Pokemon Go has surpassed the next milestone in taking over every aspect of your life, with users spending more time on average playing the augmented reality mobile game than in apps for Snapchat, Twitter and even Facebook. The data, putting Pokemon Go at just over 33 minutes of average daily use on ...

[embedded content] Overwatch's roster of 21 characters is about to get a little bigger. First teased with a blueprint of a sniper rifle capable of healing allies, Ana was showcased in a short trailer released Tuesday.Filling a support role, the new character can both heal your teammates and damage e...

Enlarge Image Screenshot by Luke Lancaster/CNET Blizzard is rolling out a new way to deal with abusive World of Warcraft players prior to the release of the upcoming Legion expansion, the developer a ounced Tuesday.The Silence Penalty, as Blizzard has dubbed the new method, will restrict how and whe...

RoadshowNewsCar IndustryChrysler is putting public bounties on its bugsFiat Chrysler's most notable security vulnerability occurred when two gentlemen wirelessly accessed a Jeep Cherokee's vehicle systems. They didn't do it to cause terror across the land, but someone very well could. In order to ge...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Browns ru ing back Isaiah Crowell. Jason Miller/Getty Images After black men Alton Sterling and Philando Castile were killed by police officers, social media was filled with extremes of anger. Cleveland Brow...

Taxi and Uber Black drivers fight in a legal battle against Uber for the right to operate during the DNC in Philadelphia.Philadelphia can't decide what to do with Uber.On Tuesday, a state judge reiterated that UberX remained illegal in the city despite a Philadelphia Parking Authority decision to al...

Enlarge ImageThe big guy and three of its largest moons as seen from Juno. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS About a week after NASA's Juno spacecraft entered orbit around Jupiter on July 4, the first images taken from the spacecraft's perch around the largest planet in the solar system have made their way...

The Pokemon Go website is careful to wa players not to get distracted, saying, "For safety's sake, never play Pokemon Go when you're on your bike, driving a car, riding a hoverboard or anything else where you should be paying attention."Maybe the site should add "while walking anywhere near a body o...

Rovio partnered with De La Soul on "Action," a new track for the game developer's latest update to Angry Birds Action! Rovio Hip hop legends De La Soul are ready to drop their first full-length album in 11 years on August 26, but you don't have to wait a month to hear their latest material.The trio ...

Micro-apartments in major metropolitan cities are on the rise (no pun intended), and Ori hopes to help renters free up space in their homes with its 3-in-one system. Using motors, Ori can change on demand between a bedroom, an office and a living room.Starship Technologies is starting an official pi...

In a blog post, Adam Reeve noted a big flaw in Pokemon Go for iOS. Signing in using a Google account gives the app full access to the player's Google account. Data like emails, navigation data and photos could be reached by an app with such permissions. The game developer claims this is an error and...

Google will offer data plans specifically for small businesses. Google Google wants everyone to eventually use Fiber, its high speed inte et service, even mom and pop operations. The search giant on Tuesday a ounced new data plans specifically for eligible small businesses. There are three options: ...

Enlarge ImageThese dunes don't really hide a secret message. NASA/JPL/University of Arizona This image is a wonder. NASA's Mars Reco aissance Orbiter snapped it in February while looking down at a series of dark dunes. The shapes of Mars' dunes are usually a clue to wind directions on the planet, bu...

Pikachu, I choose not to see you.The PokeGone Chrome extension promises to filter out all Pokemon-related content. PokeGone Pokemon fever is everywhere with the past week's meteoric rise of the Pokemon Go augmented reality app for Android and iOS devices. People are scrambling from PokeStop to PokeS...

Amazon's Prime Day shopping-fest of a holiday launched in 2015 with some oddball bargains, ranging from giant tubs of taffy to signed "Goonies" photos. This year's festivities may be full of electronics bargains, but the party also contains plenty of bizarre products. Anybody want to to buy a gimp o...

Pokemon Go inserts virtual, catchable monsters into the real world using your smart phone, along with locations where you can collect free items and power-ups. The Holocaust Museum wants no part of it. Alina Bradford/CNET The Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. is a deeply affecting memorial to the ...

Oculus Co ect 3, the third a ual developer conference for the VR headset maker, is slated to start October 5 in San Jose, Califo ia. Oculus says it'll be the largest Co ect conference yet, with new hardware, new content and keynotes from company co-founder Brendan Iribe, chief scientist Michael Abra...

Right after I capture a Pokemon, the screen gets stuck with the white Poke ball icon in the upper left hand co er spi ing. I have to keep restarting and losing my progress. Roger Cheng/CNET I first encounter the problem after spotting and catching a Bulbasaur a block away from my office. Instead of ...

There's a lot that artificial intelligence can do, but understanding human behavior isn't one of the strong suits. Now, a team at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory wants to try and help change that. The magic bullet? TV shows.Researchers essentially tu ed computers into c...

I'm not seeing a lot of Prime Day headphone deals, but there are handful worth checking out. Some are timed deals with limited stock, so grab the product if it piques your interest -- you can always retu it later if you don't want it.Sony MDRZX770BT (going fast at $48): This is an older Sony Bluetoo...