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November 4, 2015

Website calculates how many times you will see parents before they die

A startling new website tells users how many times they are likely to see their parents before they die.

November 4, 2015

Facing end of PC era, Intel scrambles

Intel Corp., the world's largest maker of chips for PCs, put a brave face on the decline of the global PC sales earlier this year, saying it still expected its own sales to grow. On Wednesday, it backtracked, saying sales will be flat.

November 4, 2015

Goodbye, old friend: Yahoo puts Internet relic AltaVista to sleep

Once up on a time, there was a popular search engine called AltaVista. It lives no more.

November 4, 2015

DIY kit turns anything into a drone

What does a toaster, a bike wheel and a dinner plate have in common? Thanks to a new “Drone It Yourself” kit, those objects can now be converted into makeshift unmanned aerial vehicles.

November 4, 2015

5 times as much Mac malware this year

If you're worried about hackers and cybercriminals, but you think you're safe because you've got a Mac, you need to change your thinking fast. Macs are no longer the invulnerable devices they once were.

November 4, 2015

Tumblr chief calls Twitter ‘gross’

Tumblr founder David Karp lashed out at Twitter at Cannes Lions yesterday, blasting the way it displays the number of followers for every tweeter as “really gross.”

November 4, 2015

Body-double: lifelike android demoed at Global Futures conference

An extremely humanlike robot made a public appearance June 15 at the Global Futures 2045 International Congress, a futuristic conference focused on the technological singularity

November 4, 2015

Forget the NSA, protect your phone from thieves

Forget the NSA, people need to start worrying about protecting their phones against thieves.

November 4, 2015

Kodak to stop making cellulose acetate for film

Eastman Kodak Co. says it's ending in-house production of cellulose acetate next week -- an important component of camera film -- and cutting 61 jobs.

November 4, 2015

Apple reportedly considering creating bigger, cheaper iPhones

Reuters reports sources say the changes to the phone are still being discussed as Apple increasingly faces pressure in the smartphone market from the South Korean company.