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  Analyzing the iMac 5K Retina display: How do you get 5K @ 60Hz from a last-gen GPU? (updated) November 4, 2014 at 1:55 pm

  Apple’s new 5K iMac is something of a puzzle – as is the resolution the display runs at. How’s Apple pulling this one off?
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  Windows 10 is great – but it won’t stop the PC from dying and taking Microsoft with it November 4, 2014 at 12:16 pm

  I’ve now been using Windows 10 for a month, and though it’s still just an early version with lots of rough edges, I’m convinced that it’s going to be a solid desktop operating system for the world’s billion-odd mouse-and-keyboard users — when they finally decide to upgrade from Windows 7 or XP, anyway. It has been slowly dawning on me, however, that Windows 10 is a lost cause; even in a best-case scenario where Microsoft delivers the finest desktop OS to ever grace humankind, there’s no getting around the found that Windows 10 is an attempt to revivify a slowly dying beast. While there’s always a chance that Windows 10 triggers some kind of renaissance, it’s far more likely that it will be squished into ignominious oblivion by the stumbling, apathetic, and commoditized beast that the desktop PC has become.
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  Original Apple I computer, sold by Steve Jobs in 1976, could reach $1 million at auction November 4, 2014 at 10:28 am

  On December 11, the only known surviving Apple I computer personally sold by Steve Jobs — out of his parents’ garage in 1976 — will be offered at auction. The auctioneer, Christie’s, estimates a sale price of between $400,000 and $600,000 — but just last week, the Henry Ford Museum bought a similar Apple I at auction for $905,000, and that particular computer lacked documentation tying it directly to Steve Jobs. We wouldn’t be surprised if this Apple I (which is still in fully working order, incidentally) sells for over $1 million, making it by far the most expensive computer relic in the world.
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  Nexus 9 review roundup: A premium-priced tablet that fails to deliver on multiple fronts November 4, 2014 at 8:46 am

  The reviews for Google’s latest Nexus tablet are in — and sadly, it seems the HTC-made Nexus 9 is continuing the trend that was initially set by the first big-screen ‘Nexus’ tablet, the Motorola Xoom. The Nexus 9 is good, but it’s certainly no iPad killer — and for the premium price that it commands, it should be better.
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  Intel finally agrees to pay $15 to Pentium 4 owners over AMD Athlon benchmarking shenanigans November 3, 2014 at 2:48 pm

  Intel will pay customers who purchased Pentium 4’s a $15 refund over alleged benchmark shenanigans — but the evidence for such actions is both fairly strong and still ongoing to some extent.
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  You can now open hotel rooms with just your smartphone – and bypass check-in, too November 3, 2014 at 10:50 am

  Starting this week, you can use a smartphone app to open your room at some Aloft, Element and W hotels. Over the next few months, Starwood (which owns those three chains) will upgrade 150 of its hotels to allow keyless, smartphone entry to some 30,000 rooms worldwide. Did I mention that keyless entry also means you can skip the check-in desk and go straight to your room, too?
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  Windows 8 finally comes of age as XP’s market share (possibly) takes precipitous plunge November 3, 2014 at 8:37 am

  Out of nowhere, it seems Windows 8 has finally come of age, with a huge bump of 4.5% in the global desktop operating system market share. This gain seems to have come at the expense of Windows XP, which, following its official retirement in April, finally registered its first big loss of market share (6.7%). In case you were wondering, this means Windows 8/8.1 is now officially more successful than Vista, which is usually the yardstick for bad or failed Windows OSes.
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  Xbox One readies shift to 20nm – but can a smaller node help it match the PS4’s performance? October 31, 2014 at 3:11 pm

  Microsoft is reportedly already working on a next-generation die shrink of the Xbox One, but can we expect any meaningful improvements?
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  An interview with Zoltan Istvan, leader of the Transhumanist Party and 2016 presidential contender October 31, 2014 at 12:32 pm

  Zoltan Istvan, founder of the Transhumanist Party, has announced that he will be a contender in the 2016 presidential race. Having set forth many bold ideas in his recent prolific writings, he now embarks on a new mission to bring transhumanist philosophy to politics. We interview him to find out about his views on religion, politics, society, and more.
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  DARPA creates first 1THz computer chip, earns Guinness World Record October 31, 2014 at 10:50 am

  DARPA, the US military’s R&D division, has been awarded a Guinness World Record for creating the world’s fastest solid-state chip, clocked at one terahertz — or 1,000 gigahertz, if that’s easier to digest. Computers and radio systems that operate up in the terahertz range have some very interesting and powerful properties, from the creation of hand-held tricorders and security scanners, through to wireless networks that are hundreds of times faster than 2.4 and 5GHz WiFi.

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