Your favorite sci-fi celebrities and techies alike had their hands full at ‘The Future Is Here’ festival in D.C. this weekend. The annual gathering celebrates technology of tomorrow, science fiction and outer space, where the theme of this year’s festival is Science Meets Science Fiction. Live Science reports: The event, produced by Smithsonian magazine, features talks […]

A kissing simulator that doubles as a video game? Say it ain’t so. According to Geek.com it is: The game requires the participation of two people, but one person with just slightly dextrous hands can kiss themselves should their coworkers not agree to digitally make out with them in the office even if for the […]

The mysterious and interesting world of Science just got that much cooler. IFLScience reports: Scientists have developed a GPS tool that doesn’t tell you where you’re at right now, but it can tell you where your ancestors lived a thousand years ago. The new algorithm accurately pinpoints your geographic origin using just bits of your […]

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google will stop looking for advertising ideas in the emails of students using a suite of the Internet company’s free products tailored for schools. The changes announced Wednesday affect Google’s “Apps for Education” service that has been offered to schools for the past seven years. Among other things, Google Inc. says […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Samsung’s new Galaxy S5 smartphone is more durable than last year’s model and other leading Android phones, but the iPhone 5s outperformed all of them in part because of its smaller size, a new study finds. The S5 scored well given its water resistance and a sturdy back panel made of […]

03/20/14- Comedian Chris Paul talks Phil Jackson’s arrival in New York and the newest in technology that allows you to send smells via phone. Fellas, be careful, this could backfire on you.

With the South By Southwest (SXSW) festival kicking off over the weekend, thousands have swarmed the town of Austin, Texas to partake of the music…

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The SXSW Interactive Festival has only gotten bigger and bigger with each year. This year’s SXSW, this weekend, includes more than 800 sessions on a  variety of innovative…

Google Doodles have become the new honorary postage stamps. Launched in 2001, the illustrations and animations that replace the Google logo to celebrate national holidays…

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It’s unbelievably easy to stalk just about anyone with all the technology and social media available. But even before the digital age, stalking was alive…

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ADELPHI, Md. (AP) — President Barack Obama says $750 million in new private-business commitments will help “close the technology gap” in America’s schools. Obama announced the new funding Tuesday at a Maryland middle school. The money will be used to connect more students to high-speed Internet. The White House hopes the pledges will help fulfill […]

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The world’s most loving girlfriends happen to be video games.  LovePlus introduced 3 virtual girlfriends to choose from and although the game is sold exclusively in Japan and in Japanese, thousands of men and women around the world — from high-schoolers to the middle-aged have become hooked on the companionship the digital girlfriends provide. For […]