Apple is reportedly launching iOS in the Car next week with Ferrari, Mercedes...
Apple’s iOS in the Car has been a long time in coming — we first heard about the automotive interface last June, and it still isn’t ready despite the presence of relevant code in recent iOS 7 builds....
View ArticleSteam Family Sharing exits beta, lets your borrow all of your friends’ games
One of the inherent drawbacks of digitally distributed games is that you can’t loan them out to friends, but Steam has rewritten the rules a bit. Now that Valve’s Family Sharing feature is out of...
View ArticleHow to Make Flowers Made of Toilet Paper
Toilet paper is a great medium to turn into folded craft items. It can be used to make lovely flower shapes that can brighten a bathroom for guests. These won’t take you long to master and they can be...
View ArticleBeachside Vacation Wallpaper Collection for Your Nexus 7
For those who have been experiencing a long winter in the Northern hemisphere, a nice vacation at the beach likely sounds good right about now. So keep those thoughts and your Nexus 7′s screen sunny...
View ArticleBing search gets a scientific calculator almost two years after Google
If Bitcoin currency conversion is too trivial a use for you, loyal Bing user, perhaps the addition of a calculator will help solve the equation of your unhappiness. Simply type a math problem into...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know About iPhone and iPad Backups
Your iPhone or iPad automatically backs up to your iCloud account by default, but you can also create more comprehensive, local backups from iTunes. Apple only offers 5 GB of iCloud space for free, so...
View ArticleAll-wheel drive or all-season tires: Which is better in the snow? | Consumer...
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View ArticleRecommended Reading: Double Fine’s Tim Schafer and the synths that shaped...
Recommended Reading highlights the best long-form writing on technology in print and on the web. Some weeks, you’ll also find short reviews of books dealing with the subject of technology that we...
View ArticleFeedback Loop: Favorite messaging apps, rooting Kindle Fires 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 ArticleThe Nokia X has already been hacked to load Google Apps, access the Play store
There’s a theory that if you make Android look enough like Windows Phone, that users will grow accustomed to the interface, and when it comes time to upgrade, seek to scratch that tile-shaped itch....
View ArticleLeak suggests leather-wrapped Samsung Chromebook is on the way
Take one @evleaks image, add a familiar looking faux-leather finish and a Chrome logo, and what do you get? Well, a new Samsung Chromebook on the way would be our guess…. Link to article: Leak...
View ArticleBeats Pill XL review: Dr. Dre’s newest speaker is supersized and super loud
Back in 2012, Beats unveiled its diminutive Pill wireless speaker in a bid to steal the Jambox’s thunder. Since then, its main rival hasn’t exactly been standing still: Jawbone has released two more...
View ArticleSwitched On: Understanding crowdfunding’s caveats, part 1
Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. Crowdfunding has been a boon to companies that are bringing some of the most exciting and innovative devices to...
View ArticleMobile World Congress 2014 report card: who made the grade?
Now that Mobile World Congress is behind us and we’ve left the sunny Mediterranean to go back to our rainy or snowy abodes, it’s time to reflect on the show that was. We walked through miles and miles...
View ArticleWhy did Samsung play it safe with the Galaxy S5′s processor?
Of all the phone manufacturers out there, Samsung seems to have a particular talent for creating an anticlimax. Our first thought when holding the Galaxy S5 was that we’d been through all this before...
View ArticleHow to Make a Pencil Holder with Popsicle Sticks
Popsicle sticks are useful for all sorts of things beyond holding an iced treat. They make an excellent pencil holder when neatly stacked together, as shown in this tutorial. When completed, you can...
View ArticleAll-wheel drive or good all-season tires: Which stops better in the snow? |...
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View ArticleIBM’s layoffs may include up to 25 percent of its hardware group
IBM recently sold its x86 server business to Lenovo, and that unfortunately has consequences for the company’s workers. The computing pioneer has confirmed to CNET that it’s cutting jobs as it...
View ArticleMobile World Congress in 14 lines
In Barcelona we all tried to thrive And strove to not imbibe too many beers When Samsung trotted out the GS5 Then shortly after highlighted new Gears. Mozilla’s and Ubuntu’s phones seemed cheap, Along...
View ArticleNintendo 64 mod promises HDMI output, soldering burns
If you have a Nintendo 64 kicking around, it’s probably not hooked up to your television. It’s not that you don’t love the classic console, it’s just that many modern sets don’t support the machine’s...
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