Big Tech Archive
Archives for July 2014


Microsoft will be the first foreign company to sell game consoles in China since a ban was lifted earlier this year.


The PC may be having a slight revival, but tablet sales are a big worry. Oh, and Best Buy will match Amazon’s prices “with a smile.”


Two stoned college kids pranked Wikipedia editors, and the rest of the Internet, for five years.


Windows Phone 8.1 is barely out the door, but there’s another update coming.


FIFA 14, Madden NFL 25, Peggle 2 and Battlefield 4 get bundled together, with more to come.


Plus Microsoft’s selfie phone, rodents of unusual size and Silicon Valley’s meth problem.


Faster and cheaper Mac notebooks, just in time for back-to-school shopping.


A new study finds new Internet connected gadgets tend to lack the most basic security.


Microsoft has struggled to make inroads in China, largely due to rampant piracy.

