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It's been a long time since we've seen a new time-lapse video of the Earth seen from the International Space Station, so how about this one from Selmesfilms called "Orbit"? Lovely! Funny, too: Although there's nothing re...

Disney is the latest entertainment company to have orders of its forthcoming releases blocked by the retailer.

Siri appears to be gearing up from a move from iOS mobile devices to OS X and Macs. The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office publishes Apple's patent for an intelligent desktop assistant.

OKCupid is in some hot water after people found out it performs "experiments" on its users . But how bad is it really? The free dating website's CEO is here to explain exactly what's going on.

When it comes to the world of notebooks, plenty of different models have churned out in the past, ranging from those that cater to those who simply need to perform some kind of simple word processing, while others do com...

As Amazon's dispute with US publishing giant Hachette over e-book pricing continues to rumble on, the Web company is now urging readers to contact the company's CEO directly to ask for lower prices. The post E-book prici...

A replay of the Warner Bros. dispute?

A 36-year-old NASA spacecraft will begin a new interplanetary science mission today (Aug. 10) when it makes a close pass by the moon. You can watch the lunar flyby live online at 1:30 p.m. EDT. Here's how to watch.

Taco Cowboy (5327) writes Nine days before the announcement from WHO regarding the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, an online tool had the incident flagged. HealthMap, a team of 45 researchers, epidemiologists and software...

Windows Phone Store reaches a new milestone as more than 300,000 apps are now available for download. Developers are encouraged to make more apps for Microsoft's very own mobile platform.

Printing in three dimensions allows for a ton of really cool (and life-saving) stuff, but one area it apparently hasn't conquered just yet is realistically reproducing human hair. The masterminds at Disney Research think...

Tattoo ink could be contaminated with dangerous bacteria, according to the FDA. There may be more of the dangerous ink out in the marketplace.

A new research study compiled based on data from the Cancer Genome Atlas's Pan-Cancer project shows that the key to cancer treatment and classification may be rooted in genetics, not the tissue of origin.

Robert Redford Is Suing New York State over Taxes From Selling a Share in Sundance TV. Anyone Who Has Been Caught Between Two Taxing Powers Should Tune In.

Facebook made two important changes in its platform policy, addressing "freemium" games and incentivizing users for liking pages.

According to the AP, in a story carried by the San Jose Mercury News, NASA engineers insisted Friday that a test of a vehicle they hope to one day use on Mars achieved most of its objectives, despite a parachute that vir...

Once upon a time, energy systems for space missions were simple. You used batteries for very short missions, solar panels in the inner Solar System, nuclear power generators if you were beyond Mars or needed a lot of pow...

Tonight's the night: When you look up at the sky Sunday evening, you will be able to see the moon at its biggest and brightest all year. The supermoon occurs when the moon becomes full at the closest point in its orbit t...

MojoKid (1002251) writes "Security researcher Gene Bransfield, with the help of his wife's grandmother's cat, decided to see how many neighborhood WiFi access points he could map and potentially compromise. With a collar...

MojoKid (1002251) writes "Security researcher Gene Bransfield, with the help of his wife's grandmother's cat, decided to see how many neighborhood WiFi access points he could map and potentially compromise. With a collar...

Big, beautiful touchscreens, apps as far as the eye can see, and ubiquitous LTE may be commonplace for many of us civilians, but when you work under the bureaucracy of the US military it sounds like the far-off future. D...

A few months ago, the ISEE-3 Reboot Project managed to raise $160,000 to bring the spacecraft back to Earth after 36 years roaming outer space. The team behind the campaign successfully took control of the spacecraft and...