Hitting the Books: During World War II, even our pigeons joined the fightBefore there were UVAs, the Allies had hoped to train birds to guide precision munitions. By A. Tarantola, 03.19.2023
Hitting the Books: Newfangled oceanographers helped win WWII using marine scienceTrailblazing researcher Mary Sears led the unprecedented oceanic intelligence gathering effort.By A. Tarantola, 09.04.2022
Hitting the Books: Smaller cameras and projectors helped the Allies win WWIIAdvances in film tech revolutionized how American armed forces fought. By A. Tarantola, 01.16.2021
Hitting the Books: How one of our first 'smart' weapons helped stop the NazisThis crucial WWII invention had nothing to do with nukes.By A. Tarantola, 10.31.2020
Tom Hanks WWII movie 'Greyhound' will premiere on Apple TV+It's the first time a big Tom Hanks movie will premiere online.By J. Fingas, 05.19.2020
Recommended Reading: The 15th anniversary of 'Halo 2'The best long-form writing on technology and more on the web.By B. Steele, 11.16.2019
Sonar drone helps find a WWII Japanese aircraft carrierIt's the first time anyone has located a Japanese carrier from the war.By J. Fingas, 10.20.2019
'Medal of Honor' returns as an Oculus Rift exclusive next yearFight your virtual way across Europe to win WWII for the Allies.By A. Tarantola, 09.25.2019
Hitting the Books: 'Dirty bomb' fears spawned America's nuclear spy forceHysteria surrounding Hitler's nuclear ambitions reached fever pitch in 1943.By A. Tarantola, 09.14.2019
12Sonar drone discovers long-lost WWII aircraft carrier USS HornetThe late Paul Allen's expedition has found the famous ship 77 years later.By J. Fingas, 02.12.2019
Activision debuts 'Call of Duty' companion app for your phoneThe COD Points microtransaction currency has also arrived.By K. Holt, 11.02.2018
Of course ‘Battlefield V’ is getting a battle royale modeAt least EA promised it won't have loot boxes.By D. Lumb, 06.09.2018
A Nanjing Massacre survivor's story lives on digitallyThe survivor community for one of the worst war atrocities in modern history is dying. New technology will allow future generations to hear their stories.By K. Wong, 01.03.2018
Microsoft co-founder's remote vehicles find a legendary WWII shipTechnology is bringing some closure 72 years later.By J. Fingas, 08.20.2017
Options for neo-Nazis on the internet are starting to shrinkHate groups have overstayed their internet welcome. By V. Blue, 08.18.2017
'Call of Duty: WWII' takes zombies back to the front linesOnce more into the breach.By T. Seppala, 07.20.2017
12'Call of Duty' goes back to what it does best: historic warfarePrepare to enter the trenches in 'Call of Duty: WWII.'By B. Steele, 06.14.2017
The rumors are true: 'Call of Duty' is going back to World War IISledgehammer Games is sticking with what works.By J. Conditt, 04.21.2017
Christopher Nolan goes to war in 'Dunkirk'The director's World War II epic will be shot on IMAX film and debut in 2017. By T. Seppala, 12.28.2015