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Mars is many millions of miles away, but it’s not always as far away as you think. The powerful scientific instruments we’ve deployed to the Red Planet can occasionally give us a glimpse of our own humble planet from a different perspective. NASA has just released a new image that …

Photo: glitterinjections on Instagram  Although the strobing trend has been becoming increasingly popular with makeup lovers this past year, the newest variation on the look involves a hint of shimmer. Just in time for the holidays, glitter strobing is slated to rule as a festive beauty trend. In fact, cheeks lightly …

For the past few years, a number of smartphones have offered so-called “fast charging” solutions. These options are meant to charge the device rapidly (Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 3.0 is one such example). Earlier this year, we discussed how USB-C and QuickCharge 3.0 were incompatible, thanks to their different requirements for …

The Nintendo Switch will be shown off at a press event in Japan on the 13th of January, the event will also be shown in the US and the same time, with another event the next day in the US. Nintendo has now revealed that the Nintendo Switch will be …

It happens each year: The dishes you’ve been craving all season long are finally passed ’round the table, and before you know it your plate is piled up to your head with turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes — all smothered with a heaping portion of gravy. It’s a …

The UK is sometimes called a nation of shopkeepers, and soon mobile payments company Square may be putting that to the test in the search for new business. Square Register — the company’s point of sale app used by merchants to manage their inventory, make invoices and take payments from customers — …

AOL executive Tim Mahlman is getting a promotion. The titles might not sound all that different — Mahlman was previously AOL’s president of publisher platforms, and now he’s president of AOL platforms. But this means he’s in charge both of AOL’s suite of publisher tools (which it’s built through the acquisition …

A group purporting to be the Syrian Electronic Army – a hacking collective that supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad – has said taken over the social media profiles belonging to Xbox. This comes after another Microsoft-owned property, Skype, also had their social media profiles hijacked by the group. Images posted by …

The Porsche 718 Cayman and 718 Boxster were announced back in April, the two cars are a change for Porsche as they come with turbo charged engines instead of naturally aspirated engines. We have seen a number of videos of the Porsche 718 Cayman and Boxster in action, the latest …