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Facebook has long been criticized for its 'real name' policy, a policy in which users are required to use their 'real' names and, in cases of doubt, provide multiple forms of proof to confirm their authentic identity. Wh...

Tokyo's eccentric nature and distinct charm have filtered directly into the Tokyo Motor Show, and frankly we wouldn't have it any other way. On Japan's biggest stage, many of the world's foremost automotive players have ...

Armorex silicone EXTREME Protection Cover is what you need to keep your iPad Air 2 free from damage and make it even more beautiful. The special design offers exceptional Drop and Shockproof protection. The wide cushions...

The fourth generation Apple TV went on sale yesterday morning, finally giving Apple's set-top box the ability to play video games. It's no gaming revolution, but it's off to a pretty good start.

By Mark Wilson This article originally appeared on Fast Company and is reprinted with permission. I'm not important enough to have what the rich and powerful call "people." Most of us aren't. The average personal assista...

If you weren't already having nightmares about the "Halloween asteroid " taking a detour and crashing into New York City, well, this space rock just got a little spookier. First off, Spooky isn't an asteroid; according t...

Mere months after having more than 400 GB of confidential information stolen from its servers, spyware vendor Hacking Team has announced that it has resumed operations with a suite of digital tools to help law enforcemen...

If you're looking for a healthy dose of spooky science before kicking off your Halloween festivities, Motherboard has a great article on sleep paralysis, a surprisingly common condition in which a dreamer is jolted awake...

The word "evolution" tends to conjure up images of early hominids dodging predators on the veldt as they inch — agonizingly slowly — toward modern humanity. Most of those popular images of evolution are steeped in an...

Whether or not you believe in the supernatural, there's almost certainly been a moment in your life when you were sure your computer was possessed.

Daylight saving time ends tomorrow, a fact which will cause many of us to groan as we think forward to the Monday evening commute home in utter darkness. While many have argued that daylight saving time is pointless and ...

Nest's programmable thermostat has just turned four, and the company marked the anniversary with the debut of its third-generation device. Four years ago, thermostats were still boring blocks stuck to your wall and while...

When the exoplanet Alpha Centauri Bb was announced in Nature in 2012, it was hailed a watershed moment in the search for Earth-like worlds beyond our solar system. But as eerie as it sounds, it now appears that Alpha Cen...

Thanks to the rise of small action cameras, camera stabilizers (aka gimbals) are becoming more portable than ever. Amazon has plenty of these coming from random Chinese brands, but most are either poorly designed, or onl...

In what's been a big week for corporate security following the TalkTalk hack, Vodafone has confirmed that it has also been the target of a malicious attack. In a statement today, the company said that between midnight on...

Vampire bats are the only vertebrates that feed on the blood of other mammals. But the ability to do so may be buried across the tree of life, according to a new study which pinpoints the underlying genetic origins of tr...

Of all the craters on Pluto's moon Charon, this one is unlike the others. The bright green marks a unique splash of frozen ammonia at a concentration higher than any other crater examined in detail on the massive moon. B...

Everybody has their own Halloween tradition, whether it's taking chocolate from strangers or doing shots of vile, candy-corn flavored vodka. But the elephant family at the Oregon Zoo's annual "Squishing of the Squash" it...

No one really knows what's in those bottles of Fallout Beer, but they likely won't hit US shores. What will however is Nuka-Cola Quantum. The folks at Fallout developer Bethesda have teamed up with the purveyors of funky...

All the best-dressed explorers wore glittery spacesuits more suitable to the Silver Surfer than somber NASA astronauts in the early days of the Space Age. These are the helmets, gloves, and boots for the Mercury Seven as...

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