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Social media addicts without electricity, cell phone service or Internet access after Hurricane Sandy have found an outlet: Twitter, Sandy Edition. "This is what life has come to without Internet," Instagram user SamGall...

Days after launching Windows 8, Microsoft is mounting a strong campaign to win over the software developers it needs to kick-start its new operating system. A lack of apps is Microsoft's Achilles heel as it attempts to c...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Like a good Hollywood sequel, Megaupload is back.

South Korea has protested against Apple's much-criticized map service for indicating both Korean and Japanese names for Dokdo islets, which ownership has caused tensions between both countries.

A group of 14 fraudsters have been charged after clocking up over US$1 million in coordinated bank heists at nearly a dozen US casinos.

Apple ramped up its spending on research and development by nearly $1 billion in the 12 months ending Sept. 29, bringing the company's total R&D investment to $3.4 billion, according to the company's annual 10-K reportÂ...

Stitcher is already a heavy hitter in the world of mobile apps, but users will now find their favorite radio shows and podcasts are accessible from the desktop. Today, the company announced an HTML5 version of its popula...

Airless tires have been proposed and demonstrated for cars many times, but one company is showing off a sophisticated new version intended for bicycles. Is this the end for bike pumps, or are the company's claims overinf...

New York University Hospital has reportedly lost thousands of laboratory mice to Hurricane Sandy, a research setback that could take years to correct, according to scientists.

A scientist has discovered nine new species of colorful tree-climbing tarantulas in central and eastern Brazil, including four belonging to a mysterious, old genus and others that are quite picky about which plants to ch...

If you know me, you know two things about me: I love watches and I smell, faintly, of ferret. That's why I'd like to share my excitement at this review of the new Seiko SRP313K1 "Orange Monster," one of the nicest and le...

It's almost Thanksgiving again, when millions will attempt the once-a-year challenge of cooking the perfect bird — and that means Butterball's long-running turkey hotline is once again on call as of now. But this ...

Click here to view this gallery. Nokia’s yet-to-be-released Lumia 920 has gotten a ton of hype for its PureView camera. So does it live up to expectations? We recently got our hands on the smartphone and hit the s...

Flood Destruction in Staten Island Could Be Much Worse than We Think (Updated) Post-Sandy conditions on Staten Island are both horrific and tragically underreported—many have died in mass flooding, either unwillin...

(Reuters) - Professional social network LinkedIn Corp beat Wall Street's third-quarter profit and revenue targets on Thursday and raised its full-year revenue forecast.

As a scientist practicing actual, bonafide science, I have often found myself in need of immediate g-force readings or barometric pressure analyses for my scientific problems. Whereas before I had to use my sextant and t...

All hail Movember! This moustache-centric infographic will give you all you need to know for the hairiest month of the year. More About: infographics, movember

Google Wallet Looks Like It’s Getting a Physical Credit Card By Kyle Wagner We’ve been hearing on and off that this might happen, but Android Police just got a pretty real-looking tip from a leaked build of...

Shot Flask Helps You Share Your Sauce By Leslie Horn Sharing is important. Alcohol is a gift from the gods. Drinking alone is mostly inadvisable. Thus, the shot flask is a great invention.  For $25 you get an eight...

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Zappos’ customer contract tossed A Nevada court ruling against Zappos has reiterated what companies the world over should have worked out for themselves: “browserwrap” terms and conditions aren’...

Rocking chairs aren't just for grandparents. The iRock has built-in speakers and charges your iOS device while you relax. [Read more]