Enlarge ImageThis is a different kind of drum machine. Georgia Tech Some drummers play so fast and furiously it seems like they must have three arms. A drummer test subject at the Georgia Institute of Technology actually does. The third is a robotic "smart arm" wo on the shoulder. "The third arm pro...

RoadshowCar CultureToyota Motorsport lends its wind tu el to help break a world recordSnowspeed's target speed is 155 mph, the same speed as the limit electronically set by many different automakers. Toyota UK When the snow gets bad enough outside, you might wish you'd replaced your vehicle with a s...

Apple Pay is now trying to compete in China. CNET Apple Pay has landed in its fifth country, one that offers great opportunities but some significant challenges. Apple on Wednesday a ounced the launch of Apple Pay in China on its Developer page as well as through the Weibo account of CEO Tim Cook. C...

Enlarge ImageThe FAST radio telescope will listen to the universe.National Astronomical Observatory of ChinaAliens hiding from our gaze have yet another reason to fear: China.The country is on track to build the world's largest radio telescope. FAST, short for the Five-hundred-metre Aperture Spheric...

Enlarge ImageSamsung will reveal its new smartphone, the Galaxy S7, during an event Sunday in Barcelona, Spain. Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET Hola, Galaxy S7.That's what Samsung will be saying Sunday when it shows off its newest flagship smartphone at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain....

As any true Star Wars fan will tell you, one of George Lucas' original scripts for the first movie was called "The Adventures of Luke Starkiller as taken from the 'Jou al of the Whills.'" Now, Peter Mayhew, the actor who plays Chewbacca in the epic franchise, will release that script a few pages at ...

Lee Rigby was murdered in a terrorist attack as he was walking near his barracks in Woolwich, England in May 2013. Velar Grant/Demotix/Corbis The family of a British soldier murdered by Islamic extremists has criticised Apple's refusal to abide by a court order to hack into an iPhone linked to Decem...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Sundar Pichai. Pitching in with comment on Apple's battle. CNET Edward Snowden wanted Google to say something. After Apple CEO Tim Cook had insisted his company intends to fight a court order asking it to ha...

T-Mobile may want to hold off on taking a victory lap as the fastest wireless carrier.Verizon Wireless took the top honors in a study conducted by testing firm RootMetrics, which broke down the categories into states, metro areas and different areas such as speed, reliability and call performance. I...

Enlarge ImageThis flower, trapped in amber at least 15 million years ago, recently got a new name. George Poinar Oh, amber, is there no limit to the science secrets you hide? Last week brought news of fossilized tree resin whose ancient entombed termites suggest insects' longstanding awareness of so...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.And you get Ronda Rousey too. SI screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Female nudity's having a bit of an identity crisis.Playboy has decided it doesn't need it anymore (and advertisers approve). Meanwhile, Sp...

Ty Pendlebury/CNET If you pre-ordered your 4K Blu-ray disks at Amazon you might want to look away now: electronics retailer Best Buy has started selling disks two weeks before the official date.CNET spotted titles including "Chappie", "Fantastic Four" and Academy Award hopeful "The Martian" at the 1...

Enlarge ImageSee all that blue? It shows support for a most unlikely candidate -- at least on Facebook. FiveThirtyEight Americans aren't known for their tu out at elections, but that's not to say they're averse to voting. Millions of them vote every single day in a sense -- by clicking the "like" bu...

Ty Pendlebury/CNET If you pre-ordered your 4K Blu-ray disks at Amazon you might want to look away now: electronics retailer Best Buy has started selling disks two weeks before the official date.CNET spotted titles including "Chappie", "Fantastic Four" and Academy Award hopeful "The Martian" at the 1...

Enlarge Image"It would be wrong for the gove ment to force us to build a backdoor into our products," Apple CEO Tim Cook says. CNET Apple CEO Tim Cook denounced a federal judge's order to crack open an iPhone used by a terrorist, calling the situation "chilling" and saying it would deal a major setb...

Enlarge Image Jason Cipriani/CNET Rumours have circled that Apple would be opening up retail stores in India, but it looks like that's just the begi ing of the Cupertino, Califo ia-based company's plans for the region. Apple will be investing $25 million into a development centre in Hyderabad, India...

InVisage thinks its high-resolution infrared sensor will make iris detection work better when your phone needs to authenticate your identity. InVisage We humans get along pretty well seeing colors ranging from blue to red. But a startup is betting that when it's time to endow electronic devices with...

T-Mobile has been rapidly improving its network since it started the Uncarrier marketing strategy by acquiring loads of low-frequency wireless spectrum. James Martin/CNETT-Mobile is gobbling up low-frequency radio airwaves so that video of "The Walking Dead" playing on your phone doesn't stall when ...

Enlarge Image"It would be wrong for the gove ment to force us to build a backdoor into our products," Apple CEO Tim Cook says. CNET Apple CEO Tim Cook denounced a federal judge's order to crack open an iPhone used by a terrorist, calling the situation "chilling" and saying it would deal a major setb...

Enlarge ImageAustralia glows red and purple in this image from space. Scott Kelly/NASA Seen from afar, Earth looks like a watercolor wash of mainly blue and white with a little green sneaking through. Get a little closer, like from the point of view of the orbiting Inte ational Space Station, and yo...