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Kindles, Nooks and other E-readers catch flack for threatening the future of printed books. But reading itself may get a boost from the devices

Consumer Reports investigation finds artificial joints, pacemakers and other devices often have little to no testing

Scanning tunnelling microscope image of a silicon surface lithographically prepared for two electrodes and a single transistor atom in the center. Credit: ARC Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication, at UNSW The shift from fragile, bulky vacuum tubes to solid-state transistors paved the way for the information age. And the steady downsizing of transistors has made the devices of the information age ubiquitous, thanks to processors that become smaller, cheaper and faster with each passing year.

The death of an adult female kakapo ( Strigops habroptila ) on New Zealand’s Anchor Island this past weekend brings the population of these rare flightless parrots down to just 127 birds. The late kakapo, known as Sandra, was killed when her transmitter harness got entangled in a tree. All kakapos are outfitted with transmitters to help rangers in the Kakapo Recovery program keep track of the birds.

The death of an adult female kakapo ( Strigops habroptila ) on New Zealand’s Anchor Island this past weekend brings the population of these rare flightless parrots down to just 127 birds. The late kakapo, known as Sandra, was killed when her transmitter harness got entangled in a tree

Fix your passwords, safeguard against email break-ins, and theft-proof your devices before that cup of joe gets cold. As long as we’ve had computers and gadgets, there’s been a tension between security and ease of use. On one extreme, there are the passwords that are so complex you intentionally can’t remember them, and emails that involve sending an encryption key to your recipients

Some of tech's leading designers gather at 500 Startups to inspire the next generation. Step one: Learn how to code.

Two researchers at Columbia University in New York say they've found a flaw in ordinary office printers that lets hackers hijack the devices to spy on users, spread malware and even force them to overheat to the point of catching fire. [More]

Fingerprints are so familiar that they are mostly taken for granted. Except, however, for people who don't have any at all.

A new study shows that habitual smartphone usage dulls vision as users generally hold their devices too close to their eyes. KENS-TV's Wendy Rigby reports.

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Prices so low, Apple must be INSANE! Or, more likely, they're hooking a whole new world of users with bargain basement prices on OS Lion and iCloud while planning to charge them later for add-ons and premium features. The most important thing Apple announced at its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday had nothing to do with new software features or services.

TripIt continues to lead the pack in organizing travel itineraries. By pulling all of your plans together in one place and making them accessible across all your devices, TripIt is a complete solution. Purchased by popular corporate travel site Concur in January for $120 million, it only continues to improve.

Just because you're on the road a lot doesn't mean you have to leave your multimedia world at home. Hitachi's compact LifeStudio MobilePlus combines a portable 500GB hard drive with an auto-syncing 4GB USB 2.0 key that magnetically attaches to a sleek docking station, making the whole thing packable and easy to use. The LifeStudio software automatically organizes documents, photos, movies, music and other files into a 3- D interface for easy access and upload to Facebook and online photo-sharing sites

Despite smartphones' bid to be our all-in-one device, some people still travel with an external GPS, gaming system, Bluetooth headset, PDA, digital camera—or all of the above. If this describes you, good news: Carrying a Chargepod means never again having to strew your devices around a hotel room or unplug a lamp for an extra outlet