Dreaming of living in a yellow submarine? Or an octopus' garden in the shade? Dubai-based Imperial Interiors will flood your bathroom (or bedroom or kitchen) in such a stylish way you won't need to call a plumber.The company offers 3D epoxy floor coverings that look like eerily realistic ocean scene...

Apple's got another new partner to make business apps smarter: SAP. The two companies on Thursday unveiled an agreement to tap into SAP's HANA system (which lets businesses quickly analyze data and make predictions) for new iPhone and iPad apps. The effort involves a new iOS software development kit...

IBM IBM and Bausch + Lomb are creating a new app for Apple products they hope will provide more insight for doctors performing cataract surgeries.The app's goal is to help doctors streamline their workflow with an easy way to compile a patient's information before, during and after cataract surgery,...

RoadshowCar CultureForza Motorsport 6: Apex open beta is now on Windows 10Enlarge ImageOnce you go 4K... Tu 10 Update, May 5: This story has been updated to reflect that the open beta is now accessible.The whole PC-versus-console circle jerk is unlikely to come to an amicable conclusion any time soo...

A Long Island University student trolled gaming sites like Minecraft (pictured) to find child po ography victims. Minecraft A 21-year-old Long Island University student was arrested Thursday for trolling popular gaming sites to find child po ography victims, according to ABC News.Robert Ga eau, who ...

Enlarge ImageThe SkinTrack prototype can even be used to play Angry Birds. Ca egie Mellon Smartwatches can be cool little gadgets, but they have a lot of limitations, with the functionality of such a tiny touchscreen being a notable complaint. Researchers at Ca egie Mellon University have come up wi...

Viv screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Apple's Siri, Microsoft's Cortana and Amazon's Alexa may soon face a new competitor: Viv.Viv -- created by the developers who crafted Siri and then sold it to Apple in 2010 -- represents the next step in voice assistants, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. T...

RoadshowSedansTesla's 75-kWh Model S battery isn't new, it's been here the whole time*It might seem duplicitous, but it's actually a smart business move. Tesla Cheesy romantic movies tend to have some variation of the line, "You've been looking for love all over the place, when I've been right in fr...

Look on Twitter for the hashtag #Airbnbwhileblack, and you'll find a number of protests that racism is alive in the sharing economy.A Harvard Business School study published earlier this year found that having a "distinctively African American name" led to being 16% less likely to be accepted at Air...

Some you might be familiar with, some you might not, but no matter what folks are telling you, it's still possible to find a stick shift in nearly every segment.

RoadshowCar IndustryFord drops $182M into Pivotal, the company behind FordPassEnlarge ImagePeople doing vague, data-y things. Ford If lobbying has taught us anything, it's that the more money you have to throw about, the faster you can get things done. In order to push forward on software i ovations...

Hungry for another peek at hell in space circa 2016? Bethesda just released a new trailer for Id Software's upcoming reboot of Doom, and it seems appropriately epic...but not necessarily terrifying.The latest trailer may not capture all the creeping horror of the original Doom years ago, but it's go...

A mystery continues. Craig Wright, the latest person who has claimed to be the creator of Bitcoin, won't provide the evidence he claimed he would provide.Via a blog post this mo ing from the same website where he has posted previous updates, Wright said this: "I believed I could put the years of ano...

Windows 10 has been a critical success, and it looks like a lot of people are upgrading, too. After a six month check-in where 200 million active devices had upgraded, Microsoft a ounced that now the number's up to 300 million devices worldwide. That number includes PCs, phones, and also the Xbox On...

Enlarge ImageSome Windows 7 users may bump up against this problem. Asus A software patch from Microsoft isn't playing ball with certain computers ru ing Windows 7. The details are technical, but herein lies the tale. Once upon a time (well, in March), Microsoft rolled out a patch for PCs ru ing its...

Motormouth Jeremy Clarkson says he's still getting paid for the new series of "Top Gear" despite leaving the show.Speaking in London, the opinionated TV presenter noted that an obscure clause in his contract with "Top Gear" broadcaster the BBC sees him receive some money each time the show is recomm...

Enlarge ImageWear Mario and chums on your feet. Nintendo/Vans Let's-a go...and put on our Nintendo sneaks!Shoe company Vans is about to team up with Nintendo to drop a line of shoes decorated with iconic Nintendo characters including Mario, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Donkey Kong and Link.The line consis...

Enlarge ImageLarger than three NBA courts put together, Churchill Downs' Big Board is one of the biggest high-def video screens in sports. Tyler Lizenby/CNET May 7 is Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs. It's the first Saturday in May, and Churchill Downs' old-world charm will draw what just might...

Enlarge ImageLike this, but in space. Ethan Miller/Getty Images Seth MacFarlane is set to take his loudmouth brand of comedy into space in a new science-fiction comedy drama.The man behind "Family Guy", "American Dad!", "A Million Ways to Die in the West" and "Ted" will star in and executive produce...

Enlarge ImageInvestigators from the Los Angeles Police Department have found a way to cross the line drawn by smartphone security. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images The LAPD has cracked a locked iPhone crucial to a murder investigation, in the latest example of investigators taking on the security fea...