Multi-Camera View of Felix Baumgartner's Record-Breaking Space Jump (rare video)

Red Bull has released a video of the Red Bull Stratos jump featuring multiple POV shots of Baumgartner's fall through space alongside several windows relaying mission data (altitude, airspeed, boomed, and g-force)...

U.S. Senate agrees on tentative deal to avert default

U.S. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell announced a bipartisan deal on Wednesday to raise the U.S. debt limit and end the government shutdown.

And Republican Senator Ted Cruz, who had earlier opposed any compromise unless it removed funding for Obamacare, said he does not intend to delay consideration of the measure...

Υστερεί η Κύπρος στις online αγορές

Πολύ πιο κάτω του μέσου όρου της ΕΕ είναι το ποσοστό των online αγορών στην Κύπρο, σύμφωνα με στοιχεία που ανακοίνωσε η Eurostat. 

Ποσοστό 35% των κύπριων χρηστών διαδικτύου ηλικίας 16-74 ετών ψώνισαν online το 2012 έναντι 59% που είναι το ποσοστό στην ΕΕ...

Square Cash lets anyone with a debit card send money instantly over email

What if sending money was as simple as sending an email?

That’s the premise of Square Cash, launching today for all debit card users in the US, using any email service. To use Square Cash, all you do is compose an email to a friend, type the amount you way to pay in the subject title, and cc...

Oreo Cookies Are as Addictive as Cocaine

Researchers at Connecticut College have found evidence that proves that Oreo cookies—at least for lab rats—are as addictive as cocaine...

"Χρυσάφι" από τους διεθνείς στο Μουντιάλ

Ποσό που μπορεί να φτάσει ή ακόμη και να ξεπεράσει τα 2 εκατομμύρια ευρώ μπορεί να μπει στα ταμεία του Ολυμπιακού μέσω του Μουντιάλ της Βραζιλίας...

Στα μπαράζ η Ελλάδα (pics & video)

Η Εθνική νίκησε στο Καραϊσκάκη (2-0) το Λιχτενστάιν, αλλά... έχασε στο Κάουνας. Το γκολ των Βόσνιων επί των Λιθουανών καθήλωσε την Ελλάδα στη δεύτερη θέση του 7ου ομίλου στέλνοντάς την στα μπαράζ για την πρόκριση στο Μουντιάλ. 

Τη Δευτέρα (21/10) κληρώνει ο αντίπαλος (τα μεσάνυχτα θα γίνουν γνωστοί οι τέσσερις υποψήφιοι), 15 και 19 Νοεμβρίου τα δύο ματς...

OtterBox Announces New Waterproof iPhone 5s Case That Supports Touch ID

OtterBox today sent out a press release announcing a new series of cases for iPhone 5s, 5c, and 5 models with waterproof protection along with full Touch ID support.

The Preserver Series cases appear to be the descendants of the LifeProof case followingOtterBox's acquisition of that company earlier this year.


The company claims the cases are fully submergible to 6.6 feet for 30 minutes, and protects against drops up to 6.6 feet...

Nike launches Nike+ FuelBand SE and updated Nike+ FuelBand app

Nike has announced a refreshed version of its fitness tracker, the Nike+ FuelBand SE, together with an updated Nike+ app.

The FuelBand SE comes in black with red, pink or yellow detailing, and adds Bluetooth 4.0 and more refined motion tracking to its arsenal of features. That means Fitbit-style sleep tracking, and the ability to ignore unintended actions (or movements that you're using to game the...

Apple Sends Out Invitations for October 22 iPad & Mac Media Event: 'We Still Have a Lot to Cover'

In line with its usual timing, Apple has just issued media invitations for its October 22 media event where the company is expected to introduce its next-generation iPad and iPad mini models and offer a number of Mac-related announcements, reports AllThingsD. 

The event will be held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco and will begin at 10:00 AM Pacific Time. The invitation tagline reads "We still have a lot to cover." ...

Michael Douglas: 'Throat cancer' was really tongue cancer

Michael Douglas never had throat cancer, as he told the press in 2010.

The actor now says he had tongue cancer. Douglas said he hid the diagnosis at the urging of his doctor to protect his career.

