'Doctor Who' Christmas special trailer features a superhero and aliens in NYC - CNET

The Tardis lands in New York where the Doctor will battle aliens alongside a masked vigilante in the "Doctor Who Christmas Special: The Return of Doctor Mysterio," airing Christmas Day.

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The 2017 movies we're geeking out for - CNET

Among the superheroes and sequels (and superhero sequels) a host of sci-fi, fantasy, animated and action treats are heading for the big screen.

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Every geek movie we're excited about in 2017 - CNET

These are the movies we're geeking out for in 2017.

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Your 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' trailer questions, answered - CNET

CNET's friendly neighborhood Spider-Man experts answer the questions you're asking about the new trailer.

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6 actors we'd like to see on 'Game of Thrones' - CNET

HBO won't comment on the rumor about UFC fighter Conor McGregor joining the cast as a mute pirate, but here are six others who'd be worthy of Westeros.

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Oakland fire victim's heartbroken love recovers treasured photo online - CNET

A luminous memory surfaces through tragedy as a Facebook search reunites a grieving woman with an extraordinary photo of her with her boyfriend.

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The best free tech gifts you can give - CNET

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Library book, overdue for 120 years, returned - CNET

Most overdue library books only go over by a matter of days or weeks, but one book about microscopes managed to hide out for a dozen decades.

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Tour this giant Star Wars AT-ACT playhouse - CNET

British YouTuber Colin Furze builds the ultimate geek den that looks like an AT-ACT combat vehicle from "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."

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Get an Amazon Echo Dot for $29.99 - CNET

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15 years on: Feeder's 'Just a Day', the music video that invented YouTube - CNET

Here's how a supercheap music video for a British rock group predicted the lip-synching, bedroom-vlogging, selfie-taking future.

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New Zealanders are clucking over KFC chicken-scented candles - CNET

Forget mass production, these candles were handmade by the company's digital marketing manager.

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Dino tail found preserved in amber, has feathers - CNET

The small chunk of amber contains the first dinosaur remains found preserved in amber, and is the first clear association between dinosaurs and well-preserved feathers.

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Fake Fisher-Price pub playset for babies may drive some to drink - CNET

No, the toy company didn't make a watering hole for kids, but it's a pretty well-done hoax photo.

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Mummified child could change history of smallpox - CNET

DNA from a mummy buried under a church indicates the contagious and sometimes fatal disease may have struck much later than previously thought.

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See a real-life, soaking wet Star Wars Speeder Bike battle - CNET

All it takes is a couple of weird, water-powered jetpacks and a whole lot of duct tape to be well on your way to joining the Rebellion.

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Watch yet another truck get stuck under the 'Canopener Bridge' - CNET

Think the low-clearance warning signs on an infamous North Carolina bridge don't apply to you? If you're wrong, the world may be watching you on video.

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16 of the greatest 404 error pages ever - CNET

A screaming goat, cute pooches and a screen-accurate Stormtrooper welcome lost web surfers to some of the internet's most magnificent 404-not-found pages. Behold them here.

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5 sweet freebies, plus thoughts on the Pebble debacle - CNET

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Rocket Raccoon rescues Baby Groot in new Marvel animation - CNET

Watch this adorable animated video of our favorite "Guardians of the Galaxy" duo as they fool the Collector in a daring rescue.

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Ripley and her cat make 'Aliens' look cuddly - CNET

Rare promo photos surface online of Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley posing with her beloved tomcat.

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Man punches kangaroo, internet hops into the fight - CNET

A kangaroo puts a dog in a headlock. A man rushes in to help and punches the 'roo in the face. The whole thing is caught on video. Cue internet meltdown.

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Animals behaving badly amuse the internet - CNET

Our furry and feathered friends aren't always friendly. Sometimes they steal cameras, kick each other in the face or crawl up refrigerators while eating mice.

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R2-D2 tape measure is cute, but it can't measure parsecs - CNET

Here's your Star Wars fan stocking stuffer of the year, and it even knows metric.

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Finnish tech fest hangs up most badass winter sign ever - CNET

A witty greeting outside the Helsinki airport makes winter travel feel a little warmer.

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See Cassini spacecraft's first images from its new Saturn orbit - CNET

Saturn shows off its geometric cloudy north pole as Cassini snuggles in close to the planet's main rings.

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Dr. David Bowie helps Buzz Aldrin get better - CNET

David Bowie the musician may be gone, but the world still has Dr. David Bowie, and he's watching over pioneering NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin.

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Get Assassin's Creed III (Win) for free! - CNET

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'Agents of SHIELD: Slingshot' is a Marvel-ous online spin-off - CNET

"Yo-Yo" Rodriguez faces off against the cast of the hit show in a series of online mini-episodes starting next week.

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Drake, 'The Martian' and 'Game of Thrones' top Apple's 2016 charts - CNET

"One Dance" danced to number one this year.

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NASA Spinoff shows off space tech that helps on Earth - CNET

The tech NASA designs for space often has really interesting applications here on Earth too.

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Princess Mononoke is coming back to cinemas - CNET

Across the US, for two nights only, you'll be able to see the Studio Ghibli classic in the cinema again for its 20th anniversary.

