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Oh, that yellow spandex with beautiful blue trunks. As classic as that suit was, I have no beef with Wolverine's badassery tossing that away in the movies (plus, with a body like Hugh Jackman's...). But still, it's nice ...

Yelp just made its partnership with OpenTable very, very awkward with the announcement that it'll purchase a competing reservation service known as SeatMe for $12.7 million. The 16-person operation, based in San Francisc...

University of Ohio's Central Chiller Plant is chill because it has to be--it supplies water and emergency power to the university's medical district. But thanks to its facade covered in prismatic fins, it's also chill in...

Don't let it be said that Apple isn't working to improve its once-maligned mapping app. We're still in the rumor stages here, but Bloomberg is reporting that Cupertino has managed to acquire popular navigation tool HopSt...

Well, well, well. Looks like Apple is doubling down on its Maps efforts leading up to the launch of iOS 7. Bloomberg is reporting that Apple has acquired HopStop marking the second maps-related acquisition for the day. U...

Did you need some kosher lube? Too bad, you just missed the once-in-a-lifetime window. Last week, Trigg Laboratories' "Wet" line of products became the world's first kosher lube, but now that coveted blessing has been re...

For more than a century, scientists have been saying the same thing: It's impossible to create a water-free disordered magnesium carbonate. It's too difficult. You'll never amount to anything! Well, suck it, haters: Rese...

You're going to have some friends over for a cocktail housewarming party. No problem, you think to yourself, I'll just pick up some glassware at Crate & Barrel. You get there, and panic sets in. It's an absurd, transpare...

Motorola's going to show everyone the new Moto X on August 1, in New York. Or well, actually, it showed us the phone right there on the invite, on the left. May as well give up all pretense of these things being some big...

For a lot of us the original Nintendo Game Boy was the best travel companion we could have ever hoped for as a kid. Now, our phones provide suitable distractions during boring flights or car rides. But we've still got a ...

So when exactly will the Moto X make its formal debut? August 1st is the date, according to a Motorola teaser announcing the launch. There's been no shortage of leaks for the new flagship smartphone, which we know will b...

Hello Internet friends! It is Friday, and most of us have been sweating our butts off all week. It's like a million degrees in New York right now. And guess what? This heat wave is moving in reverse, which means that if ...

For all the worries about sweeping US surveillance programs, Americans are claiming at least a few victories in the fight for privacy. Just look to New Jersey's Supreme Court for an example -- it has ruled that police ne...

Do you have the insatiable desire to shoot a drone out of the sky? Well, since a community in Colorado is full of people who do, the FAA has issued a firm warning: Shooting at drones could get you in trouble with the law...

When buildings fail, they fail spectacularly--and often, tragically. But failed structures also serve an important purpose: To teach engineering and architecture students what not to do.

Apple products are seldom discounted, but throughout the past year Amazon and Best Buy have been bucking that trend with significant sales on OSX products. Best Buy has one such sale today, but it's made that much more s...

Jeff Bezos' expeditionary team already believes that it's recovering Apollo 11 engines from the ocean, but it now has firm evidence that it's on the right track. The group has just found a serial number (pictured above) ...

Gmail looks different this week! The new inbox system that automatically splits your new messages into stuff from Social, Promotions, etc. is finally out for everyone. Here's how to send it back from where it came from.

Each week, our friends at gdgt go through the latest gadgets and score them to help you decide which ones to buy. Here are some of their most recent picks. Want more? Visit gdgt anytime to catch up on the latest, and sub...

Police on patrol live and breathe situational awareness. Even in the safety of their patrol cars, cops can't let their guards down. Now, a new feature developed by Ford and InterMotive Inc. lets officers know when pedest...

It looks like those not satisfied with the recent Gmail redesign will soon have a new option to make things operate in a slightly more familiar manner. Google announced today that it's begun rolling out a new full-screen...

Have you seen Pacific Rim yet? We really liked it in all its creature-tastic, city destroying splendor. Watch this short behind-the-scenes video to hear about how it was all put together.