"The surgeon said, 'Let's just say it's throat cancer,' " Douglas told fellow actor Samuel L. Jackson for a segment that ran on British television as a part of Male Cancer Awareness Week...

Leaked Apple iPad 5 photo confirms TouchID home button

Earlier this month it was discovered that the TouchID fingerprint home button of the iPhone 5s fits perfectly into the leaked front cases of the yet unofficial iPad 5. Now, thanks to a leaked photo, the TouchID sensor on the iPad 5 is everything but confirmed...

Seene lets you capture 3D objects using an iPhone

A three-dimensional object captured with iPhone app Seene, available today, is hardly the stuff of a James Cameron movie — but is nevertheless incredibly impressive. With less than 30 seconds of setup after installing the app, you can record and manipulate an object in real-time, and in 3D. It's like iOS 7 parallax gone wild...

HTC One Max with 5.9" 1080p display, Snapdragon 600 unveiled

HTC has just announced One Max phablet. It packs a 5.9" 1080p IPS display and is powered by the Snapdragon 600 chipset with a 1.7GHz quad-core Krait 300 processor, Adreno 320 graphics and 2GB of RAM...

iPhone Trade-In Program Officially Launching Today at UK Retail Stores

After officially launching the U.S. version of the program in late August, Apple has officially confirmed that it is launching its iPhone trade-in program today at its UK retail stores, reportsPocket-lint.

"iPhones hold great value. So, Apple Retail Stores in the UK are launching a new program to assist customers who wish to bring in their previous-generation iPhone for reuse or recycling," an Apple spokesperson has said. "In addition to helping support the environment, customers will be able to receive a credit for their returned phone that they can use toward the purchase of a new iPhone."...

Actor Charlie Hunnam exits "Fifty Shades of Grey" film

Charlie Hunnam, the 33-year-old star of "Sons of Anarchy," will not play the role of Christian Grey in the upcoming "Fifty Shades of Grey" film, Universal Pictures said Saturday.

"The filmmakers of 'Fifty Shades of Grey' and Charlie Hunnam have agreed to find another male lead given Hunnam's immersive TV schedule which is not allowing him time to adequately prepare for the role of Christian Grey," Universal said in a statement...

LG G Flex leaks out with a spectacularly curved 6-inch display

Never willing to let Samsung have the upper hand for too long, LG is planning a counter to the Samsung Galaxy Round with its own curved smartphone, called the G Flex. 

The first rendered images of that handset have now leaked and The Verge has verified their authenticity. 

Though it's not shown turned on, the display in...

Φόροι €800 εκ. από τα €30 δισ. που έχουν Έλληνες στην Ελβετία

Σε τελικό στάδιο βρίσκονται οι διαπραγματεύσεις Ελλάδας - Ελβετίας για τη φορολόγηση των καταθέσεων των Ελλήνων σε ελβετικές τράπεζες. Εκτιμάται ότι θα ολοκληρωθούν μέσα στις αμέσως προσεχείς εβδομάδες και το ελληνικό δημόσιο θα έχει εφάπαξ έσοδο 800 εκατ. ευρώ και επιπλέον 60-70 εκατ. το χρόνο. 

Η συμφωνία θα είναι αντίστοιχη αυτής που έχει συνάψει η Ελβετία με άλλες χώρες της ευρωζώνης. Θα περιλαμβάνει φορολόγηση των τόκων όλων των καταθετών, καθώς και του κεφαλαίου εκείνων οι οποίοι δεν θα δεχθούν να γνωστοποιηθούν τα στοιχεία τους στις ελληνικές αρχές, επειδή δεν είναι σε θέση να...

Google To Start Employing User Ratings And Photos In “Shared Endorsements” Ads

Google is going to start using your beautiful face and your reviews, recommendations and endorsements in its advertisements, beginning November 11, the company announced today via changes to its Terms of Service. The New York Times explains that this will allow the company to show user review for restaurants, for...

8 More Hidden iOS 7 Features

Apple's iOS 7 hit the iPhone and iPad last month and packed the new release with not only a brand new design, but lots of new gestures, feature and capabilities. We've already discussed some of our favorite things in iOS 7, as well as some of our gripes and along the way have managed to learn a new trick or two.

Some of these features are nice to have, and others — like some of the keyboard shortcuts — really make iOS 7 a more productive experience...