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A Reddit user bought a Lumia 920 on eBay that came loaded with a pre-release version of the next major Windows Phone update, we learn via Engadget. The main takeaway here is the presence of a notification center, which h...

The human face might look very different in the future. Artsit and researcher Nickolay Lamm from U.K. discount site MyVoucherCodes.co.uk collaborated with a genomics expert to create pictures that show the evolution of t...

For two-earner couples, marriage often means owing more in taxes every year--and this year's new provisions are raising the penalty. Here's what you need to know.

Michael Kimmelman of The New York Times has published an amazing article about Istanbul's Taksim square -- where protests against plans to demolish Gezi Park have entered their ninth day -- and the power of public space....

If you're looking for proof that Japan's precarious economic situation is leaving a mark on its society at large, look no further. There's a pop group that is completely dedicated to watching, and singing about, how thei...

Rikers Island doesn't have the best reputation. The massive, 10-jail complex has been dubbed one of America's "10 Worst Prisons" by Mother Jones. The jail complex has been sued repeatedly for allegedly mistreating prison...

In 2011, Apple and Google spent more on patent litigation and defensive patent acquisitions than on research and development. That's not a good sign for the United States economy; in fact, it's a stark indication that ou...

At least seven are dead after a horrific shooting rampage that ended at Santa Monica College, according to The Los Angeles Times. Santa Monica Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks told the Times that a gunman and six victim...

Credit card brands always brag about their cards' ability to expand your purchasing power and vie with each other for the greatest universal acceptance worldwide. Remember MasterCard's priceless slogan: "There are some t...

The NBA Finals kicked off this week with a San Antonio Spurs victory over the Miami Heat. Much to the consternation of the NBA League office and television networks and advertisers, teams from two less than major markets...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A heavy equipment operator with a lengthy rap sheet who is accused of being high on marijuana when a downtown building collapsed onto a thrift store, killing six people, surrendered Saturday to face ...

From denial of service attacks to server crashes to day-long disruptions of Google Drive, almost all organizations are familiar with threats to their information security. Given that digital information is more central t...

Given increasingly abundant supplies of natural gas and crude in the U.S., some consumers scratch their heads at the sight of high gas prices, which aren't expected to sink much as the summer season gets under way. Yet s...

SEOUL -- North and South Korea will meet in a village straddling their heavily armed border Sunday for the first government-level talks on the peninsula in more than two years as they try to lower tension and restore sta...

Guest Post Lean startups might be too lean when it comes to not hiring someone to keep the books. Financial professionals are concerned these leaders don't have enough base-level financial knowledge to get the big deals ...

For the first time since 1999, two baseball teams will be celebrating an Old-Timers Day (OTD). For the last 14 years, the Yankees alone have taken the time to the honor their elders. This year, the Dodgers will be joinin...

Intel is offering to play digital content providers major money in order to lock down deals for its upcoming set top box.

The Department of Justice, once worried about the implications of a Sprint-Softbank buyout on national safety, has pushed the deal through to the FCC for final approval.

Drew Houston graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology just seven years ago. But on Friday Houston was back on MIT's campus as the school's 147th commencement speaker, sharing stories about how he built Dr...

Student loan debt has surpassed $1 trillion and yet the cost of college tuition continues to rise. Instagrad has built a crowdfunding platform to help parents pay for their kids' college education.

The French Open held at Paris's Roland Garros facility is the stage for thrilling springtime tennis, but what most people don't realize is that main sponsor Longines also moves behind the scenes in a big way: the 181-yea...

Just because your company doesn't allow government to access your servers directly, or you've never heard of any data collection programs such as PRISM, doesn't mean you're not a part of it.