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The distributed denial-of-service attack, better know as a DDoS, is one of the more basic but effective ways of shutting down a website you might want to torment. Often, hackers use them to silence sites who hold viewpoi...

Develop your beginning, middle, and end in one fell swoop with the Freewrite, the world's first smart typewriter. Enjoy writing distraction free with only what is necessary to write in today's modern world: a keyboard, a...

There's a new bookstore in London that's touting itself as a haven for those who want to get away from information overload. Libreria has no wi-fi, and all tablets and phones are banned. But, without realizing it, this b...

In his first major interview since taking a stand against the FBI, Tim Cook will be on ABC News this evening, making the case for encryption and the importance of protecting Apple users' privacy.

Most of us remember the glory days of Windows 98. Now you can relive them on a less-shitty computer, thanks to several thousand lines of brilliant Javascript.

Apple has been in an ongoing legal fight with the government regarding the iPhone of terrorist, Syed Rizwan Farook. While the United States has filed motions compelling the company to help it circumvent the passcode of t...

Today we have a look at the Sony Xperia X, a replacement for the company's Xperia Z hero phone lineup. These Sony Xperia X and Sony Xperia X Performance smartphones take a unique approach - and one that makes a whole lot...

In the post-apocalypse, you want Aaron Day on your team. Using incredibly limited resources, he manages to recreate Settlers of Catan, one of the most beloved board games, using an inspired and economical approach to woo...

As DraftKings and FanDuel make their case for daily fantasy sports in each state in the US, the Virginia legislature approved a framework to regulate the games. The Fantasy Contests Act (SB 646) passed both the Senate an...

Did you see that video of a knife-wielding crab that went viral recently? Sadly, it's a hoax. The Washington Post spoke with an expert, and the whole thing was definitely staged. The crab didn't pick up the knife itself....

The glorious Metroid-style nostalgia bomb that is Axiom Verge will hit the PlayStation Vita soon, developer Thomas Happ says in a blog post this week. In fact, a playable version is already up and running on Sony's handh...

Just like a supermarket avocado, the squishiness of fertilized human eggs could hint at how healthy and viable their embryos are--which would be a huge benefit for the millions of in-vitro fertilization babies now being ...

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A British commercial drone company has sealed its place in the record books after successfully completing the first quadcopter flight over the English Channel. Earlier this month, Ocuair's custom-built Enduro 1 drone set...

"I Got Hacked Mid-Air While Writing an Apple-FBI Story" is the title of a USA Today post in which columnist Steven Petrow recounts how his brush with a hacker made him realize that privacy is important, dammit. It is a c...

Facebook now has reactions. ("Yay" is not one of them.) And I have feelings about these new Like button alternatives. ("Yay" is not one of them.)

Back in October 2015, Google announced an open-source project called Accelerated Mobile Pages, AMP for short, which essentially produces svelte, lightweight renditions of publishers' websites -- these AMP pages load much...

Apple and Google aren't the only tech giants that can stream live concerts. Amazon is planning to stream a live Macklemore concert on February 27th at 12AM Eastern to help mark the launch of the superstar's latest album....

The Force Awakens was a huge milestone: the first continuation of the Star Wars movie saga since 1983's Return of the Jedi. But the upcoming Rogue One is just as important to the future of Star Wars, if not more so.

For a limited time, Anker's highly-rated cases and glass screen protectors for the iPhone 6/6s and 6/6s Plus are on sale for just $2 each. Be sure to note the promo codes; they're different for each item.

SpaceX announced on Wednesday that it will attempt another sea landing with its reusable Falcon 9 rocket after delivering the SES-9 commercial telecommunications satellite into orbit. The SES-9 will enter geosynchronous ...

Gerard Butler is everywhere lately pimping out his latest movies, Gods of Egypt and London Has Fallen. Both look amazingly ridiculous--a theme that comes up again and again, throughout Butler's surprisingly lengthy filmo...