The Netflix Recommended TV certification is a badge given to TVs that are "Built for a better Netflix experience." You may be asking, how can a TV offer a "better" Netflix experience. Isn't Netflix, well... Netflix? Yes and no. Using specific criteria, Netflix has identified several features and per...

RoadshowCar IndustryVolkswagen to offer buybacks, payouts for affected diesel ownersEnlarge ImageTalk about fixing the diesels on US roads, instead of buying them back, is surprisingly scant. Armin Weigel/dpa/Corbis Thursday marked the "deadline" when Volkswagen and US regulators were supposed to co...

A cable box for every idiot box may become a thing of the past. Ta en Maury/EPA Comcast and its Xfinity cable service are looking to make it easier for customers to watch cable without a set-top box. Yet the timing of the change is just a tad questionable, coming soon after the Federal Communication...

Enlarge ImageWe're still waiting for cross-platform play between PS4 and Xbox One users. But in the VR world we now know that cross-platform play will be available for certain titles, including Eve: Valkyrie, which will get an update in the future that allows players using Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and...

[embedded content]We may be in the post-PC era, but there are still plenty of new PCs.Acer, the Taiwanese computing powerhouse, is set to unveil its latest products today at a press conference in New York City. And you can watch the event as it unfolds, live from the World Trade Center complex in Ma...

Enlarge Image NASA/Bobo11 If you're a human being in space, you're going to encounter logistical problems associated with the basic upkeep of your body. For men, shaving poses a bit of a challenge. It can be done, but you don't want stray whiskers floating around and potentially getting into delicat...

Google Google is updating its search offering to show listings for live TV cha els.Searching for a show like "Game of Thrones", for example, will show results for which cha els are airing the show and at what times. This will appear alongside Google's existing information, which indicates where you ...

Enlarge ImageTime's 2016 list of most influential people.Time Magazine's 2016 list of the 100 most influential people is out and not surprisingly some notable tech names made the list. Under "Titans" you'll find Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerber...

2Getthere A fleet of 24 autonomous pods are coming to Singapore roads before the end of the year, thanks to a join venture between pod producer 2Getthere and Singaporean transport operator SMRT, the Telegraph reports.The pods run entirely on electricity and run completely autonomously. Using "artifi...

NASA NASA is aiming to put people on Mars some time in the 2030s, but in order to get there it needs your help in creating habitats that will keep humans alive on the long trip to get to the red planet.The best ideas submitted to NASA will be awarded upwards of $65 million in funding, The Next Web r...

RoadshowElectric CarsTesla Model X bug leaves some owners unable to open or close doorsQuality control questions are being raised over Tesla's Model X as a number of the electric SUV's owners have been unable to open or close its much vaunted "falcon-wing" doors.An owner of the $132,000 all-electric...

RoadshowElectric CarsNew Zealand buses to be overhauled with greener electric enginesEnlarge Image NZ Bus New Zealand, considered by many to be a picturesque destination, is about to get even greener thanks in part to Tesla co-founder Ian Wright.His company, Wrightspeed, is teaming with NZ Bus to re...

LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images If you manage a Facebook page then there's a chance you're looking like a bit of a narcissist as a recent bug is forcing all pages to automatically 'Like' their own posts.Our friends at Roadshow have noticed the bug in action, although CNET's own Facebook page doe...

RoadshowSedansHonda to expand Clarity to three-car lineup, including EV and plug-in variantsEnlarge ImageGet used to this silhouette -- you're going to be seeing plenty of it in the coming years. Tim Stevens/Roadshow During the unveiling of its 2017 Accord Hybrid, Honda took some time to talk about ...

Enlarge Image Facebook Of all your friends, how many do you interact with regularly on Facebook? Odds are, with Facebook Messenger's new update, you can now voice chat with all of them at the same time. That's because you can now group voice chat with up to 50 people over the social media platform."...

Superhero rivalry often comes with plenty of fistfights, and Marvel's upcoming "Captain America: Civil War" is no different. At the Southeast Asia premiere of the movie, Anthony Mackie, who plays Falcon alongside Chris Evans' Captain America on Team Cap, came out swinging at his onscreen rivals, Tea...

The desktop version of the Opera browser will soon have a free built-in VPN service. Opera The desktop version of the Opera browser has just gotten a small update with a free built-in VPN service, but it's a major update for those who are looking for something that will easily let them bypass geo-re...

[embedded content]Jason Bou e is back and bigger than ever. Literally. Dude is jacked.Universal Pictures on Wednesday released a new trailer for "Jason Bou e," the fifth film in the Bou e franchise. It features riots, explosions and Matt Damon boxing people in the desert. The film, loosely based on ...

Enlarge Image 20th Century Fox "Deadpool" was a record breaker at the box office, but 20th Century Fox isn't resting on its laurels for the Merc with a Mouth's foray into DVD and Blu-ray.The most interesting of the extras is a five-part, 80-minute documentary on the making of the film. There'll also...

Enlarge ImageAustralia's Prime Minister Malcolm Tu bull. David Gray/Corbis Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Tu bull hopes to help bring the country into the 21st century with his Cyber Security Strategy, a ounced on Thursday.The PM says that the gove ment will be investing AU$230 million (around $...