Apparently This Matters: Death watch

Nobody wants to underwhelm when it comes to their final words on this planet.



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High-tech Halloween costumes

Half the fun of Halloween is coming up with new, creative outfits that will blow your friends' minds and maybe scare a few impressionable children. (The other half, obviously, is candy.)



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Big asteroid buzzes past Earth and will be back

One of the most dangerous asteroids on record made a near pass by Earth last month.



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Is the iPhone 5C a flop?

When Apple unveiled not one but two new iPhones last month, it was the dawning of a new strategy for the company, which for six years had championed its single iconic smartphone even as competitors rolled out an array of shapes, sizes and features.



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How Google's Calico aims to fight aging and 'solve death'

It is an age-old question: will humankind ever defeat old age? Google's new company Calico aims to do exactly that



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Why Anonymous wants justice in rape cases

Among the calls for justice in the Maryville, Missouri, rape case is one from a familiar Guy Fawkes mask-wearing face.



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Want to learn Spanish? Or Klingon?

It's relatively easy to find English, Spanish, French and German courses online. But, what if you want to learn Latin, Silbo Gomero, Mayan or Basque? Or a fictitious language such as Dothraki from "Game of Thrones" or Klingon from the "Star Trek" saga?



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The origami kayak

See the origami kayak take shape in our 40-second time lapse video



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Voice of Siri: How her life has changed

The day before Susan Bennett came out as the original voice of Siri in the United States, she lost her iPhone. Siriously.



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New iPads expected at event next week

As foretold by tech bloggers and Apple's own not-so-subtle habit of holding an event every October, Apple has sent out invites for a press conference next week.



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Twitter opening up private messages to anyone

Twitter users can now let any person, company or, presumably, drunken green monster send them private messages on the site.



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Meet the Rules of the Internet

Hello! Welcome to the Internet. It's a big place, so let me show you around.



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In tech world, women ignored

Soraya Chemaly says Twitter, with virtually no women in leadership, is one part of the tech industry's male dominated social structure, economy and culture--which relies on cradle-to-grave sexism to be profitable



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Hans Zimmer plays the piano of the future

Oscar-winning composed Hans Zimmer tries out the Seaboard keyboard -- a new take on the piano



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Hardware heroes in our gadgets

Next time you marvel at the computer hardware in your hand, spare a thought for the tiny transistors contained within. Without them our modern gizmos wouldn't work.



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Researchers: We can watch 3-D with only one eye

Humans can see 3-D images with only one eye, according to new research, suggesting a future in which the technology could become cheaper and more accessible.



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Billionaire uses flip phone

My dad still uses an old flip phone. It's gray. It's clunky. And its two ringtone choices are an early recording of Greensleeves or a dramatic poetry slam by Grover Cleveland.



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Netiquette: Saying farewell

So many folks manage to lose their netiquette heads when they scramble, legs flailing and akimbo, toward the denouement of events and life chapters. So here is the ultimate (get it?) digital-etiquette guide to a polite big finish.



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10 smartphone habits to avoid

How annoying and rude and antisocial have we all become with our smartphones? We're embarrassing ourselves all over the place. Please stop.



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Five texts you should never send

We're texting more than ever, and, like society, the texts themselves are getting worse and worse. Read on to learn just how terrible silent cell phone users are these days.



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