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In a stunning new move, Google has purchased handset maker Motorola Mobility -- which could put them in a position to threaten Apple's dominance of the handset market.

The .xxx domain isn't scheduled to go live for another few months -- but preregistration is already exploding. Interestingly enough, most of the registrations are for non-adult sites.

Ron Garan, a NASA astronaut, managed to capture this stunning space photo of a Perseid meteor falling to Earth.

Forget his Facebook and Twitter accounts -- now, you can start stalking our President's check-ins via Foursquare. A presidential Google+ account probably isn't far off.

Amazon is finally making a visible effort to cut down on the fake, illegally re-published and spam books that are flooding their digital marketplace.

For the price, the Education iMac is now a pretty sweet deal. The catch? It's not available for individuals -- only for "education institutions".

The Mars Opportunity Rover has sent back an amazing color photo of the Martian landscape around the Endeavor crater.

Google Video, which was previously only available for Android tablets, is now available for Android smartphones as well.

Around 7.2 million square feet of retail space previously used for electronics will now be used for 'Plus Sized' clothing.

Want to see something slightly depressing? Try this little experiment in an incognito browser window.