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This Is the Dumbest and Most Awesome Way to Light a Bonfire By Eric Limer I don’t know who thought this was a good idea, but they were sort of right, in an extremely dangerous way. These clowns decided that may...

You don't want a wimpy case for your new iPad Mini or Google Nexus 10. You want one with the most modern materials so it can take an assassin's bullet for you.

Singer Nicole Scherzinger found a show-stopping way to blend high-tech with high fashion: a dress that lit up with tweets in real time. More About: Twitter, celebrities, fashion, trending

The New York Times has put together an interactive map that illustrates all of the possible outcomes of the upcoming US presidential election set to happen this Tuesday. The map lets viewers trace all 512 paths that the ...

Maybe We Wouldn’t Pirate Music If There Were Anywhere Else to Hear It By Brian Barrett It may not be totally fair to blame piracy’s ascension on MTV’s decline. But you know what? Neither was sending ...

Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. It's difficult to remember as jam-packed a week in terms of industry announcements from major OS providers as the recent seven-day stretch...

We know, it's a little meta, a viral video about viral videos. But how could we resist, when this parody encapsulates all we've ever wanted to know about making a video an online sensation. "Buyral" seems to have tapped ...

Browsing the web in portrait mode allows you to see more of the website at one time. Writing and reading seem more natural in that mode, too.

The Motorola Razr i is a mid-range 3G Android smartphone that packs a punch thanks to a powerful Intel Atom chip. Folk tired of oversized-phones will love its compact iPhone 4/4S-sized form, and marvel at how Moto has ma...

Amazon Really Does Lose Money on Every Kindle Fire HD (But Microsoft, Not So Much) By Brian Barrett Fresh on the heels of an iPad mini teardown that revealed $188 worth of components, IHS has pegged the Kindle Fire HD bi...

That's much lower than the 35 percent corporate tax rate in the U.S., and calls into question how Apple is able to get away with such a low rate. [Read more]

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How widespread is the shift from free to pay on today's Internet? Can newspaper sites survive behind paywalls? Take a look at the trends in this fact-filled infographic. More About: infographics, internet, newspapers, pa...

On a crisp, sunny Sunday morning here in Brooklyn it's hard to imagine that devastation is just around the corner. Whole communities are burnt and swept to sea. Endless gas lines and power outages abound. The arteries an...

Instagram accounts for American Airlines, Delta Airlines, United Airlines and JetBlue are promising free flights to people who follow and share them. The only problem is they aren't real. [Read more]

Copyright-Infringing Tweets Will Now Be “Withdrawn” Instead of “Disappeared Forever” By Brian Barrett Twitter received 4,410 DMCA takedown notices last year alone. But while previously a successfu...

1. Zesty Mower "It was so like Patty. Right idea. Wrong execution." Image used with permission by Christopher Boffoli Click here to view this gallery. Children let their imaginations run wild, turning everyday scenarios ...

Climate change, defense spending, the economy: People may claim they base their political opinions solely on issues like these, but social scientists would beg to differ. Our voting habits are surprisingly irrational, an...

Site's content replaced with Guy Fawkes nursery rhyme as well as an indication that "user info" and "passwords" had been exposed. [Read more]

One thing that's become apparent about the iPad mini during my past few days with it is just how well it fills the role of a second screen device. The iPhone and the iPad both have their merits as a companion while loung...

  Nature’s Edge Notebook #37 Observation, Analysis, Reflection, New Questions New York City could become a vibrant Venice even as sea level rise accelerates, say architects and engineers. And it could do so, th...

Anonymous hacker "pyknic" has hacked into several NBC websites, with the message "Remember, remember the fifth of November." More About: NBCUniversal, cyber security, hacking, nbc, trending