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Google's new tabbed inbox is designed to declutter your email, but actually it's a bit irritating . But if you are using it you may have noticed a new rash of irritating, targeted ads that look like email.

The real-life Tatooine may not have two suns--but it has unlocked the secrets of a geomorphic mystery.

The new Droid Maxx is part of Verizon's reboot of the Droid line.

Here we have a mother having a meltdown at The Grove Apple Store in LA. It's unclear what exactly she's having a tantrum over but it's completely mesmerizing. I've had the Vine open on my second screen on loop for the la...

Just over eight years ago, Apple introduced podcasts as an integral part of iTunes, and along the way, it helped shape how we consume information and entertainment. Now, the company's announcing a rather significant mile...

Drones are nuts. After all, they're robotic war machines that kill on command. But the mad scientists at DARPA are working on something that's even more nuts: a submarine that can carry an assortment of drones around the...

The Syrian Electronic Army isn't happy with VoIP app developers as of late -- following an attack against Tango last week, the politically motivated hacking group has compromised Viber's support page. The SEA claims to h...

If you're fortunate enough to have access to a lakeside cottage in the summer, you probably won't lament the fact that air conditioning isn't included. Most of the time, a cool breeze off the lake is all you need to stay...

Quartz's Zachary Seward reports that Tinder, the hookup app du jour, was leaving your physical location and Facebook information open to prying eyes. It fixed the bug, but how long was your secret sexting identity open f...

The 2,500-year-old Ankerwycke Yew, which sits near a medieval nunnery in Southern England, has borne witness to some serious history. It shaded the King of England during the signing of the Magna Carta. It was a favorite...

AT&T's 2013 second quarter results are in, with the telco reporting $3.8 billion in net profits, a slight decrease from the same quarter last year. Total revenues for Q2 came in at $32.1 billion, representing a 1.6-perce...

In 1986, legendary science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke wrote a book that explored what the world might look like in the year 2019. Titled July 20, 2019: Life in the 21st Century, the book has predictions about everyt...

It's hard to imagine how Motorola and Verizon could have been more misleading.

The current Goodyear Blimps have been watching NFL games from the sky since 1969, and now, just like a player who's been on the receiving end of too many bad tackles, it's time to retire in favor of something younger and...

Leaked photos of the next e-reader to join the Kobo family have appeared online today, and from the looks of it, the company isn't out to reinvent the wheel. We rummaged around in the FCC filings to confirm that it'll co...

With an unsettling *splat* your toast has once again landed butter-side down on the carpet. But it's not like you're going to waste another five minutes waiting for a replacement piece to brown. Heck no, just yell out "f...

Here's something we've all been wanting for some time. SwiftKey Cloud is launching today with a bunch of new functionality including -- you guessed it -- cloud backup and synchronization across multiple devices. By keepi...

Intel teased us with the prospect of a fanless Haswell chip back at Computex, but it didn't say just how it would achieve such a feat. Now we know: it's introducing more energy-efficient versions of the Y-series Core pro...

Most people will eventually upgrade to Windows 8, and today you can do so on the cheap. Grab the pro upgrade version on the cheap for $55 today from eBay. The eventual update from this to 8.1 will be free, in case there ...

Have you ever wanted to wave your hand to unlock a door or transfer your contact information by simply touching a phone? How about keeping all of your top secret passwords at arm's length, literally? Well, with this Kick...

Now that's what we like to see. Our first-ever Insert Coin: New Challengers winner has secured full funding over on Kickstarter -- and just in the nick of time. With just over a day to go before the end of its fundraisin...

Just a few months ago, North Korea decided to flip on its 3G network , giving anyone who somehow managed to find access to a phone the ability to Instagram a landscape that comes with its very own sepia-toning. Now, thou...