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5 reasons to beat the death drum for TiVo

It's 16 years old, showing its age, and facing competition from the cloud. The cloud! Television ain't what it used to be.

Acer's 8-inch Iconia W3 tablet gets official

Acer has officially debuted its 8-inch Iconia W3 tablet at Computex 2013 in Taiwan. The Windows 8-powered device weighs just over a pound and measures under half an inch thick.

How to move geothermal drilling forward

You might think of it as the, “How to Get Geothermal Over the Risk-Hump Plan.” The idea is to establish a global exploration drilling fund, ideally with some public sector support. What good would it do?

This Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 has an 8-inch screen

Samsung has debuted the Galaxy Tab 3 (8.0), which features an 8-inch, 1280 x 800 pixel screen. Key hardware specs include a 1.5 GHz Samsung Exynos dual-core processor, 1.5GB of RAM and up to 32GB of storage.

Matt Smith leaves Doctor Who

The current Doctor - played by Matt Smith since 2010 - is about to regenerate. However, Smith will return for the 50th anniversary special and make an appearance in the 2013 Christmas special.

Claim: Intel powers new Samsung Galaxy tablet

Samsung has reportedly chosen a 1.6 GHz  dual-core Intel x86 chip - rather than an ARM-based processor - to power at least one of its upcoming 10-inch Android tablets.

Volvo tests electric roads

Battery conundrums continue to be a major road block for electric vehicles. They’re big, heavy, limit range, and although there’s less pollution coming out of an EV’s tailpipe, charging that monster battery still utilizes fossil fuels.

ESA spots a light exoplanet

Although nearly a thousand exoplanets have been detected indirectly — most using the radial velocity or transit methods — and many more candidates await confirmation, only a dozen exoplanets have been directly imaged.

Video: This dystopian Purge is ultra-violent

The Purge - a dystopian film produced by Michael Bay - stars Ethan Hawk and Lena Headey. 

Organic electronics inch forward one printing method at a time

Through innovations to a printing process, researchers have made major improvements to organic electronics – a technology in demand for lightweight, low-cost solar cells, flexible electronic displays and tiny sensors.

Report: Facebook profiles raise self-esteem and affects behavior

A Facebook profile is an ideal version of self, full of photos and posts curated for the eyes of family, friends and acquaintances. Interestingly, a recent study claims that this version of self can provide beneficial psychological effects and influence behavior.

Video: Check out this Steampunk Wheelharp

The Wheelharp is a musical instrument that allows users to bow a full chromatic set of real strings using a mechanical keyboard.

These magnetic monopoles erase data

A physical particle postulated nearly 80 years ago could help provide a decisive step toward the realization of novel, highly efficient data storage devices.

Water-rock reaction could provide enough hydrogen to sustain life in ocean's crust or on Mars

Water-rock reaction may provide enough hydrogen 'food' to sustain life in the ocean's crust or on Mars.

Audi's A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid is ready to hit the road

Audi recently provided a bit of an update, and history lesson, on the vehicles in its tron family of cars.

Gemini spots Comet ISON hurtling towards the Sun

A new series of images from Gemini Observatory shows Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) racing toward an uncomfortably close rendezvous with the Sun. In late November the comet could present a stunning sight in the twilight sky and remain easily visible, or even brilliant, into early December of this year.

Bluestacks Android console has a $129 price tag

Bluestacks has confirmed that GamePop - its upcoming Android console - will carry a price tag of $129, making the device more costly than either the Ouya or GameStick. 

Razer Ultrabook targets gamers

Razer clearly hearts gamers, having debuted a high-end Windows gaming tablet (Razer Edge) earlier this year, and quickly following up with a 14-inch Ultrabook that launched this week.

Claim: Global warming caused by CFCs, not carbon dioxide

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are to blame for global warming since the 1970s and not carbon dioxide, claims new research from the University of Waterloo recently published in the International Journal of Modern Physics B.

Mars Curiosity rover offers strong evidence for flowing water

Despite satellite images that illustrate vast networks of channels, past Mars rover missions have shown limited evidence for flowing water on Mars.