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The Android 4.3 update is slowly making its way around the world, it is being rolled out in different regions by different carriers, as per their own schedules. Its no different in the U.S., carrier branded devices usual...

An anonymous reader writes "State education in South Africa has been described as 'in crisis'. A recent report (pdf) says that even the top 20% of private schools only achieve the same results as the average in other mid...

Recent reports said that the U.SNational Security Agency has spied on over 35 unnamed world leaders, but Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is sure he's not one of them — as he doesn't have a phone or an email addres...

The new MacBook Pro could easily be mistaken for its predecessor. That said, there are definitely some significant differences. Like the Airs, the Retina MacBook Pro has given up its wired Ethernet port, but it comes wit...

The New York Stock Exchange conducted an electronic systems test Saturday in preparation for Twitter's highly anticipated initial public offering.

Jamie Dimon is in a world of hurt. JPMorgan just got hit with a $13 billion settlement, which even for America's biggest bank is an unwelcome development. And yet, Dimon seems to be coming out all right -- there's little...

New York City's cutest pooches strutted their stuff at the Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade this weekend. Dozens of canines in cute and clever costumes gathered at the East Village neighborhood park for the 23rd annu...

The Velvet Underground legend, dead at 71, challenged pop culture till the end.     

Hugh Pickens DOT Com writes "Tourists often marvel at the number of rich and varied bookstores along Paris streets. Right across from Notre Dame Cathedral is one of the city's most famous independent bookstores, Shakespe...

Two scientists have formalized a theorem regarding the existence of God penned by mathematician Kurt Gödel. But the God angle is somewhat of a red herring -- the real step forward is the example it sets of how computers...

Like Obama with his health care fiasco, many bosses don't grasp that delivery is the key.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Police in New York City say five people are confirmed dead after a stabbing at a Brooklyn residence.     

New entrepreneurs tend to focus only on getting the product right, and assume that the right culture and ethics will come later simply by hiring good people. In fact, they need an early focus on developing their moral co...

Early indications are the unanswered questions about contaminated soil discovered in — and potentially around — Coconut Grove parks could be slowing down the Miami neighborhood’s real estate market.

Billboards bearing anti-U.S. slogans are taken down in the capital of Iran, an official tells state news.

A 12-year-old boy in Montreal has pleaded guilty to breaking into multiple government and police websites in the name of the hacker collective Anonymous, reports the Toronto Sun. The attacks were not politically motivate...

With colder temperatures rolling in, you may feel inclined to turn up the heat — which, in turn, turns up the price on your electric bill (and ensuing fights with roommates.) A new bracelet may solve this problem by le...

Let the government shutdown serve as a wake-up call. The event highlights how quickly, and unexpectedly, financial situations can change.

Analog is the new digital.

The co-founder and former CTO of Joyent will direct digital strategy at the mobile broadband networking giant.

"The S&P 500 now trades above our year-end 2013 price target of 1750," writes Goldman Sachs chief U.S. equity strategist David Kostin in his latest note. "Consequently, three questions dominated discussions this week: (1...