Articles by Peter Suciu

The latest title in the long-running Battlefield series made its debut last week. Instead of another near-future setting with the latest high-tech body armor and assault weapons, DICE and Electronic Arts are putting players in the trenches of the First World War and outfitting them with bolt-action rifles, horses, and gas masks The series, which la...

The final chapter in Sony's PlayStation 4 exclusive Uncharted 4: A Thief's End brings the story of treasure hunter Nathan Drake to a satisfying conclusion, suggest early reviews. The game will hit retail outlets Tuesday The game is the final title in the series, developerNaughty Dog has said....

Hulu is in talks to launch a cable TV-like service early next year, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday Hulu, which is a joint venture of Walt Disney, 21st Century Fox and Comcast's NBCUniversal, reportedly is negotiating with Disney and Fox to deliver live broadcast and paid channels, including ABC, ESPN, Disney, Fox, Fox News, FX and Fox Spor...

Invoxia on Thursday announced that Amazon's Alexa Voice Service has been integrated with its Triby digital assistants The voice-activated unit is the first non-Amazon product to be Alexa-enabled....

BMW and Daimler have broken off talks about forming a partnership with Apple to develop an electric car, according to news reports published last week Discussions reportedly stalled over issues that included which company would take the lead on the project and which would have ownership of the data. Apple apparently sought to develop a vehicle that...

Google will begin listing live air times for TV shows in its search results, Danial Alegre, president of global partnerships announced Wednesday in his keynote address at the National Association of Broadcasters trade show in Las Vegas This new feature will allow users to search for movies and TV shows. Results will show availability on broadcast a...

Amazon on Monday began offering Prime Video as a standalone service with a monthly subscription option Prime Video previously was offered only as part of a bundle with Amazon Prime, which is available for US$99 a year....

TheInternational Drone Racing Association and ESPN on Wednesday announced a multiyear international media distribution deal Under the partnership, the network will showcase the 2016 U.S. National Drone Racing Championships, which will be held on Governors Island in New York City this summer....

Ford on Monday revealed that it has been testing its Fusion Hybrid autonomous research vehicle with no headlights on remote desert roads at night While such a task would be quite perilous for a human driver, it was an important step in developing a fully autonomous vehicle, the company said....

A dozen trucks utilizing an autonomous driving system arrived Wednesday in Rotterdam, Netherlands, after traveling across Europe in the European Truck Platooning Challenge The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, along with the Directorate General Rijkswaterstaat, the Netherlands Vehicle Authority and the Conference of European Dir...

Oculus last week updated its terms of service to accompany the release of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, raising privacy and content ownership concerns. Software will be installed to monitor how the device is used, and the usage data will be sent back to Oculus and its parent company, Facebook, according to the terms of service....

Tesla fans around the world queued up to add their names to a reservation list in anticipation of Tesla Motors' planned Thursday night unveiling of its Model 3. The long-awaited new addition to the Tesla line is a more affordable sedan that targets not just early adopters, but a larger audience of luxury car owners Company founder Elon Musk has sha...

The first reviews of theOculus Rift surfaced Monday, and reviewers praised the potential of the virtual reality system while pointing out some obvious concerns The headset display is well-crafted and durable, but drawbacks include the cost -- US$600 -- and the fact that it requires a powerful gaming system to run it, according to some reviews....

Dish Network continues to up its game with its whole-home TV set-top box and accompanying devices. Since introducing its Sling-based TV-anywhere solution and whole-home DVR three years ago, Dish has remained one hop ahead of the competition....

Comcast on Monday announced that it would begin selling its Xfinity TV, phone and Internet services through Amazon The services debuted on the new Amazon Cable Store Web page, which promises to help customers choose a cable TV plan. All of the plans offered include high-definition and DVR services, along with more than 30 Xfinity products and servi...

Philips Lighting on Monday unveiled its Philips Hue white ambiance connected light bulbs Designed to feature more natural light, the bulbs can gradually brighten in the morning to help users wake up naturally, while at night they can dim to help ease users to sleep....

Nest on Thursday announced two new features, Family Accounts and Home/Away Assist. Family Accounts would let up to 10 people access the Nest products in a connected home from their Android or iOS devices. That means an end to sharing logins and passwords, the company said. Users can be added or removed seamlessly from the Family Account, which can...

Google has been in talks with telecom service providers in India to bring its Project Loon to the subcontinent, Rajan Anandan, Google's managing director for Southeast Asia and India, said in an interview published Monday inThe Economic Times The project would deliver Internet access via balloons floating thousands of feet in the air....

Google on Wednesday announced that it has begun testing an app dubbed "Hands Free," which allows Android and iOS smartphone users to make purchases via their devices without taking them out of their pockets or purses Early adopters in Silicon Valley can use the payment system at a small number of McDonald's, Papa John's and other eateries....

Microsoft on Monday announced that its HoloLens Development Edition was available for preorder, with units set to ship to developers beginning March 30 The company early last year introduced the holographic computer technology as a feature for Windows 10. It later announced apartnership with Volvo that would allow the application to be applied to t...