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The European Space Agency has given up on efforts to revive Fobos-Grunt, the Russian space probe that was slated to visit the Martian moon Phobos, but got stuck in Earth’s orbit shortly after launch. The unmanned probe was launched on … Continue reading →

Foursquare now has 15 million users, tripling its base since this time last year. Half of the users are in the U.S., while the other 50 percent are international. The New York-based tech company revealed the stats to ClickZ News … Continue reading →

The U.S. Postal Service announced Monday that it will begin cutting first-class mail services in March 2012. By shutting down processing facilities throughout the country and potentially eliminating Saturday deliveries altogether, the USPS hopes to save billions of dollars by … Continue reading →

With their endless series of implausible chain reactions, Rube Goldberg devices are fascinating not because they look crazy, but because they’re almost always crazy enough to work. Now Honda’s bringing that crazy fun to anyone with a mouse thanks to … Continue reading →

Grammy winning recording artist, songwriter and activist Alicia Keys has expanded her digital footprint to include “her latest obsession”: Tumblr. Over the past year, Tumblr has become more prominent amongst brands, musicians and the fashion industry. Even President Obama’s 2012 … Continue reading →

Google has added graphing functionality to its seemingly ever-growing list of search bar capabilities, the company announced Monday in a blog post. Now, when users type in a function — for example: sin(x) — the first search result will be … Continue reading →

Tennis legend Rafael Nadal has conquered an impressive list of opponents — Roger Federer, Andy Roddick and Lleyton Hewitt just to name a few. But could Rafa beat you if you had a 12-foot tennis-serving robot on your side? That’s … Continue reading →

A woman explores the Virtual Museum application at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti have unveiled a project that has absorbed them for much of the past two years: a 3D virtual showcase … Continue reading →

The Trendsetter Tech Series is supported by smart. Test drive the space saving, eco-friendly, totally unique, smart. Visit smartusa.com to find a new smart center near you. smart — unbig. uncar. The human need for fabulous eye-candy is one of … Continue reading →

The auto-correct feature on mobile phones can be a blessing for catching text message typos but also a nightmare when a word is automatically replaced with an embarrassing one. Popular blog Damn You Auto Correct — which features a collection … Continue reading →