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The Nintendo Switch launches in just two weeks, and today we finally got our first look at what the operating system and menus of the new console look like, thanks to NeoGAF user hiphoptherobot, whose claims that their p...

D-Link Omna 180 Cam HD is the first home security camera with HomeKit support to hit the market since Apple added video support with iOS 10.

Gifs — they're for more than reactions and shade. As a millennial, I tend to punctuate a lot of my tweets and personal communication with gifs. I often turn to Giphy when I need to say something with a short repeating ...

By Marianne Schultz and Nick Guy This post was done in partnership with The Wirecutter, a buyer's guide to the best technology. When readers choose to buy The Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, it may ear...

Did you know that Time Machine stores a backup on your local hard drive if it can't connect to your laptop's backup drive? Those backups can consume a fair amount of space (say, 100GB or so) over time. If you use Time Ma...

For decades, Mars has entranced humans, including Matt Damon. Our cosmic neighbor, located some 34 to 249 million miles away, is an enticing destination in part because of its mysterious history--but mostly because Earth...

HTC plans to bow out of the low-end smartphone market by the end of this year, according to company executives. The move reflects an effort to head off declining sales and boost quarterly revenue. The post HTC plans to e...

As Katy Franco waited for her morning coffee, passersby pulled out their phones and snapped photos and video of her barista. A man in his 20s did a double take, recorded the scene on his iPhone and posted it to Instagram...

President Donald Trump's election win was shocking to many, which seems to say that Americans understand each other less than ever. Part of this disconnect may be a lack of exposure to opposing viewpoints. That's what Bu...

Boring is a four-letter word in the presentation business. With a little inspiration, you can vanquish boring forever.

Apple's flagship Australian store was briefly evacuated mid-day on Friday, in what appears to have been a response to a bomb threat, according to local media reports.

New phones shipping with outdated versions of Android isn't too surprising. The reasons? Release cycles, and Benjamin Franklin. This summer, you'll see phones sold — expensive phones — that have older versions of And...

A Tesla vehicle owner in Germany risked thousands of euros worth of damage to his Model S to save another driver's life. Tesla CEO Elon Musk approves.

Robot probes at one of Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear reactors have suggested worse-than-anticipated challenges for the plant's ongoing cleanup

Scientists have worked for years to incorporate robotics into delicate medical procedures. They've given us tiny devices that can inject drugs into a person's eye or bend to operate on hard-to-reach areas. Now, they've c...

NASA plans to complete by the middle of March a contingency plan for ensuring access to the International Space Station should its two commercial crew partners suffer additional delays. SpaceNews.com

Individuals and groups from Russian-speaking countries responsible for a lot of ransomware activity, Kaspersky Lab says.

Twitter has been picking up live-streaming deals left and right these days, including most recently for rugby matches, and before that with Dick Clark Productions. Today, the company announced another high-profile grab: ...

If you're not paying for YouTube Red, you're likely used to the many different types of advertising the video service features. But next year, one of the more irritating formats will be going away. YouTube says that it'l...

Go to any airport and you'll see wearied travelers huddled around outlets leeching out precious electricity to feed their devices. They aren't alone in their need for power. With more than 3 billion smartphones alone in ...

If you want your Eevee to evolve into an Umbreon or an Espeon in Pokémon GO, there's an easy cheat to make it happen.

Samsung's acting boss Lee Jae-yong is facing bribery charges, but what damage could this cause to the company as a whole?