RoadshowNewsFuture CarsDelivery company to trial self-driving vans in Japan DeNA Self-driving cars are the future, so why not use them to do our bidding? Yamato, a postal service in Japan, is hoping to do just that, as the company will next year trial self-driving delivery vehicles. It's partnering ...

Michelle Obama took aim at Donald Trump and Twitter during her DNC speech Monday night, saying the issues a president faces "ca ot be boiled down into 140 characters." Well said. It's perfectly legitimate however to boil down reaction to such speeches to 140 characters. Let's tu to the eagerly antic...

Enlarge ImageAlicia Vikander and Matt Damon spy hard in "Jason Bou e" Jasin Boland If, like amnesiac assassin Jason Bou e, you're fished out of the sea with two bullets in your back and no memory of the past, it won't affect your enjoyment of this action sequel. In fact, given how liberally "Jason B...

Titans like Apple, Samsung, Fitbit and Google aren't your only choices for smartwatches. Upstart Pebble continues to offer cool alte atives like the new Pebble. It keeps the black and white display, but adds a durable Gorilla Glass face, heart rate monitoring and a microphone -- all for just $129 in...

Enlarge Image WM Sykes & Son Comfort indeed is what can be found at Underhill, a luxury home currently for sale in the UK. Although no direct references are made to JRR Tolkien's classic novels in the property listing, the similarity to Bag End, the luxurious appointments and its name -- Gandalf gav...

Amazon Amazon's Prime Air drone delivery system has been taking some time to get off the ground -- it was a ounced in late 2013, and the drone wasn't unveiled until November last year -- but it just got one step closer to the sky. Amazon has a ounced that it will be partnering with the UK Gove ment ...

Google Google has a ounced a new update to Nexus and Android One devices ru ing the Android operating system. As an extension to Android's caller identification, which tells you who's calling even if the number isn't already in your phone, these devices will now be able to tell you when you're recei...

UIG via Getty Images In the latest draft of the Digital Authentication Guideline, the rules by which authentication software must abide, the US National Institute for Standards and Technology is preparing to get rid of SMS-based two-factor authentication. The reason for this is that SMS is relativel...

We're kicking things off this week by acting like excited children after seeing the new line of Star Wars drones headed to retail shelves later this year. They're even equipped with lasers!In other news, scientists are just about ready to begin using a new brain map for studying evolution and neurol...

At the end of All-Star Comics 13 in 1942, Wonder Woman was made a permanent honorary member of the Justice Society of America... as a secretary. While the lads all went out and fought crime, she had to stay behind doing secretary things. Apparently, this was just "thrilling."It's actually creator Wi...

Enlarge ImageFirst lady Michelle Obama speaking at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Alex Wong/Getty Obama 2020? If Twitter is anything to go by, Michelle Obama could be next to take the top job.The FLOTUS with the mostest headlined the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Phi...

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AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile are using a so-called neutral "distributed ante a system," or DAS, to help bolster cellular coverage and boost capacity within the Wells Fargo Center. The way it works, carriers all share ante as deployed throughout the arena, which then feed into a central area where the ...

Wireless operators are prepared for a flood of data traffic this week at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia where the Democratic National Convention is being held. CNET/Marguerite Reardon Republicans consumed wireless data in Super Bowl-level quantities last week as their party nominated Donald ...

Enlarge ImageStep into a spaceship. Entertainment Earth Usually, the Star Wars and Star Trek fandoms get all the crazy sci-fi fashion accessories, like Chewbacca Crocs and Trekini swimsuits. Soon fans of Joss Whedon's cult favorite "Firefly" will get some sweet new duds of their own in the form of p...

If we've lea ed anything from the 10,000 hydraulic press videos uploaded to YouTube this year, it's that people really like watching stuff getting smashed into oblivion.The original YouTube page already has over 1.3 million subscribers so it's not surprising that copycats are emerging with similar i...

Enlarge ImageSatu 's rings are bent on bending. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute NASA released a new image from the Cassini spacecraft on Monday. It shows Satu 's rings taking a dramatic-looking detour as they near the dark circle of the planet. If you didn't read NASA's explanation for the ...

Netflix is getting rid of "The Sandlot?" You're killing me, Smalls. 20th Century Fox Netflix's August information is here! "No Country for Old Men" might be the most critically-acclaimed movie heading to Netflix in August. If that's not for you, maybe watch the most Nic-Cage-y movie headed to Netfli...

Google Maps now contains "areas of interest" that are covered with an orange shade. Google Google on Monday unveiled a new version of Maps that has a cleaner look and incorporates smart areas of interest. The new look does away with elements that aren't absolutely required, like road outlines. This ...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageNot i ovative anymore? Harry How, Getty Images What is it Heidi Klum always says on "Project Runway"? "One day you're in, and the next day you're out." This seems to be true of technology as it ...