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At the big Windows 10 devices event today, Microsoft's Panos Panay said that 53 percent of Surface Pro 3 owners use the device's stylus. So, when it came to building the improved Surface Pro 4, it made sense to upgrade t...

So we haven't really noticed it, but the laptop has been broken for years. That's why innovations like the Surface--minus Book nomenclature--was so important when it dropped a few years ago. And Microsoft just proved how...

Playing Thunderstruck by AC/DC, Microsoft introduced the Surface Pro 4. This device works with a hybrid cooling system, a 12.3-inch display, and a fingerprint sensor. Microsoft suggested this morning that the device work...

The smallest gadget in Microsoft's big Windows 10 device launch today could end up being its most important. The Microsoft Display Dock, announced alongside the Lumia 950 and 950 XL smartphones, is a diminutive box that ...

Since Strava burst on to the fitness scene to track runs and rides, it's collected an extraordinary amount of data--so much, in fact, that it even sells it to city planners. Now, it's launched a new website called Insigh...

Back when Lumia phones were under Nokia's charge, the 5-series was a budget-friendly range. Nothing's changed now that Microsoft is in control, as the freshly announced Lumia 550 will attest. As you might expect, the spe...

When Amazon first brought Prime Now deliveries to the UK, only a select number of London postcodes were covered by the service. In three months, the company has expanded to Birmingham, foreshadowing the launch of Amazon ...

A legal framework used to justify the movement of user data across the Atlantic has just been ruled invalid by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The Safe Harbor agreement, as it's known, let companies like Facebook an...

As usual, it's mostly focused on newish flagship phones and Nexuses.

Skylake lands in Surface Pro 4. The tablet costs $899 and will be available October 26.

Microsoft just blew us (and some virtual robots) away with a demo of its HoloLens 'mixed reality' gaming system . The good news? Those spider robots are just virtual. The bad: HoloLens still isn't available for consumers...

A Japanese venture says it will start testing its driverless cars on the country's streets in March, putting it in the race with Google Inc. and other companies. The vehicles could go commercial by the 2020 Tokyo Olympic...

White supremacist poster boy Craig Cobb, founder of a whites-only religion called Creativity Movement, is trying to create a neighborhood for white supremacists in the tiny town of Antler, North Dakota. To stop him, the ...

Live and learn, right? While having a bare-bottomed phone looks great, with one or two catastrophes under your belt, you may not be going commando again any time soon. This is especially true if you have a high-end hands...

At issue are rules governing how U.S. and EU companies trade data          

A new chip that is covered with form of tempered glass can self-destruct with the click of a button. The high-stress glass shatters when hit with LED light, demolishing the chip beneath it.

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Sony announced today that it will be spinning off its booming image sensor business as a new company called Sony Semiconductor Solutions. The goal of the change is to bolster the company’s Devices segment. Back in 2012...

Some vaginal microbes can make women's bodies more resistant to the HIV and other STIs.

The Roku 4 has finally been announced, bringing 4K Ultra HD compatibility, Universal Voice Search, a clever remote-finding feature, an enhanced user interface, and an updated app. The post Roku 4 brings 4K streaming, rem...

It seems that Google has little recourse left in Russia, now that the government has put its foot down on the matter of the search giant's bundling of its services, especially Search, on certified Android phones. The cou...

In the wake of the Volkswagen diesel-gate scandal , automakers are now making even more of an effort to design vehicles that are as eco-friendly as possible. But Lexus might have gone too far with this paper version of i...