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Alt-week takes a look at the best science and alternative tech stories from the last seven days. If this week's gaggle of science news gives you a neck ache, we apologize. That's because we're fully up amongst the stars,...

We walked miles at NY Comic Con and took photos, so you didn't have to.     

How many accents can Dan go through in a single Eurocast? We're not quite sure ourselves, but this time he's channeled his inner superhero. Lacking the same skills, Jamie decides to hijack every topic segue, while James ...

The sci fi thriller gets us talking about NASA, science and deft moviemaking.     

So obviously the internet is a super useful tool for finding new music. It's a super useful tool for finding new anything. But there are so many music discovery things out there between Pandora, iTunes Radio, and like 30...

With days of the shutdown dragging on, projects and services across almost all government agencies are, you know, stalled . And the situation at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, MD is unstable, according to ...

With pretty much every spec of the Nexus 5 already leaked, it was only a matter of time before it popped up prematurely in a video. The seven-minute clip shows the device from all angles and running various apps like Goo...

News that the NSA collects bulk phone call metadata (phone numbers, call times and duration) from Verizon and other backbone providers initially leaked out in June. Since then PRISM, Edward Snowden and any number of othe...

In the past few months SpaceX's Grasshopper has done test runs that included jaunts to 250 and 325 meters above ground. The rocket has been regularly sticking its landings and has even done some side-to-side maneuvering....

We were super excited when we heard about Pressy--the extra button for your Android phone--a few months ago. Now its Kickstarter is hella funded, and it's getting one more cool new feature: it can give your phone secret ...

With the exception of the Razer Edge, Windows 8 tablets are at a disadvantage when it comes to gaming -- most PC games are built with keyboard, mouse or a gamepad in mind. Although Civilization V and other select titles ...

A huge storm, cyclone Phailin (pronounced: phie-lin), is approaching the states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh on the eastern coast of India and will probably also cause heavy rain in neighboring states. Indian authorities...

If you're just getting started in the world of LEGO, it's quite easy to be overwhelmed by the medium's near limitless potential. That's why you start small, with easy projects like this bricked-out motorbike from The LEG...

Recommended Reading highlights the best long-form writing on technology in print and on the web. Some weeks, you'll also find short reviews of books dealing with the subject of technology that we think are worth your tim...

We've all done tech support for family members and it tends to start basic. Did you restart? Have you ever downloaded updates ever? Why are you trying to buy WD-40 from Amazon Japan? And often it's as simple as resetting...

One of our favorite travel photogs, Austin Mann, snapped up an iPhone 5 and flew to Iceland last year in order to pit Apple's latest flagship against its prior king in a bitterly cold camera test. This year, Mr. Mann hop...

Like ostriches themselves, the Ostrich Pillow is enigmatic and generally fascinating. Who would use it? Is it appropriate for children ? Is it a sex toy? Hard to say! But it looks downright comfortable for napping. The o...

The right display, the right silicon, and, maybe, the right tablet.     

Yelp's latest iOS update might be a minor one, but it could make finding new haunts and publishing reviews via mobile app easier. First thing you'll notice is that the familiar Home page's nowhere to be seen -- "Nearby" ...

Internet overseers like ICANN, the IETF and the W3C aren't happy that the US strongly influences their operations, especially when it likes to spy on much of the world. Accordingly, several of these organizations have ju...

If you've been saving your pennies in anticipation of the Cadillac ELR's pricing and availability announcement, it's almost time to smash the piggy bank. Come January, you'll have the distinct privilege of dropping upwar...

When they said "sleep with the fishes," I'm pretty sure they didn't mean it in the biblical sense.