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Enlarge Image RR Auction The Power-Driven Articulated Dummy is a strange aside in NASA's space race story, and now you can own it. The space suit testing robot is going up for grabs as part of RR Auctions' Remarkable Rarities Auction.The human body is not designed for space. As we get into higher and higher altitudes, as air pressure lowers and eventually becomes the vacuum of space, the survival rate of an unprot...

RoadshowNewsSUVsPorsche's first real utility vehicle dates back to the 1950sEnlarge ImageThis thing is positively awesome. Bonhams The story usually goes that Porsche built its first SUV, the Cayenne, in order to keep the lights on while it continued to build sports cars. But Porsche's first utility vehicle was not, in fact, the Cayenne. It was actually the Jagdwagen, which is not only a sweet name, but also a pre...

"Endless" is exclusively streaming on Apple Music. Screenshot/Xiomara Blanco The wait for a new Frank Ocean album is over -- kind of.Early Friday moing the artist released a visual album, "Endless," exclusively on Apple Music. Currently, it's only available to stream as a 45-minute long video, not as a typical audio-only album with individual tracks.The project was heavily teased, thanks to a mysterious live stre...

Enlarge ImageParents can keep an eye on their child's workload. Google Sigh. Yes, the break is over and school awaits. But with a little luck you might be able to ditch class and go to the moon instead. With the new school year upon us, Google has souped up its Expeditions and Classroom apps for teachers and students. The Expeditions app, which lets students take virtual-reality field trips with the help of ...

As Respawn recently teased, Titanfall 2's upcoming open beta--or technical test, as EA is choosing to call it--will take place over the next two weekends on Xbox One and PS4.The first of the two weekend betas starts this Friday, August 19, with two modes and two maps available. The following weekend will still offer that same content, but with an additional map and mode added to the mix.Two new Titans, Ion and Scorch, will be available for use, along with Pilot abilities like Grapple, Holo Point...

Following several reports that the release of upcoming role-playing game Final Fantasy XV has been delayed, Square Enix has confirmed a new launch date for the game. Final Fantasy XV will be released globally on November 29--nearly two months later than its previously scheduled September 30 launch date.According to a statement released by Square Enix, the new date "will allow the development teams time to further polish and conduct quality testing so that the reality of the game can match the ex...

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No Man's Sky developer Hello Games has revealed what the game's first patch will include. Posting on the game's official website, studio founder Sean Murray said anyone who played the game prior to installing this patch will need to delete their save. Although the game will continue to function without the patch, these players will "miss out on new content and experiences" if they don't update."We highly recommend deleting your save if you have played before updating your game (we won't do this ...

Will Release Radar be as successful as the popular Discover Weekly playlist? Spotify Spotify's hit a certain groove with its algorithm-driven playlists like Discover Weekly. The music streaming service regularly unearths songs and artists listeners might have missed.Now, Spotify is applying that same idea to new releases with a feature called Release Radar, the company said in a blog post Friday. Release Radar, a...

Apple's latest iOS update resolves another security flaw. Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Apple's latest update to its iOS software fixes a security hole that could have been exploited to take control of your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Released on Thursday, iOS 9.3.4 addresses the problem as one in which an "application may be able to execute arbitrary code with keel privileges," according to an Apple support...

Windows 10 Mobile's Anniversary Update will start to reach phones like the Lumia 1502 early next week. CNET Windows 10 Mobile's Anniversary Update is coming, but not until next Tuesday.On August 2, Microsoft's Lumia India Twitter account confirmed the launch date in response to a query from a curious user. "Thanks for reaching out! For mobile, it will be available on August 9, 2016. If you have any queries, we'll...

Android notifications aim to make it easier for users to review security information. Google Google on Monday announced a new Android feature that alerts users of new devices and security events on their account via onscreen notifications.When a new device is added to a user's account, native Android notifications -- those that appear on the mobile device' screen -- will tell the user about the newly added devic...

[embedded content] How closely are Amazon's Echo devices listening in on your conversations? Is it time to set up Tinder dates with multiple people at the same time? Plus, what are the ways politics are taking over Twitter during the Republican National Convention? Jeff Bakalar chats with CNET editorial intes Samantha Rhodes, Jake Krol and ZDNet's Zack Whittaker on these topics, originally broadcast live on Friday, July 22nd.Feel free to leave what y...

Why go outside in the real world alone? Tinder's new free Tinder Social feature lets you create a group of your friends and then find other groups of friends so you can all join up to form a Megazord or just hang out. Tinder Social is not enabled by default for users -- you must opt-in. Subscribe: CNET Update ...

Tinder now lets you swipe away on whole groups of people. Tinder Tinder already revolutionized the way we date, now it wants to change the way we hang out with friends too.The app is going to begin giving users the ability to make matches as groups with a new feature announced Thursday called Tinder Social. "Tinder Social is designed to make it as easy as possible to plan your night, get out into the real world ...

WikiLeaks said Monday it is suffering from a 'sustained attack' after announcing it would release a trove of documents detailing Turkey's political power structure."Our infrastructure is under sustained attack," said a tweet sent by WikiLeaks, perhaps best known for the release of classified govement and military documents. The document-leaking organization said earlier Monday it was preparing to release 300,000 emails and 500,000 documents related to the failed T...

France is a no Go Pokemon zone right now.Pokemon Go is taking over Europe, but there's one country it's yet to arrive in: France.The makers of the game confirmed to IGN France on Monday that they were delaying the launch of Pokemon Go in the country following the Nice terror attack this weekend."As a sign of respect for the French people in this time of national mouing, the release of Pokémon GO is postponed," said the Pokemon Company in a statement. "Our thoughts and prayers are with France and...

Katy Perry Katy Perry is the latest artist to forgo Spotify in favor of Apple Music. The singer debuted her new song "Rise" on Apple's streaming service late Thursday night. While the song can also be found on the singer's Vevo YouTube page, it isn't available on either Spotify or Tidal. The song is exclusive to Apple Music subscribers for the time being and can only be purchased through the iTunes store. "This ...

Pokemon Go has this week invaded Google accounts, Europe and, above all, our hearts. Now, Pokemon is taking over politics.On Wednesday, Jane Kim, a San Francisco-based senate-hopeful, issued a Pokemon Go "challenge" to competing candidate Scott Wiener over Twitter. Wiener, apparently a confident trainer himself, accepted. The details of the challenge, initially reported by the San Francisco Examiner, aren't known. There's currentl...

Enlarge ImageTidal's latest update enables Chromecast support on the mobile app. Tidal Tidal refreshed its media streaming app today with an update that finally lets users send audio and video to a Google Chromecast dongle.In addition to software bug patches and improvements to the play queue, Tidal's latest version 1.14.0 for iOS and Android adds an integrated Cast option that pops up in the playback screen. You...