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Gemalto has been in the NFC SIM business for a while now, adding the possibility of mobile payments to any GSM phone that'll support it. Now it's become even more legit with the addition of AMEX ExpressPay, MasterCard Pa...

One can only imagine the insane amount of red tape you'd have to endure in order to launch as a new Internet Service Provider, but evidently that pales in comparison to setting up shop as a new phone provider. According ...

Remember that tiny South Pacific island known as Sandy Island on Google Maps and Google Earth that disappeared? It was like LOST in real life. Though scientists 'undiscovered' the island recently, the real mystery was on...

In the age of rdio, the album cover is a bit of a lost art. The beautiful cardboard print of LPs has devolved to thumbnail blip. For this week's Shooting Challenge, I want you to recreate a classic album cover. More �...

For some people decorating their home for the holidays is a fantastic way to celebrate the season, and to add a bit of festive cheer to their neighborhood. But for other people, decorating is all about vengeance. They mi...

The gents at Tested wanted to film a water ballon exploding on someone's face in super slow motion. Of course they did! Slow motion is the best thing. Um, but these nerds are really terrible throwing water ballons. More�...

If you'd rather have a classic Mustang or GTO in your driveway than a Ferrari, you'd probably also prefer MB&F's new Horological Machine No. 5 strapped to your wrist instead of a Rolex. Inspired by the American muscle ca...

It seems Casio's G-Shock GB6900 hasn't been mindful of its own raison d'être, turning up much later than expected. After making its first appearance way back in March 2011, rolling through FCC in July the same year, a...

You're in a doctor's office, about to get a heart test that could be all that stands between you and dropping dead during a sporting event. The doctor pulls out his iPhone, which is a little unprofessional, you think, le...

Windows 8 has ushered in an era of category-defying devices, with hybrid machines that bend, flip around, lie flat and otherwise contort flooding the market (and our offices). When virtually every Windows 8 product we've...

Our friends at Wired had a fun and clever idea: what would the holiday party invitations of tech companies look like? They dreamt up some scenarios and poked fun of all the tendencies of the companies. It's hilarious. Th...

Burn your calendar, throw your planner out the window. There's a GIF fest in Miami on Friday, and nothing else matters. More »

Dish Network reportedly plans to begin selling mobile phones out of Blockbuster's brick-and-mortar stores. Even more shocking, Blockbuster still has brick-and-mortar stores. More »

You can be as reckless as you want with your bottle of Moutain Dew around Stealth's new fanless WPC-525F computer. As the name implies it relies on its aluminum chassis as one large heatsink to dissipate high temperature...

It's already been a fairly big year for Google Now, but the folks in Mountain View have at least one more update in store before we roll into 2013. The company's today released an updated version of its Google Search app...

More Info Samsung announces Series 5 and Series 7 Windows 8 tablets with S Pen apps, optional keyboards AT&T gets its hands on ASUS VivoTab RT and Samsung ATIV Smart PC Samsung ATIV Smart PC and Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 hit AT&...

iOS is boring. It's unconnected. It isn't flexible. It's slow. That's generally the consensus. And while many look to Jony Ive's new role as the answer, it doesn't exactly solve these problems. So I thought I would give ...

Last fall, four autonomous Wave Gliders set out from San Francisco Bay to begin a two-fold mission: gather data about the oceans' depths and break records. The vessels, crafted by ocean data services provider Liquid Robo...

SOPA is dead, but its author, Lamar Smith, is still very much alive. In fact, he's just been named the head of Congress' Science, Space, and Technology Committee. That's very bad. More »

We've been following the saga of the extra-budget Matrix One tablet almost since its birth, and there's been mounting concerns as the company (or rather its parent, Direct Merchandise Marketing) went silent not long afte...

In case you forgot how Secret Santa/White Elephant/Yankee Swap/Hanukkah Harry/Totally Nondenominational Office-Appropriate Tchotchke Exchange works, here's a quick recap: the youngest gifter in the group gives their pres...

This is the most accurate, highest resolution true color night image of planet Earth to date. These images are truly extraordinary, "an unprecedented new look at our planet at night," as NASA says. It's the newest and sl...