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Tech Companies Shine Some Light on National Security Data Requests
Data now being published regularly by many U.S. tech companies reveal the scale and scope of government requests for user information. Last Monday, Verizon revealed for the first time approximately...
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New SDK Shows Google Really Wants to Get on Your Body
The emergence of Google Glass made it clear that Google is keen to get into wearable computing, and an announcement yesterday by Android head Sundar Pichai makes it clear that the company doesn’t...
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How to Give a Foot Massage
There’s no better way to treat a friend or loved one than to give their sore feet a wonderful foot massage. Here are a few techniques for giving a foot massage anyone would enjoy. Edit Steps Edit...
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BlackBerry’s identity crisis continues
To say that BlackBerry’s had it tough these past few years would be putting it mildly, if not too delicately for a company emerging from a period of willful ignorance. The Waterloo-based outfit,...
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Daily Roundup: Titanfall’s secret weapon, Edward Snowden talks encryption,...
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...
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Shuttle runs a Haswell Core i7 in a case barely bigger than a disk drive
The Intel NUC proves just how small a desktop-class, 4K-capable Haswell PC can go. What the NUC doesn’t do, though, is let us switch out the processor – it comes with either a Core i3 or i5 soldered...
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From Leaker to Speaker
Big time: Edward Snowden as he appeared by video at the SXSW conference. If Edward Snowden hadn’t fled to Russia to seek political asylum, he’d probably be incommunicado on a U.S. naval brig...
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Google Apps for Business Referral Program pays you for every user that opts in
Who doesn’t like easy money? Well, now you can cash in on those word of mouth recommendations to your colleagues about Google Apps for Business. Through a new Referral Program, every time a person you...
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Twitch game broadcasting goes live on Xbox One
Xbox One owners, start your streams — the Twitch app’s broadcasting support is now available, just in time for Titanfall’s launch on March 11th. As promised, you can share live gameplay sessions with...
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Must See HDTV for the week of March 10th: Cosmos, Vice, F1 and Titanfall
After omitting Cosmos from the listings last week, we can only offer our deepest apologies. The premiere episode Sunday night wowed us with its display of the universe at large, and we highly...
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Microsoft Power Cover doubles the Surface’s battery life for $200 on March 19th
With the right accessories, the Surface Pro makes a mean alternative to your average laptop — but even with the second generation model’s improved battery life, it doesn’t last long outside of the...
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Audi’s in-car LTE starts at $99 for six months of service and 5GB of data
Audi’s been talking about its in-car LTE for awhile, but how much it’ll cost hasn’t been clear until now. A six-month plan with 5GB of data will run $99, while a 30-month plan with 30GB runs $499,...
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Microbes and Metabolites Fuel an Ambitious Aging Project
Last week, genomics entrepreneur Craig Venter announced his latest venture: a company that will create what it calls the most comprehensive and complete data set on human health to tackle diseases of...
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Privacy group blocks NSA from destroying phone records, calls them evidence
A US judge has temporarily stopped the National Security Agency (NSA) from destroying phone metadata it collected, thanks to an intervention by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). The privacy...
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First-gen Kindle Paperwhite gets second-gen features, at last
First-gen Kindle Paperwhite owners are woefully missing a bunch of features, including Goodreads integration, available on the device’s successor. Thankfully, this latest software refresh brings their...
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Instagram does your selfies a favor with an improved Lux feature for iOS
Go ahead, ask any youngster around you: selfies are serious business. No one is more mindful of that universal truth than Instagram, which is why it pushed out yet another iOS app update earlier...
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Raspberry Pi gets its own sound card
When UK Prime Minister David Cameron gave a speech at CeBIT this year, what examples did he use to highlight tech innovation in Britain? Yes, ARM and Imagination were on his list, but he also referred...
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How to Create a Cucumber Flower
Enhance your next tray of veggies and dip by cutting your cucumber slices into delicate flowers. Use a regular cucumber for this recipe as a hothouse cucumber may not be able to withstand the rigors...
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BBC revamps iPlayer with new web UI and greater focus on content discovery
The BBC teased us with stories of a new, improved iPlayer nearing the end of the last year, and today we’re seeing the first part of that go live. Arriving today on the web and smart TVs, the...
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Want to Browse Faster? Stop Clearing Your Browser Cache
Do you regularly erase your browsing data, run CCleaner, or use another temporary-file cleaning tool? You’re probably clearing your browser cache, and it’s slowing down your browsing. The cache...
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