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Despite Apple's reputation for easy-to-use products, they're far from flawless. This weekend's Apple TV "update" is a case in point.

By Tim Devaney

The Jelly Bean tablet is $50 cheaper than the Google Nexus 10, but lacks an ultra-high-resolution screen.

When you first look at this geometric blob of furniture, you might think "Holy crap that's ugly," or, "Oh man, I want to punch that thing." But give it a minute. It's pretty cool, really. More »

So you're driving your awesome campervan and you're feeling awesome, but then you see a lake ahead of you and no more road. Not awesome!...

Your funky shoes are about to get high-tech if the Sneaker Speaker wearable speaker/shoe combination is actually a real product. [Read more]

The Living Planet Aquarium in Sandy, Utah is using one of its very own residents -- an electric eel -- to power the lights on its Christmas tree. Electric eels can store as much as five times the power one can get from a...

Hunter Moore has become the king of revenge porn thanks to a site he launched in 2010 called "IsAnyoneUp." He invited people to submit naked photos of themselves or others and then would post the nude photos juxtaposed w...

Scientists have created a shape-remembering material out of synthetic DNA that is eerily reminiscent of T-1000, the liquid metal assassin in the hit sci-fi film Terminator 2.

Oscar Niemeyer, the famed Brazilian architect who created some of the world's most famous modernist buildings, has passed away at the age of 104. In his life, he became one of Modernism's most celebrated architects and t...

New research shows that mobile app use in the U.S. rose 35 percent this year, which means people are now spending nearly as much time in apps as watching the boob tube. [Read more]

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Social games maker Zynga Inc said on Wednesday it filed a preliminary application to run real-money gambling games in Nevada, a significant step in cracking a complex but potentially massive new...

Chinese archaeologists say they have unearthed the palace of China's first feudal emperor, best known for the terracotta warrior army guarding his tomb.

Facebook's recently acquired photo-sharing service Instagram removed a key element of its integration with Twitter, signaling a deepening rift between two of the Web's dominant social media companies.

The deepest place on the planet may also hold the clues to the origin of life on Earth.

This was a banner year for photo gear. We saw some of the most-anticipated camera refreshes in years (a new 5D, finally!) not to mention some groundbreaking technologies (that weird little Lytro!). Here's a rundown of th...

There are a variety of factors that have caused the stock to dip and rise since September, but Wednesday was particularly odd because there wasn't any obvious thing that should be spooking Wall Street. Here are some fina...

Buried under all of the clamor and kvetching about Windows 8's most obvious features—Metro! Metro apps!—is a new addition that hasn't made a lot of headlines: Windows 8's new Hyper-V-powered virtualization ...

Because TechCrunch is often called a "major tech news source" and the folks at MAD Magazine "don't know any better," we've been given exclusive, exciting access to the cover of MAD Magazine #519, the year end issue featu...

A new technique using GPS and large radio telescopes can detect clandestine underground nuclear tests using waves that travel from the blast into the upper atmosphere, or ionosphere, new research suggests.

For some travellers, the smartphone is as indispensable as the suitcase. Apps are the news maps and mobile operating systems are taking over the role...

On Kickstarter and most crowdfunding platforms, the conventional wisdom is "backer beware" — just because a product gets funded doesn't mean it will ever see the light of day. For reminders, see the $343,415-funde...