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Sony makes a mean smartphone, but it could never quite crack the macadamia nut that is the US mobile market. For while there it seemed like it had another fighting chance in the Verizon-only Z4v, too. Not anymore. After ...

Nissan has unveiled a new concept car at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show called the Treato for Dayz. The car looks as strange as the name of it sounds. The exterior of the vehicle is very boxy and blocky looking very much like...

Filmmakers have invented fanciful spaceship technology for more than a hundred years. But for The Martian, director Ridley Scott went the opposite direction: He asked actual space explorers to help them imagine the techn...

When you’ve got to charge up your devices, it’s time to pull out a charging cable. The task is simple, as you only need to plug in your device. However, when you’re driving, have already turned off the light in you...

The verdict is in on the New York City science teacher who accidentally crashed his quadcopter into the stands of the US Open last month. The 26-year-old has been ordered to perform five days of community service. That's...

This past Friday, Scottrade announced that it had suffered a data breach potentially affecting millions of users. The breach happened some time between the end of 2013 and the beginning of 2014, possibly affecting users ...

In case you haven't been paying attention for the last seven months or so, it's very, very easy to spend a lot of money on an Apple Watch. But if Apple's own lineup of bands and crazy expensive solid-gold cases aren't ex...

The photos taken by Farm Security Administration photographers in the 1930s are some of the most iconic images in American history. We're all familiar with some of the snapshots of craggy-faced farmers, but unseen photos...

Disney Research, which recently showed off a soft-skin module for use on robotic toys, has introduced another project it has been working on -- an augmented reality coloring book app that shows characters in 3D as they'r...

It's a whole new Leftovers, y'all--in the intriguing season two opener, "Axis Mundi," we've left the dark insanity of Mapleton, New York for Miracle, Texas, a town that's been re-named as such because none of its residen...

Steam will be opening up shop within shop in your local game store soon, bringing Steam products to GameStop, GAME UK, and EB Games Canada. This new section in each of the stores will include sales of the Steam Controlle...

As with iOS, the Photos app in OS X El Capitan now supports third-party extensions: That means other apps can plug directly into the Photos interface to give you quicker access to more effects and tools. Here's how to ge...

The single cable supporting the barely two-year-old eastern span of San Francisco's Bay Bridge could be facing very real corrosion dangers, the lead designer of the $6.4 billion project warns.

Starting on the afternoon of Monday, the 5th of October, 2015, Android 6.0 Marshmallow began its OTA rollout. This means that smartphones Google has tapped to attain the update will be receiving notifications that their ...

The best-worst show about technology came back for its second-season premiere with 100% more Ted Danson and 1000% more dei ex machina driving its plotlines than before. The cast is slightly different, but the relentless ...

Just over a month from now, Marvel's next TV show debuts, featuring Jessica Jones. But who is Jessica? She's not as well known as Daredevil or the Agents of SHIELD, even though she spent some time as an Avenger in the co...

The Transformers movies have been a steady disappointment, one after the other, over four titles now, with Age of Extinction reaching a new low. Everyone knows this by now, except, it seems, franchise owners Hasbro. Stev...

Have you been thinking about trying your hand at gardening, but lack the green thumb to keep those plants alive? There's a new Kickstarter project that may be able to lend a hand. Plug & Plant is a wall-mounted system of...

Locusta was one of the first recorded professional chemists. She was employed by several royal Romans, and even established a school for other chemists. Here's why it was best not to piss off either her or her students.

As expected, Nexus owners are in for a treat this week as Google's latest OS revisions begins rolling out to select devices. According to a post on the Official Android Blog, the Nexus 5, 6, 7 (the 2013 model), 9 and Pla...

NASA's Curiosity Rover is currently drilling holes on the lower slopes of Mount Sharp in a region called the Stimson Unit. It recently took a break from its duties to take some long-range photos of a hilly region that th...

Microsoft may be tight-lipped about what will be revealed at its October 6th device event, but that doesn't mean that everything is a mystery. In some cases, a slew of leaks have telegraphed Redmond's plans in advance. M...