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Apple confirmed that it's giving you the power to drop native mobile apps on iOS 10 when it published an official support page detailing the feature for beta testers. What that page didn't mention is that you can't reall...

The advantage that horror video games have over movies is that you're an active participant in what's happening; you make what happens onscreen that much scarier. But playing these games in virtual reality instead of a 2...

It's a big day for Spider-Man: Homecoming, since reports have surfaced tying both Logan Marshall-Green (Prometheus) and Martin Starr (Silicon Valley) to the new Spider-Man film.

A new e-ink product has surfaced called Gvido, but it's not for novels. When closed, the device looks like a large, thin book. When opened, it reveals two cream-colored displays, both of which show sheet music for musici...

Looks like Microsoft has been on a shopping spree. Hot on the heels of its massive LinkedIn purchase, the company announced that it's acquired three-year-old messaging-app maker Wand Labs. In a statement, Microsoft said ...

Just a few days ago, we gave you a glimpse into the grim, Sisyphean nightmare that is the Twitter account of noted Shrek band Smash Mouth . In the aftermath, though, we discovered that not only does Smash Mouth have fans...

Last week the Department of Justice announced the conviction of Wenxia Man by a federal jury. The crime? Conspiring to export military jet engines and drones to China. Not plans. Not components. Entire jet engines and dr...

A physicist from the University of Miami has created an algorithm that can scan the Islamic State's social media posts and may eventually be used to predict the group's next terrorist attack. In the journal Science today...

After seeing a slowly filling glass of meat diarrhea will you ever be hungry again? You can practically taste the refreshingly greasy taste of a liquid dollar menu through the screen.

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When you think of eating fried chicken, you probably consider tasty side dishes, a cold beverage and lots of napkins. One chicken chain, Church's, wants you to also have music as part of the dining habit. The fast-food e...

The Hyperkin Smart Boy has excited gamers since its appearance early last year -- the demand for it to be made into a real product was so great that the company proceeded to do so, and we got our first look at the real-d...

The ASUS ZenPad Z8 has gone up for preorder at Verizon, and it'll start shipping out to buyers on June 23. The slate features a 7.9-inch 2048 x 1536 IPS display and a bunch of notable features, particularly its 13-hour r...

Signs pointing toward 2017 suggest the iPhone 7 will be a modest upgrade in comparison to its successor. Rumors today alongside word from investor notes suggest that, like last year, the iPhone 7 will be closer to an "S"...

Telltale's Batman opens with a bang. A security guard sits quietly in the entryway of Gotham City Hall, when suddenly, bam -- he gets a shotgun blast to the head. A team of criminals in full-body armor and masks walk pas...

Things are warming between the U.S. and Cuba, and that's means a gradual mix of both nation's media. Netflix has already made its way to Cuba, and now Cuban media has made its way to the U.S. Dish Network has announced t...

Real life is worse than nightmares because even in my worst dreams, my twisted imagination could never cook up seeing hundreds of thousands of giant spider crabs littered across the ocean floor. Just imagine yourself swi...

Earlier this year, the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy and NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office spotted a new companion that follows the Earth on its yearly journey around the sun. According to the...

When you’ve got more to do in a day than is possible to accomplish in a week, it seems a little overwhelming to take life a minute at a time. If that describes every day pretty accurately for you, then you’re probabl...

Facebook is rolling its suicide and self-harm prevention tools out to users around the world, the company announced on Tuesday, doing so in collaboration with local partners. This follows a controversial update Facebook ...

The world is urbanizing faster than ever, with over half of the planet's population currently living in cities--more than any time in history. But when did this trend of "urbanization" start? It turns out its roots go ba...

If you can't get WiFi in that one room, there are ways to solve the problem -- range extenders and powerline plugs are a couple of solutions that come to mind. There's also Eero, system that improves your coverage using ...