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Scientist have announced a plan to reanimate an ancient giant virus that was discovered in the frozen wastes of Siberia. The virus is called Mollivirus sibericum and is the fourth pre-historic virus to be discovered sinc...

The TSA has long dictated certain "blessed" locks that only it could pick. You know, in case they need or want to open your baggage. For national security, of course. The TSA is able to accomplish this thanks to a set of...

If you thought that the Stagefright nightmware was over, or at least on its way out, you might want to think again. More than two months since it went public with the severe Android vulnerability, mobile security outfit ...

Don't let your smartphones and USB gadgets run out of charge on the go by having this ultra powerful Anker PowerCore 20100 in your bag or backpack. It is a high capacity power bank which comes with the capacity to charge...

Google has clothed its Wallet app in a pleasant green hue, made it look crisper, and then sent it to the Play Store with its edgier (literally) new logo. In fact, Mountain View has released it as a brand new download ins...

Humor writers are inadvertently prophetic at times -- just ask The Onion, whose joke about five-bladed razors was all too prescient. And apparently, that translates to the world of tech-themed comics. Hijinks Ensue and S...

Want to start hunting your own wild game for food? One of the easiest and tastiest ways is with doves. We shot opening day of the season last week to show you how.

Elon Musk doesn't just want humans to walk on Mars; he wants them to live there. He's not the only person who aspires to such a future, and he sees it as a necessity for the survival of the human race. Some efforts are a...

Former NBA player Rex Chapman has pleaded guilty to four felony counts of theft after being arrested for stealing more than $15,000 worth of merchandise from an Apple Store in Scottsdale, Arizona last year. Chapman repor...

One nice thing about government agencies is that many neat things they produce are ultimately free to the citizens. Keeping with that tradition, NASA just released the graphics standards manual behind the iconic "worm" l...

The device code-named Moto X Force - a leaked device thus far - has appeared with Verizon branding this afternoon. This device appears to have a new textured triangle shape backing, a metal (or hard plastic) rim, and a b...

November marks one of the most anticipated updates yet for the Xbox One game console. The big new feature that the update will add to the Xbox One console is the ability to play Xbox 360 video games on the Xbox One at no...

If you've ever spent more than 5 seconds sorting through your mismatched leftover containers to find the right lid, it's time to throw them all out and upgrade to this 42-piece Rubbermaid system.

A cave in South Africa has lead researchers to 15 partial skeletons contained in a burial chamber. This is the largest discovery of its kind to happen in Africa, but is notable for a far more important reason: the discov...

A video showing the intense visual similarities between the original Star Wars trilogy and each successive prequel has been released. This video was made by a creator by the name of "whoispablo", a rather big Star Wars f...

AppleCare+ covers your new iPhone in the event it breaks or is damaged, and for the iPhone 6, a year of service costs $100. AppleCare+ for the new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, however, will set you back $130. Additionally, the...

New beta adds Unicode 7 and 8 characters to the OS, likely to hit this fall.

Qualcomm has announced a new reference platform that is aimed directly at advancing consumer drone aircraft capabilities. The new platform is called Snapdragon Flight and the reference platform (not pictured) will suppor...

Another week, another major institution falls victim to hackers. This time, it's New York-based heathcare provider Excellus BlueCross BlueShield: the company says that more than 10 million personal records of its custome...

The next season of American Horror Story, Hotel, will be launching next month on FX. We've seen it teased with very brief and vague teasers, but earlier today a new 30 second spot was dropped on the official AHSH Twitter...

Today we've been passed a set of photos and cut-out images from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, most of them new to our eyes. These images will be used in merchandise for the film in the near future - you might even see so...