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The great thing about Arduinos is that they come in all shapes and sizes. You can also make one for yourself. Instructables user MakersBox did just that, with a tiny, modular Arduino-compatible board that can fit inside ...

It was the little space explorer that astronomers forgot, the Beagle 2 Mars Lander that went silent back in 2003 and has never spoken up since, but thanks to NASA's eye-in-the-sky has now been found again. Scientists at ...

"I care about the technology and the kernel--that's what's important to me."

No one ever accused Elon Musk of not dreaming big. The co-founder of PayPal, Tesla Motors and founder of SpaceX is laying the groundwork for his next big attempt to transform mobility: "Hyperloop," a low-pressure tube th...

Remember doomed satellite internet provider Iridium? We're not sure Richard Branson does, as he and mobile chip giant Qualcomm are determined to help launch another internet satellite venture anyway. In his usual low-key...

No software bug is more egregious than one that can potentially wipe out users' precious files without warning or indication. Some Linux users are finding this out the hard way when they discovered that their Steam clien...

Sure, being able to control your lights using an app is cool and all, but smart bulbs are typically (frustratingly!) expensive. If you don't mind getting basic features on a basic bulb, though, Cree has a new $15 option ...

The world's biggest chipmaker ended 2014 on solid footing thanks in part to its reinvigorated PC business. However, Intel's mobile division remains a huge drag.

A federal surplus auction is selling a NASA flown-in-space artifact that may be worth its weight in gold -- because it is gold. The six 24 karat gold plates reportedly flew in space for 69 months.

Marisa Inda's upper body strength could put The Rock to shame. And her fancy footwork while dangling on a pull-ups bar is a Beyoncé-level feat Prepare to feel like an uncoordinated weakling in 3...2... All this baby nee...

Google has announced that it has expanded the ways that musicians can list their coming events on the search engine that was introduced last year using schema.org. The program is being expanded in four ways. The first of...

Ever since its Christmas Day attack that took PlayStation and Xbox Live servers down, the "Lizard Squad" has taunted authorities while simultaneously trying to market its takedown-for-hire DDoS service. Police apparently...

The latest figures show that sales of games on discs staggered during the holidays, continuing a trend that persisted throughout the year.

Defense lawyers for Ross Ulbricht, the alleged mastermind of online criminal enterprise Silk Road, sought to convince New York jurors on Thursday that the wrong man was in the dock.

NASA and Russia are launching a joint one year mission to the International Space Station. NASA's Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will blast off to the orbiting outpost on March 28, 2015.

Despite having millions of dollars of imaging technology at their disposal, surgeons often have to wait until they open a patient up before deciding the best course of action. Even for the simplest procedure, knowing the...

 Drones are fun. Drones are cool. And, for now, drones are legal. Here are a few great commercial/entry-level drones that can take to the air right now and a few that might make it into stores – and the air – in the...

3D printing has been described as a force for revolutionary change, but with all the tchotchkes, jewelry and, lately, food, people are printing, it sometimes feels less like a revolution than an awesome hobby Advances in...

  Meet Mason Wartman. In 2013, Wartman left his job on Wall Street to open up Rosa’s Fresh Pizza, a shop that sells slices of pizza for only $1 (tax included). The concept is popular in New York City and Wartman wante...

Is it just me, or have we had a whole lot of space-related disasters recently? Last Saturday, SpaceX contributed to the growing list when its Falcon 9 rocket ran out of hydraulic fluid shortly before landing on a barge i...

This is the opinion of an editor who acquired a Pono by participating in the product's crowd-funding campaign. PCWorld will publish it's full review after the digital music player becomes more widely available for purcha...

Design student Bryon Mallett might be onto something with this impressive virtual realty rig for playing and composing music. Finally somebody's building something actually useful for Oculus Rift that's not just a damn a...