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Christopher Miller and Phil Lord are announced to be taking the helm of the Han Solo Star Wars Anthology film. This will be one of several Star Wars Anthology movies, the first of which will be Rogue One - a film focusin...

The BBC collaborates with 29 partners to send thousands of miniature computers to every grade 7 child in the UK. This is the BBC you're thinking of - the news organization - and this is not the first time they've done su...

Spend those quiet afternoons with your favorite book on this stylishly designed Manu Nest Compact Hanging Chair by Maffam. It's not just a chic hanging chair but also a comfortable one. You can call it more of a cocoon t...

Instagram is a great way to share over-emojied pictures of fireworks with friends, but for years, pictures have been limited to a fairly-pathetic 640 x 640. Now that it's not 2009, and most high-end smartphones have scre...

The Brazilian city of Piracicaba has a potent new weapon in the ongoing fight against Dengue Fever, which infects more than a million people annually: genetically modified mosquito lotharios Created by Oxitec of Abingdon...

We're only a day from reaching everyone's favorite demoted planet--a Pluto Day, that is. The icy dwarf world rotates once every 6 days, 9 hours, and 22 minutes, meaning that at 10:28 p.m. EST tonight, Pluto will have its...

Lucas Michael Chansler is a 26-year-old sexual predator sentenced to 105 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple counts of child pornography production. Over several years, he tricked roughly 350 teenage girls ...

Last weekend, my friends and I went camping at a private spot in Big Sur that has the only fresh water swimming hole in the area. It'd previously been off-limits, but thanks to a new service called Hipcamp, anyone can no...

If you're a Tinder user and you've come across the profile of a well known individual, your first thought was likely yeah right. Or, at least, that would be the sensible thought. It is possible the profile you came acros...

We learned yesterday that the Hacking Team--an Italian security company with ties to oppressive governments and a reputation for selling intrusive spy tools--got hacked. Today, we're learning some scary things about what...

At first I thought it was just my old 5s--in the middle of an activity, it freezes for a few seconds, blanks out to the Apple screen, and restarts. Then friends reported the same restarts with varying iPhone models and i...

Want to up the ante on your costume for the next big comic convention? Capcom will soon have you covered. The game developer has teased plans for an official, wearable Mega Man helmet that lights up. It won't grant you c...

Handmade in Philadelphia, USA, The Mercer Lamp is a uniquely designed vintage pendant or table lamp you can use to light up your indoors. Every lamp comes with a polished nickel brass turn knob socket, black vinyl-coated...

Keep all your cutlery in one place by using the Forminimal Utensil Holder & Board. The design also integrates a bamboo chopping board which could come real handy during your everyday kitchen chores. One holder includes b...

When I first started the Tech.pinions exclusive Member Only subscription service, I had originally envisioned it as a method for myself and other analysts to engage with our community in a way the public couldn’t …

Ford raised eyebrows when it said its aluminum F-150 truck was spawning a 2017 Raptor, only for those brows to shoot off altogether at the news it would be a V6. Seems we needn't have worried, however; the company has ta...

Rdio has been keen on serving up curated stations for your listening pleasure for some time now, but today the streaming service added even more options. Like the existing selections, the new stations are curated by reco...

Those in the Windows Insider program just recently received an email update, and nestled within it is a little tidbit of info: the Microsoft Office 2016 preview is now available for installing on Windows 10, letting thos...

Starting tomorrow, io9 will join hundreds of thousands of fans in San Diego for the biggest event in pop culture: San Diego Comic-Con. And if you're lucky enough to be there too, then there's plenty to see. Here are the ...

Facebook is stepping up its commitment to renewable energy today. While announcing a new data center in Fort Worth (above), which happens to be entirely powered by wind energy, the social network also set a new goal of h...

Yamaha has put four of its classic synths through the shrink-ray, coming up with the Reface series of portable keyboards intended for on-the-go noodling. Each of the four new models targets a very different style, from t...

The VFX in Game of Thrones is consistently great for a TV show , with some scenes rivaling the very best of any visual medium. And this past season's battle (or massacre) at Hardhome between the White Walkers and wights ...