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The Doctor Who Christmas Special is just hours away from airing in the U.S., but there's one more festive surprise for all you Whovians out there: a Season 10 trailer.
The minute-long sneak peek is narrated by Pearl Mackie, in character as the Doctor's new companion, Bill Potts. She was first revealed back in April, in a clip that featured her and the Doctor squaring off against a Dalek.
This new trailer offers a broader look at what's to come in Season 10 of Doctor Who. The series returns to B

It’s been nearly a decade since famed investor John Doerr — overcome by his emotions — fought back tears while wrapping up his now famous TED talk on climate change. It was a call to action, to fix what his teenage daughter had aptly noted was a problem caused by his and previous generations.
And Doerr acted.
As a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, he helped shape the storied venture capital firm’s investment into cleantech, pouring millions into renewable e

Carrie Fisher is in "stable condition" after suffering a heart attack Friday, according to a tweet posted by her mother, actress Debbie Reynolds on Sunday. 
The tweet was the first notice from family regarding the Star Wars actress' condition since news of her heart attack broke on Friday.
SEE ALSO: Carrie Fisher's Star Wars family shows love after she's rushed to the hospital
Fisher's brother Todd told the Associated Press that Fisher was "out of emergency" that day, though there has been

The queen of England's Christmas plans were thrown off by a cold and everyone is worried about her.
Queen Elizabeth II was unable to join the royal family at her traditional Christmas morning services near their country estate outside of Norwich, England. The 90-year-old queen was staying inside to recover from what Buckingham Palace called a "heavy cold," but was planning to join her family for holiday festivities later in the day.
This is the first time in almost 30 years the queen hasn't gone

Did you really think Season 2 — which came to Netflix on Dec. 9 — would be the end of Fuller House? No way, Jose.
After delivering a double-whammy of nostalgia with two seasons in 2016, the Netflix-produced revival of the hit '90s sitcom Full House will return in 2017. 
SEE ALSO: Netflix's 'Fuller House' Mr. Bear toy is the shared-viewing experience we want
The whole family — plus Kimmy — gathered together on Christmas Eve to announce the news via Instagram.This gift

Locomotion in virtual reality experiences and games is something that hasn’t been figured out entirely just yet. With headset tracking and sensors, players can move around defined spaces that reflect the rooms they inhabit to a degree, but you’re limited by the size of your physical space. And while there are options like teleporting to expand that area, that breaks immersion and depends on the use of controllers for movement. Omni-directional treadmills like the Virtuix Omni are the

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is spreading some Christmas joy and realness on Twitter this holiday season.
Rowling dedicated part of her Christmas Eve to tweeting about the difficulties of the holiday season as represented on social media. 
SEE ALSO: There's a hidden easter egg on J.K. Rowling's new website
Instead of simply sharing a family photo and wishing her fans well, Rowling instead decided to be a little more honest about the holiday season, acknowledging that not everyone has ev

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Disney aired the first look at its Avatar-themed Disney World attraction today, and one exhibit stood out: this floating rock. Disney’s magic rockThe two-minute hype video mostly shows clips from Avatar, along with previously-shown concept art. There are also a couple of glimpses at actual attractions, including a river ride through a bioluminescent forest, and a contraption meant to give the impression of flying on one of Avatar’s dinosaur-bird things. But Disney seems most proud of

If the reports are true, your next Snapchat filter could include an even better dose of augmented reality — and might make online shopping even easier.
An Israeli business news site, Calcalist, reported on Christmas Day that Israel-based start-up Cimagine Media has been purchased by the disappearing photo app in a $30- to $40 million acquisition.
Cimagine uses AR in the retail space by allowing customers to "place" a piece of furniture or an appliance in their home to see how it would look

In a fossil first, paleontologists have discovered that a dinosaur related to the T. rex and modern birds started out life with a full set of chompers, but grew up to lose them all. In place of pearly whites, the adults sprouted a beak instead.It’s a strange metamorphosis, like an extra twisted, dinosaur-version of that nightmare where all your teeth fall out. And it’s the first time this phenomenon has ever been seen in living, dead, or extinct reptiles — which typically repla

