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- Why China is using lasers to take down drones
China sees the new laser technology as a way to combat possible terrorist drone attacks during "major events in urban areas."
- Virgin Galactic crash: Branson says no one has demanded a $250,000 refund
Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson said Saturday that he is determined to find out why his prototype space tourism craft crashed. None of the more than 700 paying customers are demanding a refund, he says.
- Microsoft to release a new version of Office for Macs
Microsoft promises to release a new version of its Office software for Apple computers next year. There hasn't been an update since 2010.
- Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo crashes in desert. Here's what we know.
A Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo crashed in the desert on Friday. It was the second time in a week that a spacecraft has crashed. Here's what we know about the Virgin Galactic crash.
- Andy Rubin, former Android chief, leaves Google
Andy Rubin, the man behind the Android operating system at Google, has left the company to start an incubator for tech hardware companies. Since March 2013, Andy Rubin has been the head of Google's robotics division, overseeing several important acquisitions.
- Sony (SNE) announces big loss. What's going on with its phones?
Sony announced its earnings report for the second quarter of 2014. While the company announced a better than expected loss, Sony's share of the mobile market around the world continues to struggle.
- 5 best high-tech Halloween costumes Five Halloween costumes that show off your inner techie.
- Facebook's Rooms app experiments with pseudonymity, unsearchability
With Rooms, Facebook looks toward the future of the Internet by borrowing ideas from the past.
- Microsoft Band fitness tracker plays well with iPhone, Android
Microsoft announced the Microsoft Band, a fitness tracker with a bevy of sensors for monitoring everything from heart rate to skin temperature, on Thursday.
- FCC's Tom Wheeler: Let’s redefine ‘pay TV’ to include online streaming
FCC chairman Tom Wheeler suggested on Wednesday that online streaming services could be classified as equal to cable TV. That would give online streaming services more bargaining power, and could allow more customers to ditch their cable bundles.
- HP's Sprout blurs lines between 2-D screens and 3-D life
After struggling for years, Hewlett Packard has debuted two items it thinks can change industries. On Wednesday, HP unveiled its first 3-D printer and a new computer intended to blend online and offline life.
- Apple Pay competitor CurrentC hacked
CurrentC, a mobile payment system, reported that third parties had obtained the e-mails of its pilot members. CurrentC has been in the news recently after CVS and Rite Aid disabled Apple Pay at their stores.
- 'Unlimited means unlimited': FTC sues AT&T for slowing customers’ connections
The Federal Trade Commission announced on Tuesday that it's suing AT&T for offering customers unlimited data plans, but throttling their connection speeds once they used a certain amount of data each month. AT&T countered that it throttles for legitimate network management reasons, just like every other wireless carrier.
- Apple Pay: Why some retailers have ditched it after one week
Apple Pay was released a week ago, and it is catching on quick. But some major retailers, such as Walmart, CVS, and Rite Aid, have chosen to reject Apple Pay in favor of other mobile payment systems.
- Gamergate: What it is and why it matters
The hashtag #gamergate gets thrown around a lot on Twitter, YouTube, and press sites. What's at the heart of Gamergate?