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On monday, word spread that Carl Icahn has made a bid for Dell that could oust its founder and CEO Michael Dell from the company. But who is Icahn, and what does he want with Dell? Often described as an "activist investo...

Not to be left out from the copycat networks making shows about Silicon Valley, Amazon Studios is producing a half-hour comedy series called Betas. It's centered around four nerds " and their quest for nerd fame as they ...

We all know the familiar, dotted pattern of a matchbox striking strip. It's distinctive, but not particularly pretty. But with a splash of color and a little geometric variation, you can actually get something worth havi...

Google made plenty of nerds happy earlier this week when it began reaching out to the 8,000 people that would have the privilege of spending $1,500 on the company's head-mounted Glass display, but that thrill wound up be...

The official shell case for the HTC One aims to make it impervious to knocks and scrapes If you pick up a phone as beautiful and well-designed as the HTC One, chances are you're going to want to keep it that way. Full pr...

Glass, Google's highly anticipated smart device, will reportedly be manufactured in Santa Clara, Calif.

Dave Winer is the father of RSS and a blogging pioneer, so it's worth paying attention to him when he comes up with something new -- which he has, in the form of a browser-based note-taking and blogging tool.

A Linux user group filed a complaint with the European Commission alleging Microsoft's UEFI practices violate antitrust laws. Does the complaint have legs?

A much needed update makes Springpad feel fresh again A large update brings Springpad up to version 4.0 today, with some notable improvements. The once cumbersome left toolbar has been simplified, and many of its prev...

Your boss doesn’t follow you on Twitter, so if you tweet, “I hate my boss,” he will never know, right? The FireMe! app says WRONG! The newly unveiled German app called FireMe! tracks anyone who writes ...

As Apple and Samsung continue to wage war over patents, other tech companies like Google and Twitter are trying to make the patent landscape look a little bit less like a minefield. Microsoft is landing distinctly in the...

People flock to Pinterest to collect and keep track of inspirations, whether they're recipes to cook, destinations to visit or clothes to wear. But there's a promising new social network with a similar model focused less...

Didn't get a chance to back the ambitious OUYA Android game console to lock in your pre-order? Considering how much press the thing has gotten, you don't have much excuse for missing that particular window, but never ...

Many would call the HSPA+ Galaxy Nexus the only true Nexus of its era. Still, Google is willing to treat the CDMA versions as equals, and it just posted factory images with the latest available Jelly Bean builds for thos...

The HTC Droid DNA and Motorola's Droid RAZR HD/RAZR MAXX HD are all sweet handsets. The DNA of course has an edge in terms of screen and display while the RAZRs' battery lives are unmatched in the Android ecosystem. Sure...

We lucky consumers in the Bay Area are serving as Guinea Pigs for a bunch of new services which are trying to make the concept of same-day delivery make sense. There’s one from a startup called Postables. Thereâ�...

By Tanya LewisLiveScience The "artists" behind bizarre, barren, grassless rings dotting the desert of Southwest Africa have been found lurking right at scientists' feet: termites.Known as fairy circles, these patches cro...

Associated PressThe head of NASA says federal spending cuts could eventually slow progress on commercial efforts to fly to space.NASA Administrator Charles Bolden sounded the warning Thursday two days after SpaceX's Drag...

Fully biological computers are getting closer to reality. Scientists at Stanford University today announced they have created a new type of transistor, the most basic part of a computer (and almost all other modern elect...

Google worked with the town's mayor to show the world a place that hasn't been able to recover from the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. The 21,000 residents of Namie-machi, Japan, haven't been able t...

Windows Phone development continues at a healthy pace with app releases and updates, new and exciting games, and firmware updates for the Nokia Lumia 920.

Whether it's a gadget designed to keep an eye on your movements while you sleep, or it's a smartphone app that listens to your breathing or noise level at night, sleep tracking gadgets and apps can help you figure out wh...