Borderlands developer Gearbox Software's upcoming shooter Battlebo represents the company's "biggest investment" ever, according to CEO Randy Pitchford. In a new interview with Polygon, Pitchford described the game as a "big bet.""We've invested more than Borderlands 1 and 2 added together into Batt...

Enlarge ImageBill Gates during an appearance at Harvard in 2013. Harvard/Screenshot by CNET On the matter of Apple versus the FBI, Bill Gates is playing it like a politician.The former Microsoft CEO began the week straddling the divisive issues at the heart of federal investigators' efforts to get A...

Enlarge ImageThis smart trash reports when it's full. Stephen Shankland/CNET OK, enough with the Inte et-co ected refrigerator already.That appliance is becoming a reality, what with Samsung and its smart fridge. But it also leaves a lot to be desired as an example of the Inte et of Things, the idea...

What does life sound like from inside your head? That's the question being asked by virtual-reality creators keen to use sound to take you places both familiar and untraveled. At this year's Sundance Film Festival, where film fans and filmmakers eagerly tried out new VR headsets and experiences, man...

Enlarge ImageDouglas Vakoch joins the CraveCast on Tuesday at noon. SETI Institute Douglas Vakoch is kind of like humanity's translator to the universe. He's worked at the SETI Institute and elsewhere on some seriously big questions, like: How might we send messages into space to let other intellige...

The smartphone industry must find new ways to attract first-time buyers and upgraders. Josh Miller/CNET The smartphone industry's days of double-digit growth are likely behind it.Smartphone ownership has reached peak levels in key markets worldwide, Carolina Milanesi, chief of research at Kantar Wor...

Don't call it a comeback -- because Sony was never really on top in the first place. The Sony brand is a household name when it comes to televisions or its Playstation video game console, yet few people in the US know the Japanese conglomerate also makes phones, too. Sony wants to change that, and h...

By moving around the tablet in any direction, you can see the Fiat 500 at any angle, including from the inside. Andrew Hoyle/CNET Car dealerships can be a stressful. Sure, it's a chance for you to get an up-close-and-personal look at your next potential ride, but then there are the salesmen to conte...

Car dealerships can be a stressful.Sure, it's a chance for you to get an up-close-and-personal look at your next potential ride, but then there are the salesmen to contend with. Maybe you just want to check out the vehicle in peace. Augmented reality, which superimposes digital images on top of the ...

Enlarge ImageIt's probably faster to charge this phone than drain it dry thanks to Oppo's new battery tech. Aloysius Low/CNET With no new phones to show off at Mobile World Congress this year, Oppo focused on two new technologies that could make using its upcoming phones much easier.The first, calle...

Located at 837 Washington in New York's Meatpacking District, Samsung's 837 is part interactive product showroom, part Samsung help center. You can't buy any Samsung products here, but you can get your cracked phone screen replaced. It's also a cultural venue and party space that reflects the trendy...

Enlarge ImageNot the concert venue you might have heard about. NASA If you pay attention to what's trending online, you might think NASA recently declassified audio and transcripts from Apollo 10 -- the "dress rehearsal" for the first moon landing a few months later -- that show the astronauts heard...

Alarms are screaming, steam is billowing everywhere, and it looks like things are about to blow. You're standing in the outer reaches of the plant staring down some majorly malfunctioning machinery and the only person who can help is a mile away in the control room. What the heck are you going to do...

Bill Gates during an appearance at Harvard in 2013. Harvard/Screenshot by CNET The US gove ment has gained a rare tech ally in its fight to compel Apple to help it hack into an iPhone used by one of the shooters in the San Be ardino massacre.Microsoft co-founder and former CEO Bill Gates told the Fi...

Located at 837 Washington in New York's Meatpacking District, Samsung's 837 is part interactive product showroom, part Samsung help center, and also a cultural venue and party space that reflects the trendy neighborhood. No, you can't buy any Samsung products here, but you can get your cracked phone...

Alarms are screaming, steam is billowing everywhere, and it looks like things are about to blow. You're standing in the outer reaches of the plant staring down some majorly malfunctioning machinery and the only person who can help is a mile away in the control room. What the heck are you going to do...

The Justice Department seems to have more supporters than Apple in its battle to get the tech giant to unlock an iPhone linked to the San Be ardino massacre.More than 50 percent of those surveyed by the Pew Research Center believe that Apple should help the FBI access information from an iPhone 5C u...

Mobile World Congress 2016 is in full swing in Barcelona and for the first full day of the show, we're seeing products that might change how we live. Yesterday was the big day for mobile phones, today is all about things you can wear and fill your home with to make life a little easier. Let's take a...

Mobile World Congress 2016 is in full swing in Barcelona and for the first full day of the show, we're seeing products that might change how we live. Yesterday was the big day for mobile phones, today is all about things you can wear and fill your home with to make life a little easier. Let's take a...

The very first Robo-One tou ament took place back in 2002, with its weird, whimsical and wonderful robots competing against each other, but we'd argue it's even better today with all the advances in robotics. Check out the finalists on today's show; we'll be deep-diving into the world of fighting ro...