Enlarge Image Google 2016 was a big year for VR, and it's about to get bigger. Google will be launching its Daydream VR platform in a matter of weeks, Bloomberg reports. Alphabet, Google's parent company, is said to be investing big money on content for the platform. Much of this is going toward dev...

Less than two months before succumbing to cancer, ailing Apple co-founder Steve Jobs resigned from the office of CEO on August 24, 2011. Tim Cook (left), who had been the company's Chief Operating Officer since 2004, took over the top spot at the world's preeminent technology company. In the five ye...

Enlarge Image Google Who doesn't enjoy a good pop-up ad? Everyone, that's who. Now Google is trying to be the ultimate bro, a ouncing on Tuesday that it'll soon be punishing mobile sites with obstructive advertisements. "Pages that show intrusive interstitials provide a poorer experience to users th...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageHe's not a fan of Bluetooth. Is anyone? EPA/Corbis So many are worried about the jack hitting the road.It's becoming a very serious issue.If Apple removes the headphone jack from the next iPhone...

Enlarge ImageAshley Madison still boasts about its 47 million member base. Ashley Madison "Life is short. Have a dedicated risk management process in place to protect personal information."That's not a sexy tagline for a dating website that encouraged members to conduct extra-marital affairs. But it...

Sorry, Maine. You sounded like a really nice place to visit, what with your beaches, B&Bs, lighthouses and lobsters. We could even overlook the fact that your native son, Stephen King, seems to be determined to convince everyone in the world you're full of killer clowns, possessed cars, rabid St. Be...

[embedded content]Ask not for whom the giant blue screen of death tolls, it tolls for thee.This all-too-nightmare-inducing photo was taken in Pattaya, Thailand, at the CentralFestival Pattaya Beach shopping mall, and shared on Facebook by Blake Sibbitt. Apparently, a problem has been detected, and t...

Subscribe to the CraveCast Podcast: RSS HD | RSS MP3 | iTunes HD | iTunes MP3 | FeedBu er HD | FeedBu er MP3 | SoundCloud | TuneIn| Stitcher | Google Play | YouTube | Livestream The CraveCast Podcast, Ep. 27 Your browser does not support the audio element. - The CraveCast Podcast show notes and link...

Fitbit did not misappropriate Jawbone's trade secrets, a US trade court judge finds. Dave Cheng/CNET Wearable-device maker Fitbit did not steal trade secrets from rival Jawbone, a judge for the US Inte ational Trade Commission ruled on Tuesday.Judge Dee Lord, who issued the ruling, concluded that no...

Three big-time Microsoft-published games, Halo Wars 2, Scalebound, and Crackdown 3, were originally set to come out in 2016. However, they were all delayed and are now slated to launch next year.Now, Xbox marketing boss Aaron Greenberg has explained the thinking behind pushing these projects. He tol...

[embedded content] When making a grand romantic gesture, most of us opt for expensive chocolate or a candlelit di er for two. When couple Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus wanted to show off their affections for each other, they decided to climb one of the world's highest construction sites in Tianjin...

Firaxis and 2K have continued their unveiling of the various playable civilizations in the upcoming Civilization VI, and the latest to get the spotlight is Spain.Led by Philip II, Spain players will want to focus on spreading religion and expanding to other continents. This is true for a number of r...

Enlarge Image YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images Gundam is big in Japan -- so big, it's spawned video games, manga and even an academic institute. Now, the giant Japanese robots are being brought into VR. One of the geekier tourist attractions of Tokyo is a to-scale, 35 to e, 18-metre tall Gundam stat...

You might think of drones as friendly things, like the DJI Phantom you fly yourself or those Amazon drones that could soon be delivering your groceries.Think again when it comes to military drones. An MQ-9 Reaper unma ed aerial vehicle with a 66-foot wingspan can loiter 50,000 feet above the Earth f...

The back-and-forth over which carrier has the best network continues, with Verizon Wireless taking the latest win. The nation's largest carrier also proved to be the best, according to the results taken from the first half of the year from testing firm RootMetrics. Along with the best overall perfor...

ESA/Hubble & NASA, Y. Chu When some stars die, they die gloriously, exploding in a dazzling supe ova and leaving behind glowing gas and dust to mark its passing. This is what happened in the case of DEM L71, the remnant of the explosion of a white dwarf, located some 160,000 light-years away in the ...

RoadshowNewsRoborace unveils self-driving Formula E race car prototype [embedded content] The perils of the high-speed racing circuit may one day no longer apply to human drivers, at least if Roborace and electric car inte ational racing series Formula E has anything to say about it. Roborace has be...

Enlarge ImageThe NeXT computer Tim Be ers-Lee used as the first server for the World Wide Web.CoolcaesarInte auts, today we celebrate this glorious technology that brings us all together! On August 23, 1991 -- 25 years ago today -- the public gained access for the first time to the World Wide Web, d...

Close 3 reasons to believe the OnePlus 3 hype Drag Are you looking for a new phone to take back to school, or maybe you're in desperate need of an upgrade? We want to help!CNET wants to give you the opportunity to get your hands on the OnePlus 3, the wi er of our June 2016 Editors' Choice award with...

Microsoft Gamers rejoice! Microsoft has revealed a new design, and it's everything you ever wanted in an all-in-one garment for your console gaming needs. The limited edition Xbox Onesie, as it is called, has been revealed in Australia to help celebrate the launch of the new Xbox One S console, avai...