Dave Cheng/CNET Tech giant Qualcomm a ounced Thursday that it would pursue litigation against Chinese phone developer Meizu for failing to offer due compensation for using patented technologies relating to 3G and 4G communications standards.The case, which will go before the Beijing Intellectual Pro...

Enlarge Image Ringing Bells Can a smartphone really cost the same as a cup of coffee? An Indian company is betting all its money on it.After raising eyebrows around the world earlier this year, Indian smartphone company Ringing Bells has a ounced that it will begin shipping its suspiciously cheap Fr...

Screenshot by Nic Healey/CNET There were many surprises to be found during the United Kingdom's referendum on whether to leave the European Union, probably better known by the portmanteau "Brexit". The biggest surprise is probably the result -- but a close second would have to be the emergence of Li...

Enlarge ImageKitty has a nose for a fine vintage. Apollo Peak Maybe your cat would like to mix up the menu a little bit. Sure, you may vary their diet with different types of cat food, but drinking water every day might get a little boring.Now thanks to a company called Apollo Peak, you and your cat...

Uber Love it or hate it, but Uber has been great for consumers who need to get around cheaply and easily. There is, however, one drawback that's quite alarming (to your wallet) when it happens: Surge pricing, the bane of a thrifty rider. With the new upfront pricing, however, Uber aims to do away wi...

[embedded content]Who doesn't like watching things blow up? And who doesn't like watching others make a gigantic mess that you don't have to clean up?Following their April stunt where employees wrapped hundreds of rubber bands around a watermelon until it exploded in a satisfying juicy mess, BuzzFee...

Enlarge ImageWilliam Shatner, seen here with Leonard Nimoy, doesn't think he'll retu to the Star Trek films. CBS To many, William Shatner's Captain James Tiberius Kirk is the face of the Star Trek franchise. On Thursday night the actor said he'd be "open" to playing the role again, but he's not conf...

Scania CV AB Sweden lays claim to be the first country to test an electric highway for trucks. It's doing so on a 2km (1.2 miles) stretch on the E16 road near the city of Gavle, located north of capital Stockholm. The trial eHighway lets Scania hybrid trucks draw power from through overhead power li...

YouTube Red, the online video giant's paid subscription service, scores its first big TV drama series. Sarah Mitroff/CNET YouTube Red is reportedly shelling out the green for its first big-budget, Hollywood-produced television drama.The online video giant's paid subscription service has snagged a sc...

The only monitor Apple sells will soon be history. Apple Apple is pla ing to discontinue sales of its Thunderbolt Display, a well-liked but aging monitor.The monitor, which was introduced in 2011 but never updated, is still available in the Apple store until the inventory runs out. The move leaves A...

YouTube is about to push live streaming from the web to your mobile device. The video-sharing site will soon offer support for live streaming on its YouTube app, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said Thursday at the VidCon conference in Anaheim, Califo ia.YouTube will soon offer live streaming baked into ...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.A prosthetic leg, perhaps not unlike this one, is at the center of a GPS-tracking mystery. Getty Images Quincy Green was arrested on a gun charge. Pending his trial, he was fitted with a GPS tracker and was ...

Your dirty old greenbacks are helping greenery grow. In a new video from CNN's video network, Great Big Story, you can watch more money than you'll ever see in your life shredded, then trucked to a giant compost pile to become one with the earth.The video starts out at the New Orleans Federal Reserv...

Thanks to the universal limitations of Bluetooth compression, most of the name-brand portable Bluetooth speakers actually sound very similar, so it really comes down to supplemental features and pricing for customers to decide which one to buy. If you're looking to add a soundtrack to your summer, n...

Enlarge ImageBowtruckles will appear in the new movie. YouTube screenshot/Gael Fashingbauer Cooper Finally, a tiny peek into the world of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," the new film set in the Harry Potter universe and coming out in November.A new two-minute video was released Thursday. ...

[embedded content] Enlarge ImageNirvana Pachyderm Studio Sessions, 2/15/93http://www.alte ativenation.netProving that there are still valuable gems to be unearthed on eBay, one lucky Nirvana fan is now the owner of an original recording of a session that included two previously-unheard tracks from t...

Since 1989, the 1,018-foot tall U.S. Bank Tower has held the title of tallest skyscraper west of Chicago. And now, it's got a new feature attached to its side -- a 45-foot-long slide nearly 1,000 feet above downtown Los Angeles. Attached to the outside of the 70th floor of the skyscraper, the Skysli...

When Civilization 6 launches this October, gaming's longest-ru ing 4X strategy series will receive its most significant update since it switched to hex-grid world maps. Lead designer Ed Beach was kind enough to walk us through several of the incoming changes--most notably "unstacking" cities by spre...

Enlarge ImageFacebook says it is going to teach its employees about political bias. Jaap Arriens, NurPhoto via Getty Images Silicon Valley's new mantra: Have a problem? Solve it with training!The latest example comes from Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's COO, who said the company has begun teaching emplo...

Though relatively young, Oculus is no stranger to controversy. While the virtual reality company enjoyed a successful Kickstarter launch, raising over $2.4 million dollars through the crowdfunding site, it began to ga er the ire of fans when it decided to become a part of Facebook back in 2014 in a ...