Sales of personal computers just hit the lowest level in nine years, but you wouldn't know it from Apple's results. The maker of Macintosh computers and MacBook laptops increased its share of the market to 7.4% in the first quarter and passed Asus to grab the No. 4 ranking worldwide, according to market tracker IDC. Shipments of Apple computers declined an estimated 2% from the first quarter of 2015, IDC estimated, but that was much better than the overall market, which dropped 11.5%. Apple benefited from its strong retail footprint as well as interest from consumers who first bought an iPhone (Apple sold more than 10 times as many phones as PCs last year). Most vendors are forced to compete for shelf space at Best Buy or online at Amazon and other sites.

Cuphead, due later this year for Xbox One and PC, looks like Betty Boop meets a shoot'em up meets a miracle. Studio MDHR's game a 2D side-scroller where you do battle with giant paranormal carrots, boxing frogs, angry birds, queen bees, gambling contraptions and not-so-little mermaids. And all of that's hand-sketched, inked and painted to resemble a 1930s Max Fleischer cartoon--an interactive mashup no one's ever attempted before. Cuphead lead artist Chad Moldenhauer gave TIME an exclusive look behind the scenes of how the studio animates the game. TIME: I think it's accurate to say that Cuphead looks like nothing we've seen in video games before. Moldenhauer: We were worried when we first set out with this style that there wouldn't be a huge fan base, just that this had never been tried in games in the past.

The team of three so-called "suit wranglers" told me to relax as they strapped me into the contraption, but the heart rate monitor attached to my finger gave away the fact that I was a little uncertain as to what I had gotten myself into last week. "Do you normally have a high heart rate?" one technician inquired. During a visit to the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City last Thursday, I had happened across a preview of a new exhibit that was opening to the public the next day, Friday, April 1. The exhibit, The Genworth R70i Aging Experience, featured the just-unveiled Genworth R70i Age Suit – an augmented reality suit that simulates the sensory impairments that come as people age. The high-tech suit I was being strapped into was created by Applied Minds co-founder and inventor Bran Ferren, who partnered with Genworth Financial to create it with the goal of sparking a conversation among young people about aging and senior care.

Should you always do what other people tell you to do? Clearly not.

Six teams of self-driving semi trucks finished long-distance journeys across western Europe Thursday morning, The Guardian reports, marking a major milestone in autonomous vehicle technology. The trucks left from countries like Sweden and Germany and ended their trip in The Netherlands. Humans weren't totally taken out of the equation in achieving the feat. The trucks were essentially playing "follow the leader," with a group of driverless semis matching the speed and overall route set by a human driver in the vehicle up front. Still, this so-called "platooning" maneuver can result in benefits like less traffic (as the trucks can drive much closer to one another) and increased fuel efficiency, meaning a potentially greener shipping industry.

Forget hammers and screwdrivers -- iPhones are the most important tool of our times. But do you wield yours like a pro, or do your thumbs fumble its screen like an amateur? From apps that dash off reminders with a simple tap, to settings that make your battery stretch well into the night, these nine tips can help you get the most out of your iPhone. When you find a gem online, you want to stow it away fast, before you forget it. Mail to Self is a one-tap solution for sending yourself an email with a link to whatever webpage you're browsing.

NuTonomy, a driverless car startup that spun out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology three years ago, has its sights set on operating a fully autonomous taxi service in Singapore. The firm, which raised 3.6 million in seed funding in Jan., is planning to debut a pilot program at One North, a business park in downtown Singapore, later this year, reports IEEE Spectrum. Last month the company passed its first driving test in that country, one of the founders told MIT News. The 25-person firm is facing off against a number of bigger-name rivals such as Google, Tesla, Uber and traditional automakers such as Ford, General Motors, and Toyota, in the race to deploy autonomous vehicles. Thanks to nuTonomy and MIT's partnership with Singapore, a country with dense urban areas has been highly receptive to driverless car technology, the comparatively small company could become the first to operate fully self-driving cars, known as "level four," in a city commercially.

Apple has fixed a security problem that could allow hackers to gain access to the photos and contacts stored on an iPhone even without the proper password. The trick, which was detailed in a video posted on YouTube channel Videosdebarraquito, required using a combination of Siri and 3D Touch, a newer iPhone feature that lets users more quickly access various shortcuts. Apple rolled out a fix Tuesday morning, just one day after the video was highlighted by tech blog The Daily Dot. Because the exploit took advantage of 3D Touch, it's unlikely it would have affected phones older than the iPhone 6s, the first to incorporate that feature. This isn't the only instance in which people have uncovered gateways into locked iPhones via Siri.

The good: Amazon's Alexa voice interface can now work in new places The Amazon Echo, an Internet-connected smart speaker that can answer owners' verbal questions and requests, has quietly become one of the hottest gadgets of the past few months. And with the arrival of the new Tap and Dot Amazon is taking the Echo's smarts, powered by a Siri-like software called "Alexa," and packing them into two new form factors. The Tap is a smaller, mobile version of the Echo, whose power cord keeps it stuck indoors. The Dot is meant to connect to your existing sound system, bringing Echo's smarts to the speakers you already own. Both devices function almost identically to the Echo.

The good: Amazon's Alexa voice assistant comes to the speakers you already own Who should buy it: Audiophiles who want the Echo's smarts in their existing sound setups The Amazon Echo, an Internet-connected smart speaker that can answer owners' verbal questions and requests, has quietly become one of the hottest gadgets of the past few months. And with the arrival of the new Tap and Dot, Amazon is taking the Echo's smarts, powered by a Siri-like software called "Alexa," and packing them into two new form factors. The Tap is a smaller, mobile version of the Echo, whose power cord keeps it stuck indoors. The Dot is meant to connect to your existing sound system, bringing Echo's smarts to the speakers you already own. Both devices function almost identically to the Echo.