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Thousands of iPad owners were disappointed yesterday when the Skype app was pulled from the store -- after only being available for several minutes. However, today Skype is available again -- at least for now.

The mayor of Vilnius got sick of seeing expensive cars parked illegally in his city. His solution? Run them over with a tank.

A BBC reporter went to a prototyping lab in London -- and made a 3-D replica of his face.

Yes, oxygen exists in space. No, this doesn't mean a "Space Aqua-Lung" is in development.

Now that the crew is safe at home, the shuttle Atlantis is now in a processing facility being prepared for 'retirement'.

Layar Vision is a new platform that actually brings some tangible functionality to the concept of augmented reality.

Over the next three years, an electronic manufacturing company plans to replace 1 million of its 1.2 million human workers with robots.

Nothing beats stress like squeezing a bubbly pustule made to resemble an infectious disease.

Didn't have $250 to pick up a Nintendo 3DS on launch day? Surprise -- on August 12th, the price will drop to $169.99. However, not everyone is happy about this.

Ever wanted to grab a few extra minutes of sleep at your desk? Madrid-based design studio Kawamura-Ganjavian just might have the solution. Introducing the "Ostrich" pillow.