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How to disable standby mode on your TV - and does it really save on your electric bill?

Keeping a Windows PC always on can provide immediate access to apps and music, saving boot-up time. Leaving a PC on facilitates remote access and eliminates boot-up time for media purposes. Despite ...

Proposed bill in Louisiana would expand penalties and empower regulators to pursue sweepstakes operators and the companies ...

Sleep is for the weak.

The Northwest’s only commercial nuclear power plant, the Columbia Generating Station, was manually shut down early Thursday morning due to a mechanical problem. Energy Northwest workers shut the plant ...

In my decade of advising Fortune 500 companies as a behavioral researcher, I've found that one of the most effective ways to stop a manipulator is one key phrase: "That's interesting. Tell me more." ...

All things that go up must eventually come down. NASA says that its Van Allen Probe A satellite has fallen precipitously back to Earth after a 14-year journey through space. The probe reentered the ...

New technology always means new kinds of crime—and new ways to fight it.

The Corsair RM1000x Shift power supply has dropped from $234.99 to $187.99 on Amazon, saving you $47 on Amazon. That makes ...

Sunday is Earth Day, a good time to reflect on how we use technology to help the planet rather than hurt it. When it comes to the environment, technology is a double-edged sword. Email and online ...

Washington’s Ramadan season is a circuit of elegant dinners hosted by diplomats to mark the Muslim fasting month. This year, those envoys are grappling with the fallout of the Iran war as their ...