Now playing: Watch this: Don’t use Galaxy Note 7 on airplanes, warns FAA 0:57 The feds are stepping in. Samsung has agreed to replace every single Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, after at least 35 reports that the phone’s batteries could overheat and explode. But some argued the voluntary recall wasn’t enough, since the phones were …

Now playing: Watch this: Mario jumps onto Apple’s iPhone 1:24 Mario. On an iPhone. It’s happening. Enlarge Image GIF by Morgan Little/CNET Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto just showed off Super Mario Run, a official Nintendo game coming to iPhone and iPad this December, at Apple’s San Francisco event. Miyamoto declares: “Now, Mario is running toward his next goal: iPhone.” The …

Now playing: Watch this: Pokemon Go coming to the Apple Watch 2:17 It’s not just Mario for iPhone. The mega-hit mobile game Pokemon Go is coming to the Apple Watch as well, by the end of the year. If your pocket monster hunting habit wasn’t already helping you burn calories, Apple and game developer Niantic are hoping the Apple Watch …

No new MacBooks. No new iPads. No wireless charging. No “one more thing,” unless you count a Sia concert! As expected, the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus were the stars of Apple’s San Francisco event today, with better cameras and battery life, more storage and no headphone jacks. Apple threw in a new set of Apple Watches and …

Now playing: Watch this: Can copper pennies keep your laptop cool? 1:19 Copper is a fantastic conductor, and the top of your MacBook is where the heat likes to party. If you placed some copper coins there, wouldn’t that heat go away? It’s not hard to see why that idea became such a popular myth. But we busted it wide …

How will you use Windows inside a VR headset? Would you even want to? Those are real questions, because Microsoft is bringing its floating 3D version of its operating system — Windows Holographic — to VR headsets like the HTC Vive starting next year. But we also may have the answer. This official Microsoft video is your first look at …

Now playing: Watch this: Intel’s Project Alloy headset cuts the cord 1:12 The best virtual reality can be a pain to set up. You need a pricey PC, a fancy headset and great motion controllers, and you’ll still be tethered by a cord. But Intel’s Project Alloy wants to throw those limitations out the window. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich kicked …

Now playing: Watch this: Facebook’s newest ad-blocking tactic defeats Adblock… 1:22 That was quick. Just two days after Facebook found a way to sneak ads past ad-blocking software, the ad blockers have struck back. Adblock Plus, one of the best-known tools for blocking ads on the internet, claims to have a work-around that can defeat Facebook’s advertising. According to an …

No, it doesn’t fly. It can barely walk. But that doesn’t dilute the massive geek cred that Vimal Govin Manikandan just earned — by building a real-life Iron Man suit using exoskeleton technology. As the Indian engineering student describes in his award-winning paper (PDF), his team developed a novel way to control a walking robot suit. But then, he went …

Now playing: Watch this: We spent 90 minutes with the HoloLens 3:17 If you wanted to get your hands on Microsoft’s mind-blowing augmented reality headset this spring, you had to audition first. You’d submit an application, and see if Microsoft liked it enough to approve your pre-order. No more. As of today, any Microsoft developer (in the US, Canada, UK, …