A few days ago, Ars reviewed the new 17" MacBook Pro. Most of that review also applies to the new 15-inchers, but there is one aspect to the latest incarnation of the 15" MacBook Pro that warrants ...

Technology in a newly published BlackBerry patent application specifies a device that would supplement its self-generated backlighting system by collecting light from the surrounding area. In other ...

If you want to take your entertainment and gaming to the next level, then you should pick up these awesome Govee kits. The ...

There's no dressing it up: the 3DS's battery life of 3 - 5 hours is disappointing. Ryuji Umezu, the system designer, talked to Nintendo President Satoru Iwata about the many features that sap away the ...

Desktop and laptop computer LCD monitors sport a long light bulb to display the video. When this bulb burns out, the screen dims to almost black. Failing backlights can also cause the picture to ...

If the backlight on your Droid screen is broken, you will need to send your phone to the manufacturer or to your carrier for repair or replacement. However, if the backlight is too dim or too bright, ...

Polarizing organic photovoltaic film. [Photo: UCLA Engineering] The only real downside to using a smartphone is that you are constantly looking for a power outlet or some free USB port to charge it.

Just as we were expecting, Amazon pulled the veil off the newest iteration of the Kindle today. Dubbed the Kindle Paperwhite, by far the most noteworthy feature about this new eReader is its display.

Ideally, a perfect 3D display would reproduce the set of all light rays (or lightfield 5) from a 3D scene. Although standard holography can perform this task very well, the recording of a holographic ...