Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageNot a good getaway vehicle. CNET For some time now I've pondered whether, if I committed a crime, I'd speed away on a hoverboard. My heart, because it's strange, says yes. (Unless, that is, I ha...

Uber is barred from describing its background checks as "the gold standard." CNET Uber agreed Thursday to pay as much as $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the city of Los Angeles and the city of San Francisco that accused the ride-hailing company of misleading consumers about safety. Uber als...

The trailer for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," the first in a series of Star Wars standalone spinoffs, dropped Thursday. Let's obsessively go over it shot by shot, shall we? Jyn Erso, played by Felicity Jones ("The Theory of Everything"), seems to be our main character (whom I assume is the titular...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageIn Sixers management, how many still use BlackBerrys? Philadelphia 76ers/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET When it comes to quitting a job, everyone has their own style. It's tempting ...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageLooks like he needs 15 hours sleep to me. NBA/YouTube screenshot by CHris Matyszczyk/CNET Matthew Dellavedova huffs and puffs.He runs around a lot for the Cleveland Cavaliers but he doesn't have...

Enlarge ImageAn extreme close-up of a trap-jaw spider species. Ha ah Wood, Smithsonian Scientists have discovered that certain species of spiders native to South America and New Zealand strike their prey with such lightning speed their bodies likely evolved some unknown mechanism to make this moveme...

The trailer for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," the first in a series of Star Wars standalone spinoffs, dropped Thursday. Let's obsessively go over it shot by shot, shall we? Jyn Erso, played by Felicity Jones ("The Theory of Everything"), seems to be our main character (whom I assume is the titular...

The trailer for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" dropped Thursday. Let's obsessively go over it shot by shot, shall we? Jyn Erso, played by Felicity Jones ("The Theory of Everything"), seems to be our main character (whom I assume is the titular character?). Then again, this is Star Wars and there was...

Prepare your dancing Poe Dameron GIFs, because the full trailer for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" has arrived, and not a single Bothan had to die to bring you this information. In case the title didn't give it away, "Rogue One" is a Star Wars movie -- and the trailer is packed with classic Star War...

The FBI is debating whether it should tell Apple about the iPhone 5C hack, but it is spilling some secrets to US senators. FBI director James Comey told an audience at Ohio's Kenyon College that the method used to break into a locked iPhone 5C won't work on newer iPhone models. The agency didn't nee...

The FBI is debating whether it should tell Apple about the iPhone 5C hack, but it is spilling some secrets to US senators. FBI director James Comey told an audience at Ohio's Kenyon College that the method used to break into a locked iPhone 5C won't work on newer iPhone models. The agency didn't nee...

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has been trying to tu the company around since 2012. Chris Farina/Corbis The race to pick the bones of Yahoo is picking up.Verizon will make a bid to buy up Yahoo's web business next week, while Alphabet, the parent company of Google is also "weighing" an offer, Bloomberg rep...

RoadshowCar IndustryWe're spending less and more at the gas pump simultaneouslyEnlarge ImageDon't expect this trend to reverse itself until we stumble upon some magic piece of inte al-combustion technology that has evaded our efforts. Energy Information Administration As more buyers pay attention to...

With Gear VR, Samsung was one of the first companies to get its foot in the virtual reality door. Now, it looks like the South Korean electronics giant is experimenting with augmented reality.Samsung has received a patent for "smart" contact lenses, which it originally filed in September 2014. The l...

The Hydraulic Press Cha el on YouTube was a quiet, sleepy place until social news networking site Reddit got ahold of it and rocketed it the stratosphere of video popularity. It's now racking up millions of views for footage of a huge press squishing everything from a hockey puck to a Lego car. Earl...

RoadshowSUVsTowing with a Tesla not as bad as you might thinkAs there are only a couple thousand Tesla Model X electric SUVs on the road, there aren't too many reviews that dive deep into areas like towing capacity. That's why we're glad to see owners and other companies stepping up to provide some ...

Enlarge ImageBring the sounds of a coffee house with you wherever you go. Screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET I'm standing here at my desk in my raw-denim jeans, drinking extra-dark-roast coffee I lovingly made by slowly pouring hot water through the grounds inside a paper filter. I'm surrounded by the...

One of the oldest events in professional golf is lea ing a new trick. The Masters Tou ament, which starts Thursday, will be broadcast in virtual reality for people using Samsung's Gear VR headset and a compatible smartphone. VR content developer NextVR has installed 360-degree cameras on tee-boxes a...

Apple's new iPhone SE is playing hard to get. CNET Apple's new iPhone SE may be a hotter product than initially thought. Released on March 31, the 4-inch-screened iPhone is facing limited availability at Apple stores in major markets across the US, according to a check by blog site AppleInsider. Alm...

Enlarge ImageBring the sounds of a coffee house with you wherever you go. Screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET I'm standing here at my desk in my raw-denim jeans, drinking extra-dark-roast coffee I lovingly made by slowly pouring hot water through the grounds inside a paper filter. I'm surrounded by the...