I found something in my yard!
This was hiding by my front step. A crocus! It’s spring! Just kidding. I know this is a daffodil. It’s one of the four plants I know. I haven’t seen our yard in spring, so I’m curious what will...
View ArticleFuture Office for iPad update will let you print your documents
Although the Office for iPad suite is relatively full-featured, it won’t print hard copies. That’s a glaring omission even in this increasingly paperless era, we’d say. Not to worry, though: Microsoft...
View ArticleJapanese phones will soon get alerts for inbound missiles and other attacks
The Japanese get phone alerts for natural disasters, but they have more than that to worry about these days with an occasionally belligerent North Korea just a stone’s throw away. Accordingly, Japan’s...
View ArticleEngadget Podcast 390 – 3.28.14
It helps if you’re born Luckey, but if you also work hard at building Oculus Rift, the rewards are apparently somewhere in the ballpark of $2 billion dollars. Not Dr. Evil levels, to be sure, but you...
View ArticleSeven Must-Read Stories (Week Ending March 28, 2014)
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View ArticleState-sponsored hackers are attacking news outlets on a massive scale
It’s not hard to spot instances of state-sponsored hacking against dissidents and terrorism suspects, but it now appears that these attacks frequently target the press — and more often than you see in...
View Article‘Cyberathlon’ will see disabled athletes compete in powered exoskeleton races
Massive sporting events like the Olympics are becoming increasingly tech-charged, but the games themselves remain unchanged for the most part. A new event called Cybathlon, however, wishes to fully...
View ArticleStudy shows which Android and iOS versions are most likely to crash apps
If you’ve ever argued that your new smartphone is more reliable than what you’re replacing, you now have some evidence to back up your claims. Crittercism has posted a study showing that apps running...
View ArticleTurkish court rules tweets are free speech
Turkey’s country-wide Twitter ban has already been temporarily lifted on a national level, but the stay-of-execution wasn’t completely universal. One of the three court orders that prompted the...
View ArticleDaily Roundup: virtual Facebook concept, ThinkPad X1 Carbon review 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 ArticleBlackBerry wins sales injunction against Typo’s familiar-looking keyboard case
It’s been a tough week for Ryan Seacrest: first, American Idol ratings hit an all-time low, and now, a judge has ruled against his iPhone accessory company in court. BlackBerry has won a court order...
View ArticleOther Interesting arXiv Papers (Week Ending 29 March 2014)
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View ArticleShazam is now more social and better-looking on iOS, Android is next
As part of an ongoing major redesign on mobile, Shazam has just rolled out a new version of its iOS app. Adding to the changes we saw last month, today’s update focuses on offering improved social...
View ArticleBatman Wallpaper Collection for Your iPhone
When it comes to iconic super heroes, Batman is in a class all his own. So surrender yourself to the night and give your iPhone’s screen a ‘Batitude” adjustment with the first in our series of Batman...
View ArticleHow to Find a Share Horse
Owning a horse or pony is a massive commitment, and before taking it on many people want a taste of what it’s like to have a horse of your own. Sharing a horse is riding and looking somebody else’s...
View ArticleHTG Reviews the Nixplay: A Wi-Fi Picture Frame that Actually Works
The digital picture frame market got off to a rough start; early frames were clunky, had tiny screens, very few features, and required you to manually update the pictures. Read on as we review the...
View ArticleYahoo might be building an online video platform, but you won’t be able to...
Yahoo’s reportedly planning to launch a web video platform in the next few months, and it intends to fill it with familiar faces and professionally made clips. How? By poaching some of YouTube’s...
View ArticleFeedback Loop: The future of VR, remote controls and breakfast phones
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 ArticleNSA may have spied on 122 foreign leaders
We’ve known for a while that the NSA has spied on German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other international leaders, but it now looks like that surveillance was just the tip of the iceberg. Der Spiegel...
View ArticleGeek Trivia: Which Cartoon Character Managed To Turn The Name Of A Mighty...
Which Cartoon Character Managed To Turn The Name Of A Mighty Hunter Into An Insult? Bugs Bunny Alvin Scrooge McDuck Jerry Think you know the answer? View original post here: Geek Trivia: Which...
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