f you're on the prowl for inexpensive furniture, clothes, books, a car, or just about anything else, the online classified site Craigslist is a good place to start. People list a lot of great items for not a lot of money, along with some out-there…

The tragic image of a drowned toddler whose body washed up on a beach in one of Turkey’s most popular resorts went viral Wednesday, underscoring the increasingly desperate plight of migrants trying to flee Africa and the Middle East in hopes of a better life…

If you own a top-loading washing machine, you can probably add in extra clothes after the wash cycle has started. Those of us with a front loading clothes spinner never enjoyed that modern convenience; until now. At its IFA 2015 conference, Samsung announced its new…

Samsung and other tech companies showcased new computerized wristwatches this week — all aimed at challenging Apple, a relative newcomer to selling smartwatches.Apple Watch was the leading smartwatch in the second quarter, with an estimated 4 million shipped worldwide, for a market share of…

The company that made Marty McFly’s hoverboard a reality is reaching for the stars, or more precisely, satellites.Los Gatos, Calif.-based Arx Pax has entered into a Space Act Agreement with NASA, the company announced Wednesday. The partnership involves Arx Pax’s Magnetic Field Architecture (MFA)…

Silent and invisible, Boeing’s new laser cannon slays enemy drones by taking them down in under a minute.The Compact Laser Weapons System (CLWS) can track down an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and eliminate a threat.Boeing just released a video of its Compact Laser…

​​India beat Sri Lanka by 117 runs in the final Test to win the three-match series 2-1 at the Sinhalese Sports Club on Tuesday.This is also India's first overseas Test series win since West Indies 2011.​Set a 386-run victory target, Sri Lanka resumed…

The whole point of Facebook is to share your life with other people. You probably have more than a few friends who fall into the over-sharing category. But don’t snicker. You may be one, too, and not even know it.Here are five personal tidbits…

NEW YORK – Amazon is upping the ante in the streaming-video competition with downloadable videos.The e-commerce powerhouse will now let members of its $99 annual Prime loyalty program download some shows and movies on its streaming video service to watch offline, or when there…

Russia on Tuesday canceled a ban on the Russian-language Wikipedia, which barely lasted a few hours and caused a storm among Russian online users.The Russian communications watchdog sent out notifications to Internet providers late on Monday, instructing them to block access to Wikipedia in…