Articles by Quinten Plummer
Diablo III Celebrates Third Anniversary With Secret Cow Level: It's Totally Crazy But We Love It
A long, long time ago, ancient cows invaded Diablo II and had a profound impact on the game as we know it today. To celebrate Diablo III's third birthday, Blizzard has summoned the cows once again.
GM Takes Wraps Off 2016 Chevrolet Camaro And We're Salivating Already
The lighter and more powerful 2016 Chevy Camaro makes its debut in Detroit. This Camaro has had its aerodynamic lift lowered by 30 percent, says Chevy.
RIP Samsung Wallet, Hello Samsung Pay
Samsung prepares to terminate Samsung Wallet and introduce Samsung Pay. Samsung Wallet lived up to no one's expectations, says the South Korean company.
AT&T Pushes Out Minor Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Update: Improvements On Battery, Screen Rotation, And More
The Galaxy S6 Edge gets a handful of performance enhancements. Meanwhile, Samsung prepares to shut down Samsung Wallet.
Blizzard Drops Hammer Ban On 'World Of Warcraft' Cheaters: 100,000 Accounts Blocked For Six Months
Blizzard bans more than 100,000 WoW players. Meanwhile, the game's active accounts start to trail off as Warlords enthusiasm wanes.
Want To Improve Your Forehand And Backhand? This Sony Smart Tennis Sensor Might Help
Sony's new tennis sensor discretely tracks tennis player's performance and can merge metrics with smartphone video of the individual's matches. It tracks swing speed, number of swings, types of swings, ball speed, ball spin and more.
This Apple Watch Flaw Will Make Thieves Smile: No Kill Switch!
The Apple Watch is missing one of the iPhone's best theft deterrents. The smartwatch doesn't have Activation Lock.
Help! U.S. Will Run Out Of IP Addresses This Summer: IPv6 To The Rescue?
The US is just about out of IPv4 addresses. Users will be fine, but some mid and small size businesses could be in for a bit of stress.
Me Too! Bing To Favor Mobile-Friendly Websites
The fallout from Mobilegeddon has spread from Google Search to Microsoft's Bing. Microsoft says its new mobile friendly metrics for websites strikes a balance between mobile friendliness and relevancy.
NTT DoCoMo And Fujitsu Team Up To Bring Arrows NX F-04G: World's First Smartphone With Iris Scanner
Japanese wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo and handset maker Fujitsu introduce the first smartphone to include iris recognition software. This could be big someday.
AT&T Partners With Hulu To Let Subscribers Watch Streaming Videos Via Mobile App Or Dedicated Website
AT&T partners with Hulu to better compete with Verizon in content delivery. For Hulu's part, it stands to gain more paying subscribers.
Getting Fit With Google Fit Has Become Way Cooler, Thanks To Calorie And Distance Tracker
Google Fit get more function. The app can now estimate calories burned and distance traveled. Google Fit becomes more formidable force in the connected health field, now that it has been updated to estimate calories burned and distance traveled.
Amtrak Train Derails In Philadelphia: At Least Six Dead, 150 Injured
A derailment late Tuesday night left at least five people dead and 50 people wounded, six of whom were listed as "critically injured." "It is an absolute disastrous mess. Never seen anything like this in my life," says Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter.
Artificial Intelligence Becomes Human Like And Performs Brain-Like Task Of Classifying Images
A neural network based on "memristors" proves it can classify images. The novel concept is "small, yet important step," researchers stated.
Popular Dreamcast RPG 'Grandia 2' To Be Reincarnated For Windows PC Via Steam
'Grandia 2' will live on in HD form on Steam. Support for an HD remaster of the JRPG was overwhelming, says GungHo Online Entertainmetn America.
No More Annoying Window Reflection In Your Photos, Thanks To MIT Algorithm
Researchers develop a technique to exorcise ghosting from photos. The new algorithm cleans up blemished in photos that are shot through windows and other glass.
Void Virtual Reality Theme Park: Welcome To The Matrix
The Void seeks to provide the ultimate immersive gaming experience in 60-by-60-foot rooms that will blend virtual reality with real-world sensations.
AT&T GoPhone Customers With $45 And $60 Monthly Plans Can Enjoy Rollover Data Starting May 15
AT&T prepared to bring rollover data to GoPhone. The new rollover scheme will only be available on GoPhone's $45 and $60 plans.
Michelle Obama Talks Racism, Discrimination And Ferguson At Tuskegee University 130th Commencement Ceremony
First Lady Michelle Obama addresses students at the historically black Tuskegee University. Persevere through the slights and stereotypes, she told the 500 graduates on Saturday.
Samsung Gear VR For Samsung Galaxy S6 And Galaxy S6 Edge Now Available Online For $199
Samsung has launched a Gear VR for the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, now selling online for $199. In a few days too, the VR attachment will go on sale in stores.
Nintendo Is Red No More: $350 Million Profit On Back Of Wii U Sales
Nintendo bounces back out of the red, raking in a modest operating profit in doing so. A weak yen and solid Wii U sales had a lot to do with that.
Fitbit Aims To Raise $100 Million In IPO: War With Apple Looming?
Fitbit prepares to open up and offer the public an opportunity to buy shares. The eight-year-old company is coming off a year that saw half of its lifetime sales made.
OnePlus One Firmware Fix For Touchscreen Issues Imminent
OnePlus is pinpointing the reason for the touchscreen issues that have been plaguing a small percentage of its One smartphones. However, it isn't ready to establish a release window for the fix.
'Wolfenstein: The Old Blood' Review Roundup: Old School Greatness Or Just Old And Boring?
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood is a marked step back from The New Order, early reviews say. Get ready to be spotted and drawn into massive gun fights.
SimCity Creator Outs Thred App: A Cool Way To Share Your Stories Through Photos, Stickers And More
A new app for visual storytelling has arrived, surfacing out of the mind that brought the world 'SimCity' and 'The Sims.' As a content creation tool, 'Thred' enables users to tell stories with photos, captions, links and stickers.
iPhone Parody Ad Reminds Us How Humans Are Addicted To Technology [Video]
Filmmakers poke fun at the future of connectivity in a parody video. The clip shows where technological advances may one day lead us.
McDonald's Relaunches #Hamburglar And Here's How Twitterverse Reacted
'Robble, robble!' McDonald's reintroduces the Hamburglar. Hamilton B. Urglar, 40, has been rehabilitating his life since 2002, but he appears to be breaking bad once again.
NASA's FINDER Radar Saves Lives In Nepal By Detecting Heartbeats Through Piles Of Debris
A pair of NASA's FINDER prototype located four men trapped beneath up to ten feet of debris in the aftermath of Nepal's Gorkha earthquake. FINDER can pinpoint the location of a heartbeat under up to 30 feet of rubble.
FAA Approves Yamaha RMAX Drone To Spray Crops In U.S.
Yamaha's crop dusting drone gets approval to operate in the U.S. The FAA has imposed 28 limits and conditions on the Yamaha RMAX, as the country slowly etches out drone legislation.
'Half-Life' Reincarnation 'Black Mesa' Now Available On Steam Early Access
'Half-Life' rework 'Black Mesa' finally makes its way into Steam's Early Access. The game is about 85 percent complete, says developer Crowbar Collective.
