If you can't make it to the Academy Awards on Sunday because you can't afford the limo fees, you'll have to settle for watching the ceremony at a party. That's where you're bound to run into one of these five classic Oscars party characters. Study them. Remember them. Be prepared to deal with them. ...

Long before transistors and other electronics came along, calculators were large mechanical machines that performed mathematics through a series of gears and cylinders tu ing inside their boxy exteriors. The YouTube cha el called the Numberphile got its hands on one such device called the "Millionai...

The Academy Awards might be a tightly scripted show, but that doesn't mean mischief and mayhem don't sneak in. Every year, it seems there's at least one moment on the red carpet or during the actual ceremony when some carefully pla ed moment goes off course or a celebrity or two gives the tabloids y...

Long before transistors and other electronics came along, calculators were large mechanical machines that performed mathematics through a series of gears and cylinders tu ing inside their boxy exteriors. The YouTube cha el called the Numberphile got its hands on one such device called the "Millionai...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.She feels their pain. She really does. IBM; YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET In our currently fragile world, we worry what robots will do to us.We forget, however, one little thing: what will they...

A US Circuit Court of Appeals reversed on Friday a 2014 jury verdict that found Samsung Electronics had infringed on three of Apple's patents and awarded the iPhone maker $119.6 million. Apple originally had sought $2.2 billion, claiming Samsung had infringed on eight software patents. But on Friday...

"When I first read the plot summary for 'Room,' I envisioned lonely, sterile characters, who had been institutionalized by their secluded environment," says Abbey Katz who made this image as a tribute to KAWS, a New York-based artist famous for making limited-edition clothing and toys in addition to...

Last year, Apple released the iPad Pro and iPad Mini 4 -- but there was no new iPad Air to be found. Now, if the rumors are to be believed, we'll finally get the iPad Air 3 in March, unveiled with the aforementioned iPhone 6C/5SE/SE. Early indications -- all unverified -- are that the Air 3 will be ...

RoadshowCar IndustryBugatti Chiron leads a wealth of performance cars at next week's Geneva motor showNext week begins the 86th instance of the Geneva motor show, this yearly event occurring on Europe's neutral ground where automakers from around the world will reveal their latest creations. While t...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.It's not easy to maneuver. James Ware; YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Please don't ask why.The answer is usually: Because the Inte et. Instead, try bathing in the sheer enterprise of James Ware,...

"When I first read the plot summary for 'Room,' I envisioned lonely, sterile characters, who had been institutionalized by their secluded environment," says Abbey Katz who made this image as a tribute to KAWS, a New York-based artist famous for making limited-edition clothing and toys in addition to...

Prima Games, the company behind the official Dark Souls 3 strategy guide, is going to release a special edition of its book that includes a replica Estus Flask.For those not in the know, the Estus Flask is a refillable item in the Dark Souls universe that, when used, restores the player's health. It...

If you can't make it to the Academy Awards on Sunday because you can't afford the limo fees, you'll have to settle for watching the ceremony at a party. That's where you're bound to run into one of these five classic Oscars party characters. Study them. Remember them. Be prepared to deal with them. ...

Apple CEO Tim Cook, addressing shareholders Friday, talked about how the company added new iPhone models, updated the Apple TV set-top box and iPad, chased customers in China, and watched its software uptake expand to more than 1 billion devices in the past year. But he also joked that Apple has "be...

The legendary Steve Guttenberg is back on the show to share selected stories from his more than 24,000 days walking this earth. From a disastrous Steven Spielberg screening to not realizing he was talking Bruce Willis, Steve has had a truly bizarre and fascinating life as a legally blind projectioni...

"When I first read the plot summary for 'Room,' I envisioned lonely, sterile characters, who had been institutionalized by their secluded environment," says Abbey Katz who made this image as a tribute to KAWS, a New York-based artist famous for making limited-edition clothing and toys in addition to...

The Hubble space telescope has delivered quite a few spectacular nebulae shots over the years. We've seen a lagoon, a butterfly, a prawn and the moving "Pillars of Creation." We can now add an ethereal blue bubble to the cast list of Hubble space stu ers. The bubble surrounds a star named WR 31a, wh...

Enlarge ImageSince 2016 is a leap year, February gets an extra day. Lukas Schulze/dpa/Corbis You probably know that 2016 is a leap year. But do you know why? Leap years are needed to align our mode -day 12-month calendar year with the solar year, or the length of time it takes the Earth to rotate ar...

Enlarge ImageSince 2016 is a leap year, February gets an extra day. Lukas Schulze/dpa/Corbis You probably know that 2016 is a leap year. But do you know why? Leap years are needed to align our mode -day 12-month calendar year with the solar year, or the length of time it takes the Earth to rotate ar...

It's been a busy year for Apple CEO Tim Cook since the company's last shareholders' meeting. Apple added new iPhone models, updated the Apple TV set-top box, made a larger iPad and designed a pencil to use with it. The company also revised its Mac OS X and iOS mobile software that, combined, run on ...