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In this day and age, whenever a new smartphone or tablet comes out, you can be sure that there will be some crazy person who will try to blend or destroy the device in question, while others would take up the challenge of removing the parts in order to find out how easy it is to repair whenever something goes wrong.

Don't get too excited, but rumors are starting to break regarding Google's sixth Nexus phone: an oversized handset codenamed "Shamu."

More than a few eyebrows were raised when talk surfaced of an HTC One for Windows Phone .

Smart locks are becoming increasingly popular, with examples currently including the Lockitron and the Schlage Camelot Touchscreen Deadbolt .

If you happen to have a superior product over the rest of the competition, but somehow are unable to translate such superiority in quality over to the real world, then you might want to take a second look at the kind of campaigns that your marketing department runs.

Sorry guys, I can't tweet this picture of a cat wearing a party hat right now, because I'm #amwriting .

Apple is officially a step closer to owning Beats, as the $3 billion merger has just been cleared in Europe.

As London becomes the bright shining center of the European tech scene, it's only natural that the city would like to maintain its place at the top of the pile.

Uber's car service lets you rate your drivers, but it also lets them rate you . The customer might always be right, but some customers are simply jerks -- and the system lets drivers know what they might be in for.

Though in its very early stages, the Temple University research may prove to be a critical step in permanently defeating the disease Researchers from Temple University School of Medicine have discovered how to permanently extricate HIV-1 from human cells, possibly avoiding the need for lifelong drug treatment.

We're sure that some of you guys have heard how certain types of produce, such as potatoes, can be used as batteries where it has enough juice to light up small light bulbs or even act as a clock, but did you know that it could be used to charge your phone as well? Well that's what multimedia artist Caleb Charland did when he showed off his potato ... (more)

The quest to play Doom on just about everything won't be over any time soon, it seems.

Lenovo offers two kinds of products under the Yoga brand . There are Yoga-branded Android tablets that have built-in kickstands and then there are full-fledged Windows notebooks that can also be used as tablets because the screen can be pushed back a full 360 degrees.

BenQ may not be a familiar name to some -- at least not in the US -- but its roots in the electronics industry date back to the '80s.

Solar power cells need to stay relatively cool for the sake of both efficiency and longevity, but active cooling isn't practical; it's expensive, and may block the very rays the cells are supposed to collect.

How the week went: I have found that my new addiction is flavored water. There are a whole bunch of different flavors and it's less than a dollar a bottle.

Ever had the urge to peek at your friends' phone screens, whether it's to learn about their favorite apps or simply pry into their digital lives? Well, you can now do that without having to either strike up an awkward conversation or get overly nosy.

Amazon is an innovative company. It practically created online shopping, popularized e-books and made the first mainstream budget tablet.

The original HTC One was one of my favorite smartphones from 2013, but it was easy to see why you'd pass it up in favor of an archrival like Samsung's Galaxy S4 -- it just didn't have the battery life, camera quality or expansion to keep up.

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