Ever have a nap and wake up still tired and feeling unproductive? Even worse, are you waking up groggy and even more tired than when you started? That's because you're doing it wrong.Luckily Linda Baumgartner, a sleep expert with mattress manufacturer Vita Talalay, has taken to Quora to deliver some...

We all know it: HBO crafts some truly epic title sequences to open their TV shows, and Game of Thrones has one of the most epic of all. As the camera pans out over that model of King's Landing, you truly get a sense that you're in for a huge adventure. Do you get the same feeling if it's made out of...

Pacific white-sided dolphin Katrl gave birth to her first baby on April 18, and staff at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium managed to capture the 3-hour event on camera. The birth is great news, not just because baby dolphins are adorable, but because a Pacific white-sided dolphin birth has never been observ...

Enlarge Image NASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage Team The Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit around the Earth 26 years ago, on April 24, 1990, and to celebrate the momentous occasion, a gorgeous new image has been added to the Hubble Heritage gallery.NGC 7653 is also known as the Bubble Nebula, ...

Sean Parker says social networks have made the Inte et a crowded yet lonely place. But he's got a solution: another social network. Tobias Hase/dpa/Corbis The first time Sean Parker tried to launch Airtime, he went big -- and it blew up in his face.During a 2012 launch party packed with A-listers li...

Subscribe to the Apple Byte PodcastiTunes (MP3) | RSS (MP3)iTunes (HD) | RSS (HD)SoundCloud | TuneInGoogle Play | YouTube | Livestream Listen to the Extra Crunchy Podcast, Ep. 34 Your browser does not support the audio element. [embedded content]Extra Crunchy show notes:MACBOOK News:Apple Updates Ma...

Here's our weekly bullet list of topics on today's long episode. Enjoy!Headline Deep Dive: We discuss how the "Twilight Zone" reboot will have to differentiate itself from shows like "Black Mirror," why you should still be kind of skeptical about Magic Leap's newest video claim, and when you can sna...

Califo ia, here I come. Jean Revillard/Rezo After a nine-month delay, the solar-powered, zero-fuel airplane Solar Impulse 2 is back in the skies, continuing its historic trek around the world.The plane took off from Kalaeloa Airport in Hawaii this mo ing on the ninth leg of its jou ey and is bound f...

Microsoft's sales were buffered by CEO Satya Nadella's emphasis on the cloud. CNET All things considered, Microsoft is having a better year so far than a lot of other big tech companies. The world's largest software maker on Thursday reported $22.1 billion in sales for its fiscal third quarter. That...

Dealing with the death of a favorite character is a reality every fan has to face at some point. This is especially true if you're a "Game of Thrones" fan. George R.R. Martin loves to pick off major characters like they're a row of tin ducks in a ca ival shooting gallery. The death of Jon Snow, howe...

Over the course of five years, Cliff Bleszinski led production on all three original Gears of War games. Together with Halo, the series came to define an entire era of shooters, and though each Gears game represented the collective efforts Epic Games' large and capable development team, Bleszinski n...

Square Enix has a ounced it will produce more Final Fantasy XV collector's editions, which sold out quickly when they went up for preorder last month. However, the company said it ca ot guarantee that these new units--which will be offered globally--will make it out in time for launch on September 3...

Nest, co-founded by Tony Fadell, is one of the Alphabet companies that is struggling right now. James Martin/CNET Google became one of the most powerful companies on the planet by answering a once-in-generation problem: make it easy for people to search for stuff online. But now it's searching for t...

Square Enix has released the launch trailer for Hitman's second episode, Sapienza, which launches on April 26. The video shows off the episode's gorgeous Italian seacoast setting and teases some of the story. As the video below explains, the story involves putting a stop to a mad scientist. Sapienza...

PlayStation Network will be adding an extra layer of password protection to stop hackers. (But with the massive security breach it faced five years ago, shouldn't have this been added sooner?)CNET Update has the details on Sony's eventual addition of two-factor authentication for PlayStation users, ...

RoadshowDiesel CarsDamn, diesel: Every car the UK gove ment tested exceeded emissions limitsEnlarge ImageThis is the rig the EPA uses for on-road testing in the US. The UK's setup is likely similar, minus the whole right-side-of-the-road thing. US Environmental Protection Agency Today has not been a...

Tidal The Inte et is shedding tears Thursday following the news that music icon Prince, patron saint of all things purple, is dead at the age of 57. The groundbreaking artist and eccentric prodigal son of Mi esota was beloved by many and controversial to others. Mille ials and tech-savvy Generation ...

Enlarge ImageApparently, the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control can't deal with this much sexy on the big screen. Video screenshot by Da y Gallagher/CNET Marvel's "Deadpool" was a critical and a commercial hit. However, it didn't get a very good review from the folks at the Utah Departmen...

The release of Mirror's Edge Catalyst has been pushed back two weeks, developer DICE a ounced today.Catalyst is now due out on June 7 in North America and June 9 in Europe. It was previously scheduled to be out on May 24 and 26 respectively in the two regions.In a post on the official website, desig...

You strapped on your armor, hefted your sword of Valyrian steel and triumphed against our "Game of Thrones" mega-quiz. You watched every season 6 trailer ahead of the April 24 premiere. You can recite all the names on Arya's to-kill list. Now a new challenge awaits you. Can you scale the daunting wa...