So you got a new Mac, huh? Lucky! I've been using a Mac as my primary computer on and off for about 20 years. I have a PC for games, but nothing beats a Mac yet for the modern media professional. Here are a few apps I use to get the job done.
We've rounded up our favorite and most-used apps and utilities for the technology we use every day. Check out our other picks for iPhones, Android phones, PCs, and Macs. We've also listed our favorite games for iOS and Android from this year.
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You got a new iPhone, huh? Good luck with the headphone situation. It's really not so bad once you get used to it. Thankfully, no matter how Apple changes the hardware, the iPhone still has beautiful, useful apps, many of which are available on no other platform. I picked a few of my favorites. It's going to be great, trust me. Dongles are a small price to pay for this sweet ecosystem.
We've rounded up our favorite and most-used apps and utilities for the technology we use every day. Check out o

Finland’s tech scene is getting yet another boost, thanks to plans by the city of Helsinki to convert a 130-year-old hospital into a gigantic startupup campus, dubbed Maria 0-1.
The goal is to eventually create a sprawling center with 32,000 square meters of space for startup-related activities. That’s a long-term goal, but if reached, it would place Maria 0-1 just short of the 34,000 square meters of space at Paris’ Station F, set to open in April.
Above: Maria 0-1 courtyardIm

When it comes to New Year resolutions, many of us aim to do so much. For some, it could be giving up smoking, for others, it could be making more of an effort when it comes to friends and family. However, many are slowly seeing the benefits of blogging, and wish to have a slice of the turkey before it’s gone completely. So, it could be that your New Year resolution is to create a blog or develop an existing one. The actual process is quite straightforward, but it’s important that we

So you’ve been lucky enough to get a tethered VR headset for Christmas: Now what? VR headsets are still very new platforms, and you’ll probably be a little short on really high-quality games and apps for the near future. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot to try out, no matter what headset you have. (Unless some prankster got you this monstrosity.) Here’s some of the best stuff to get you started.
We've rounded up our favorite and most-used apps and utilities f

You’ve just unwrapped your shiny new laptop, desktop, or MacBook. Now, what are you going to play on it? Whether you’ve got a gaming powerhouse that can render the true face of God or just an all-purpose computer, there’s a lot to choose from. (If you’ve got a VR headset, there are even more options, which we’re breaking down separately.) Here are a few of our favorite picks.
We've rounded up our favorite and most-used apps and utilities for the technology we use ev

Congratulations! You just unwrapped a brand-new iPhone! Once you finish going through Apple’s walkthrough to set everything up, you’ll probably want to get some apps installed on your new pocket supercomputer! So we’ve put together a list of some of the most important ones to start you off. Looking for games? Check out our list here.
We've rounded up our favorite and most-used apps and utilities for the technology we use every day. Check out our other picks for Android phones,

Well hello there, new PlayStation 4 (or PS4 Pro) owner! If you’ve just unwrapped your very first Sony console for this generation, you might be wondering where to start, game-wise. This feeling of giddiness and even a pinch of anxiety is normal. But, you’re not alone, friend. We’ve got this list to get you started.We've rounded up our favorite and most-used apps and utilities for the technology we use every day. Check out our other picks for iPhones, Android phones, PCs, and Ma

This is not the Christmas gift people in the Philippines were hoping for. Super Typhoon Nock-Ten slammed into the eastern parts of Luzon on Christmas Day with 155-mile-per-hour sustained winds, becoming the strongest such storm to make landfall there so late in the year. 
This is not the first typhoon to hit the disaster-prone nation on Christmas, but it is the most intense, by a considerable margin. Previous Christmas typhoons were Category 2 or 3 storms, according to Weather Underground,

