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Ransomware is one of the nastiest forms of malware around: once it's downloaded onto a computer network, it runs around encrypting all your files, before charging a Bitcoin ransom to give up the encryption key: bad if it...

Ever had the urge to translate a website written in Corsican, Pashto or Luxembourgish? Good, because Google's now got you covered.

At this year's Toy Fair Spin Master showed off its latest drone creation: a USS Enterprise quadcopter. It may not travel at warp speed, but it'll still arrive right on time for Star Trek's 50th anniversary this fall.

Facebook unveiled its Live Video feature in early December, and has more recently expanded it to all iPhones users in the U.S. While there's still no word about when Android users will be let in on the fun, iPhone users ...

Every few months we get to read the same misinformed story about "distracted walking"--how pedestrians are too busy looking at their phones to safely walk across the street. But Facebook updates aren't the real problem h...

The iPhone 5c belonging to Syed Rizwan Farook, the man behind the San Bernardino terror attack that left 14 dead, is in the hands of the FBI. It could -- potentially -- contain information about the shooting, including t...

The Islamic State isn't having much luck recruiting new members online these days. Twitter suspended 125,000 accounts sympathetic to the jihadist organization between June and October of last year and it appears to be ma...

After weeks of insisting Error 53 brickings were the result of bad repair jobs, Apple is now saying that it was a big goof and that the brickings were never supposed to happen. Come on Apple.

The Coleco Chameleon from Retro Video Game Systems won't land on Kickstarter until the end of the month. However, it did hit Toy Fair earlier this week to give the public a little taste of its retro-gaming goodness and s...

Tri-ply cookware, which blends the durability of stainless steel with the even and rapid heating of aluminum, is a great investment for any at-home chef, and you can own a full set today for under $200.

When your old laptop takes five minutes to boot Windows, you may start to think about giving it away or worse, tossing it. A company called Neverware has a better idea -- why not convert it to run Google's Chrome OS? Usi...

In September, Amazon rolled out a service called Amazon Flex, which seeks drivers who will use their own cars to deliver Amazon packages to customers. According to a new report, Amazon is secretly inviting its Flex drive...

With technology that had never been seen before, the U.S. Air Force went to amazing lengths to keep the stealth F-117 Nighthawk program under tight wraps during the 1980s. As the program matured into an operational force...

Steve Goldbloom has seen the future, and it isn't real. Virtual worlds are the next big thing, but the question remains: with screens strapped to their faces letting them go anywhere they want, where do the people want t...

The winners of the 59th annual World Press Photo contest were announced announced. Ranging from the Syrian refugee crisis and China's Tianjin explosion to the wild orangutans of Borneo, these are the best that the year o...

In a statement today, Panasonic announced that it will recognize same-sex marriages among its employees, something that will be reflected in its employment policies. The new policy will go into effect this upcoming April...

Let's face it: most of us will never be great drummers. Despite our stellar air drumming skills, it's just not going to happen -- no matter much we listen to Neil Peart. Researchers at Georgia Tech developed a robotic ar...

Ugandans are voting in a presidential election today. They're also dealing with a social media blackout orchestrated by the government. For President Yoweri Museveni, nothing says "democracy" like sweeping censorship of ...

When you travel, you would think that having your clothes with you would be the top priority. Of course, when you live on your phone and laptop, your gadgets are always going to be more important. If you are constantly h...

As reported earlier this month by the Guardian, a number of iPhone users -- specifically those who have had their home buttons or screens repaired by third-party technicians -- have had their devices bricked due to "Erro...

Not by George Lucas' or Disney's will, but by the will of the people, the original version of Star Wars has been released. Truly it is a good day, a day which will be long remembered. Today is a day in which you will be ...

Only 12 humans in history have set foot on the Moon so far, and Eugene "Gene" Cernan was the last one to do so. A new documentary spends 90 minutes examining every last detail of his experience in space--from the feeling...