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- Valentine's Day 2015: A celebration of love, not romance?
As Google unveils its Valentine's Day 2015 doodle, it reminds us to show a little kindness to each other, but new research suggests we are already celebrating the holiday of romance a little differently.
- Alone on Valentine’s Day? Twitter users share #WhyImSingle
If you're not a fan of Valentine's Day, there is always Singles Awareness Day.
- Is Apple on an auto hiring spree?
Apple recently made headlines when minivans leased to the company were spotted roaming California streets sporting high-tech gear used in map development and self-driving vehicles.
- View-Master 2.0: Mattel teams up with Google for virtual reality toy
Mattell is set to release a virtual reality version of its popular View-Master photo slideshow toy this fall, based on the smart phone powered Google Cardboard hardware.
- Xiaomi, the biggest tech giant you've never heard of, is coming to the US
Xiaomi, the largest phone maker in China and third-largest in the world, will begin selling headphones and smart wristbands in the US this year.
- Google, Mattel unveils a new virtual reality View-Master for the 21st century
Targeted at families, the updated version of the 75-year-old View-Master has users insert a smartphone into a headset. Using a smartphone app, the gadget hopes to immerse kids in a slew of virtual worlds, from far-off cities to outer space.
- US wireless carriers now required to unlock phones
As of February 11, all major US wireless carriers must unlock phones for customers if asked, which gives more freedom to switch carriers.
- With Phorm, physical keys grow on your iPad Mini
Phorm, a new iPad Mini case from Tactus, adds raised keys to your screen at the slide of a button. Not only will this solve flat surface finger slips, it could improve the iPad as an educational device.
- Facebook's 'legacy contact': Do you need a social-media heir?
As of today, Facebook users will be able to designate a 'legacy contact' via the site's security page.
- Sling TV lets people cut the cord without missing out on ESPN
Sling TV, a $20-a-month service that lets users stream live TV channels over the Internet, is now available on Amazon Fire TV and Roku devices. Sling TV lets users watch live sports without a cable TV subscription.
- Dell builds tough, inexpensive Chromebook 11 for students
After Dell's success with its last Chromebook, the company is now targeting students with its latest version of the Chromebook 11, which is less powerful, but more rugged.
- The ExplainerThe rise of the everyday drone?
In the United States, the use of drones so far has been relegated to hobbyists. That may change.
- Apple invests heavily in solar energy to cut costs
Apple announced plans Tuesday to buy about $850 million of power from a new California solar farm.
- Unexpected ad hijacks Samsung smart TVs. Bug or upcoming feature?
An unwanted ad keeps interrupting videos on Samsung smart TVs.
- Samsung tiptoes toward foldable screens with Galaxy S6 Edge's wraparound screen
Will a double curved edge screen on the upcoming Galaxy S6 Edge be enough to bring Samsung back to the top of the global mobile game?
- With 'Children of the Machine' TV show, BitTorrent distances itself from piracy
BitTorrent will release 'Children of the Machine,' a young-adult sci-fi series, through its BitTorrent Bundle download service.
- Cellphone 'kill switch' leads to sharp declines in theft
It was announced Tuesday that international efforts to implement “kill switches” in all smart phones, which allow mobiles to be turned off remotely, have led to major declines in the crime in three major cities.
- UK gives driverless cars the green light
The United Kingdom invested nearly $30 million to launch four different testing programs for driverless cars.
- The next business venture: the moon?
In a Dec. 22 letter to Bigelow Aerospace, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation approved the idea of commercial development on the moon.
- SpaceX's Dragon to return from International Space Station
After the failed launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday, the private space company will now concentrate on bringing the Dragon capsule home after a month in space.