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Description Moings are a madcap time for many of us. We wake up in a haze—often after hitting snooze a few times. Then we rush around to get ready and out the door so we can officially start the day. Before we know it, hours have slipped by without us accomplishing anything beyond downing a cup of coffee, dashing off a few emails, and dishing with our coworkers around the water cooler. By the time the workday wraps up, we’re so exhausted and defeated that any motivation to accomplish something in the evening has vanished. But according to time management expert Laura Vanderkam, moings hold the key to taking control of our schedules. If we use...

[embedded content] The e-sports arena is hallowed ground. There, in that octagon...or square-ish place, computer nerds, hoodie and all, are transformed into mighty gladiators, wielding powers of might and magic in search of ultimate victory on the battlefield.Excuse the enthusiasm, but I have just finished watching the new trailer for a brand new anime from Tencent, the owners of the mega-popular League of Legends game. The anime, called The King's Avatar, is based on a 2012 Chinese web-novel which itself spawned a comic book series that's been steadily gaining popularity. The project is the latest indicator of e-sports' growing popularity. The i...

Photographer Adam Pretty isn't scared to go to extreme depths to get his shot. At the Olympics, his cameras are, too.The Getty Images photographer is capturing some of the most memorable moments of the Rio Games' swimming competition by using robotic cameras secured to the floor of the Olympic pool. His images provide an intimate view of swimmers as if watching the competitors while lying on our backs. Among Pretty's pics: A photograph of US swimmer Michael Phelps elongating seconds after torpedoing in the water for his signature event, the 200-meter butterfly. The most-decorated athlete in Olympics history added to his haul on Tuesday, wiing the race by four one-hundredths of a second. The ...

Cseh was trying to keep pace with fellow competitors like US swimmer Michael Phelps, the Olympian who has won the most gold medals ever (22 and counting). Phelps won the 200-meter butterfly by just .04 of a second -- the closest margin of victory in history. "He led the whole way, but guys were chasing him right down to the end," said Pretty about Phelps. "One of the best displays of swimming I've ever seen." Let's block ads! بخوانید...

Legendary Pictures is bringing CG characters from movies like "Warcraft"and the upcoming "Pacific Rim 2"from the silver screen to your living room with a little help from Microsoft's HoloLens.We also take a look at an incredible bionic hand, built from a disassembled Keurig coffeemaker. Builder Evan Booth spent about 200 hours on the project, and the final product is impressive, to say the least. Close ...

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Enlarge ImageThat's one fewer comet in the universe. ESA/NASA/SOHO/Joy Ng So-called sungrazer comets are the daredevils of the cosmos attempting, like Icarus or Queen Margaery Tyrell, to fly high and tight by the sun without getting bued. This week, ESA and NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) caught a sungrazer that flew a little too close.The above animated GIF comes from SOHO's Large Angle Spectrometric Coronagraph, which takes images of the solar corona by blocking direct light from the sun. Where the actual disc of the sun would be in the video is represented by a white circle. Between August...

Enlarge Image Amazon Like Apple and Facebook, Amazon wants a slice of India. And now, the Seattle-based company is taking action.On Tuesday, Amazon launched its Prime subscription service in the world's second most-populated nation. Through Prime membership, the e-commerce giant offers free and faster delivery options to customers. The service is available in only a handful of regions, including the United States, UK, Japan and Germany.As part of Prime, Amazon is currently offering Indian customers in "over 100 cities" one-day and two-day delivery options, and access to special deals. Customers in 20 cities w...

Netflix's 'Making a Murderer' Netflix Netflix said Tuesday that the creators of its true-crime documentary series "Making a Murderer" are producing new episodes for the streaming service. The new installments will continue to explore the defense of convicted murderer Steven Avery, and his co-defendant, Brendan Dassey. The shows will follow their respective investigative and legal teams as they challenge their convictions. "We are extremely grateful for the tremendous response to, and support of, the series. The viewers' interest and attention has ensured that the story is not over, and we are fully committed ...

RoadshowNewsCar IndustryOne of VW's diesel fixes might be making things worseYou know things are getting weird when the alleged defeat devices are actually improving emissions. John MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images We've all experienced a time where the best laid plans of mice and men go awry, when the thing you do to help a situation may actually make it worse. That appears to be happening with Volkswagen, as one of its proposed diesel-pollution remedies could be increasing, not decreasing nitrogen-oxide output.European consumer watchdog BEUC claims that one of its Italian partners discovered this issue on a dies...

Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry is collaborating with audio manufacturer Monster on a new range of home audio gear which could hit the market during 2016.While the new range is expected to include speakers and headphones, Perry confirmed he has been collaborating with Monster on a "boombox" which he has been using on tour which is "probably the best boombox that I've ever heard."Perry praised the speaker's durability and said it didn't have "any knobs that could break off" and it was "big enough that it can put out a lot of music."He says he's been happy with the products he has worked on so far and has been happy to endorse them as a result."I won't put my name on anything unless I use it an...

Apple aounced many new features and security systems across its devices at WWDC 2016. Apple/YouTube Terms like "magical," "incredible," "amazing" and even "chamfered edge" have long sat in the lexicon of Apple keynote events. Here's a new one: "differential privacy." The words were uttered at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference Monday by Craig Federighi, senior vice president of software engineering, while explaining the way its new iOS 10 software will anticipate your needs and wants. And more importantly, it will get smarter without violating your privacy. "All of this great work in iOS 10 would be m...

NurPhoto/Getty Images Uber is raking in the cash. Travis Kalanick, CEO of the car-hailing service, told the Financial Times that the company is making money in North America and Australia. In Europe, the Middle East and Africa, it is profitable after excluding tax and interest. The results underscore the success of ride-sharing services as a viable alteative to other transportation options. Kalanick also said Uber is the No. 2 player in China even though the country is already the company's largest market by number of rides. There, Uber faces rival Didi Chuxing, which just got a $1 billion investment from Ap...

Enlarge ImageAlienware prides itself on making some of the most powerful PCs you can buy. Sarah Tew/CNET Ask any gamer out there about playing games on a PC, and they'll tell you about Alienware. The Miami-based company has been building gaming PCs for 20 years. It's become one of the most recognizable computer brands out there thanks to its alien-head logo, with glowing eyes peering out, that's emblazoned on its other-worldly looking computers. One of its most distinctive designs was its "Predator" desktop from 2003, which made the large and heavy computer look like a large alien head at a time when most ...

Enlarge ImageAlienware prides itself on making some of the most powerful PCs you can buy. Sarah Tew/CNET Ask any gamer out there about playing games on a PC, and they'll tell you about Alienware. The Miami-based company has been building gaming PCs for 20 years. It's become one of the most recognizable computer brands out there thanks to its alien-head logo, with glowing eyes peering out, that's emblazoned on its other-worldly looking computers. One of its most distinctive designs was its "Predator" desktop from 2003, which made the large and heavy computer look like a large alien head at a time when most ...