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Valve’s Steam Box is coming, and if the company behind Half-Life, Portal, and Team Fortress 2 gets it right, the next gaming console in your living room could be much different — and more compelling — than your Xbox, PlayStation, Wii, or PC. Valve is trying to build a game console that you haven’t seen Continue Reading →

SteamOS is Valve’s Linux-based solution for bringing gaming to the living room, the company announced on Monday. The operating system will be available free to license for manufacturers building “living room machines,” and it will also be available as a free download to users. Valve has customized Linux and Steam to facilitate gaming on big-screen Continue Reading →

BlackBerry said on Monday that it had reached an agreement to be taken private by a group led by Fairfax Financial Holdings. The company signed a letter of intent that would pay shareholders $9 a share in cash, a deal that values the faltering smartphone maker at about $4.7 billion, according to a press release. Continue Reading →

The New York Police Department has more of a relationship with Apple’s iPhone than merely performing crowd control at and around Apple stores on iPhone launch days like last Friday. A new iPhone model also means a probable uptick in attempts to steal them. And since Friday’s launch of the iPhone 5s and 5c also Continue Reading →

LinkedIn’s Sponsored Jobs listings are getting increased visibility on Monday, with a move that has them now appearing in LinkedIn’s main feed on the member homepage. Before, Sponsored Jobs were only available in the “Jobs You May Be Interested In” module on the homepage, and in emails sent out to subscribers. The move highlights LinkedIn’s Continue Reading →

Netflix won its first Emmy award — the kind doled out at the flashy, star-studded televised ceremony — Sunday night, as David Fincher won for best directing of a drama series. The online subscription-video service, which has been touting itself of late as the “world’s leading Internet television provider,” was nominated for 14 primetime Emmy Continue Reading →

Microsoft took the wraps off its holiday hardware lineup on Monday, unveiling two new tablets, and a number of new and updated accessories. It’s a lot of information to process, so let’s go through each piece in order. The Surface 2 is the second generation of the Surface RT, though its name doesn’t take after Continue Reading →

Apple’s iTunes Radio has already picked up 11 million listeners since its launch last week, Apple announced Monday. Available through iTunes 11 and iOS 7, iTunes Radio takes a page from Pandora’s playbook. You can create and add different music stations to your feed based on your tastes and listen to songs streamed from each Continue Reading →

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives prefer Apple’s iPhone more than competitor Blackberry by over twice as much. According to a survey conducted by Meet the Press, 58 percent of the House uses an iPhone, compared to 23 percent who use a Blackberry. The iPhone also maintains wide bipartisan support and is the runaway Continue Reading →

Microsoft has unveiled the Surface Pro 2, a new version of its flagship 10.6-inch Windows tablet. Though little has been changed externally on the updated device, Microsoft says that what’s inside has changed quite a bit. “We improved the performance on this product by 20 percent,” says Panos Panay, Microsoft’s VP of Surface. “If you Continue Reading →