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With the new Kindle Paperwhite on the horizon, Barnes and Noble is making a move to try and keep its backlit e-ink reader relevant. In order to do that, they've dropped its price to $119, the same as the ad-supported Kin...

There are plenty of ways to keep a desktop. On the one hand, it's kind of like your default folder, immediately displayed to you on login. It's a convenient place for those things you need quick, like dozens of shortcuts...

Even though the iPhone 5's aluminum backing removed the odds of shattering the glass by 50%, some people will always be on the wrong side of the odds. These are those people. Those poor, unfortunate, unlucky souls who ha...

Thanks to the Apple vs. Samsung patent war, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has been off the market here in the States due to an injunction awarded a month ahead of the big showdown. Now, a U.S. appeals court has ruled that ...

Following Apple CEO Tim Cook's candid admission that Apple Maps might not be so great, and his suggestion that users turn to competing services, Apple has cleaned up one final detail: they aren't calling their maps the m...

It's 2012, and we're still fussing with paper currency. Why isn't everything electronic? Or at the very least, exclusively utilizing magnetic strips on plastic rectangles? Where are those ID/Passport/money-replacing card...

Countless thousands have become the subject of candid photos thanks to Google's Street View campaign. After they're photographed, their faces are dutifully blurred, and they stand as digital statutes in cyberspace, but o...

So maybe you've been sitting back, waiting to see what tablets the world has in store. That's not a bad idea, but if you've been leaning towards the Nexus 7, you should just pull the trigger right now. Why? Because it st...

I don't know if I'm more sick of this Gotye song or that Call Me Maybe song (though Gangnam Style is quickly catching up to both of them) but this is actually pretty freaking cool: a bunch of old computer parts—har...

Because the iPhone 5 just released, it seems like the iPad Mini rumor mill has gotten a little quiet. A little too quiet, if you ask me. Don't worry though, the leaks will continue to come. Like this video, which shows o...

The unpredictable nature of fire makes for a pretty awesome dancing light show. The psychotic nature of a Molotov cocktail makes for a pretty dangerous way to start the fire to see that dancing light show. SO WHY NOT WAT...

Here's one thing that you can buy for five bucks that'll make your life instantly better: a 10-foot long USB extension cable. I swear—this is not hyperbole here—buying one of these cords will change your smar...

The subtle art of the humblebrag, a twitter conceit so well-received that they've actually made a book out of it. Not familiar? Let the cast of Parks and Rec educate you. More »

We've seen some awesome, hilarious and good-hearted proposals but we've never seen anything as twisted as this: a guy and girl fly a two person plane and take in the sweeping views (cue: aww) but then things take a wild ...

McDonald's doesn't exactly have the best reputation for beef quality but if you were expecting to find ammonia-drenched, gut particle-filled pink slime sludge goop de loop, well, you're going to be disappointed. It's all...

Ever wonder what it would be like to shoot a gun underwater? It looks like a scene lifted straight from a Bond flick. More »

Before there were GIFs there were motion pictures. And before film on reels, these "movies" were made up of actual printed still images that zipped in front of your eyes in rapid succession with the help of machinery. Ou...

We're back again with a smorgasbord of lovely things for you to enjoy. From a sleek leaning lamp to a book shelf that doubles as a chair, these are the most beautiful items of the week. More »

Twenty-six years ago yesterday, Metallica bassist Cliff Burton died in a tour bus accident in Europe. But in his few short years with Metallica, Burton recorded some sick shreds on two of the band's best albums, Ride the...

iPhones. iPads. Android. Windows Phone. We've updated all of our essential apps lists to include a few forgotten favorites, some long awaited arrivals and, as always, even more amazing apps. Check them out! More &ra...