Around 3,500 years ago, a massive volcanic eruption buried Greek island of Santorini under a thick blanket of ash. The eruption of the Thera volcano was so devastating that its effects were felt as...
Scientists Aim to Settle Dispute Over Precise Date of a Massive Volcanic Eruption Using Tree Rings
Around 3,500 years ago, a massive volcanic eruption buried Greek island of Santorini under a thick blanket of ash. The eruption of the Thera volcano was so devastating that its effects were felt as...
Last week, NVIDIA unveiled its RTX real-time ray tracing technology at GDC. It has the potential to change the way artists and developers work in 3D, by letting them quickly render realistic scenes. The only downside? It was meant for video cards the...
We knew this day would come. One of the major parts of our formative years on the worldwide web -- we called it that back in the day -- will cease to be. AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) came to a close a few hours ago. While we've already eulogized it, i...
For the better part of two decades, starting in the mid '90s, AIM (previously AOL Instant Messenger) was the way to communicate online. For a certain generation, which most of the Engadget staff happens to be a part of, it defined their youth. Those...
It's the end of an era. AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) is officially shutting down on December 15th, Oath announced this morning. AIM started out as the built-in chat application in America Online's desktop client, but it really took off after it was br...
Aol has revealed that it will soon block third-party apps from accessing its aging AIM messenger service. According to reports from 9To5Mac, the internet provider has notified Adium users that the app will stop functioning on March 28th. So far, Adiu...
