Is There a Limit on the Number of Devices a Router can Concurrently Handle?
If you are purchasing a new router for a household with a high number of devices, you might wonder if it can handle all those devices concurrently without a problem. Today’s SuperUser Q&A post...
View ArticlePieces might be falling into place for a Minecraft movie from Warner Bros.
Prepare thyselves, Minecrafters. Earlier today, Deadline reported that Warner Bros. had acquired the rights to turn the indie phenomenon Minecraft “into a major motion picture.” The popular franchise...
View ArticleDaily Roundup: Apple explains Touch ID, Google’s modular phone and more!
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the...
View ArticleGoogle Hangouts 2.0 for iOS redesigned with iPad tweaks, 10-second video...
Google Hangouts just jumped a full version number on Apple hardware — the first major update since it added voice calls late last year — and 2.0 has more than just a new iOS 7-ready look. The new app...
View ArticleChrome’s hands-free voice search is coming to everyone, no add-on required
If you’ve wanted hands-free Google voice search (à la Android’s Now Launcher) on the desktop, you’ve so far had to install a Chrome extension. No more — the company has released a Chrome beta that...
View ArticleGoogle Barge bids farewell to San Francisco, to make Stockton its new...
Still think of the Google Barge as a wacky idea from a company that makes more money than it knows what to do with? Well, Mountain View will soon prove that a floating building has its merits: for...
View ArticleNetflix engineers experiment with bump-based video sharing and sleep tracking
Netflix uses its internal Hack Day competitions to encourage new thinking around its streaming video service, and its latest event has produced a few clever experiments that we wouldn’t mind seeing in...
View ArticleHulu sells its Japan operations to a local broadcaster, licenses brand name...
Hulu jumped into overseas expansion of subscription video streaming services around the same time as its competitors Netflix and Amazon, but now it’s taking a step back. New CEO Mike Hopkins announced...
View ArticleHow to Wear Tank Tops
Tank tops are a cute and fun way to express who you are through your clothing. However, it can be hard to know how to properly wear them, and what clothing will go well with them. This article will...
View ArticleReport: Less than one percent of mobile gamers responsible for half of all...
With the runaway success of Candy Crush Saga, it’s perfectly natural to wonder just how many people are dropping coin in freemium mobile games. One firm’s answer, however, might surprise you. A very...
View ArticleXbox One update preview adds new audio, Kinect options and a fix for UK TV
Xbox One owners who received a special ticket in their inbox are already testing out next month’s update, and they’ve already uncovered a slew of tweaks. Beyond the multiplayer / party system changes...
View ArticlePutting Crowdsourcing on the Map
Even in San Francisco, where Google’s roving Street View cars have mapped nearly every paved surface, there are still places that have remained untouched, such as the flights of stairs that serve as...
View ArticleHow to Make a Twig Jewelry Holder
If you have an old frame, it can be turned into a very charming and rustic jewelry holder, just by adding some perfect twigs. This project is simple to make and won’t take much time. The end result...
View ArticlePopular Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox files for bankruptcy protection
When the lights went out on Mt.Gox earlier this week, it wasn’t entirely clear what was going on. Was the exchange about to be straightened out by another backer? What would happen to customers’...
View ArticleVirgin Media pushes its fiber broadband top speed to 152Mbps
If, like Aaron Paul, you’ve got a Need for Speed, then Virgin Media’s latest news is probably up your alley. The company has announced that it’s pushing its top fiber broadband speed up from a 120Mbps...
View ArticleNo, It’s Not Always Recording: What You Need to Know About Google Glass
Yet again, someone wearing Google Glass was assaulted and had the gadget ripped off their face. People are upset they’re being recorded by Google. But that’s not how Google Glass works — it’s not...
View ArticleMarch Madness Live app dribbles its way to Windows Phone 8 this year
This year, Windows Phone 8 users can watch all 67 NCAA men’s basketball games too, now that the March Madness Live app has arrived (there’s also a new app for Windows 8, if the browser doesn’t cut...
View ArticleSony to reportedly offload its old Tokyo HQ for some quick cash
It appears Sony isn’t quite done selling off assets in a bid to reverse its financial losses. Just weeks after it sold its VAIO PC business, the company is reportedly in talks to offload another one...
View Article[GEEK SCHOOL] Gmail Guide 5: Attachments, Signatures, and Security
In this lesson, we focus on attachments and how you can spruce up your email messages with a personalized signature. We close things out with information on how to best protect your account data and...
View ArticleApple’s new US promo gives Apple TV buyers free $25 iTunes gift cards
Color us intrigued. Apple seldom offers discounts on any of its devices outside of Black Friday, and yet it just launched a short, US-only promotion (PDF) that gives Apple TV buyers free $25 iTunes...
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