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Nokia's 'Pureview' technology is still making headlines along with the announcement of the manufacturer's first 'phablet', the Lumia 1520. We felt the timing was perfect for taking a closer look at Pureview by testing th...

The Android 4.3 update is slowly making its way around the world, it is being rolled out in different regions by different carriers, as per their own schedules. Its no different in the U.S., carrier branded devices usual...

An anonymous reader writes "State education in South Africa has been described as 'in crisis'. A recent report (pdf) says that even the top 20% of private schools only achieve the same results as the average in other mid...

The new MacBook Pro could easily be mistaken for its predecessor. That said, there are definitely some significant differences. Like the Airs, the Retina MacBook Pro has given up its wired Ethernet port, but it comes wit...

New York City's cutest pooches strutted their stuff at the Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade this weekend. Dozens of canines in cute and clever costumes gathered at the East Village neighborhood park for the 23rd annu...

Delaying treatment for rheumatoid arthritis could greatly increase the likelihood that patients will suffer joint damage and experience disability two years out.

A couple of weekends ago we shared a short Ray-Ban ad that demonstrated the concept of perspective anamorphosis in a sufficiently mind-blowing way. But if you thought that video was impressive, this Honda ad will probabl...

Hugh Pickens DOT Com writes "Tourists often marvel at the number of rich and varied bookstores along Paris streets. Right across from Notre Dame Cathedral is one of the city's most famous independent bookstores, Shakespe...

Two scientists have formalized a theorem regarding the existence of God penned by mathematician Kurt Gödel. But the God angle is somewhat of a red herring -- the real step forward is the example it sets of how computers...

AT&T will no longer offer per-minute billing plans to most of its new customers, reports the Wall Street Journal. Following the industry trend towards unlimited talk time and texts, the company will only offer one per-mi...

(American Academy of Pediatrics) The continued sale and availability of powerful, neodymium magnets -- typically 10 to 20 times stronger than traditional magnets -- are causing an increase in pediatric ingestion-related ...

This week, we learned that NASA can beam data to the moon -- at a frankly astounding 622Mbps -- using a high powered laser . Sounds like cutting edge modern tech? Perhaps. But it also sounds like the best weapon from the...

A 12-year-old boy in Montreal has pleaded guilty to breaking into multiple government and police websites in the name of the hacker collective Anonymous, reports the Toronto Sun. The attacks were not politically motivate...

Analog is the new digital.

The co-founder and former CTO of Joyent will direct digital strategy at the mobile broadband networking giant.

Healthcare.gov isn't working too well. So Kathleen Sebelius, in the body of Kate McKinnon, goes on "Saturday Night Live" to offer some technical advice. Restarting your computer, for example.

Saturday Night Live poked fun at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this weekend in a sketch about its faulty HealthCare.gov website, also known as the Obamacare website. Kate McKinnon portrayed U.S. Health...

Unshaven for weeks, Brandon Curtis's bearded face gazes back at him from the iPad screen. He's in Los Angeles Skyping with his dad, who lies weakened from lung cancer and Parkinson's disease in a hospice bed 1,450 miles ...

With all manner of ways for your phone to let you know someone is trying to get in touch, why not engage our noses, too?

Daniel_Stuckey writes "There's definitely something strange about the video's attempt at looking/sounding like a NOVA episode. Alexander, who defended the agency at Black Hat this summer and recently announced his retire...

Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. This week marks the ninth anniversary of the column. A decade ago this month, and a year before the debut of Switched On, Apple made the d...

Residents of a remote village nestled in a steep-sided valley in southern Norway are about to enjoy winter sunlight for the first time ever thanks to giant mirrors.