by Brian X. Chen | Feb 28, 2017 | Technology
EVERYONE is familiar with this scenario: An app you once loved no longer brings the same joy. It’s gotten buggy over time, or an update transformed it to the point it became unusable. Chances are you thought about calling it quits. But after years of sharing your...
by MICHAEL THOMSEN | Feb 14, 2017 | Technology
As his summer break from the University of Connecticut drew to a close last August, Alex Tan had one more goal before school began: to reclaim a world record in video gaming. To prepare, Mr. Tan sat at the computer at his family home in Rocky Hill, Conn. Next, he...
by GREGORY SCHMIDT | Jan 17, 2017 | Business, Technology
Mark Religioso, a brand manager for the video game publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment, wants more women to be involved in the professional gaming arena known as esports, where players compete in video game tournaments to win thousands of dollars in prize money. So...
by Brian X. Chen | Jan 13, 2017 | Food, Technology
LET’S face it: Thanks to technology, we are running out of excuses for not knowing how to cook. Sous vide immersion cooking, which involves giving food a hot water bath, makes cooking too easy. Just use a sous vide gadget to heat a pot of water to a set temperature,...
