New Xbox head Phil Spencer promises renewed focus on gaming across all...
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced the new head of its Xbox division this morning: Phil Spencer, longtime Microsoft Studios leader and Xbox game dude. In Spencer’s initial letter to the legions of...
View ArticleLG G2 for Sprint gets a taste of Android 4.4 KitKat
LG G2 owners on Sprint no longer have to look on with envy as their friends on AT&T and T-Mobile get upgrades to Android 4.4 KitKat. The CDMA carrier has just started rolling out the OS update on...
View ArticleAmazon’s Alpha House wins re-election, six new series set to debut
Amazon’s Alpha House will return for a second season, with production beginning this summer. The original series, starring John Goodman and three other guys, follows a group of Republican senators...
View ArticleGeek Trivia: The Last Console Released In The Game Boy Lineup Was The?
The Last Console Released In The Game Boy Lineup Was The? Game Boy Enzo Game Boy Micro Game Boy Advance SP Game Boy Light Think you know the answer? Visit link: Geek Trivia: The Last Console Released...
View ArticleRings – Not Just for Planets Anymore!
When we think of planetary bodies with rings, we automatically think of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. But a newly revealed discovery has changed that and caused a lot of excitement in the...
View ArticleThe government is about to make outdoor WiFi faster
Just over a year ago, the FCC said it was working on a proposal to make outdoor and public WiFi faster, and, well, it’s finally come to pass. Today, the outfit announced that it has freed some 100...
View ArticleSamsung ATIV SE leak hints at April launch, warmed-over Galaxy S 4 specs
Samsung’s ATIV SE hasn’t been a terribly well-kept secret, but we’ve heard precious little about the Verizon-bound Windows Phone beyond its use of a 5-inch, 1080p display. However, tipsters have given...
View ArticleRepublic Wireless adds Moto Maker for customizing your Moto X
It’s been a long time coming, but Motorola’s Moto Maker phone-building tool has finally arrived for Republic Wireless customers. The low-cost carrier has sold the Moto X for several months already,...
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View ArticlePolitical backlash against Mozilla’s new CEO continues as OkCupid suggests...
Last week Mozilla appointed former CTO Brendan Eich as its new CEO, but the response to that move has centered on something other than its focus on mobile. In 2008 Eich donated $1,000 to support...
View ArticleGoogle+ adds page view counts to user profiles
Earlier this month, we learned that Twitter’s considering introducing view counts to individual tweets, and it looks like Google+ just flipped the switch on a similar initiative. Follower counts are...
View ArticleOutlook Web App for Android will help your smartphone fit in at work
It’s easy to find Android phones that can handle the Exchange-based email you often find in the workplace, but they don’t always support all the latest features. That won’t be a problem for much...
View ArticleStudy Shows Flawed U.S. Encryption Standard Could be Broken in Seconds
The security of a data connection protected using a flawed U.S. encryption standard promoted by the National Security Agency could be broken in under 16 seconds using a single computer processor....
View ArticleDaily Roundup: interview with Xbox’s Phil Spencer, Google’s Pokémon Challenge...
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 ArticleSquare Market now accepts Bitcoins
Square Market’s one of the latest e-retailers to realize that Bitcoins might not be too cryptic to be used as a legit payment option, after all. The e-commerce website now accepts payments made using...
View ArticleNew York Public Library now lets you use 20,000 historical maps for free
Ever wanted to see what New York City’s maps looked like before skyscrapers took over… or before Americans took over, for that matter? It’s now easy as pie. The New York Public Library has published...
View ArticleMust See HDTV for the week of March 31st: HIMYM finale, Game of Thrones,...
March Madness comes to an end this weekend, but it’s the perfect time for the return of one of our favorite series, HBO’s Game of Thrones. It’s joined Sunday night by the premiere of Mike Judge’s new...
View ArticleStudy claims kill switch for stolen cellphones could save $2.5 billion per year
It’s easy to understand the personal benefits of a potential kill switch requirement for cellphones; thieves would have less incentive to swipe your handset if they knew that it would become a brick....
View ArticleHow to Get Rid of White Spots on Your Nails
Medically speaking, those little white marks that sometimes appear as dots or lines on the fingernail are known as leukonychia. While the consensus still seems a bit out, most sources agree that it’s...
View ArticleHow to Freeze Ginger
Ginger can be frozen for longer keeping, either whole or minced. It is easy to prepare ginger for freezing and provided you use it regularly, you can keep quite a lot in the freezer at any one time....
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