DT Debate: Did the Wii’s casual gaming focus hurt or help Nintendo?

The Nintendo Wii has had an interesting relationship with the gaming world. The console made a play for the casual gamer market, deviating from the core industry that Sony and… →
Podcast AV Rant #286: Tired and Cranky
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This week – early morning for one and a cold for another. It’s complaints from both sides of the pond. Onkyo brings you Dolby TrueHD as a download…for a price. You’ll also need one of their brand new receivers to make it… More →
DT in the news: More on Twitter’s Verified Status fallout

Last week we told you how we lost our Verified Status on Twitter and questioned the merits of the system. Writer Molly McHugh sat down with The Pulse Network's Tyler… →
DT Debates: Should robots be held to a human moral compass?

The rise of A.I. is in our midst. Google Glasses, self-driving cars, and our continued attempts at robotic life are not to be ignored. And a recent study found that… →
Podcast AV Rant #285: With Tongue
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It’s our 5 year anniversary (but we don’t mention that on the podcast). Hurray for us! Liz is back and this week we talk about the upcoming summer movies. Are you excited? We dissect the trailers for Spiderman, Dark Knight Rises, and… More →
DT Debates: Will tablets take over and put laptops out to pasture?

Tablets have been around only a short while and already they have transformed personal electronics. What once were a novelty have now entirely infiltrated how we interact with technology, and… →
Podcast AV Rant #284: Weird and Awesome
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Listen after the final music for a spoiler-free review of the new Avengers movie (it is out in Australia so Tom went and saw it). Liz is out of town this week so Rob H. steps back in. Lots to discuss including… More →
Ask DT: Our answers to this week’s reader questions

Welcome to the inaugural Ask DT post, where we’ll be answering reader questions you’ve sent in. This week we've got a rather technical question about chargers, some ways to placate… →
DT Debates: Are ISPs overstepping their boundaries by favoring their content streaming services?

Recently, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings pointed a finger at Comcast for promoting its Xfinity on-demand services over competitors'. Comcast — and other ISPs — have been a thorn in streaming… →
Podcast AV Rant #283: Ribbon Tweeters
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Because Tom was a slacker over the weekend, he missed doing the podcast with Liz. Enter Rob H., once again, who, by virtue of having much free time, gets another guest spot on the podcast. This week Tom and Rob discuss Apple… More →
Introducing Ask DT: You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers

We here at Digital Trends like to think we have the answers to all the questions… or at least to your tech-related ones, anyway. While we encourage commenting, we also… →
DT Debates: Is bringing the dead back to life as holograms awesome, or just wrong?

In the closing hours of the 2012 Coachella music festival last Sunday, rappers Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre did the impossible: they brought fellow hip-hop legend Tupac back to life...… →
Podcast AV Rant #282: For the Record
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Tom starts with a listener complaint. Hopefully that will be sorted. Feel free to report back if there is still a problem. So, if you don’t want to hear Tom insult the entire Internet, make fun of a colleague’s name in an… More →
DT Debates: Should e-cigarette smokers follow traditional tobacco etiquette?

We all know smoking is bad for you – but what about electronic smoking? New technology means we now have electronic cigarettes, which eliminate many of the health risks of… →
DT in the news: Interview exploring the Facebook-Instagram deal

The hype over Facebook's acquisition of Instagram just won't die. This week, staff writer Molly McHugh was interviewed for The Pulse Network's Pulse on Business social TV show. Check out… →