Enlarge Image Lucasfilm After waiting more than 30 years to see Solo and Chewie back in action, the big day finally arrived. I got chills when I saw the "piece of garbage" (better known as the Mille ium Falcon) blasting its way off Jakku, and I almost jumped out of my seat when I heard Solo say, "Ch...

One of the most vexing mysteries of the universe is whether or not we're alone. There are potentially hundreds of billions of planets in the Milky Way alone. How likely is it that life is out there? A new equation calculates the probability of other technological civilisations evolving, and has foun...

Enlarge ImageXintong Tiandi has won a legal battle in China, allowing it to sell its leather products as "IPHONES". Xintong Tiandi Technology China is an increasingly significant market for Apple, but, unfortunately for the company, it's no longer the only one in the country that can sell iPhones.Ap...

Yoky Matsuoka, the co-founder of Google X and ex-vice president of technology at smart home company Nest, has recently moved to Apple to work on health projects reports Fortune.The robotics expert previously worked at Google's X research labs in the medical space and led development of the Nest ther...

[embedded content] Strap on your enormous shoulder pads and fire up your chainswords (that's a chainsaw/sword hybrid, if you didn't know), because Dawn of War III is coming.It's the third standalone title in the Dawn of War series, and developer Relic has partnered with Sega this time around. The re...

Enlarge ImageApple CEO Tim Cook sees it as a responsibility of companies like Apple to stand up to "dysfunctional" gove ments. CNBC Tim Cook has a desire for Apple to help change the world, including by standing up to what he calls "dysfunctional" gove ments.After a Monday appearance on CNBC, in whi...

Following a loss in the Indiana primary Tuesday, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz a ounced that he's dropping out of the presidential race, all but handing the Republican nomination to Donald Trump. Cruz's political supporters aren't the only people mou ing the end of Cruz's presidential bid. Those who make meme...

We hope it doesn't come to an H2O-pocalypse like "Waterworld," but in case it does, you might want to have one of these sustainable sea pods from Jet Capsule. The project is still in its concept phase, but the idea is pretty cool. Also, Brazilian design company Lew'LaraTBWA created "Braille Bricks,"...

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WhatsApp is back in Brazil.A nationwide three-day blackout of the popular Facebook-owned messaging app was overtu ed on Tuesday by Judge Ricardo Múcio Santana de Abreu Lima, reported The New York Times. A lower court judge ordered the ban after the company failed to comply with a court order to tu o...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Do not show this to your dentist. Tassia; YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET One of the most tiring and unsatisfying questions you can ask is "Why?"Let's cast that one aside, then, and gawk at a man...

Brian Mulligan sings the role of Jack Torrance in "The Shining" opera. Mi esota Opera You know the story of "The Shining," Stephen King's famous 1977 horror novel and the 1980 movie. Troubled writer Jack Torrance holes up with his wife and young son for a long cold winter in the spooky Overlook Hote...

Enlarge ImageAlas poor headphone jack, we knew you well. But with all the tangled mess of wires you leave behind, no one is likely to weep over your death. Josh Lowensohn/CNET Time for a slightly-spoilery "Game of Thrones" joke.Talking about whether the iPhone 7 will have a headphone jack has become...

Adobe's customers will be watching for thoughtful analysis when you sound off on your pet peeves about "Game of Thrones." Aloysius Low/CNET All that time spent debating Apple's products, which video game console is the best and the merits of using Facebook may finally be worth something. Adobe, yes ...

Ubisoft's The Division is having more problems.Developer Ubisoft Massive a ounced on Twitter today that, for the second time in less than a month, the game's Daily Missions have vanished. The studio is now "looking into" how it can permanently fix this issue."We are aware that Daily Missions are mis...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Guns and selfies don't mix. Ethan Miller/Getty Images Last Friday night, 15-year-old Ramandeep Singh wanted to take a selfie. However, as The Indian Express reports, he chose to take one while posing with hi...

Watch me nae nae. CNET The Apple Watch is beautifully designed and packs in tons of features and apps, but it still isn't a must-have gadget.Reviewer Scott Stein visits The 3:59 to discuss the Apple Watch one year after its launch. He's refreshed his review of the device, and he'll talk about what h...

It's been nearly a decade since the closest planet to the sun sneaked between Earth and our blazing star. The European Space Agency says Mercury "boasts fascinating surface geology, including countless craters, ridges, highlands, plains, mountains and valleys," but you won't be able to see any of th...

Enlarge ImageMicrosoft is expanding its reach into the Inte et of Things. Microsoft When we think of the Inte et of Things, stuff like Web-co ected cars, key-chain finders and door locks are usually among the first things that come to mind.Microsoft is hoping to change that with an Italian company i...

Fitbit, the leading maker of wearables, says it purposely keeps its focus narrow. Sarah Tew/CNET Fitbit wearables lack the features found in smartwatches such as the Apple Watch. But that's not a bad thing, according to Fitbit CEO James Park. The Fitbit activity and fitness trackers are single-mode ...