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If you've got a new Apple TV, you no doubt feel the pain of the long, linear software keyboard and recognize the value of any tip that will save you typing time (especially typing of long, arcane passwords).∞ Read this...

The SLJ/900 32 is a bridge-building machine that uses its own portable support structures to install beams between pillars. Once it lays one beam down, it uses that one to place the next one, until the entire bridge is c...

You can easily change the login screen wallpaper in OS X El Capitan to any image of your choice. This will impact the appearance of the login window when you boot a Mac, and also when you are using fast user switching to...

Ubisoft takes aim at the hipsters in 'Assassin's Creed: Syndicate.'

The outer Solar System has enough mysteries and potential discoveries to keep scientists busy for decades. Case in point, Uranus and it's system of moons. Since the beginning of the Space Age, only one space probe has ev...

Android Wear can control media playback on your phone, of course, and this doesn't require any setup--it just works. Syncing and playing music on the watch itself is less straightforward. All current Android Wear watches...

Maury was one of several readers who complained about the Windows 10 upgrade starting without user permission. I have been hearing a lot about this recently. Another reader got to the point where he was scared to boot, a...

On Friday, Apple officially launched the fourth-generation Apple TV, which for the first time included an App Store. While Apple includes a list of featured apps, there are currently no other methods for discoverability,...

It was 2008, just after the iPhone was released, and Patrick O’Neill began noticing a curious new phenomenon amongst his friends. When out to dinner, he found he’d often have to request that they put down their phone...

Ever been tempted to shoot your parachute with a flare gun mid-flight? Well, this is what will happen if you do.

ITER, the world's largest tokamak now under construction in France, will have over 60 diagnostic systems installed to enable plasma control, optimize plasma performance, and support machine protection. Princeton Plasma P...

A look at runner's results via their wearables reveals how many steps they took, calories they burned, and their average pace during the big race.

"Star Trek" is returning to TV in January 2017 -- but you'll only be able to catch it if you subscribe to CBS' digital streaming service, CBS All Access.  The network will air a special preview of the show on CBS, with...

The new Apple TV is out and it’s pretty fantastic. Running through setup is fairly simple, but we all could use a little advice on how best to make our choices along the way. With that in mind, then, let’s run throug...

CIOs can use automation and public cloud services to free up in-house IT staff to better serve the business.

If you've ever used iMessage, the proprietary messaging platform for Apple devices such as the iPhone, you've probably developed an opinion (or a refined lack of opinion) about its "read receipts" feature. They're based ...

Shane Greenstein is annoyed by ?Internet exceptionalism,? the prevalent idea that the Internet defies economic logic.

Good news, smartwatch fanatics: Best Buy has started offering $50 savings on the Pebble Time Smartwatch 38mm Polycarbonate. This wearable device is now priced at $150.

Did you know that it’s incredibly easy to access open Chrome tabs on your Android and iOS device? So if you’re reading an article on your computer and you have to dash out, you can access it later while you’re on t...

Aerial imagery distributed by state-owned RU-24 show the crash site and surrounding debris after a Russian passenger plane crashed in the Egyptian desert killing all 224 people on board.

Let us get over the fact that we care about taking the perfect selfie and get down to business, shall we? Andrej Karpathy, a computer science graduate student at Stanford University, tasked an image-recognizing deep neur...

There have been plenty of rumors about Apple creating a bezel-less iPhone, but a new concept by designers DeepMind, in collaboration with SvetApple, may be my favorite yet. It’s a nifty feature which would keep the iPh...