How to Set up a Football Pool
Organizing a football pool for big games, especially The Super Bowl, is a much beloved pastime for many football fans. Whether you’re having a football party, or just organizing an office football...
View ArticleVienna gallery to auction off alleged Apollo 15 camera used on the lunar surface
If you happen to be in Austria in March and have, oh, around $270,000 just lying around, you can get a memento from the Apollo 15 mission. To be precise, that amount might win you a 70-millimeter...
View ArticleTigers Wallpaper Collection for Your iPad
Tigers have always had a special place in our mythology and folklore through the ages, but sadly enough, the remaining six subspecies of these beautiful creatures are all now endangered. Add the power...
View ArticlePebble’s smartwatch app store for iOS and Android arrives Monday
Pebble shipped its new all-metal “Steel” smartwatch earlier this week, and now reveals that app store updates for its iOS and Android companion software will roll out on Monday. Until now, wearers...
View ArticleYes, It’s Okay to Shut Down Your Computer With the Power Button
Many computer users were trained never to turn their PCs off by pressing the power button on their desktop PC’s case. This used to cause problems in the previous millennium, but it’s now perfectly...
View ArticleFeedback Loop: Pebble apps, music services, Google happenings and more!
Welcome to Feedback Loop, a weekly roundup of the most interesting discussions happening within the Engadget community. There’s so much technology to talk about and so little time to enjoy it, but you...
View ArticleHow to Thicken Chili
If you’re left with too much liquid in your chili, there are numerous ways you can thicken it at the last moment. Some methods do alter the flavor slightly, but the difference is not usually dramatic....
View ArticleWatch a fake flower blossom thanks to flexible 3D-printed materials (video)
Richard Clarkson, a student at New York’s School of Visual Arts, has used a combination of pneumatics and 3D-printed flexible-materials to create an artificial flower that “blooms,” and the result is...
View ArticleDrag and Drop Files and Folders to Auto-Complete a Command Line
Did you know that you can drag and drop files and folders to the command prompt or terminal? It simply auto-completes the path, so you don’t have to type the full thing out or navigate to the right...
View ArticleNew AT&T plan makes it cheaper to share smartphone data off-contract
AT&T’s current Mobile Share plans can be quite expensive for families and small offices that don’t want to be tied to a contract. However, service is potentially more affordable through a new plan...
View ArticleHow to Install Rei’s Minimap in Minecraft
It can be really easy to get lost in the game of Minecraft. Even if you create a map and bring it with you, looking down at it while wandering through dark forests is a great way to get yourself blown...
View ArticleGeek Trivia: In 2013 A Swedish School Made A Class Focused On What Video Game...
In 2013 A Swedish School Made A Class Focused On What Video Game Mandatory? Halo 4 Tetris Minecraft SimCity Think you know the answer? Link - Geek Trivia: In 2013 A Swedish School Made A Class...
View ArticleHTC One for Sprint gets its KitKat update a little early
HTC must feel that it’s best to underpromise and overdeliver. While the company told American One owners that they wouldn’t get KitKat on time, the 535MB Android upgrade is already available on...
View ArticlePebble’s smartwatch app store arrives on iOS Monday, Android soon after
Pebble shipped its new all-metal “Steel” smartwatch earlier this week, and now reveals that app store updates for its iOS companion software will roll out on Monday (the Android version is about to...
View ArticleBose’s new SoundLink III has improved sound, battery life
Today Bose unveiled the SoundLink III, a pint-sized speaker the company says is its best-performing Bluetooth model yet. Designed to be used primarily while you’re out and about, the $300 portable...
View ArticleGoogle takes on the conference room with Chromebox for meetings
Been trying to figure out just what you’d do with a Chromebox? Google has an idea: build a new video conferencing system. At least that’s what Google VP of product management Ceaser Sengupta announced...
View ArticleTwitter wants government permission to share specifics about national...
Twitter released a new transparency report this morning, and it’s just as much about what the company can’t disclose as what it can. You can check out the full data dump here, but in short Twitter...
View ArticleSony to close Reader store and move users to Kobo’s e-book platform in ‘late...
With its eye firmly fixed on a return to profitability, Sony’s been making extensive cuts to its business arms in recent days (bye bye, VAIO!). So it’s no surprise the company would train that...
View ArticleSome Mobile Apps Add Anonymity to Social Networking
For just over a decade, Facebook has enforced the idea of an authentic online identity tied to each user of a social network. This might be fine for sharing news of a promotion or new baby with...
View ArticleSocial Media Analysis Reveals The Complexities Of Syrian Conflict
Social media has become a fundamental tool of social change all over the world. Nowhere is this more evident than the middle east. Platforms such as Twitter and Youtube played a major role in the Arab...
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