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Virgin Galactic performed a successful test flight of the SpaceShipTwo, SS2. This marked the third supersonic test for the spaceship and SS2 reached new heights, climbing to 71,000 feet above the surface of the Earth.

As we begin to rely on our mobile devices for more and more of our business needs, I found myself needing a “portable Polycom” which would allow me to make quality speakerphone calls from my Mac or iPhone. Sure, the ...

This is a tissue box that looks like a shipping container. Actually, it's a standard sized box made to look like a tiny replica of a shipping container. The box has a lid, and a slit in the lid allows...

New photos by a sharp-eyed NASA Mars orbiter shows the space agency's Curiosity rover trundling across the Red Planet, on its way to the base of a huge and mysterious mountain. The one-ton Curiosity rover and its tracks ...

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The Fujifilm FinePix S1 isn't the first 50x optical zoom camera that we've seen, but it's full of features that suggest it's among the best of those available. Pitched directly against the likes of the Canon PowerShot SX...

LAS VEGAS -- You know those convertible, touchscreen Windows laptops with screens that flip around and do all kinds of twisty tricks? iHome has a new keyboard case that turns the iPad Air and Retina iPad Mini into one of...

The Google X team is known for its secrecy, working on moonshot ideas like quantum computing and balloon-powered wireless signals, but a new report may have tipped their hand. Bloomberg is reporting a meeting between the...

An anonymous reader writes "Kazakh news site BNews.kz reports that Mukhtarbay Otelbaev, Director of the Eurasian Mathematical Institute of the Eurasian National University, is claiming to have found the solution to anoth...

Qualcomm showed off some of the magic powers of its latest mobile processors at CES this year, and many of the new features on display had to do with mobile cameras. The Qualcomm 805, announced back in November, will off...

On the eve of the anniversary of Aaron Swartz's tragic death, a group of eight lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are still looking for answers regarding the criminal investigation he was the subject of Swartz commit...

Everything is smart at CES -- watches, glasses, shoes, gloves -- so it's not surprising to find intelligent cars.     

Contrary to recent stories that hint at the International CES' possible decline, the annual technology show broke a new record this month, according to organizers. The Consumer Electronics Association, which organizes th...

What's the worst offense an Oscar host can commit? Forgetting the contents of the monologue onstage? Stumping for a particular movie to win? How about leaking a copy of an awards contender online? Ellen DeGeneres has bee...

Dropbox blamed the shutdown on routine maintenance.     

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo has made its third rocket-powered supersonic flight in the Mojave Desert, soaring to a record 71,000 feet.

NASA Associate ISS Program Scientist Tara Ruttley talks about the experiment and other science on the latest Orbital Sciences cargo run.

I love the work of Finnish artist Vesa Lehtimäki aka Avanaut, a brilliant illustrator and photographer who likes to take pictures of his kids' toys in his spare time. Check out these series of Star Wars toys set in the ...

Sure, we had to hop in a cab and take a rather expensive ride out into the boonies. But we had no option -- SmartThings had no official presence on the CES floor. Thankfully, the 45 minutes we spent in transit were not w...

While some categories at this year's International CES were a little quiet, the same cannot be said for autos. 2014's show floor was filled with car stuff, not simply from the major vendors at the show, but also from the...

Alongside the TVs and tablets, CES is also home to the future of... homes. LG had smarter washing machines and robot vacuums that you can turn on by texting with everyday language, while Samsung introduced an entirely ne...

Today: Orbital 1 Status: Following yesterday's successful launch, the Cygnus spacecraft completed Delta Velocity (DV) burns 1 - 4 successfully....