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It's been many years since the first skier strapped a shoulder camera to his helmet and threw himself down a mountain. In that time action cameras have shrunk, flying has become cheaper and now everyone is sharing super ...

Some things are worth looking like an extra in a low rent sci-fi flick.

By Cat DiStasio Snow sports are wildly popular around the globe -- even in regions with no winter to speak of. No matter, because architects and engineers have joined forces to create ski and snowboard slopes in some of ...

Star Wars Episode VIII isn't the only thing that's delayed, but hopefully Lumia users won't be waiting that long for their deserved update. At best, they just need to wait yet another month, on top of already two months ...

Starbucks has rolled out its Mobile Order & Pay service to all outlets in the UK. You can now use your iPhone or Android phone to pre-order your coffee and other Starbucks goodies to be ready for you when you arrive at 3...

These Questions originally appeared on Quora - the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights. Answers by Bob Metcalfe, Ethernet inventor, 3Com founder, UTAustin Prof...

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson is the latest to weigh in on the issue of data encryption policy with the executive telling The Wall Street Journal that Apple CEO Tim Cook and other tech execs should leave the decision makin...

Exploding Kittens, a tabletop card game about... well, you know, is now available for iOS — with an Android version coming "soon." The iOS release costs $1.99, and there's currently a launch special in effect that mak...

Brendan Eich, co-founder of Mozilla and for an 11-day stint, its CEO, yesterday announced a new browser called "Brave," that blocks outside online ads and ad tracking. Brave, which was at version 0.7--denoting its under-...

Two high-tech companies are joining forces for the latest development in immersive VR porn: goggles plus machines. The partnership is between virtual-reality porn producer BaDoinkVR and “teledildonics” maker Kiiroo. ...

Audi has announced pricing information for the 2017 R8 and R8 V10 Plus, which start at $162,900 and $189,900, respectively. The R8 LMS will also make its racing debut at the Rolex 24 at Daytona on January 30. The post Au...

 Earlier today in Davos, where afternoon temperatures reached a balmy 20 degrees (and evening temps have dropped to limb-numbing f-f-five degrees Fahrenheit), CEO Valery Vavilov of the bitcoin infrastructure provider an...

In a battle between Uber and the city of London, it looks like the ridesharing service has come out victorious. It successfully trashed a proposed ban to delay all rides ordered through its app by five minutes.

Android users have been waiting patiently for Kickstarter to release an app for their platform, and today is finally the day. The crowd-funding service has launched its app in the Google Play Store, three years after it ...

Batman and Black Widow-themed backdoors were resident in products from AMX, a comms tech provider for the White House, the US army and many other public and private organizations, security researchers claim.

Foxconn is looking to take over more of the iPhone manufacturing process as it has offered ¥625 billion ($5.3 billion) to acquire Japanese manufacturer Sharp, which currently manufactures displays for Apple devices. Sha...

The acquisition gives Sony a massive outpost in Israel, while coming just two months after a Chinese company chickened out of a $50 million investment

Atrial fibrillation, the most common type of abnormal heart rhythm, was found as a greater risk factor for strokes, heart disease, and death in women than in men. The cause, however, remains unclear.

Uber is set to launch its new food delivery service, UberEats, on a much wider scale, and the company has announced that it will be launching 10 U.S. cities, including New York, Los Angeles and Austin.

Freelance writer Mitchell Blatt has taken a peek inside the world of Apple superfans and "iFans" in China. Based in part on a store opening in Nanjing, Mr. Blatt wrote about the culture of Apple Store openings in that co...

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John Smedley shares his thoughts on the popular and controversial business model.