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We all know that social media is the criminal's worst enemy. But this summer, a group of researchers are collaborating with police to test software that can reliably predict whether a person is part of a gang based on th...

When NASA's Opportunity rover launched on July 7th, 2003, expectations were modest. It would spend 90 Martian days exploring soil and rock samples and taking panoramas of the Red Planet; anything else would be a bonus. N...

If you happen to see a bat flying around you in real life, it's easy to panic and not see much of anything but a vague blur as you cover your head and cower. But they're actually pretty graceful when you really look at t...

At what point does a building become a city? At 1.7 million square meters, the New Century Global Center lands somewhere between the two.

At what point does a building become a city? At 1.2 million square feet, the New Century Global Center, lands somewhere between the two.

If the signs of Motorola's upcoming Droid refresh weren't clear enough already, an in-the-flesh photo of what's said to be the Droid Ultra XT1080 has surfaced on the XDA Developers forum, courtesy of xavierk75. Not only ...

A 2004 Hyundai Elantra is worth about $5,000 cash today, according to Cars.com. Philip Romano's model is probably worth a bit less than that, since it's coated headlight to fender in gritty black chalkboard paint.

Just after celebrating the service's sweet 16th, Microsoft has announced it will be shutting down MSN TV on September 30th. To help ease the transition, Redmond is offering current subscribers free access to MSN Premium ...

Some people devote their lives to science, some to religion, some to high finance. And then there's Joerg Sprave, who spends his day-to-day creating zombie-killing slingshot insanity. Or in this case, zombie-capturing sl...

The original streaming box is being put out of its misery; Microsoft's MSN TV--née WebTV--is shutting down at the end of September. It will be missed, but not too much, because no one has used it in at least a decade. [...

Let's face it; no one takes better pictures of themselves than superheroes getting ready for a poster. But how do they get the perfect set-up every time? Like this.

It took two months for Solar Impulse, the little solar-powered plane that could, to make it from Washington state to New York's JFK airport. Two months of 45mph speeds, multiple stopovers, and cursing at clouds. But afte...

If the only Vines and Instagram videos you're looking at are the ones your friends are making of their cats, you're missing out. There's a whole world of snapshot auteurs out there that can make you laugh, think, and fee...

In June Paramount and Regal Theaters tried out a $50 "Mega Ticket" promotion for World War Z, and this month Warner Bros. is testing out a similar package in Canada for Pacific Rim. Available at Cineplex theaters, it let...

Solar Impulse has successfully hopped its way across the US, completing the final leg of its journey from Washington Dulles International Airport. While today marks the end of the effort at New York's JFK airport as expe...

We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, then here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget inquiry is from Gingernut2K, who wants to talk about responsible parenting ...

If you didn't get enough mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we've opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This week, Simple Mobile changed its low-cost plans for the better and actionable notification...

We've all got that record, the one we discovered early on that completely changed the way we look at music. Mine was Operation Ivy's 1989 effort Energy, and I'm proud to say that--I think--it still holds up.

Rendering CGI faces that look close to real is hard, but we're starting to see hardware that can pull it off . Then, the problem becomes the source material; you've got to have models that look good enough to pass for re...

Alt-week takes a look at the best science and alternative tech stories from the last seven days. It's not often that smell gets a look-in when it comes to gadgets and technology. That all changes this week with the "scen...