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On the back cover of the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine* is an ad for the new iPhone models. It's labeled "Actual Sizes," showing off how big the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus actually are. I took a photo of the...

In the same way that Lizzie Grant and Katheryn Hudson screwed up their first shot at greatness and changed their name, Casio's trying to do the same with its old Tryx point-and-shoot. The fourth-generation of the digital...

John Meyer, a 19-year-old developer, is making as much as what software engineers at some of the best tech companies are earning. One of Meyer's successful projects is Fresco News.

PayPal has just taken its very first baby step towards allowing Bitcoin payments for goods, thanks to a partnership with payment processors BitPay, Coinbase and GoCoin.

Friction welding spins so fast and burns so hot that it looks like the excess orange metal is something that's not meant for this world. The metal pipes forge together so colorfully (and almost unnaturally) that I never ...

(Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative) Celgene Global Health, a division of Celgene Corporation, and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) strengthen their collaboration with a four-year Research Collabor...

Companies like Facebook and Twitter are experimenting with their feeds, sometimes to the chagrin of users who like things the way they are.

On Tuesday morning, The Washington Post published an opinion piece by Ronald T. Hosko, a former assistant director at the FBI, about how Apple's new encryption techniques would've lead to the death of a victim in a case ...

The Air Force awarded contracts of an undisclosed amount to Intelsat General, Northrop Grumman, Universal Space Network and Raytheon.

A customer service representative tells CNET the company's servers have been down since about 10 a.m. PT and may not be back up for several hours.

Scientists synthesize human airway tissue, and in hopes of finding better asthma medication, watch it react to a variety of chemicals.

Apple's first update for iOS 8 seems to have suspended cell service and Touch ID functions on many iPhones. Here's how to get rid of iOS 8.0.1 and reinstall iOS 8.0. The post Don’t install that iPhone update! How to br...

An anonymous reader writes Yesterday's report on the regulatory battle between Netflix and Canada's broadcast regulator has now grown as Google has jumped into the fight. Faced with similar demands from the CRTC, Google ...

Alba bulbs are designed to work autonomously, by adjusting light output based on sunlight and by adapting to its owners' household habits.

Ukrainian indie rock band Brunettes Shoot Blondes used 14 iPhone, iPad and MacBook screens — and impressive amount of coordination — to create a music video for their single, "Knock Knock." The video, filmed in a sin...

LEDs are so 2012. In the not so distant future, all the cool kids will be lighting up their homes and offices with OLED light fixtures. This one from OTI Lumionics is one of the first we've seen that doesn't cost over $1...

A new wearable medical device can quickly alert a person if they are having cardiovascular trouble or if it's simply time to put on some skin moisturizer, researchers report. The small device, approximately five centimet...

U.S. hospitals do not have the means to properly dispose of medical waste contaminated with Ebola, biosafety experts have said. If Ebola patients were to arrive in the country for treatment unannounced, it could put hosp...

Samsung will soon be launching its much-anticipated Tizen-powered handset in India. The device is touted as the first commercial smartphone that runs on the new operating system.

The man behind Google X, the Internet giant's "secret laboratory" of sorts, has left his roles as Vice President and Fellow. So says Sebastian Thrun's LinkedIn profile via a change made last month, which lead to confirma...

They're calling it #BendGate: Some of those who picked up their spiffy new iPhone 6s and 6 Pluses during the weekend say they come with a

Adobe has announced version 13 of its entry-level photo and video editing software, Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements. The company added user-requested advanced features, but simplified. The post Adobe makes advan...