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Humans play video game with signals sent directly to their brains - CNET

No visuals, no audio: The only thing telling these humans how to play this game is a low current delivered directly to the brain.

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'Suicide Squad,' and Jared Leto, skewered by Honest Trailers - CNET

Mocking "Suicide Squad" is easy when the official trailer already proclaims the main characters "the worst heroes ever."

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Adorable bird dons tiny goggles to fly through lasers - CNET

Obi the parrotlet is helping Stanford researchers study what happens to the air after a bird has flown through it.

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Want to deck your home like Clark Griswold? Here's what it costs - CNET

You can decorate your outdoor halls more cheaply in Washington state or Louisiana than in Hawaii and Alaska.

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Game of Thrones locations in real life video - CNET

CNET writer Geoffrey Morrison went on a heroic journey to locate and document "Game of Thrones" locations in the real world. This video shows off some of those locations with references from the popular TV show.

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Crazy CarTube concept puts vehicles in tunnels under cities - CNET

A wild idea for urban transportation sends high-tech cars speeding along deep underground inside small tunnels.

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Watch 'Bohemian Rhapsody' turn into a noir crime thriller - CNET

Mama! I just killed a man! You know the words, but maybe you've never seen the famed Queen song taken quite so literally.

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Best-ever jumping robot has real-life ninja moves - CNET

Salto, a cute little machine that can leap vertically off walls, could revolutionize search and rescue missions, or at least parkour.

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Star Wars Stormtrooper tries out for Texas police 'force' - CNET

See a Star Wars Stormtrooper unsuccessfully attempt to impress a police officer in this geeky recruitment video that's gone viral.

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HBO's 'Westworld' won't return until 2018 - CNET

Fans of the hit sci-fi western featuring robots, humans and a whole lot of existential questions will have to be extra patient for season 2.

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Grinch squirrel steals 150 Christmas lightbulbs - CNET

An industrious squirrel with no regard for the holidays stole 150 festive lightbulbs over the course of just 24 hours.

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Triple Tuesday: Giftable gadgets galore - CNET

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Unusual creatures inhabit 'Rogue One' - CNET

Get a closer look at new Mon Calamari, the space monkey creature Bistan and more in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," which debuts next week.

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Whose mummified knees are these? Queen Nefertari's, probably - CNET

Bone fragments thought to have belonged to the famous ancient Egyptian queen get the royal scientific treatment. You could say the findings have legs.

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'Transformers: The Last Knight' trailer strikes up internet buzz - CNET

The big battle scene between two surprising opponents has fans questioning what they just saw.

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'Rogue One' or 'Force Awakens'? George Lucas has a preference - CNET

It's always good to have an endorsement from the Star Wars creator himself.

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72,000 candles on birthday cake sets a new world record - CNET

Nice burn! An 80-foot-long sponge cake completely covered with flaming birthday candles puts all your Grandma-is-so-old jokes to shame.

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Bill Gates blogs about his 5 favorite books of 2016 - CNET

Books about tennis and tennis shoes top the Microsoft co-founder's reading list.

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Amazon Go's cool, but we'd like 5 other physical stores - CNET

The mega-retailer says it will open brick-and-mortar convenience stores. It got us musing about other Silicon Valley companies we want to see open shop on Main Street.

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Netflix: Get your 'Stranger Things' merch here! - CNET

The streaming giant is breaking with tradition and testing merchandise for "Stranger Things." Because, well, so many of us are like, "Please take my money."

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Rebel against the cold in Star Wars 'Rogue One' jackets - CNET

New Star Wars jackets based on outfits worn by Jyn Erso, Cassian Andor and Death Troopers debut December 9.

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Deep-fried Furby Connect melts into your worst nightmares - CNET

A deep fryer and a Furby meet in a melding of fake fur, plastic and electronics that will both horrify and fascinate you.

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Face-planting 'Planet Earth II' fox earns internet's love - CNET

A fox's epic face-first leap of faith into the snow sparks an outpouring of Twitter sympathy and understanding.

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See a fleeting glimpse of 'Game of Thrones' in HBO teaser - CNET

Blink and you'll miss them, but HBO teased hungry "Game of Thrones" fans with several images from the next season of the series.

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Get an Alexa-enabled Triby smart kitchen speaker for $79.99 - CNET

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'Luke Cage' gets renewed for a second season by Netflix - CNET

Sweet Christmas! The hero of Harlem will be sticking around for a while.

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'The Mummy' full trailer takes off the wraps with a bang - CNET

"The Mummy" takes an energetic stab at updating the classic Universal monster movie for the modern age.

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BMW traps alleged thief by remotely locking him in car - CNET

Stealer's Wheel? Seattle police department quotes "Watchmen" movie in a recap of the recent arrest.

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Get fired up with candles that smell like Trump, Putin, Trudeau - CNET

Ooh, burn. Sniff the scent of global power in these candles sold on Etsy. Trump's version even has hair.

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Netflix gives 'Sense8' a Christmas special, season-premiere date - CNET

The first season dropped waaaaay back in June 2015, and fans are excited and impatient about new episodes of the sci-fi series.

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Lose your laptop at Newark Airport? Join the club - CNET

We bet a bunch of people spent their flights getting up close and personal with the inflight magazine's crossword puzzle. What's a three-letter word for D'OH?

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