Mobile gaming is big business. Smartphone gaming apps account for $50 billion of the $115 billion gaming market, with 80% of all AppStore revenue coming from gaming releasesalone. It all started back in 1997 when Nokia shipped the Snake game with its

Kansas transportation officials are beginning a pilot project to determine how drones could be used in future road design work. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that last week marked the first time the Kansas Department of Transportation has employ

New technology is easing the way we garden, store equipment, monitor watering and reshape landscapes. And some of those tasks can be done remotely, using phones or tablets. The innovations extend well beyond downloading a few apps. New to the horticu

The Trump administration issued a fresh warning Tuesday about malicious North Korean cyber activity, as that nation’s leader dispatched a top adviser to New York to prepare for a possible summit on its nuclear arsenal. The technical alert from the FB

Formerly known as Passbook, Wallet is Apple’s answer to digitizing cards. With it, the credit cards, debit cards, transport tickets and even loyalty cards that are weighing your wallet or purse down can all be turned into virtual versions of themselv

A young computer hacker who investigators say unwittingly worked for Russian spies was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for his role in a massive security breach at Yahoo that federal agents say was directed by a Russian intelligence agency.

An “unlikely” string of events prompted Amazon’s Echo personal assistant device to record a Portland, Oregon, family’s private conversation and then send the recording to an acquaintance in Seattle, the company said last week. The woman told KIRO-TV

Exxon’s CEO says the company can more than double its earnings by 2025 and will invest in new oil and gas production even if policymakers adopt rules to combat climate change. Darren Woods told shareholders Wednesday that technology like biofuels wil

Apple ignited the smartphone revolution with iPhone and it is a fact that Samsung blatantly copied our design. A jury has decided Samsung must pay Apple $539 million in damages for illegally copying some of the iPhone’s features to lure people into

President Donald Trump’s hard-line views on trade, a staple of his message long before he entered politics, are beginning to collide with the cold realities of global geopolitics. Trade talks on China and the North American Free Trade Agreement have

State Police Sgt. Greg Cunningham wants you to know that starting Friday, you’re going to get a ticket if a trooper spots you holding your phone while driving. The state passed a hands-free-driving law last year that takes effect June 1, and state of

An American business group called on Beijing on Wednesday to allow the same access to its state-dominated economy that China’s companies have to U.S. markets after Washington revved up a simmering trade dispute with a surprise announcement of plans t

Revelations that an Amazon Echo smart speaker inadvertently sent a family’s private conversation to an acquaintance highlights some unexpected risks of new voice-enabled technologies. According to Amazon, the fault was an “unlikely” series of inadver

The reaches of the galaxy far, far away might not be quite as vast as previously thought. In a box-office blip that echoed through the multiplexes, “Solo: A Star Wars Story” didn’t fare well over the Memorial Day weekend, amassing an estimated $103 m

The Boeing Co. says it will give $1.5 million to support science, technology, engineering and math programs at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. Among other things, the money will expand the museum’s annual robotics challenge from a on

As the First Order bears down on the remnants of an increasingly beleaguered Resistance fleet, Rey (Daisy Ridley) tracks down Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), who is in self-imposed exile on the planet Ahch-To. He agrees to train Rey, who keeps receivin

This is the soundtrack to Solo: A Star Wars Story, a film which follows the young pilot Han Solo before the events of the classic first Star Wars movie released in 1977. Naturally, John Williams is once again at the helm for this score, having compos

“Solo: A Star Wars Story” easily topped the Memorial Day weekend box office charts with $103 million from its first four days in theaters, but the pricey and troubled production launch failed to meet the high expectations of industry analysts and the

BNSF Railway is one of the first railroads to fully implement new safety technology that will be required by federal regulators by the end of the year, a company spokeswoman said. The new technology, known as positive train control, is designed to au

Asia Thomas knew she was at a disadvantage. It had been 16 years since she quit a job at McDonald’s to raise her kids. When she left, restaurants didn’t have kiosks to take orders, people didn’t use smartphones to pay, and job seekers did application

Just months after the discovery of our first known interstellar visitor, it turns out there’s another asteroid from yet another star system residing in our cosmic club in plain view. Scientists reported that this interstellar resident is an asteroid

Long emergency stopping distances, difficult-to-use controls and a harsh ride stopped Tesla’s Model 3 electric car from getting a recommended buy rating from Consumer Reports. While the magazine said the car has exhilarating acceleration and handling

Streaming numbers for R. Kelly have remained intact a week after Spotify announced it had removed the R&B singer’s music from its playlists, citing its new policy on hate content and hateful conduct. Spotify made the bold declaration on May 10, but R

The American Civil Liberties Union and other privacy advocates are asking Amazon to stop marketing a powerful facial recognition tool to police, saying law enforcement agencies could use the technology to “easily build a system to automate the identi

Barack and Michelle Obama are getting into the television business with Monday’s announcement that they had signed a multi-year deal with Netflix. The former president and first lady have formed their own production company, Higher Ground Productions

According to Apple, “technology is most powerful when it empowers everyone”. Accessibility features on iOS, macOS and Apple’s other operating systems have long been regarded as the very best in the industry, winning awards such as the AFB’s Prestigio

Comcast and Disney are on the verge of a head-to-head bidding war for Fox’s entertainment properties. The potential battle for Twenty-First Century Fox comes as traditional entertainment companies try to amass more properties to compete better with t

Thandie Newton jokes that there might be something off about Alden Ehrenreich — because how else could he take on the pressure-filled role of Han Solo with so much ease? “Every week, I was expecting a call that Alden had had a nervous breakdown and w

On Barnett’s second solo LP she manages to spell out uneasy truths with wit and simplicity, all while cradling her guitar. The brilliantly named track ‘Crippling Self Doubt and a General Lack of Self Confidence’ is a pop gem that’s boosted with vocal