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Insects see the world very differently than we do, but researchers from Newcastle University in the UK now say that the praying mantis possesses one important element of human vision: It can see in 3D despite having a comparatively tiny brain.

While it's generally known how long hard drives actually live for, it stands to reason that some manufacturers make drives that are more reliable than others. But whose?

Nvidia's revenues soared last quarter, thanks to cryptocurrency and strong gaming performance — but the company is playing things close to the chest on when we should expect new GPUs.

The Falcon Heavy has the most engines of any rocket ever to reach orbit — it's not even close. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says it's actually a benefit.

Microsoft's new Windows 10 Build 17093 shows the company still stuffing features into the upcoming Spring Creators Update. There's some good stuff here.

The thousands who've put down deposits on the Tesla Model 3 worry the tax credit will be used up by the time they take delivery. Especially if they bought the base Tesla, the one that costs $36,000 with delivery and doc fees.

Lenovo says the ThinkPad X1 Carbon laptops included in the recall contain batteries that could overheat and damage the machine. It might even catch fire.

Jailbreaking is back, baby. Also, security holes.

Intel has fresh microcode updates ready to close the door on Spectre Variant 2 on Skylake CPUs, but the company is still working on solutions for other processors.

Intel thinks that 5G connectivity and small Optane caches can replace local storage in the mainstream consumer market. Intel also has a new 5G modem expected to drop in 2019. There *might* be a connection.

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845 announcement is barely two months old, and yet a new Snapdragon 850 may already be in the works.

The value of cryptocurrency is down right now, but online criminals are still happy to generate coins using your hardware.