Sony touts streaming, Nintendo reveals Amiibo
At E3 2014, Sony shows off new PlayStation hardware and services for streaming, and Nintendo demos Amiibo toy figurines that work with Wii U and 3DS games.
Synology adds hardware video transcoding and more to consumer NAS
At Computex, Synology previewed a number of updates to its consumer Network Attached Storage line up, with three key new models on show.
Verizon vs. Netflix: What’s this really about? (Q&A)
Verizon’s top policy wonk explains why Netflix should stop blaming Verizon’s Fios service for poor streaming-video quality.
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 goes horizontal in first ad
The Surface Pro 3 is a tablet that can transition from bed to office without skipping a beat — that seems to be one of Microsoft’s new messages.
Sony says goodbye to its PlayStation Portable
After 10 years, the company ends sales of its handheld gaming device in North America, Europe, and Japan.
Apple’s new Swift coding language hopes to lock down errors
Apple’s new computer language Swift promises to prevent the programming problems that have plagued its predecessors.
5 ways ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ exceeded my expectations
For Crave contributor Kelsey Adams, a longtime casual X-Men fan, the latest movie was as fun as she’d hoped and smarter than she expected. Here’s why. (Caution: spoilers.)
How do you watch a movie if you can’t see? Blind people answer
Movie visuals aren’t as important as you think, at least according to these blind people who say films are for everyone.
Artist wants to build the first house on the moon
An art project looks to the stars with a robotic, self-assembling red cottage representing the first ever lunar art installation.
Net neutrality debate Part II: What it means to the average Joe
Confused about what the FCC’s new Net neutrality proposal might mean to the average Internet user? CNET’s Marguerite Reardon spells it out.