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It sounds like Microsoft's Meltdown patch didn't make Windows 7 more secure. It actually did the opposite.

Ray tracing is the ultimate way to create realistic computer-generated scenes — and at up to 10 hours per frame to render, it's been mostly restricted to movies and advertising, until now. Nvidia has shown real-time ray tracing using its new RTX running on its Volta GPUs.

Palm didn't make it, but now the Palm brand could be poised for a nostalgic comeback on Verizon.

New research into text-to-speech technology has significantly improved the ability of computers to mimic human speech patterns.

There's a new PC building simulator in Early Access on Steam, but its usefulness seems a bit limited — and not just because it's an early version of the final product.

It has been several months since 'Oumuamua's discovery, but scientists are still puzzling over our first interstellar visitor.

Mac Pro users are trying to eke out upgrades any way they can, but buying a six-year-old form factor is a bad way to do it.

Mozilla is looking to shield users from Facebook's snooping and score some good will at the same time.

HTC's Vive Pro won't light the world on fire, but it moves the possibilities of VR forward another notch, and is a solid upgrade for anyone with the money to spend.

A few products can make VR headsets wireless, and TPCast is taking it a step further with a new wireless VR system that can stream to multiple Vive headsets at the same time.

After a few years off, the Far Cry franchise is back with a full-on numbered sequel, and we're headed to the good ol' United States this time. We break down early performance tests on PCs and consoles.

If you use a third-party dock, be very wary of Nintendo's 5.0 firmware update. There are widespread reports it's bricking Switch consoles.