon. However, very few people stopped to apply real scrutiny to the claims that […]

The Last Version of Windows?

It looks like Windows 10 might very well be the last version of the operating system. Does this mean Microsoft is closing its doors? No – not by a longshot. It actually means the opposite – we can expect to see more updates to Windows than in any operating system Microsoft has previously released. Why […]

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