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HP has expanded its Instant Ink program to the UK

Don’t you just hate it when your printer runs out of ink? For some reason this usually happens at the most inopportune moments, like when you have a report to...

Western Digital new $100 media streamer doesn’t support Netflix

Western Digital has added more in-home video-streaming options and file-format support to its latest WD TV Personal Edition. The $99.99 TV box, like its predecessors, can play video from streaming...

Acquia has managed to raise over $50 million in funding

Acquia, a digital services company based in Burlington, announced Tuesday it has closed a $50 million financing round led by a new investor, Maryland-based New Enterprise Associates. The new financing...

Twitter and Billboard have teamed up to create a real-time music chart

Billboard and Twitter have launched a new interactive chart – the Billboard Trending 140 – that ranks shared songs in the U.S. by analyzing the fastest-moving tracks, in terms of the acceleration of...

NASA and MIT are bringing internet access to the moon

In a bit of news from the "this is depressing" department, a team from MIT's Lincoln Laboratory has managed to come up with a means by which those on the...

Twitter has closed a $230 million, mobile-focused deal with Omnicom

Twitter’s MoPub will integrate with Omnicom’s programmatic ad purchasing product in a two-year deal valued at $230 million. The agreement includes a “‘first look’ at mobile-ad units created by Twitter.” The Omnicom deal...

Samsung’s health app can now detect when you’re stressed

The Galaxy S5's heart rate sensor has mostly been handy for fitness gurus, but it's now helpful for the rest of us, too. Samsung has pushed out an update to S Health that uses...

The eCool beer cooler lets you chill your beers by burying them

If you’re looking for a way to keep your beer cool, especially since no one likes tepid beer, then perhaps the eCool beer cooler could be worth your consideration. We...

A 64GB Moto X release may have been confirmed by Sprint

The Moto X is Motorola’s current flagship smartphone that was launched in 2013. The phone came with a maximum storage capacity of 32GB by default, but recent reports seem to suggest that...

Samsung has patented a smartwatch that uses gesture controls

Patent applications from Samsung suggest the company is looking at moving beyond the touchscreen for its next wearable device. Spotted by blog SammyToday, the eight patents draw a picture of a...

ESPN is considering streaming MLS without a cable subscription

ESPN's latest Major League Soccer news could be a boon for cord-cutters. At the moment, there are a few different ways to watch the sports channel's soccer offerings, but they require a pay...

GE has developed a way to make wind turbines bigger and more efficient

A problem with being an early adopter is that sometimes you’re left with a product that has been rendered obsolete and out of date by its future iterations. This isn’t...

The UK police have taken down the torrentz.eu domain… sorta

We’re sure that law enforcement officers having been trying their best to stem piracy. This is done by going after those who download copyrighted materials, hoping to make an example...

Avast! has taken down its community forum following a data breach

Anti-virus firm Avast! has 'fessed up to a breach. The small upside is that the mess only impacts the company's forums. As the company's CEO Vincent Steckler has blogged “Less than 0.2%...

There will be no Fallout 4 announcements at E3 this year

If you’ve been hoping to see hints about Fallout 4 at this year’s E3, you’ll likely be disappointed. Unfortunately, it’s doubtful Bethesda will be revealing the highly anticipated sequel to...

Autodesk and the NPS are creating a virtual tour of the USS Arizona

Have you ever wondered what the USS Arizona battleship would look like if it were raised from the deep? For the past year, the National Park Service has collaborated with...

The cofounder of Rap Genius has resigned due to UCSB shooter comments

Originally intended as a place for analyzing lyrics, Rap Genius has become a forum for annotating any culturally significant text. Sometimes, the site’s founders even step in and leave their...

Researchers claim their new email service called ProtonMail is NSA-proof

Last year’s revelations about the NSA’s widespread snooping practices sparked plenty of debate over privacy, but also a number of initiatives to up online security. The latest to join the...

Using Linux and lasers, researchers can now control the minds of fruit flies

Imagine you're a fruit fly, sniffing your way to your next feast of overripe produce. Suddenly, out of the blue you become engulfed in indigo light. Immediately you forget about the...

Details on Intel’s much-anticipated “Devil’s Canyon” CPU have been leaked

Intel has a couple of interesting processor SKUs set to hit the market soon, and while the company itself is keeping mum on them for the moment, the rumormill, as...