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The QuickType bar added to the virtual keyboard in iOS 8 seems to either be loved or hated, and while it can be quite good at predicting what words to type next, it can also be a nuisance as it takes up valuable screen r...

Professional street trials bike rider Danny MacAskill just released a video of his exploits on a mountain bike in Scotland, and it's nothing short of incredible. The new film, called "The Ridge," shows MacAskill returnin...

A variety of applications attempt to install Adobe Acrobat Reader into OS X, and many Mac users approve the installation and don’t think much of it. Typically when Acrobat Reader has been installed, it takes over the d...

There comes a time in every gentleman's life when he starts to value time -- he values it so much, in fact, that he wants to wear it as a gorgeous piece on his wrist. At this point, it is time to start a watch collection...

The retro soda shop — it's a cultural phenomenon we largely missed out on as children of the '70s and beyond, but one we would happily welcome back. Food trends come and go, but we believe that milkshakes, egg creams, ...

After years of a slow-going turnaround, HP CEO Meg Whitman is clearly ready to do something big. On Monday, she's expected to announce that she's spinning off HP's largest business unit, its $55.9 billion PC and printer ...

As if Taylor Swift wasn't already everyone's favorite teen queen, she recently invited 89 of her fans, picked at random, to attend a "secret session" Thursday night at her Rhode Island home. The number of fans comes from...

SPECIAL FROM Next Avenue By Richard Eisenberg When it comes to investing, you're doing it wrong. That's the frank message in The 5 Mistakes Every Investor Makes and How to Avoid Them, the new book by noted financial advi...

At least three eyewitnesses spotted al Qaeda hijackers casing the security checkpoints at Boston's Logan Airport months before the 9/11 attacks. They saw something and said something -- but were...

It took til Week 5 to see Odell Beckham Jr. in action, but it didn’t take much longer to see his moves. The rookie hauled in a 15-yard touchdown pass...

Who wouldn't want a custom branding iron? Whether you're embossing leather, branding woodworking projects, or even searing your sign into baked goods, this little gem helps you give your creations that little extra bit o...

If you’re afraid of a little bumpy terrain when you’re on a bike ride, you may get a bit of agita watching this video. In The Ridge, pro cyclist Danny Macaskill conquers the jagged rocks and steep hills of the feared...

Check out our hands-on video with Yamaha's latest sound projector, the feature-packed YSP-2500, which bounces sound off your walls to create an immersive virtual surround sound effect, and looks pretty good doing it, too...

Last week, Russian anti-virus firm Doctor Web disclosed a newly discovered piece of OS X malware known as Mac.BackDoor.iWorm that at the time had affected roughly 17,000 machines around the world. While the exact mechani...

Man kept in isolation in Texas hospital had returned from Liberia before he began showing symptoms of the disease.

White people of the United States, get ready. Because your reign is coming to an end. The satirical Saturday Night Live segment aired Oct. 2nd with guest host Sarah Silverman, and prompts white people from all white walk...

From the age of 23 to 25 - March 1958 to March 1960 - Elvis Presley was a soldier in in the United States Army. His monthly pay was $78 - plus $1,000 from his record company. Extraordinarily, different branches of the U....

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Miscommunication and misinterpretation by DEA, states, and insurance companies of new rules to restrict prescriptions for hydrocodone combination products (mostly hydrocodone/acetaminophen) are leaving chronic pain patie...

Despite Friday's unemployment rate dropping to 5.9 percent nationally, New York City is still home to the dead-end kids. Half of the city's 600,000 recent college graduates are either underemployed...

LOS ANGELES -- They call it Beast Mode. And Matt Kemp is back to it. It is needed now more than ever. The Dodgers had just given away the lead...

A longtime endurance runner and peace activist whose latest goal was to reach Bermuda in a homemade floating "Hydro Pod" was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday after he began suffering from fatigue.