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November 4, 2015

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom 'in tears' after European firm deletes files

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom said Thursday he was "in tears" after a European company deleted all the data it was hosting from his shuttered file-sharing site.

November 4, 2015

Best Buy recalls 5,100 replacement batteries for MacBook Pro due to fire risk

Best Buy is recalling 5,100 replacement batteries for the MacBook Pro due to a fire risk.

November 4, 2015

Microsoft Office now available for iPhone, not iPad

Even as a pared-down version of Microsoft's Office software package arrived on the iPhone, the company is holding out on extending that to the iPad and Android devices as it tries to boost sales of tablet computers running its own Windows system.

November 4, 2015

Could your next HDTV roll up like a blind?

The Shinoda Plasma Co. demonstrated its giant flexible display technology at the Display Week 2013 conference in Vancouver, BC, last month. It’s the latest effort to create the flexible gizmos of the future.

November 4, 2015

Yahoo tries to breathe life into dead pool of email accounts by offering IDs to newcomers

Yahoo is trying to breathe new life into inactive email accounts by giving away the identifications beginning next month.

November 4, 2015

5 signs that your computer is infected

It's like the common cold. You'd think someone would have cured both by now. Unfortunately, it looks like computer viruses are just getting stronger and smarter.

November 4, 2015

Can you train your brain? Lumosity, BrainHQ say yes

Online cognitive exercises -- or brain training -- are finding a particularly receptive audience these days. I've tried two of them, and found both to be engaging.

November 4, 2015

YouTube to charge for access to some videos

The popular video-sharing website will reportedly announce it will introduce paid subscriptions as early as this week.

November 4, 2015

Fly-sized robot takes first flight

Flies have tiny wings and even tinier brains, yet they are capable of flying swiftly and agilely through even turbulent air.

November 4, 2015

Samsung Galaxy S4 review: A powerful, giant, confusing smartphone

With more features than Batman’s belt has gadgets, the do-anything Samsung Galaxy S4 is an elegant, powerful smartphone as likely to confound as it is to amaze.