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Thanks to the well-publicized shortcomings of Apple's new Maps app, our blind reliance on GPS apps has become quite clear. As a navigationally challenged human who's reviewed GPS gadgetry for 10 years, I've learned that ...

Sony excited a lot of people who were down on point-and-shoots with the full-frame RX1. As the smallest full-frame sensor camera, it sounded like it could be awesome. But sounding awesome is different from looking awesom...

Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown signs a privacy bill making it illegal for employers to demand employee usernames and passwords for social media accounts. [Read more]

There's a new camera app for people who miss the old days of permanent photos like Polaroid and 35mm film. One Memento works like other photo apps, but it only lets you take one single photo.

The planet Uranus reaches opposition on Saturday. This means that Uranus is directly opposite the sun in the sky. Uranus rises will rise as the sun sets, and set as the sun rises. It will be highest in the sky at local m...

(Reuters) - Accenture Plc forecast full-year earnings ahead of analyst estimates as it bolsters its outsourcing business to offset a slowdown in consulting, sending its shares up 5 percent in after-market trading.

What happens after funding is successful? Track down Kickstarter projects that are making a go of it in the real world through Kickfollower. [Read more]

The American Civil Liberties Union says the federal government's electronic surveillance of Americans has increased dramatically in recent years, based on documents it obtained from the Department of Justice through fede...

As part of its latest round of "spring cleaning," Google just announced that it is shuttering AdSense for Feeds. The service, which allows publishers to earn a bit of extra revenue by adding Google's ads to their RSS fee...

Federal Signal Corp. (FSS - Snapshot Report) saw an impressive 67.0% rise in profits in its second quarter, and delivered an earnings surprise of 36.4%. With a robust order backlog and a long-term earnings growth project...

Hewlett-Packard made good on a promise to offer up the erstwhile mobile operating system to the open-source community. [Read more]

You've seen photos of a groom kissing a bride a million times. It's always beautiful, but this double exposed image taken by two different photographers captures the weight of that moment better than any other. Finding l...

It's that time again when Google does its "Spring Cleaning." Basically, that means the company axes the stuff that really isn't working and takes up too much time or resources. But lets' call it what it is, these things ...

The day began inauspiciously, with a car crash. It was our first vacation since the birth of our son, save for two blessed days at Post Ranch Inn last October for my wife's birthday, and we were headed to Calistoga, the ...

Cold brew coffee has recently gained a massive following for its incredible smoothness and delicious flavor. Irish coffee, being caffeinated and alcoholic, has been popular for even longer. Too bad Irish coffee usually t...

Camera, film businesses long gone, Kodak likely won't emerge from bankruptcy until mid-2013.

Well, Facebook shareholders sure like the sound of Gifts. Around Wall Street's close yesterday, the company launched a much anticipated e-commerce initiative that lets Facebook users send real, physical gifts to friends ...

A new estimate says Apple's newest iPhone costs only 41 cents a year to recharge if you do it once a day. [Read more]

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The Spirograph completely revolutionized doodling as we know it, and Narcélio Grud hopes it can do the same for street art which is commonly looked at as nothing more than graffiti. His machine lets anyone who's unski...

Earlier this month, Evernote launched version 2.0 of Skitch, the popular screenshot tool the company acquired in 2011. Sadly, Skitch 2.0 didn't just do away with Skitch's idiosyncratic but highly functional user interfac...

You can configure the new 3-Way Camera Strap to be worn around the wrist, shoulder, or neck. [Read more]