GUEST: While tempting to dismiss virtual goods as a niche category, constrained to online games and messaging apps, its real market impact is far larger than many might think. Since the earliest social networks, virtual goods have played a critical role in shaping the behaviors and business models behind many of today’s major trends in online engagement. Virtual goods now create more than $15 billion in annual revenue. Here are five ways developers and entrepreneurs can directly benefit fr

Congratulations! You just unwrapped a new Xbox One (or Xbox One S) for the holidays! Now you're wondering what the best games are to play on Microsoft's latest console. Fortunately, we're here to help, with some of our top picks to try out on your new machine.
We've rounded up our favorite and most-used apps and utilities for the technology we use every day. Check out our other picks for iPhones, Android phones, PCs, and Macs. We've also listed our favorite games for iOS and Android from this ye

Years from now, we'll look back on this year and think, "Ok fine, 2016 wasn't all bad."
First it was Chance the Rapper and Jeremih's Christmas mixtape, and now it's Run the Jewels — the hip hop duo featuring El-P and Killer Mike — with a surprise early release for their latest album, Run the Jewels 3. The album was originally expected to drop on Jan. 13.
SEE ALSO: When Run the Jewels meets Nintendo's eShop, magic happens
A bona fide Christmas miracle if there ever was one. Listen rig

Happy Holidays, and congrats on your brand new Android phone! If you’re here, you’re probably new to the platform. You may have just picked up a new Pixel, Galaxy S7 Edge, or even a One Plus 3, so we compliment you on your excellent taste. But look: if you’ve used a smartphone at any point in the last several years, you already know what apps you want and need. Good news! They’re, for the most part, all here! The big ones like Netflix and Facebook are obvious and cross-pl

Okay, so here’s the thing about Santa Claus. Every year, this elderly, overweight man somehow manages to lug giant bags of toys down millions of chimneys. He does this in the span of a couple hours, without being spotted, and without toppling off icy roofs.It’s an impressive — if suspicious — series of feats. And Claus does, after all, have a history of suspicious behavior, including a series of alleged hit-and-runs involving grandmas.So, how does he accomplish this annua

 Snapchat sewed up its first acquisition in Israel this week, according to the outlet Calcalist News. It acquired four-year-old Cimagine, whose augmented reality platform lets consumers instantly visualize products they want to buy in their intended location, paying what Calcalist says was between $30 million and $40 million. According to its LinkedIn page, Cimagine currently works with brands… Read More

The story of Santa is told to kids the world over, but it changes a little with geography and time. In fact, Santa as we know him is a mish-mash of the historical and mythical tales of Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas, Kris Kringle, Father Christmas, Sinterklaas, Christkind, and Woodan. In some Western European countries, there’s good versus evil motif, such as Germany, where Santa has an evil twin called Krampus (subject of a recent terrible horror movie), and in France Pere Noel rewards good

Congratulations! You just unwrapped a new Windows 10 PC for the holidays! Now you're wondering what the best apps are to install on your new machine. Fortunately, we're here to help, with some of our top picks to try out on your new PC.
We've rounded up our favorite and most-used apps and utilities for the technology we use every day. Check out our other picks for iPhones, Android phones, PCs, and Macs. We've also listed our favorite games for iOS and Android from this year.
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I won’t pretend to know what holidays mean for you, but for most, there’s a singularly shared experience: long flights and being far away from your PlayStation or Xbox. If you aren’t already an active mobile gamer, even at this point, you’re missing out on quite a bit of both simple and even deeply involved experiences — and if this holiday, you happened to upgrade your device to the latest and greatest, we’ve got a couple of suggestions. Here are a few of our

Ridley Scott’s Prometheus had a lot of potential: it was Ridley Scott’s bold return to the franchise that helped make his career, with an intriguing cast and incredible visuals. Ultimately, it was a disappointment, which means that Scott’s next foray into the Alien franchise will have to work all that much harder. The first trailer for the film, Alien: Covenant, has just dropped, and it looks as though the franchise is going back into safe territory: horror.The trailer opens wi