Google's Project Ara smartphones keep falling apart

The search giant explains one of the reasons it has postponed the launch of its build-it-yourself smartphones: They don't keep intact if you drop them. Google said it's testing a new technology to make sure its Project Ara smartphones don't fall apart. Lynn La/CNET Smartphone makers like...

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'The Martian': What happens when Ridley Scott calls NASA

When legendary director Ridley Scott needed advice for his latest movie, about a manned mission to Mars gone awry, he called on the real-life team working to putting astronauts on the Red Planet. Two men share a desire to send people to Mars, one in the movies and one in real life. The first is acclaimed director Ridley Scott, whose...

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Spider glides from the sky, can choose where it lands

A spider discovered in the forests of Panama and Peru can control the direction of its glide as it falls from the treetops. The gliding spider, which hunts in the treetops, is very thin and light. Stephen Yanoviak/University of Kentucky A spider native to the forests of South America has...

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See-through swimming pool to span a street, 10 stories up

A new £15 billion development in London will offer a pool with a view. The transparent sky pool floats 35 metres above the ground. Floats, geddit? Ballymoore If you want to splash out on a great view in your next home, then take a look at this "sky pool": a transparent swimming pool suspended...

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Three ways Geronimo will change how you deal with your email

This new email app uses swipes, taps and flicks of the wrist to turn clearing your inbox into a game. Digging through your inbox is hardly the most fun activity of your day. A new email app called Geronimo is using gestures, like flicks and swipes, to change that. It's launching August 27 for free for iOS and works with Gmail (other...

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How blazing Internet speeds helped Chattanooga shed its smokestack past

For Road Trip 2015, CNET looks at how one Southern city's embrace of superfast Internet turned it into a magnet for tech entrepreneurs. Chattanooga has spent decades cleaning up its city, which is now known for its outdoorsy lifestyle. It's also home to the largest and fastest broadband network in the US. ...

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Samsung slips further in smartphone market but still tops Apple

Apple's iPhone 6 lineup continues to challenge Samsung's Galaxy S6 phones, according to research firm Gartner. Samsung's Galaxy S6 lineup hasn't helped it reclaim lost sales or market share. Josh Miller/CNET Samsung is still the top dog in the smartphone...

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America's greatest giant combat robot is raising crazy cash on Kickstarter

The nation's great steel hope is looking to raise funds to battle Japan's meanest robot next year in the first true battle of the Pacific Rim. email comments more reddit pinterest tumblr Mk.II blasted fans in San Diego with t-shirts. Kristen Ambrose America's...

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Yamaha lifts lid on MusicCast multiroom system

Yamaha's own inhouse multiroom music system debuts on its 2015 receiver line today. NEW YORK--Yamaha is now in the proprietary multi-room music system game with the release of its MusicCast system, which is integrated into all but one of its 2015 receivers from today. More than 20 products will support MusicCast, including Yamaha's...

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DIY Swiss Army Barbie multi-tool is ready for anything

Barbie always makes a fashion statement but now that she has a hidden a knife, corkscrew, scissors, screwdriver, and bottle opener she can solve any problem you throw at her. Barbie's slogan "We girls can do anything" is even more apt with this handy craft. Mikeasaurus/Instructables ...

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Uber background checks missed drivers' criminal records, prosecutors say

Among the drivers in Uber's service were a convicted murder and a felon convicted of sex offenses against a minor, prosecutors charge. Prosecutors say Uber isn't doing enough to identify drivers with criminal records. Ube Amid growing concerns over Uber passengers' safety, prosecutors in...

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Radically improve your Tinder profile by getting Kelly Clarkson to sing it

Technically Incorrect: On Jimmy Kimmel's show, Clarkson shows how a little talent can make the words "slip it into something" sound glorious. Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives. The Tinder dating app is hard. You have to feature the right pictures of yourself. You have to use the right words. And you're likely doing all this when you're lover has left you, you've...

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