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That little, white pixelated bean spinning around above might look more like a bad 80s video game than the near-messenger of quick and devastating apocalypse, but that's what happens when you're taking shots 74,000 miles...

Four tips in case you wanted to follow in the footsteps of the $50 million Brussels diamond theft and heist yourself some valuable jewels. Last night, an estimated $50 million worth of diamonds--both cut and uncut--were ...

The Federal Aviation Administration agreed to let Boeing conduct test flights of the troubled 787 Dreamliner less than two weeks ago, and the company may already have some fixes in mind. The Wall Street Journal is report...

A man has been arrested in Florida after posting pictures on Facebook that showed him harassing a baby manatee, authorities announced this week.

Simple is an understatement when it comes to the Vinge, a fine piece of lamp from Swedish design firm Note Design Studio. Stripped down to its essentials, the fixture puts out a beautifully soft light as a result of its ...

We're big fans of ThinkGeek here at Gizmodo. They carry some really cool stuff that you can't get anywhere else, but like all superfluous-yet-cool toys, the price has got to be right. You can't shout "shut up and take my...

This beautiful lamp, designed by Elia Mangia for Foundry, is subtly inspired by a jackknife's folding blade--but don't let that put you off, because its simplicity is too alluring to resist. More

Though it only seems like yesterday that Inception came out (because of everyone overusing the Inception horn), it's been over 2 years since a big budget mainstream movie has wrinkled people's brain like it did. But beca...

Los Angeles-based photographer Brice Bischoff has a project titled Bronson Caves. Between 2009 and 2010, Bischoff visited the caves in Los Angeles' Griffith Park with his 4--5 large format camera and some very large shee...

SAP's Sybase IQ 16 aims to turn around real-time analytics as big data moves from terabytes to petabytes.

In the biggest sign so far that this is now Marissa Mayer's Yahoo, the Web company began rolling out a major redesign Wednesday morning to U.S. users.

The Boston Globe can be seen as a bellwether for metropolitan newspapers. Its digital strategy so far appears to be off to a slow start but some see more to the story.

Last summer Google announced that the "Explorer" edition of its Glass headset, meant for developers and early adopters. Pre-orders for Glass took place at Google I/O, where attendees were offered the opportunity to put d...

Amid renewed confidence in the company's ability to reap higher profits, Google's stock breaks $800 for the first time.

In the middle of last year, The Economist released rankings for the world's most livable cities, and Hong Kong was found at the top. What many people don't know, however, is that there is a percentage of Hong Kong reside...

On Tuesday morning Apple revealed that some of its computers had been infiltrated, perhaps by the same Chinese hackers who had also attacked Facebook, in...

People in the U.K. who want a strip club as part of their bachelor party experience are more likely to plunk down an AOL email...

Last summer, online fitness provider Wello launched to provide personalized instruction to users via two-way video conferencing. That allowed its users to work with trainers from the comfort of their own homes. Now the c...

In the midst of the 3D printers making weapons and ammunition hullabaloo, a new version has been introduced that can create a weapon smaller than a grain of sand.

Despite a rocky start to the year with the sudden departure of COO Keith Rabois, Square is still making a huge push to sign on new businesses on the Square platform and deliver smart, easy service for the mobile payments...

AllThingsD is reporting that the culprit behind high-profile hacks targeting Apple and Facebook is "likely" a website called iPhoneDevSDK. The site, which is a hub for iOS and mobile development discussion, was reportedl...

A new species of scorpion, only about an inch long and sporting a dapper brown color, has been discovered in the mountains just outside the city of Tucson, Ariz.