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The strange activities of three Chinese satellites in orbit has space experts guessing at what is taking place in orbit. China launched the satellite trio in July, and some wonder if anti-satellite technology is being te...

At first glance Pioneer's new SBX-700N speaker bar looks like any other. Well those indented valves at either end are attractive and there's a lot going on with the front panel, but other than that it's standard - right?...

An IFA for the record books Most years, the IFA trade show in Berlin is pretty quiet. Sure, usually you can find a new phone or three being announced there before the holiday rush, but in general it's overshadowed by the...

Where you sit in the sequence of your siblings may affect how you turn out - influencing health, height, intelligence and even sexuality (full text available to subscribers)     

Going head-to-head with Apple and Google, Sony has launched the PlayStation Vita TV set-top box to bring video and games to TVs. (techhive.com)

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Xbox Music is going free over the web today, and its long-awaited iOS and Android versions are also set to launch at some point today. The move puts Xbox Music and Microsoft on a new course, positioning the service to ri...

Back in July Google promised a version of its Nexus 7 (2013) with LTE would be available soon, and today is the day. Those interested can pick up the 32GB tablet with a T-Mobile SIM (and 2GB of data service for one month...

It's no secret that finding yourself outside and exposed during a thunderstorm greatly enhances your risk of being struck by lightning. But it turns out there are some simple tricks you can use to increase your chances o...

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Tomorrow, Apple will introduce the world to two new iPhones. One will look almost exactly like the current iPhone, the other will look slightly different. Apple will sell millions of each type. And both will hardly matte...

Following its recent auto-notification announcement, Foursquare is serving up yet another feature to make finding a spot to nosh even easier while you're out and about. With its latest update, the social check-in softwar...

They're undeniably fun, but all remote control toys--particularly those that fly--have one very unfortunate downside in common: they all run out of power too quickly. Whether it's gas or batteries, they'll all be grounde...

For two brief days last month, you could find any hand-crafted bike you've ever wanted at the Warsaw Concert Hall in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Inside the antique Polish dive bar, reps from Horse, Rosko, Coast, Ceremony, and ...

Last month BlackBerry announced the formation of a Special Committee to probe strategic alternatives, these alternatives include an outright sale of the company, apart from any possible partnerships and alliances. It has...

Glass still isn't quite ready for the consumer, but Google's wearable platform just keeps getting better and more powerful thanks to frequent software updates. Today's version bump brings YouTube to your search results a...

There are some science class staples that will never cease to be amazing, no matter how often you see them--among them, liquid nitrogen. To wit: these beautiful images of flower blooms, flash-frozen using liquid-state ni...

You can never have too many sources of backup power for your mobile devices. And not only is the compact ClicLite easy to carry around, it also charges itself using the sun's continuously free rays. But what's that you s...

There seems little doubt that much of the Galaxy Gear's success or failure will hinge on the selection of apps that arrive on smartwatch. Samsung is making a strong push for third-party software (even in the face of limi...

New York Times tech writer Eilene Zimmerman did not come to Los Angeles to make friends, you guys. In her story and blog post about L.A.'s startup culture, Zimmerman seems more interested in cramming as many tired stereo...

Want the Moto X experience combined with T-Mobile's inexpensive plans? Today's your lucky day -- sort of. Motorola is now selling the promised T-Mobile version of its flagship, but only through its website at an unsubsid...

Though chock-full of delicious knowledge, traditional cookbooks are far too portly for the modern kitchen. Instead of dedicating valuable shelf space to dozens of cooking anthologies, let them live in the cloud or in you...