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Quick Response (QR) codes need to avoid being passed off as a fad, and be more strategically used to engage customers as newer technologies threaten to erode its relevance.

Scientists have proof that whale species that is so rare that nobody has seen one still exists.

More Info Hands-on with Kobo's Glo and Mini e-readers (video) Kobo Glo review: another illuminated e-reader lights up the market Amazon Kindle Paperwhite review While tablet and smartphone manufacturers battled it out ov...

Internet fame often blossoms out of seemingly mundane moments. For the duo behind the web phenomenon *** Girls Say, that moment happened while watching television on the couch. “We were watching The Simpsons or som...

Unlike its pricier f2.8 alternative, the $1,500 24-70mm f4 model can compensate for camera shake. Also new for December: an $850 image-stabilized 35mm f2 lens. [Read more]

The American elections are right around the corner this week, and while we won’t be seeing people downloading iPad apps in order to rock their vote, you can rest assured that NASA is putting tax payers money into ...

The Australian Department of Defence has received second pass funding approval for its thin-client desktop roll-out, scheduled to begin next year.

Different Ratios The iPad mini has a 4:3 aspect ratio, while the Nexus 7 has a 16:9. Click here to view this gallery. For me, Google’s Nexus 7 was love at first sight. Attached to my hip since its launch earlier t...

You asked, so we delivered. Josh, Nilay, Paul, and the rest of the crew will be hosting On The Verge tonight to an intimate audience in New York City — but this time, we're inviting the rest of the internet to com...

A Facebook investor is seeking arbitration for $1.9 million in damages from the botched IPO, but Morgan Stanley argues it shouldn't proceed because the investor isn't Morgan Stanley's customer, according to a report. [Re...

Starting today, Windows Live Messenger users can talk to their contacts using Skype. This integration comes just a day after reports that Microsoft is retiring Windows Live Messenger in favor of Skype hit the web. A blog...

As Obama vs. Romney reaches its conclusion, here's to hoping that the end of the election heralds the return of cute cat pictures and wacky videos. [Read more]

Halo 4 had the unfortunate (or fortunate, depending on your perspective) timing of coming out on Election Day, but it doesn't mean the development team behind the game wants fans to spend all day sitting in front of thei...

Last week, we announced the Mashable Photo Challenge presented by Panasonic LUMIX. We received hundreds of submissions for our first prompt: silhouettes. The submissions captured people, animals, skylines and more. Your ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union regulators are to end an antitrust probe into e-book prices by accepting an offer by Apple and four publishers to ease price restrictions on Amazon, two sources said on Tuesday.

HTC is throwing its hat into the phablet ring and it appears that its sleeping giant is set to awaken on Verizon's network, but not before smiling for the cameras. Pictured above is a (presumably) leaked press shot of th...

Fall and winter, aka the holiday season, are when the game publishers pull out the big guns. Get ready for your wallet to get a great deal lighter. Here are the titles to look out for over the next few months.

The browser also makes it easier to control Web site permissions, security fixes, and the option to send a "do not track" request. [Read more]

Last month Valve revealed that a public beta of Steam for Linux was coming soon, and today it has finally launched. Described as a "limited access beta," the Linux version of Steam features support for Ubuntu 12.04 and h...

Apple is hoping to add Samsung's latest tablet, the Galaxy Note 10.1, and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to a list of product it claims infringe its patents in an existing court case in California, Bloomberg reports. The argumen...

The outcome of today's presidential election is unlikely to have a profound impact on the future direction of American spaceflight and exploration, experts say. While Republican candidate Mitt Romney has revealed few det...

CSIRO invades the Chocolate Factory Google is teaming up with CSIRO via its Google Earth Outreach Program to put cloud-based satellite image analysis in front of earth sciences researchers.…