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Dad won't buy you an iPhone? Obviously selling your virginity to get one is a much better choice than just getting a job.

Flying cars are no longer the stuff of science fiction. However, the flying cars of the future might actually be environmentally-conscious as well.

Joining the long line of sleep-enhancing gadgets is the Wakemate, an interesting wrist accessory that can monitor your sleep cycles -- and decide when you should wake up.

Some games (we're looking at you, Duke Nukem) take years to get through development. However, there are actual reasons behind why L.A. Noire took 7 years to make, revealed in some shocking comments by former members of Team Bondi.

Starting 6/30, you can actually see the planet Mercury with the naked eye, a rare treat for stargazers. Check out the west-northwestern horizon for a glimpse of our rocky neighboring planet.

The latest advancement in robotics has come from Germany, where scientists have developed a new robotic model that has 'sensitive skin', allowing it to simulate the sensation of touch.

Now, you can adventure through Azeroth without paying a dime -- for awhile, anyway. Blizzard's new pricing model offers more options for cash-strapped gamers.

You really can get anything from someone if you promise them fake pr0n. Thousands of tumblr users have had their accounts compromised, by a tumblr phishing scam that uses the term "adult content" to get you to enter your login info. It's actually working.

Ah, Finland. Home of hard-metal-cello musicians and delicious Karelian pasty. Also, apparently home to scientists who spend their time trying to drink really, really old beer. Who funds Finland's research programs, again?

The "new Facebook" is here, and at first glance, it looks suspiciously like Facebook. However, Google+ actually has some interesting features that will definitely change the social networking world.