I love science fiction movies for lots of reasons, but the biggest draw is, of course, that sci-fi speculates about how science and technology will change the world. Sometimes it's a prediction of how technology that will certainly exist could change things. Other times, technology itself is a product of pure imagination.

Windows Vista was controversial for a lot of reasons, but the most transparent one was the strange hate for Windows Aero—the biggest visual revamp for Windows since Windows XP.

The Simpsons is, believe it or not, one of the most important TV shows in history. While it's become a shadow of its former self, during the golden age of the Simpsons, its cultural impact was immense, and can still be felt today.

There's no shortage of films from the pre-CG era that still hold up well today, and even early films containing CG (such as Terminator 2) that still look amazing thanks to smart and limited use of the primitive effects of the day.

I've been watching anime as a core hobby for just over 25 years now, devouring series from the early days of the medium up to the present day, and while most of the ways things have evolved have been interesting and fresh, one area we seem to have gone backward is series length.

I think there are few people who could disagree that House M.D is one of the greatest TV shows in history, and one of the main reasons this show was so watchable (apart from Gregory himself) was that each episode (or two) centered around a medical mystery.

For the most part, Chromebooks (and other ChromeOS devices) are pretty robust. They almost never go wrong during normal use, and there's very little that someone can do by accident that can truly cause issues.

Being "shadowbanned" means that you're effectively blocked on your social media platform, but you don't actually know that you are. You may think that you're just going on as normal, but few if any people can see your activity, and you might as well be shouting into the void.

The X-Files is one of the greatest shows ever to grace TV screens anywhere in the world, and though the show fizzled out a little towards the end there, its cultural impact just can't be overstated.

Meta has announced yet another range of its smart glasses to follow the Ray-Ban models we've seen before and, while I think the technology is cool, the lack of any sort of HUD or visual feedback system makes them less than appealing in my opinion.

Windows is the most popular operating system in the world, and you'll find it on almost every desktop, mobile, and handheld computer out in the wild. This has been the situation for years, and the OS has been a huge money-spinner for Microsoft. In fact, it's what put the company on the map.

Computer-generated graphics (CG) have revolutionized what filmmakers can do these days. It seems the only limit is your imagination (and budget), because there are no practical challenges you need to overcome.

If you're on the lookout to add a subwoofer to your sound system, chances are you're mainly seeing active subwoofer options, and few if any passive ones. It seems that every subwoofer these days wants to be strong and independent!

Tired of all the mainstream movie formulas? Sick of yet another superhero film or predictable romantic comedy? So are lots of people, but at the same time, you're probably not keen to jump in at the other extreme and indulge in experimental arthouse movies.

Some of the best movies are remakes. Think of Carpenter's The Thing, Cronenberg's the Fly or Pacino's Scarface. These movies are amazing, and many people don't even realize they are remakes of older films from a previous era.

The first time I ever laid eyes on id Software's Quake was in the pages of a magazine. Not a gaming magazine—I was 10 years old, my parents weren't going to buy me any—no this was a "family" magazine that loads of people in my country buy, and there, laid out in an article, were the most amazing screenshots I'd ever seen.

Stargate is one of my all-time favorite movies, but somehow I missed the bus on Stargate SG-1 when it originally aired. Now that the show is easily accessible on streaming services, I've slowly worked my way through it—and I've been missing out!

The Switch 2 has a number of tricks up its sleeve compared to the original, and one of the most surprising is the ability to convert those new Joy Cons into mice by simply flipping the controller on its side.

How long have you had your email address? I was wondering the same thing the other day, so I checked my Gmail creation date using Google Takeout—18 years!