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The Óbuda Gas Works produced city gas from 1914 to 1984 in the 3rd district of Budapest, on the right bank of River Danube. When it opened, it was not just the most advanced gas producing plant in the world; it was also...

Thanks to Hullo for sponsoring The Loop this week. A buckwheat pillow is kind of like a beanbag for your head. The hull fill provides unique support that's superior to soft traditional pillow types. Hullo's features incl...

Tidy up your workspace with the Wooden Desktop Cable Management by 1984. No more untangling cables or any falling into the abyss behind your desk. This cable tidy has six bunched leather loops to provide the perfect pres...

Phantom Squad hackers launched DDoS attacks on EA servers, which resulted in a few hours of downtime. The hacking group might also carry out more cyber attacks during the holiday period.

Options for those lacking a Linux render farm When it comes to video editing, Windows and Mac rule the screen. Professional apps by the likes of Adobe, Avid and Apple only run in the Win/Mac world and Apple even throws i...

Will deliver a new year's shock to WhatsApp and Facebook rivals...

The Samsung Gear VR headset will not work with Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge with Android 6.0 Marshmallow beta update installed. The official Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for these smartphones is expected in Q1 2016.

We suggest taking a deep breath, slowing down, and doing a few things before your maiden flight. The post How to Avoid Immediately Destroying Your New Drone appeared first on WIRED.

A new breakthrough that bridges number theory and geometry is just the latest triumph for a close-knit group of mathematicians. The post Posse of Mathematicians Bridges Number Theory and Geometry appeared first on WIRED.

Many of the country's banks no longer accept or dispense bills and coins, but not everyone is cheering.

Nancy Carroll Gravley has some helpful hints for introducing a new Mac or iOS device to elderly people. These suggestions, based on her experiences, can make the whole experience more pleasurable for everyone concerned.

More than a year after the European Space Agency?s (ESA) Philae spacecraft made history with the first-ever successful touchdown on the surface of a comet --- 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko; its Rosetta spacecraft is still tr...

It would be unfair to say that Samsung alone is struggling in mobile: There's evidence that the smartphone industry in general is suffering a slowdown. That said, despite being a huge name in tech, the Korean giant has c...

A woman on Earth received a surprise call from space on Christmas Day. The call came from recent ISS-arrival Tim Peake, who took to Twitter to apologize for his wrong-number blunder. The post ‘Hello, is this planet Ear...

Researchers at the Ecole Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have created a 2D inject printing technique that displays one image when the material is held straight and another image when the material is rotated. ...

Dozens of automakers are working on self-driving car technology. None, however, will say when exactly the tech will be ready for the open road. Except Elon Musk. The Tesla CEO said his company is just two years away from...

It's no secret that thousands of Silicon Valley tech workers who would rather live in San Francisco are being bused in and out of the city every day. But after these policies have come under fire, it appears that a handf...

A wildfire that started Friday night has burned about 1,200 acres in California. The fire — which started at about 11 p.m. PT Christmas night — forced officials to close parts of Highway 101 and the Pacific Coast Hig...

Part of rock found in Africa is being used in the construction of a pair of firearms.          

Keep your purse or bag off the floor and safely within reach with the Under Table Bag Hook from PISCES. With an adorable heart shape, this metal hook has a rubber base, available in both pink and blue, to ensure the hook...

Drones are one of this year's most buzzed-about holiday gifts, but they aren't just for personal use -- they're revolutionizing the world around us.

Just in time for the holidays, NASA's Curiosity rover is celebrating Christmas 2015 at a Red Planet Paradise - spectacular "Namib Dune." And she marked the occasion by snapping her first ever color self-portrait with the...