Crave giveaway: Motionize virtual coach for kayakers - CNET
Editors' note: This giveaway has a Twitter component, so please read the below rules carefully. We've tu ed off comments on this post to avoid confusion as to how to enter the contest. Congratulations to Tom M. of Oradell, New Jersey, for wi ing a travel power adapter and charging cable from Skross ...
Vietnam blocks Facebook during Barack Obama visit - CNET
Enlarge Image Ken Cedeno/Corbis On Wednesday, US president Barack Obama wrapped up a three day visit to Vietnam, where he gave speeches and met with officials. On Thursday, two activist organisations told Reuters that the Vietnamese gove ment had blocked citizens from using Facebook during the presi...
Samsung unmasks Batman-inspired Galaxy S7 Edge - CNET
Enlarge ImageSamsung is readying a Galaxy S7 Edge Injustice Edition. Samsung What kind of phone would Batman have on his utility belt?Samsung hopes the Caped Crusader would pick the Galaxy S7 Edge, so much so that it has created an Injustice Edition of the flagship handset. The limited-edition phone...
Researchers teaching robots to feel pain - CNET
[embedded content] Robots are useful for sending forth into situations that may be hazardous for humans, but their inability to feel pain can sometimes lead to them getting damaged u ecessarily. To help mitigate this (and not because they're wacky evil scientists who want to give robots a reason to ...
#TakeMeAnywhere: Shia LaBeouf hitches a ride via Twitter - CNET
Ever wanted to take a road trip with a movie star? Well, here's your chance.Shia LaBeouf, known for the "Transformers" movies and a string of bizarre art projects, has invited the public to take him and fellow collaborators, Nastja Säde Rönkkö and Luke Tu er, literally anywhere. But first, you have ...
Steve Jobs is now selling tea - CNET
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge Image"Why not apple tea?", you might muse. Magadalena/Twitter screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET You're wandering around your local supermarket.Suddenly, there's a familiar face on the front of a pa...
Google wins Java lawsuit. Oracle sees future fight - CNET
Google and Oracle aren't together on Thursday's verdict. Corbis/Getty Images Software can continue talking to software the way it always has.That's because a jury found Thursday that Google's Android mobile operating system doesn't violate copyrights owned by Oracle. Rather, it's covered by fair use...
Watch this teen do the impossible with a water bottle - CNET
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageHe gets ready to throw. And then, magic. Arlington Johnson; YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET There are talents that you'll likely never have.You'll likely never be able to swing from ...
Reddit resets more than 100K user passwords - CNET
Reddit on Thursday alerted its community that it has sent out more than 100,000 password resets over the past two weeks. While Reddit itself hasn't been hacked, it decided to act after seeing an uptick in account takeovers by malicious or "(at best spammy) third parties," the company said in a post....