Gadget News

The bottom of the ocean is dark, mysterious, and vast--nearly all of it unmapped. Today, however, scientists reveal the clearest map of the ocean floor ever. They didn't explore the ocean floor. They didn't even send ins...

It's finally time. The brightly colored Lumia-toting design language we've gotten to know over the past several years is officially under a different roof. Microsoft has owned Nokia for some time now, to be fair, but the...

Following reports last week that JPMorgan Chase was one of at least five U.S banks targeted by Russian hackers who stole gigabytes of data, today Bloomberg reports that over 76 million households--that's half the househo...

It's been months since Google first gave us a glimpse of Android L and the Material Design manifesto. But now, the slick-looking operating system is finally getting close to primetime. At least that's how this new video ...

The first president to install electric lighting at the White House was Benjamin Harrison in 1891, but he never touched the light switches himself, for fear of being electrocuted. This was a reasonable fear, given how cr...

Do you like the letter C? Have any particular attachment to the letter X? How about the letter Q? Well, back in the year 1900, some people thought we'd be rid of them by now. And while they haven't actually disappeared, ...

The illustrious Elon Musk is making headlines today again. After just landing a quote about putting people on Mars, the Tesla CEO has taken to Twitter to tease a certain "D" car. But more than that, he is also teasing th...

Still confused about why the new version of Windows is 10, instead of 9? Beyond the loosely defined numbering schemes that are all too common in tech (how many iPhones did it take to get to 6?), a note posted to Reddit c...

When you fly, the flight attendants always tell you to put your digital self into airplane mode. Some of those flights offer WiFi, with a smaller percentage offering gate-to-gate connectivity, even during takeoff or land...

More than 200 years ago, this canal in London was a critical vein in the city's industrial infrastructure, carting goods between Birmingham and London. The bridge that spans it today would have seemed utterly bizarre--bu...

Wu-Tang Clan's new album (no, not that one) is set to arrive on Black Friday and there's a rather unique way to grab a copy. The hip-hop group's A Better Tomorrow will come preloaded on a limited-edition Bluetooth speake...

Hey, remember desktop computing? No? Well, neither does Twitter, apparently. Their Mac app received an update today, giving it a few tricks we've already been taking advantage of for mobile. That is, of course, if you've...

Don't plug strange USB sticks into your computers. Don't do it. A pair of hackers just made public the code for super scary malware that takes advantage of a fundamental flaw in USB firmware. They didn't do this to be me...

Play. Play. Play. Play. Play. Play. Play. I don't know what's going on, but I can't get enough of this Tostitos lid spinning around under the water and the satisfying sound it produces. Just watch the video and listen.

Deadspin A Field Guide To American Truthers | Gawker iPad Hacker and "Troll" Weev Is Now a Straight-Up White Supremacist | Jezebel The Big Book of Female Killers: Mary Ann Cotton, the Arsenic Queen | Lifehacker HackTheMe...

When it comes to smartphones, fragmentation (or as some would say, "diversity") isn't the problem it once was -- but smart objects? Well, that's a whole new issue. Most products breaking ground in the "internet of things...

Cyanogen has long been a bastion for those not quite happy with what Google's version of Android might be. If you want deep control of your device, the smartest thing to do was root and flash Cyanogen builds. As they gai...

But the company apparently declined, claiming it was still growing.

This week the folks at Evernote have let loose several major update features for their software, both mobile and non-mobile based. Two key features are Context and Work Chat, displaying info you need as you might need it...

As the landmark signifying an entirely new way to travel throughout the state, California's first high-speed rail station needs to look firmly towards the future. Thanks to a material called ETFE that turns its roof into...

James R A Davenport grabbed all the book covers of the top 10 best selling books from 2000 to 2012, according to USA Today. Then he put all of them together (1,300 books) in one giant graphic. What he discovered is quite...

For a lot of start ups, winning Google's interest is the goal. Not Cyanogen. According to The Information, the Cyanogen CEO Kirt McMaster told shareholders that it recently shrugged off Google SVP of Android Sundar Picha...