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Take a closer look before you dump that handful of pennies and nickels into the tip jar — you don't need to find a Revolutionary War-era coin to make a fortune from your change. They're harder to find each year, but th...

Those excitedly awaiting the last-minute rumored accessory for the iPhone 6 might want to stop holding their breath now. According to a third party Apple retailer, the company has yet to place any order for the reversibl...

The MTV VMAs have provided years of historically weird moments in pop culture. Howard Stern floating in as Fartman. Lil Kim's boob. Miley Cyrus and her tongue It seems like each year builds up to a wilder evening of even...

The world’s top tennis players are descending on New York City this week to slap the fuzz off some tennis balls in pursuit of an unprecedented $38.3 million purse, and Ralph Lauren is ready to support the cause by armi...

Let's face it, theres a special kind of agony reserved for those of us with a dwindling cell phone battery. We estimate the precious moments that remain, and some of us desperately try to make the most of them by turning...

Humans aren't the only the only species connecting in the technological age. In fact, according to this comic by Poorly Drawn Lines, bugs are about as good at email as your grandparents are. See also: How Ant Colonies Fo...

We've come to crown the new king of Wi-Fi routers: The Asus RT-AC87U is by far the fastest wireless router PCWorld has ever tested. But before you run out and buy one, know that our pronouncement includes caveats. The RT...

The Egyptian pyramids are some amazing works of engineering. The biggest, the Great Pyramid at Giza, held the record for nearly 3,800 years as the tallest man-made structure in the world. What's astounding is that each l...

China Telecom recently leaked a picture of an iPhone 6 concept design, claiming that it was the real thing. Several news outlets reported the story. The post Sorry guys, this isn’t the iPhone 6 — China Telecom leak i...

Nicki Minaj's ass came out in full force Sunday at MTV's Video Music Awards during her opening performance of "Anaconda." While most of the world was fully prepared to see most of Minaj's derriere, it seems Rita Ora wasn...

The moon has a distinctive smell. Ask any Apollo moonwalker about the odiferous nature of the lunar dirt and you'll get the same answer. The moon smells like gunpowder.

Music was key to Western teaching from Plato up to the 18th century. In Music and the Making of Modern Science, Peter Pesic claims it shaped today's science

Amazon's new checkout system for physical retailers gives it a foothold in the brick and mortar world.

The Surface Pro 3 is a fantastic device when it's working properly, but a procession of crippling bugs are keeping many users from enjoying their high-end hardware. Over the past few weeks, users on Microsoft's support w...

A rocket with a payload that included an experimental Army strike weapon exploded after taking off from an Alaska launch pad.

It looks like WhatsApp might have been worth the $19 billion Facebook paid for it after all.

Taylor Swift is a camera operator's dream. The delightfully awkward country-crossover star fills dead air and boring audience shots with dance moves only Tay-Tay could pull off. At Sunday's VMAs, Swift upped her dance ga...

Secret is rolling out an update which is now available on the Android platform. The iOS version is scheduled to be released in the next couple of days.

This week, ComScore published a report saying that 65.5 percent of smartphone users over the age of 18 will go months without purchasing apps through their respective app stores. That seems like a particularly high consi...

TiVo has taken a big step into the world of cord-cutting with the introduction of TiVo Roamio OTA, a DVR for over-the-air (OTA) TV signals. With this device, cord-cutters can go back to the future and digitally record SD...

NASA is developing a band of autonomous robots called "swarmies" that use radio waves to communicate with each other and may one day be used to explore the moon or Mars.

A British nurse who contracted the Ebola virus while treating patients in Sierra Leone was flown to a London hospital Sunday night to receive care. The 29-year-old, known now only as William, is the first person with the...