Stories by IDGNS News Staff

Hardcore Hardware: Pro-gaming bootcamp with missharvey

This week, pro-gamer missharvey swung by Hardcore Hardware to give us the details on her gaming hardware and straight-up school Gordon in a game of Counter Strike.

Samsung Galaxy Note7 iris scanner review

CIO.com's Al Sacco goes hands on with the Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphone and its new biometric iris scanner.

Hands-on with the Honor 8

The smartphone meant for Millennials packs quite a few features in a $399 package.

Audi tells you when to put the pedal to the metal with stoplight info

Audi is equipping some of its new model cars with traffic technology information to tell drivers how long it will take for the light to change from red to green.

Intel debuts Project Alloy VR headset

The biggest news out of the Intel Developer Forum this year is Project Alloy — Intel’s push in virtual and augmented reality.

An inside look at Cogito's newest emotional intelligence software

CIO's own Sarah White goes on location to examine the role of emotional intelligence software in the workplace and it's potential impact to customer service.

Why is the new emoji in iOS 10 so controversial?

In iOS 10, Apple changed the revolver emoji to look like a squirt toy gun. Critics say that the change will cause confusion, miscommunication, and do nothing to solve gun violence. Here’s why they’re wrong.

5 reasons to buy the Galaxy Note 7

The Galaxy Note 7 is worth the cash if you're keen on carrying the equivalent of a tiny computer in your pocket.

Hardcore Hardware: Testing the human limits of VR with Kent Bye

We fed this editor gross food and made him use VR on a sub-spec PC.

Developers need secure coding environments

InfoWorld talks with White Ops' Dan Kaminsky about how we can help developers code more securely without killing their will to innovate

Install Windows 10 with privacy settings

The Express settings option will make your installation go faster, but you might inadvertently agree to conditions you wouldn't choose for yourself.

Weekend Project: Build an ADS-B receiver for less than $120

Find out information about what planes are flying around you with this homemade device

Weekend Project: We test our homemade ADS-B receiver

A recreational pilot puts our ADS-B receiver to the test, monitoring plane traffic mid-flight.

Getting started with Swift Playgrounds

Kids and adults can learn to code with Swift Playgrounds, a free iPad app coming to iOS 10. Made by Apple engineers, it teaches the Swift programming language, but it’s fun like a puzzle game.