Software - Page 23

November 4, 2015

Device puffs virtual objects into reality, lets you feel phantom objects floating in air

A new device aims to put a more tangible virtual experience in the driver’s seat.

November 4, 2015

Desert Bus: the worst video game of all time

Driving from Tucson, Ariz., to Las Vegas takes about eight hours and is exactly as boring as you’d imagine -- and Desert Bus, an unreleased 1995 video game by entertainers Penn Jillette and Teller, celebrates that trip in all its horrid glory.

November 4, 2015

The spy next door: private surveillance has never been easier

It's not just the government that can spy on you.

November 4, 2015

Microsoft Office now available for iPhone, not iPad

Even as a pared-down version of Microsoft's Office software package arrived on the iPhone, the company is holding out on extending that to the iPad and Android devices as it tries to boost sales of tablet computers running its own Windows system.

November 4, 2015

5 signs that your computer is infected

It's like the common cold. You'd think someone would have cured both by now. Unfortunately, it looks like computer viruses are just getting stronger and smarter.

November 4, 2015

For Pandora users, the party's over: Company to limit free mobile listening

Feeling the sting from rising royalty costs, Pandora has decided to limit the amount of time listeners can stream tracks before paying the piper.

November 4, 2015

Microsoft releases Office 2013 in redesign emphasizing touch controls, online subscriptions

Microsoft has released a retooled version of its Office software in an effort to extend one of the company's most important franchises beyond personal computers.

November 4, 2015

5 things that could sink Windows 8

The Windows 8 launch is finally upon us, and I guarantee you there are a lot of nervous people in Redmond right now.

November 4, 2015

Megan Fox responds to the Call of Duty

When you think of Megan Fox, video games probably aren’t the first thing that comes to mind. Nonetheless, the Hollywood bombshell has attached her name to the brand new first person shooter: “Call of Duty: Ghosts.”

November 4, 2015

Is Skype Translator ready for 'primo tiempo?'

John Brandon tested out Skype Translator, and finds that it may be the biggest advancement in real-time language translation since the babelfish on “Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.”