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Check out Octobot, an octopus-inspired robot that was made by a 3D printer

Earlier this summer, we reported on a “Celebration Edition” Apple I that would be going up for auction. Initial estimates pegged a value of over $1 million for the computer, but the auction today came to a close with...

I’m pretty darned nerdy. I’ve watched my share, your share, and all of your neighbors’ share of the Science Channel, National Geographic, the History Channel, Nova, Discovery Channel, and every other sciency-nerdy ...

Being one of the most desirable items on the planet, it's no wonder that the iPhone is often the target of theft. Apple has done an admirable job of battling back against thieves with tools such as Find My iPhone and giv...

Apple has released an unexpected update to iOS which deals with something that is rare in Apple circles - a zero-day exploit of iOS that would allow a handset to be remotely jailbroken and run malicious code.

In interesting gear news, Sun-Sniper has just announced their new Rotaball Strap-Surfer. An awesome camera strap that's sure to be a hit amongst photographers using small and mirrorless camera systems.

If you've been wondering, maybe even irate, that some rather capable Android smartphones, like the Nexus 5 or the HTC One M8, aren't officially getting the latest Android 7.0 release, then LlabTooFeR might have the answe...

The Department of Homeland Security is investigating the cyberattack on Leslie Jones, according to a report by the LA Times.

This week, more than an estimated million dead fish washed ashore in New Jersey, something experts are saying was likely caused by a combination of events, among them being inadequate levels of oxygen in the water. The f...

If the significant amount of gameplay footage for Final Fantasy 15 has lead you to believe the game is entirely open-world, then we've got some sad news for you. In an interview with Famitsu (as reported by Siliconera), ...

Spotify has made its artist pages a little more convenient with the addition of a new "Concerts" tab. As the name suggests, this new tab collects concert information -- namely, tour dates -- in one easy to access locatio...

When it comes to ride-hailing services, no name is as big as Uber, but even that kind of brand recognition apparently can't stop the company from losing money. According to a Bloomberg report, Uber may have lost as much ...

Last night, Kanye West kicked off his Saint Pablo tour in Indianapolis with a crazy flying stage. Instead of a boring, normal, stationary stage--you know, the kind most artists jump and gyrate all over--Kanye decided to ...

According to new reports, Twitter may eventually grant its hundreds of millions of users a keyword filter, allowing them to automatically block keywords they find offensive. The social networking site is said to be worki...

In a quest to continue being the go-to comic for creating the most nonsensical blogs, this week's issue of Squirrel Girl uses basic computer science and counting in binary to deliver a splash page so fundamentally rad it...

Sometimes sitting down with a good book is all we need to relax. Of course, to get the most out of your relaxation time you want to combine as many relaxing things as possible. Taking a hot bath with chamomile tea in add...

Five years ago, Jennifer Storrar and Troy Reddington buried a time capsule together on a remote campsite in South River, Ontario. This summer they went to dig it up, but the jar that had been filled with memories now jus...

Astronaut Scott Kelly returned from a year-long sojourn in space in June. His slightly older astronaut twin, Mark Kelly, stayed home as a control--part of NASA's twin study to monitor the effects of space on the human bo...

Today's video game industry draws a lot on the successes of the past, and that certainly isn't a bad thing. With so many indie developers (and a few triple-A developers) paying homage to gaming's past, we've been treated...

There's no end to the impressive stuff handy YouTubers will make out of wood, metal, and plastic. Peter Brown, however, favors unorthodox building materials.

The propane-powered Pizzacraft Pizzeria Pronto pizza oven is ideal for backyard barbecues and tailgates, and Amazon's taking a whopping $101 off today.

The son of a prominent Russian politician has been convicted in Seattle of 38 charges related to stolen credit card information, including 10 counts of wire fraud and nine counts of obtaining information from a protected...