Will your Windows Phone handset be able to make the leap to Windows 10?

Microsoft has been revealing which phones will be capable of running the mobile edition of Windows 10, and new information can be found on the company's website. A link called "Windows 10 Eligible" on the US Lumia phone website brings up a page that displays just five phones so far, namely the...

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Four mega popular messaging apps you've never heard of

In the past few years standard messaging has gone out of style, with billions of people around the word migrating to alternate instant messenger apps. Facebook rules the roost in western countries, with the two most widely used apps both owned by the social media giant: Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp....

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What you need to know when Getting a New Apple Phone

Apple's newly announced iPhone Upgrade Program offers customers the opportunity to upgrade their smartphone each year by paying a monthly installment. In this column, I'll look at whether the plan is worth it. Apple's plan mimics similar deals offered by the four major wireless operators, which...

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Twitter limits access of fast-growing Meerkat live-stream app

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State Department takes network offline for security scrub

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AeroMobil prototype of a flying car

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BlackBerry takes another shot at a tablet -- sort of

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The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, which went on sale in September, have been helping boost Apple's financial results. James Martin/CNET Just how jolly was Apple's holiday quarter? If the latest Wall Street estimates are...

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Colliding black holes could warp space-time itself

NASA has observed galaxies merging before, as in the case of the "Antennae Galaxies." But it's never seen the conclusion of the process -- the collision of two supermassive black holes.NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration A team of prominent researchers has...

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SpaceX's "reusable" rocket crashes into its floating landing pad in the Atlantic Ocean

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifts off early Saturday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. An attempt to land the rocket on a platform in the Atlantic Ocean was unsuccessful.NASA SpaceX almost made history on Saturday. Almost. As part of its NASA-contracted mission to resupply the International...

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Artificial intelligence experts sign open letter to protect mankind from machines

"Charlie" is an ape-like robotic system that walks on four limbs, demonstrated here in March 2014 in Hanover, Germany. The robot could conceivably be used in the kind of rough terrain found on the moon, or it could be a stepping stone toward humanity's destruction.Getty Images We're certainly decades...

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