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Just a few years ago, MakerBot was a hot new startup that seemed like it was about ride a wave of consumer interest in 3D printing to the top of the technology world. Things have not exactly gone to plan in that respect. MakerBot has announced that it plans to …

Many news stories about robots have a bit of fun joking about the impending robot apocalypse when the machines no longer need us. For many people, a more frightening and real possibility is that a robot may be coming for their jobs. It can feel odd to celebrate the admittedly …

Microsoft has pushed the Windows 10 free upgrade deal with an almost single-minded determination, ignoring all the complaints and even lawsuits in an attempt to get everyone possible on the latest version of its operating system. We might have had our suspicions as to why Microsoft was so anxious to get …

CyanogenMod has been a big name in the Android modding community since the early days of the platform, but Cyanogen Inc. only appeared a few years ago. This commercial entity was founded by Steve “Cyanogen” Kondik and CEO Kirt McMaster in 2013 to create a licensed version of CyanogenMod for …

The legendary John Sculley ran Apple for 10 years and Pepsi-Cola for six years before that. Back in 1983, Steve Jobs pitched John Sculley to join Apple with the following now-legendary line: “Do you want to sell sugared water for the rest of your life? Or do you want to come …

Earth first. Elon Musk will get to conquering Mars and probably a few exoplanets later. Or at least that sure is how it feels these days, with Musk having all those skyward ambitions at the same time as he’s trying to get a finger in every sector of the consumer-energy …

Media captionIndia has more than twenty languages and hundreds more dialects. Indus OS – a mobile phone operating system built in India – has become the country’s second-most popular smartphone platform, surpassing Apple’s iOS. Google’s Android rules the roost by powering nine out of 10 smartphones sold in India. But …

Image copyright Thinkstock Image caption Does this have to be the most expensive meal of the year? The cost of Christmas dinner, the annual festive feast of turkey and all the trimmings, is at a four-year high. With an average dinner and drinks now coming in at £10.71 per person, …

Image copyright Thinkstock Image caption Have you ever panicked when asked to choose the wine in a restaurant? If you’ve ever been handed a wine list the size of an encyclopaedia in a posh restaurant and succumbed to mild panic, you’re not alone. Many of us feel sweaty palmed when …

Image copyright Reuters News conferences are rare events for President-elect Donald Trump. Since he beat Hillary Clinton, his media appearances have been restricted to television interviews and the occasional audiences with an important outlet such as the New York Times. Now his plans to hold one on Thursday to tackle …