Virgin Galactic space plane gets operator license - CNET
Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity, which is currently undergoing testing. Virgin Galactic Virgin Atlantic's rocket planes may soon be taking to the skies once more, as the would-be space tourism company is awarded an operator license for its SpaceShipTwo craft.The license, granted by the US Federal Aviati...
Japan kicks off 8K TV broadcasts - CNET
Japan has begun broadcasting TV in 8K resolution ahead of the Olympics starting in Rio de Janeiro this weekend.A satellite cha el debuted by the country's public broadcaster NHK will be showing a heady blend of 4K and 8K programming, with most of this week's schedule focusing on the Olympics, as wel...
The killer app of 3D printing: Snacks - CNET
[embedded content] 3D food printers have been able to create very basic food items, such as sugar sculptures and very simple pizzas -- but now a team of researchers at Columbia University has developed a machine that can make more complex snacks. The 3D printer, which has been in development for a y...
Apple insists that iPad Pro is now a computer - CNET
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageWho would have believed it? Apple/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET There was a time when Apple CEO Tim Cook wasn't uplifted by tablet/laptop hybrids.Why, he even called the Microsoft ...
Tablet shipments continued their global decline in Q2 - CNET
Consumers' love affair with tablets appears to be over.The market for slates slid more than 12 percent in the second quarter, according to data released Monday by market researcher IDC, the seventh consecutive decline in quarterly shipments. The sector saw 38.7 millions shipped during the quarter co...
Volcano spews a fiery smiley face during eruption - CNET
[embedded content] Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has a lot to be happy about. Its current eruption has been going on since 1983, but that's just the latest in a long history of activity. The Pu'u O'o volcanic cone is a particular hotbed of activity. Tourists in a helicopter ride flying over the cone got...
Robots invade Kansas City's sewers - CNET
This robot spends its time in the sewer looking for problems with pipes. KC Water Services Urban legends tell of all kinds of creatures in city sewers -- giant rats, alligators, even talking, anthropomorphic turtles.What's living in the sewers in Kansas City, Missouri, sounds equally fantastic, thou...
Apple makes iOS 10 emoji more diverse - CNET
New gender and race options will be offered in Apple's emoji set for iOS 10. Screenshot by Jacob Krol/CNET Want an emoji that portrays a black Santa or a female muscle builder? You can have those and more with Apple's iOS 10 due out this fall.In an a ouncement Monday about its new emoji, Apple empha...