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Google Cloud Storage -- a non-consumer service used by companies like Ubisoft, Rovio, Best Buy, and others for storing content-- will for the first time automatically encrypt its users' data. The move is intended to prot...

We have been hearing rumors that Sony could be looking to launch a lens camera accessory for iOS devices, which essentially is a lens that one could attach to their smartphone to boost its photography abilities. We've se...

Unlock your phone via NFC with a tap on this wearable accessory. Motorola has just put up an odd Moto X accessory for sale called the "Skip" which unlocks your Moto X when you take it out of your pocket. The "wearable ac...

A week after Lavabit founder Ladar Levison shuttered the encrypted email service rather than comply with undisclosed government demands, he's getting set for a legal fight. Speaking to RT, Levison says that the defense f...

Almost 1 in 3 in mobile users in India are now using the software developed by Chinese firm UCWeb, with Opera browser in second place.

A lightning bolt is four times hotter than the sun's surface, yet we don't what triggers it. Alexandr Gurevich thinks the culprit is cosmic rays (full text available to subscribers)

A Purdue University scientist has developed a motorized wheelchair tray called the "RoboDesk" that helps disabled people use mobile devices such as iPads more easily.

There are a lot of electronic devices we use in our daily lives that we might not really need. We think we "need" them, when actually in reality we only "want" them. To that extent an artist, who refers to himself as Pla...

This week in Photography History we took a look at the work of Galen Rowell, arguably one of the finest landscape photographers. His work continues to inspire hordes of photographers and is truly captivating to look at. ...

The NSA insists that it respects American privacy, but documents leaked by Edward Snowden to the Washington Post suggest that the agency has trouble maintaining that respect. A May 2012 audit, buried in the documents, 2,...

The CIA has released a 355-page document which officially acknowledges that Area 51 in Nevada does exist, and the agency comes clean about their weather balloon cover stories. The document covers the U-2 and SR-71 spypla...

Critics say a new Toshiba Canada ad depicting an awkward exchange between male college roommates is anti-gay. In the commercial, one dude asks his roomie...

Bloatware is the term given to programs that come pre-installed on computers even though it's unlikely they will be used by every owner. Sometimes they are difficult to get rid of and can consume resources unnecessarily.

National security concerns have reportedly arisen from the PRISM saga as many of China's core IT systems are dominated by foreign hardware and software firms.

A new app uses your smartphone's speaker and microphone to make automatic payments in NYC taxis.

The company is using rolls of Kodak Vision3 500T 5219, which is a motion picture film stock. It is supposed to give excellent skin tones and also allow for two extra stops of pushing or pulling. (Visited 257 times, 257 v...

Back in 2012, Capcom announced Resident Evil 6 and while the game was anticipated by many due to the popularity of the Resident Evil franchise, reviews of the game were somewhat mixed and some were wondering if Capcom wo...

Former teen idol Jimmy Lin has posted pictures of himself with the next Apple handset ahead of its official release, similar to the stunt he pulled last year for the iPhone 5.

After almost sixty years, and a ridiculously high number of pop culture references, the CIA has finally confirmed that Area 51 is real. As The Atlantic Wire reports, the revelation comes from a recently declassified docu...

$10,311,220. It isn't sufficient to greenlight Canonical's innovative hybrid smartphone, but it is just enough to beat the sum raised by the Pebble smartwatch and thereby steal the crowdfunding record. Well, sort of, at ...

Photo: Thomas Preston August 16, 2013 /Photography News/ Childhood is such a unique and fleeting time. It can be a time of wonders and challenges. It is definitely a time of experiencing and learning. PictureCompete is s...

I've come across a few stats regarding the iOS App store and the Google Play store that are more than just a little interesting. If you follow the industry closely then you are aware of the narrative that gets ...