[GEEK SCHOOL] Gmail Guide 3: Inbox Management and Labels
In today’s lesson, we’re going to help you understand how to better categorize your inbox and organize your messages with labels and some predefined but configurable tabs. Once your Gmail account...
View ArticleBoeing’s extra-secure smartphone finally reaches the FCC
Boeing said way back in 2012 that it was working on a high-security Android smartphone. Almost two years later, it appears that the company is finally close to a launch — the hardware, identified as...
View ArticleTitanfall collector’s edition is titan-sized, sadly doesn’t include jump jets...
For half the price of an Xbox One, you can have your very own titan mech! Well, a 18-inch “Atlas Titan statue,” care of the folks behind Titanfall. And yes, that means it doesn’t move. And no, there...
View ArticleUnited activates ViaSat’s blazing fast satellite WiFi on select 737s
JetBlue’s Fly-Fi satellite internet has been online since November, but while a handful of United’s 737s have been equipped with the necessary components to launch its own version of the service for...
View ArticleAmazon ‘pulls a Netflix,’ revives cancelled BBC detective show
Did yesterday’s news about Arrow coming to Lovefilm Amazon Instant Video UK disappoint you? This might just change your mind. The company, perhaps inspired by Netflix’s revival of Arrested Development...
View ArticleHow the "Internet of Things" Will Become as Mainstream as Dropbox
According to booth-manning reps at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, IBM is announcing an “Internet of Things Cloud” with free enrollment of the first 10 connected gadgets—whether washing machines...
View ArticleBarnes & Noble will revive its Nook tablet line with a new model this year
You’d be forgiven for thinking that Barnes & Noble’s tablet range was on ice; while the firm did promise to work with third parties on new models, it went through all of 2013 without fresh...
View ArticleHands-on with Gionee’s super slim, octa-core Elife S5.5 smartphone (video)
It’s only been a week since Gionee debuted its super thin Elife S5.5 Android phone in China, but luckily for us, the company also brought it along to MWC. After playing with the 5.55mm-thick device...
View ArticleGoogle denies making a bid for WhatsApp
Rumors that Google engaged in a bidding war with Facebook over WhatsApp are false — at least, if you ask Google’s Sundar Pichai. The Senior VP tells The Telegraph that his company “never made an...
View ArticleIBM wants to put the power of Watson in your smartphone
Watson, IBM’s Jeopardy-conquering super computer, has set its sites on mobile apps. Not long ago, the recently created Watson Business Group announced that would offer APIs to developers to create...
View ArticleWacom lets people share handwritten notes across devices and platforms
Wacom has been pushing into the world of mobile for a while, and its efforts have just culminated in a pretty bold move: A single, cross-platform standard for sharing handwritten notes and sketches...
View ArticleEngadget Mobile Podcast 200 – MWC edition – 2.26.14
The Mobile Podcast turns 200 today and we’re coming to you direct from the MWC showfloor in Barcelona, so please excuse all the background hustle and bustle. Brad Molen and crew are providing some...
View Article‘American Idol’ betting on Google and Facebook to increase fan interaction
Expect tonight’s American Idol to come with a bit of an internet twist. In an effort to mix up the type of interaction fans can have with the show, FOX has announced a new partnership with Google and...
View ArticleGoogle finally releases Now Launcher to the Play store, for Nexus and Play...
Most of us assumed it was only a matter of time before Google released the Now launcher that debuted on the Nexus 5 to the Play store. Now that day has come… provided you’re the owner of a Nexus or...
View ArticleCan Quantum Communication Work For Underwater Vehicles and Sensors?
When it comes to sending information securely, there is one technique that leaves all other in the shade. Quantum key distribution makes it possible to send messages with perfect secrecy. And since...
View ArticleGeek Trivia: Which Creature Can Hold Its Breath The Longest?
Which Creature Can Hold Its Breath The Longest? Fin Whales Weddell Seals Sperm Whales Narwhals Think you know the answer? Read more: Geek Trivia: Which Creature Can Hold Its Breath The Longest?
View ArticleWork Off Some Mid-Week Stress with Flappy Hunt
Friday still feels like it is a long way off yet, and perhaps you have already had a ‘long’ week, so why not take a quick break for a bit of fun and stress-relief? Today’s offering is a remake of the...
View ArticleGoogle’s Project Ara modular smartphone gets a trio of dev conferences
Google’s got plenty of moonshots brewing in its Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP), but one of the most intriguing is its modular smartphone design, called Project Ara. Because Ara’s a platform...
View ArticleTeaser confirms simplified branding for ‘all new’ HTC One (video)
We’ve seen reports that HTC would be keeping the name from 2013′s popular handset for its 2014 flagship, and today the outfit posted a BoomSound video teaser that seems to confirm the moniker. Taking...
View ArticleSony to shutter two-thirds of its US stores
Sony Electronics is closing 20 of its 31 US-based store locations, the Japanese consumer electronics giant announced this afternoon. The news follows layoffs at Sony affecting approximately 5,000...
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