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Verizon gave no details when it announced plans to offer the BlackBerry Z30, but it's finally narrowing things down... well, mostly. The 5-inch BB 10.2 flagship is now poised to reach Big Red sometime this November (the ...

Today, we managed to take the new Sony A7r and 55mm f1.8 out for a walk around the city. The post First Sample Images from the Sony A7r and 55mm f1.8 appeared first on The Phoblographer.     

Israel plans to start construction next year on what will become the fifth largest solar power station in the world, part of a plan to build three such structures that will curb their dependency on fossil fuels. The $1.1...

IMAX has teamed up with Prima Cinema, who transmits current theatrical releases from the likes of Paramount and Universal for home viewing. This is exciting but it's also a disappointment in the short term for non-millio...

Buffer, a service for scheduling social media posts, said Sunday it has strengthened its security after spammers gained access to its network. On Saturday, Buffer halted all social media postings after a raft of spam com...

Apple just announced its earning for the final fiscal quarter of 2014 and compared to the year-ago quarter the results are pretty good. The company reports that it made $36 billion in revenue with $8.2 billion the net pr...

When Superstorm Sandy hit New York a year ago, it caused a massive, 14-foot storm surge. Nine out of the city's 14 subway tunnels beneath rivers flooded, and the subway was shut down for days. But the Metropolitan Transi...

Apart from designing software and hardware at Apple, Sir Jony Ive has been pretty busy designing other gadgets too, such as earphones and cameras, although if you were looking for something a little more related to Apple...

The world’s gender gap along economic, political and other social dimensions continues to narrow, according to a new report released by the World Economic Forum , but lack of equality for... --

If you thought there were enough solutions for jotting down your notes digitally before today, Evernote implores you to think again. Today they’ve shown off the Jot Script – a new edition of the Adonit stylus in an �...

A Bohemian-looking man stands in a picturesque Scottish glen. Wild grasses sway in the wind, green hills loom to either side and moody, dark clouds drift along above. The man takes in the scene and fiddles with a camera ...

The government will focus on expanding Web access in schools, especially in rural areas. It will also build new underwater cables to Sabah and Sarawak within next three years.

If you are wondering just how well your own Internet connection stacks up against others, the question is actually pretty easy to answer if you live in the United States: your connection is likely small broadband. It is ...

Hugh Pickens DOT Com writes "Michael Hiltzik writes in the LA Times that you'd think the one place you can depend on for verifiable facts is science but a few years ago, scientists at Amgen set out to double-check the re...

LG is flexing its muscle in smartphone technology with a new handset that boasts a curved touchscreen, along with a special "self healing" technology that the company claims can prevent scratches on the phone's casing. T...

An international research consortium led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the University of Chicago has answered several questions about the genetic background of obsessive-compulsive disorder...

Research on the DNA of a large multi-generational family has provided a genetic clue that enabled scientists to pinpoint a gene that plays a role in mitral valve prolapse (MVP), a common cardiac disease that is a leading...

The Samsung SDK and this week's Developer Conference will take you from frustration to fulfillment Meet Derek. He's a struggling mobile developer who can't seem to get the ideas from his head onto his phone. When he's f...

(Columbia University) Columbia Engineering researchers have developed a new approach to designing novel nanostructured materials through an inverse design framework using genetic algorithms. The study, published in PNAS'...

Officials worry that insurance risk pools could become too risky if not enough younger people sign up for coverage, causing premiums to escalate.     

Hot water bottles are great for muscle spasms and other aches, but you don't always have one handy. The next time you need one in an emergency, this hack by redditor the_incredible_ape might help.

Ahead of the 29 November launch date for the PlayStation 4, Sony is doing a bit of preparatory work for the big day. The company not only announced last week its redesigned Android and iOS app for the PlayStation 4 will ...