Subscribe to the Apple Byte PodcastiTunes MP3 | RSS MP3 | FeedBu er MP3SoundCloud | Google Play | TuneIniTunes video | RSS video | FeedBu er videoYouTube | Livestream| Stitcher Extra Crunchy Podcast, Ep. 49 Your browser does not support the audio element. [embedded content]EXTRA CRUNCHY SHOW NOTES:A...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageHe's not happy. Amy Woodfield; Twitter screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Driving can drive us demented.We see others do things that appear quite thoughtless, rude or even insane. This upsets o...

Hackers for Hillary met in Las Vegas for a fund-raiser. David Becker/Getty Images Talk about a comment backfiring. Donald Trump continues to face fallout after saying he hopes Russian hackers find Hillary Clinton's "missing" emails. At a press conference in Florida last month, the Republican preside...

Users can also jazz up their photos with filters. Sound familiar? Facebook Facebook is basically Snapchat's little sister right now and wants to copy everything she does. The social-networking giant unveiled on Friday a tweak to its mobile app, a new main screen it's trying out in Canada and Brazil ...

The app store will be available within the Vive headset and online. Vive An app store for the Vive virtual-reality headset is on the horizon.On Friday mobile company HTC, maker of the Vive, unveiled Viveport, its online store for all things virtual reality. The new portal underscores the tech commun...

Enlarge ImageGeorge Takei speaks at the Star Trek convention in Las Vegas. Amanda Kooser/CNET "Star Trek Beyond" brought with it a different take on the character of Hikaru Sulu. The role was originated by George Takei in the 1960s, but is now carried forward (debatably, depending on your stance on ...

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Sony today released its monthly list of the best-selling PlayStation Store games for July 2016, and for the second month in a row, it was a bit of a weird one.Like in June, the PS4's top five in North America is not compromised of especially recent games. It wasn't a huge month for new releases, but...

A remastered version of the original StarCraft could be on the way, if a new report is accurate.The game is currently in development at Blizzard and will be revealed in September, according to Korean site iNews24 (as translated by Kotaku). Citing multiple sources, it said the game features updated g...

I'm seated in a giant ballroom where vast rows of chairs face seven glowing supercomputers. Each liquid-cooled rack of servers is lit with a different color. The crowd of a couple hundred people cheers the computers on toward victory. Though they stand on a dais at the Paris Las Vegas resort as stil...

RoadshowNewsCar IndustryTesla's first Autopilot crash in China is a total non-eventAutopilot can't solve stupid. Maybe one day, but not for now. Tesla If I haven't hammered this idea into your head hard enough yet, I'll say it again: Tesla's Autopilot, and other advanced driver-assistance systems, r...

RoadshowNewsConcept CarsMitsubishi's latest concept is yet another SUVEnlarge ImageIt's not not handsome, but there's always plenty of time for that to change between now and when production begins. Mitsubishi Mitsubishi sure does love itself a sport utility vehicle. The company's cut down its US of...

Enlarge ImageThat's one fewer comet in the universe. ESA/NASA/SOHO/Joy Ng So-called sungrazer comets are the daredevils of the cosmos attempting, like Icarus or Queen Margaery Tyrell, to fly high and tight by the sun without getting bu ed. This week, ESA and NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory...

screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Apple now has a new tactic to try to get you to open your wallet. Updated on Thursday, the Apple Store app will now recommend and help you shop for products that work with the Apple devices you already own. So if you purchase an iPad, the app may propose buying a Sma...

RoadshowNewsCar IndustryToyota working with Japanese cab industry to create next-generation taxiI tried very hard to think of a good "Taxi Driver" reference to shoeho into this story, but I fell short. I'm sorry. Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images Mobility is a many-headed beast. For an automaker to keep t...

Will Release Radar be as successful as the popular Discover Weekly playlist? Spotify Spotify's hit a certain groove with its algorithm-driven playlists like Discover Weekly. The music streaming service regularly unearths songs and artists listeners might have missed.Now, Spotify is applying that sam...

The Star Trek 50th a iversary convention in Las Vegas attracts an out-of-this-world cosplay display. There are plenty of fans in Starfleet uniforms, but clever costumes also include an Orion slave girl, Santa Go and a strange Elvis-Trek mashup.This spectacular Nero costume pays tribute to the villai...

A hacker got away with roughly $72 million worth of bitcoin. Getty The hits continue for bitcoin owners.After Bitfinex revealed this week that a hacker made off with 119,756 bitcoin (about $72 million), the digital-currency exchange said Friday it is interested in a "socialized loss.""We are leaning...

Apple's latest iOS update resolves another security flaw. Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Apple's latest update to its iOS software fixes a security hole that could have been exploited to take control of your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Released on Thursday, iOS 9.3.4 addresses the problem as one i...

Enlarge ImageDaniel Chao, CEO of Halo Neuroscience, holds the Halo Sport headphones. Josh Miller/CNET Olympic sprinter Mike Rodgers is hoping a pair of high-end headphones will help him win gold.He and a handful of other US track stars have been training with Halo Sport headphones, which shoot elect...