Bandai Namco has released the opening cinematic for its upcoming role-playing game Dark Souls III. The impressive-looking video showcases some of the characters and creatures you will cross paths with (Yhorm the Giant, Aldrich Saint of the Deep, Farron's Undead Legion) on your jou ey through the lan...

Enlarge ImageArtist's rendering of a meteor strike on the moon. NASA We know that meteorites have the potential to really wreak havoc on Earth, whether it's a little one blowing out windows in Russia, or a bigger one wiping out the dinosaurs. But there's no known record of a space rock conclusively ...

Enlarge ImageScott Kelly's view of the Super Bowl. And you thought your nosebleed seats were bad. NASA/Scott Kelly During last year's Super Bowl, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly was on Earth, gearing up to head to the Inte ational Space Station for a yearlong stay. This year, he experienced the game from...

Enlarge Image Patrick J. Endres/AlaskaPhotoGraphics/Corbis If ever there were birds destined to take over the world, it would definitely be corvids. More specifically, ravens and crows seem to be the most intelligent of all birds. The latest research into raven smarts demonstrates that the birds hav...

Facebook's Free Basics program is on the outs in India. Facebook India has blocked Facebook's Free Basics service. The action is the result of a new regulation released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), BBC News reported Monday.Free Basics, launched in 2014 under Inte et.org, is a...

Enlarge ImageJosh Richards outside the "Mars hab". Mark Metcalfe/Frank PR He's been a soldier, an explosives engineer and a physicist, and he's currently a stand-up comedian. But Australian Josh Richards has spent the last few years working toward his next major role: Mars colonist.Richards discover...

RoadshowCar CultureThe feds are 'blown away' by Smart City Challenge submissionsBoth the public and private sectors have expressed interest in helping build the co ected city of the future. US Department of Transportation Back in December, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) a ounced the Smart...

Enlarge Image Marvel/Screenshot by Nic Healey/CNET For some people, it's the game that counts. For others, it's the half-time show. But as any good film nerd knows, the Super Bowl is all about movie trailers.This year offered tantalising tastes from...well, pretty much nothing but sequels, superhero...

Enlarge ImageGoogle is reportedly pla ing to release a new VR headset made of more rigid materials instead of cardboard. James Martin/CNET Google has virtual reality ambitions that stretch beyond cardboard.The Web giant is pla ing to release a new VR headset later this year, according to a report Su...

Comcast wants to sell Inte et service that's so fast you could download the high-definition version of "The Terminator" in roughly half a minute. Or you could simultaneously stream all five "Terminator" movies -- yeah, there are five -- without a stutter. Comcast's new service will send high volumes...

Enlarge ImageThe Vaporwing Elite will come in a few different color options when it's released this spring. David Ca oy/CNET Nike Vision has a new line of sunglasses out for ru ers this spring, and the top-end Vaporwing Elite and Vaporwing will run you $395 (about £275 or AU$560). That's the kind of...

Enlarge Image Patrick J. Endres/AlaskaPhotoGraphics/Corbis If ever there were birds destined to take over the world, it would definitely be corvids. More specifically, ravens and crows seem to be the most intelligent of all birds. The latest research into raven smarts demonstrates that the birds hav...

Screenshot by CNET/Nic Healey For some people, it's the game that counts. For others, it's the half-time show. But as any good film nerd knows, the Super Bowl is all about movie trailers.This year offered tantalising tastes from... well pretty much nothing but sequels, superhero films and, most impo...

Enlarge ImageMmmmm delicious science... Don Mason/Corbis Glaucoma is the world's leading cause of irreversible blindness, affecting 3.54 percent of the global population aged between 40 and 80. There is no cure; treatments are focused on management, and preventing further damage. The main cause of t...

Enlarge ImageTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who on Saturday addressed thousands of users who were upset at reported changes to the social media platform. James Martin/CNET Word circulating that Twitter would soon adopt an algorithm-based timeline upset many a Tweeter, leading to a loud outcry through #RIP...

Enlarge ImageJosh Richards outside the "Mars hab". Mark Metcalfe/Frank PR He's been a soldier, an explosives engineer and a physicist, and he's currently a stand-up comedian. But Australian Josh Richards has spent the last few years working toward his next major role: Mars colonist.Richards discover...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Steve Harvey. Redemption? T-Mobile screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Drake is not enough.I hate to make that suggestion to those who believe he is, indeed, everything.However, T-Mobile decided that despite...

Enlarge ImageAussie Martian Josh Richards. 20th Century Fox Home Ent. He's been a soldier, an explosives engineer and a physicist, and he's currently a stand-up comedian. But Australian Josh Richards has spent the last few years working toward his next major role: Mars colonist.Richards discovered t...

Google is reportedly pla ing to release a new virtual reality headset this year, one made of more rigid materials -- like the Oculus Rift -- instead of cardboard. Nick Statt/CNET Google has virtual reality ambitions that stretch beyond cardboard.The web giant is pla ing to release a new VR headset l...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.He's waving his iPhone around, surely Nicolas Vuignier/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET When it comes to YouTube videos that fascinate many, it's rarely worth asking why.No, not why they fascinate...