Birds that produce 'flight calls' during night migration may be more vulnerable to light pollution, a new study finds.

Get some blackout curtains. More and more studies show artificial light can harm your health.

Will Kindles save the rainforest? Now that Amazon’s debuted its new $359 Kindle, an e-reader available Feb. 24, e-reader and e-book marketers alike are busy b

Engadget sneaks some video of the new digital reader Kindle DX. Can it save 100 million trees per year?

The 'Quakebook' project, a gripping Twitter-sourced charity eBook filled with first-hand accounts of life after the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan

Among other things, Rob Kutner thinks we're on the verge of a new Ice Age.

This weekend, before your kids hit the baseball and softball fields, read about how energy and sports drinks can damage tooth enamel, plus take a look at a few

Scare up some family reading fun with these Halloween ebooks filled with ghosts, and goblins, and freaky Halloween legends.

When it’s cold and gray outside, coming home to a hot meal that’s been slowly cooking all day is one of winter’s great comforts.

This step-by-step Kindle book will help families of all sizes get home-cooked meals on the table.

In honor of Julia Child’s 101st birthday, Kindle is offering 'As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto' at a bargain price for one day.

Guide to pulling off a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with style from the former New York Times restaurant critic is a bargain.

You may have a credit in your Kindle account from a legal settlement that you probably didn't realize you were a part of. Time for a book shopping spree.

ames Beard Award winner Elissa Altman's book about her relationships with food and those she loves is a bargain right now for Kindle.

After months of leaks and rumors, the iPhone 5S is finally real.

Phonebloks is a Lego-like approach to smartphone design, where each individual 'blok' is an isolated component that can be replaced.

Lost in the woods? Stuck in the wild? These 8 handy smartphone apps will help you survive in the wilderness.

New meta-trackers integrate data for an overall view of users' activity and aim to find hidden connections that might help users improve their lives.

The wireless camera attaches to your mobile device and provides a clear view — even through water and ink — for taking photos or recording video.

Flying paper airplanes has never been this fun.

A new study shows that using your phone while you're en route affects your posture.

Your next iPhone could recharge itself by absorbing sunlight-- if a new rumor turns out to be true.

In addition to providing a quick way to read your friends' updates, the app will include content will come from well-known publications and 'emerging voices.'

A rampant scam can add $20 more to your phone bill if you hit redial. Make sure your kids know not to call the scammers back.

Introverts rejoice at the launch of a new 'anti-social' media app that can help you avoid unpleasant situations.

Jet lag has long been thought of as an unavoidable malady, but a new app might help travelers get some much-needed relief.

On the occasion of the new mobile launch, we talked to the FarmVille animators about how the country critters come to (virtual) life.

The student-designed mobile game Galactickitties lets you save space-flying felines and benefit the ASPCA too.

New empathy-building app lets you swap lives with people you don’t know.

The EveryDrop LA app makes it easier for ordinary Los Angelenos to identify and report sources of wasted water in their communities.

If you’re unfamiliar with grape varieties like Assyrtiko, this app will teach you the basics, including pronunciations.

Shared mobile health app will allow doctors to monitor a patient's health in real-time — and intervene before a hospital visit is needed.

BARTRENDr app helps drinkers share favorite cocktails and settings — but only with other drinkers.

Major music festivals join museums, sporting venues and religious sites in banning the devices.

In your phone. Or down the street at the supermarket.

It's a defining moment for CEO Tim Cook, who is fighting to keep iPhones locked, even in the face of terrorism.

Talk about blowing things way out of proportion.

Tracking Santa this year? There's an app for that. And a website, and a Facebook page, and a twitter profile, and more.

Finnish startup aims to engage mobile users in an international competition to send someone to the International Space Station.

From toilets (which keep you healthy) to phone connections (that don't need wires), we've never had it so good.

The company will do the work for you.

Rob Schmitz, Marketplace Shanghai bureau chief, is only the second reporter to gain access to the factory floor at Apple's Chinese manufacturer. See highlights

'Reading Rainbow' host LeVar Burton demonstrates a new app aimed at getting kids to love reading.

Having a hard time deciding on a tablet to give that special someone? A roundtable of tech experts can help you make an informed decision.

This is one fun way to learn a language and play with your food.

The CDC hopes to teach the public about outbreaks and maybe attract future epidemiologists through the free app.

This worry-free form of the popular multimedia chatting app limits children's activities to drawing and taking photos to store on your device.

Apple's app store hasMark Bittman’s go-to book on the basics of how to cook just about anything you can imagine for free.

An addictive game and millions of micro-transactions equal success for King.

Dog trainer Anna Jane Grossman provides private iPad lessons to dogs, where she teaches them to nose the screen to activate apps.