New Zealand face Australia for a second weekend in the Rugby Championship. Despite a second half comeback from Australia, New Zealand thrashed their rivals 54-34 in Sydney last time out. Now the Wallabies head to the Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, in the hope they put the past defeat behind them. […]
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This animated map depicts peak “Total Eclipse of the Heart” streams across the continental US during Monday’s solar eclipse. Spotify If you had to name the most popular song played during Monday’s eclipse, chances are you’d guess “Total Eclipse of the Heart” by Bonnie Tyler. And you would be right. […]
Nissan debuted the Rogue Hybrid in January of this year and, by the time it recently arrived in the Roadshow HQ garage, I’d totally forgotten about it. With only a 5 or 6 mpg advantage over the standard Rogue (and only 2 mpg better on the highway), it doesn’t look […]
So long, old friends. Gamespot Marc Laidlaw, the former head writer for Valve’s “Half-Life” video game franchise, posted early today what he imagined the story line would be for the highly-anticipated “Half-Life 2: Episode 3.” Fans have been waiting 10 years for news of when Valve might release the third […]
“Humans of New York,” in which regular New Yorkers talk about their lives, is one of the best things about Facebook, in my opinion — and I don’t live anywhere near Manhattan. Although it started out as a blog, the site has a popular Facebook page (with 18 million fans). […]
The Essential Phone, from Android co-founder Andy Rubin, is practically all screen. Josh Miller/CNET On May 30, Essential founder Andy Rubin said he’d ship his stunning Essential Phone within 30 days. On July 22, he said it was coming “within a few weeks.” On August 16, the company said the […]
Luke Skywalker opens his ration box full of Earth food. Video screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET Right before Luke Skywalker first meets green, wrinkly alien Jedi Yoda on the swamp planet of Dagobah, he takes a moment to have a quick snack from a rations kit. The box is divided up […]
The Galaxy Note 8 features two cameras on its back, a first for Samsung phones. CNET The Galaxy Note 8 is Samsung’s first phone to boast dual rear cameras, and it seems like the company may fully embrace the two-camera trend going forward. Rumors are circulating that devices like the […]