Intel's Supercomputer Chips Get KO-ed By China and IBM and other top stories.

• Intel's Supercomputer Chips Get KO-ed By China and IBM

  

  Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) likely won't power the world's top supercomputers anymore, following two stunning announcements from the Chinese government and IBM (NYSE:IBM). The Chinese government unveiled Sunway TaihuLight, a supercomputer which has theoretical peak performance of 124.5 petaflops, making it the first supercomputer to break the 100 petaflop barrier. A single petaflop equals about one quadrillion calculations per second. The TaihuLight runs entirely on Chinese hardware, using ShenWei CPU..

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• Resident Evil 5 Review

  

  Resident Evil 5 makes it way to the PS4 and Xbox One in the form of a port that features all the extras from the PC version, and includes all the DLCs and outfits released so far. Just like Resident Evil 6, it is another port from Capcom that runs at native 1080p resolution and 60 fps. Resident Evil 5 was released hot off the heels of the critically and commercially successful Resident Evil 4. It took the over the shoulder camera from Resident Evil 4 but added a co-op mode. The game’s direction..

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• New Prius takes hybrid to the next level

  

  2016 Toyota Prius Four: A higher-level hybrid? Advertisment of Gallery: Price: $31,743 as tested (including $519 Protection Package, $225 for floor mats, $99 for tablet holder, and $65 for wheel locks). A base Prius (the Prius Two) can be had for $24,200. Conventional wisdom: When I tested a 2011 model some years ago, I wrote: "The admission fee is a little steep, but the reward is a competent car that improves gas mileage when you're stuck in traffic." Marketer's pitch: "T..

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• 4 Browsers That Might Break Your Chrome Addiction

  

  Look, Chrome is a great browser. It’s feature-packed, overstuffed with fun extensions, and keeps your digital life organized across multiple devices. But maybe its insatiable resource-lust is bringing your laptop down. Maybe Google gives you the privacy willies. Or hey, it first showed up on Macs in 2009—maybe you’ve just got a seven-year itch. The good news is, there’s plenty of life after Chrome. The browser wars are basically over. Sixty percent of desktop users worldwide rely on Chrome, acc..

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