Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageSchumer's Instagram post. She's not happy. screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET When you see someone famous on the street, do you rush up to them?Do you assume the position, phone in hand, should...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.You could always take mom to a terrible Mother's Day movie instead. Movieclips/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET I was mesmerized recently when the Financial Times explained how much the speed of i...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Many companies, including Apple, insist that apps are the future.But there's one place that apps have failed to penetrate: the toilet.Specifically, the office restroom, where tragedy can strike at any moment...

Uber has agreed to educate its drivers over their legal obligations to transport passengers with guide dogs and other service animals in order to settle a lawsuit brought by advocates for the blind.As part of the settlement, the ride-hailing company will bar any driver from the platform who knowingl...

Enlarge ImageIncreasingly there are more devices and apps (like Carely, pictured) to help elderly people live safely and comfortably and to help their caregivers. But they're not being used as much as you'd think. Mint Chameleon Ventures Bev Dutro's 82-year-old mother has trouble remembering things....

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageOne of the selfies in question. WVAH-TV screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Prisoners are supposed to be denied certain privileges. Sometimes, though, there are lapses. One may have occurred whe...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageThis is not a picture of 3 iPhones. CNET You're in a meeting, everyone's fooling around on Facebook, and the table is covered with MacBooks.No, it's not.You're out to di er, no one's talking, ev...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Guess what he's saying? He's saying, "this collar looks stupid." Temptations; YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Cats and humans have often had a difficult, sometimes even twisted relationship.Cats ...

The damaged iPhone.AustinBlu FoundationApple will try to retrieve data from the water-damaged iPhone that belonged to one of the two teen boaters lost at sea last July off Florida, says a report.Perry Cohen and Austin Stephanos vanished during a fishing trip around July 24, but Stephanos' phone, whi...

Tokyo is a wonderfully frenetic city of lights, high rises and concentrated insanity. Equal parts "Blade Ru er," "The Fifth Element," "THX 1138" and, well, just about every other sci-fi movie you can think of.For years, Tokyo's Akihabara district as the place to score cheap electronics. As the Inte ...

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Roku Streaming Stick 2016 Roku has the most apps, the simplest interface and the best search, making it CNET's favorite way to stream Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, HBO and all the rest. READ OUR REVIEW Let's block ads! (Why?)

Tokyo is a wonderfully frenetic city of lights, high rises and concentrated insanity. Equal parts "Blade Ru er," "The Fifth Element," "THX 1138" and, well, just about every other sci-fi movie you can think of.For years, Tokyo's Akihabara district as the place to score cheap electronics. As the Inte ...

Nobody wants to buy music anymore. That's why the streaming music scene is such a big battlefield right now.What does a streaming music service have to do to stick out? The same thing that Netflix, HBO, Hulu and Amazon do in video realm: focus on producing must-have content that you can't get anywhe...

RoadshowCar IndustryNissan recalls over 3 million US vehicles for airbag issuesEnlarge Image2016 Infiniti QX60 Emme Hall/Roadshow If you've been in a vehicle of recent vintage, you may have noticed a small airbag light that comes on when the passenger seat is empty. That's because a sensor in the se...

Brad Myers showed no emotion but felt his heart race when the screen in front of him flashed, "World 8-4."World 8-4, for those of you not steeped in '80s video game lore, is the ultimate level of Nintendo's classic Super Mario Bros. Under Myers' control, the heroic plumber never looked so nimble. Th...

The Obamas have started a Twitter feud with England's royal family. OK, so it's not a real fight...but it's still fun. Who doesn't like a little trash talk?"Hey, Prince Harry," Michelle Obama says in a video posted to her Twitter account Friday. "Remember when you told us to bring it at the Invictus...

A trailer for the upcoming reboot of "Ghostbusters" received a noticeable amount of criticism when it was released in March. It's only gotten worse since then and it's led to a dubious honor that may be the begi ing of the end times for director Paul Feig's film. In fact, the latest news for the fil...

OK, so we took a week to rest on our laurels (and travel and launch some new little things) but we're back to amuse and assault your earholes. Last week we finished Lexicon by Max Barry and this week we're discussing it in all its spoiler-y goodness. Want more spoilers? We've got 'em -- in our chat ...

May 4, better known as Star Wars Day, is coming up next week, and EA plans to mark the occasion with bonus events in several of its Star Wars games.Star Wars Battlefront will offer players who log in on May 4 a free bundle of 4,444 credits. A new Hutt Contract will also be available on that day; thi...