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New data shows that since Google launched its iOS mapping application, there has been a 30 percent bump in people upgrading their devices to Apple's newest mobile operating system. [Read more]

The iPhone is coming to Brazil. Again. Earlier this month, Apple finally brought its iconic handset to the country, but it turns out there's now a second manufacturer planning to release a handset under the same name. Th...

Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: A satellite image shows the Great Blue Hole, an almost perfectly circular sinkhole off the coast of Belize, as it appears from 400 miles up.

Magazine known for its high-quality images says it's concerned about new photo ownership policy and may abandon the photo-sharing app entirely. [Read more]

When our dear friend Mat Honan got hacked earlier this year, it was because of gaping security flaws in Apple and Amazon's customer service systems. It hasn't been fixed. Amazon's customer service has another security fl...

Instagram has responded to the backlash and assures users it won't tell their photos or place them in ads.

Toyota has just announced that its 2013 Avalon will be the world's first vehicle to offer in-console Qi wireless charging for mobile devices. It's a major victory for the Qi standard; support from automakers is nothing s...

The excitement for Google's Project Glass has been lukewarm at best, but apparently there are at least a few technophiles out there excited for the technology. Like Gregory McRoberts, who apparently couldn't wait for Goo...

In his largest donation to date, the social network's CEO donates nearly $500 million to a local foundation to focus on projects in health and education. [Read more]

Disappointed about the new Instagram privacy policy? Mark Zuckerberg's wedding photographer is. See what he had to say about it. More About: Facebook, instagram, terms of service

Were you among the many put off or freaked out by Instagram's changes to its Terms of Service announced yesterday? You're not alone, as many informed the Facebook photo sharing platform that they weren't pleased by the n...

Passengers looking for a less human touch when it comes to drinking on planes will want to pay attention to the SkyTender. The high-tech drink...

We’ve heard plenty of stories of games bringing couples together and now one couple is announcing their wedding with a video game. NBCNews.com's Todd Kenreck reports.

New advertising rules may have lifted a major barrier to Facebook's long-held desire of signing up children under 13 years of age. The Federal Trade Communication revised the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COP...

Earlier this month it came to light that the reason Verizon was not offering the Google Wallet app on its smartphones was because it requires access to a phone's secure element, something that Verizon claimed was an unne...

Old Saint Nick may be full of mystery and magic most of the year, but as soon as December 24th rolls around, all eyes are on the jolly fat man, especially in this era of always-on social media. Sure, it's not the first t...

(Reuters) - The owner of interactive television pioneer OpenTV sued Netflix Inc on Wednesday, alleging the company infringed on patents that cover technology underpinning the fast-growing Internet video sector.

Google Apps makes an anti-Microsoft Office play as it continues to integrate Quickoffice into the fold. [Read more]

In recent years, U.S. physicians and entrepreneurs have seen some success with the development of a powerful set of personalized medicine tools to help give physicians some of the objective information they need.

The team that manages Data.gov is well on its way to making the government data repository open source using a new back-end called the Open Government Platform, officials said during a web discussion Wednesday. The gover...

Martins Ferry, Ohio is a little town nestled close to the Ohio River. For decades it was a steel town, built up and brought low by the rise and fall of Wheeling Steel. When the smoke cleared and the barges left, my grand...