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How to Turn Off Gmail’s Automatic Image Loading for Increased Privacy and...
This month Gmail rolled out a new feature: after years of setting images to load only when prompted, they now load automatically. That might seem like a convenient feature, but it also means that...
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Cydia update courts iOS 7 jailbreakers with a new interface (video)
The availability of an iOS 7 jailbreak may have caught the Cydia team off-guard, but not for long. Jay Freeman and fellow developers have just updated their unofficial app platform to match Apple’s...
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SoftBank reportedly closing in on purchase of T-Mobile
Watch out, AT&T and Verizon: Japanese telecom SoftBank could soon a close deal to buy T-Mobile, according to the Nikkei news service. SoftBank apparently hopes to acquire a majority of T-Mobile’s...
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How to Plot Polar Coordinates
The polar coordinate system is a two-dimensional coordinate system in which each point on a plane is determined by a distance from a fixed point (the origin, by default) and an angle from a fixed...
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What is the Difference Between a Stand-Alone and Installed Executable File?
While most of us are content to go with the ‘tried and true’ process of installing the executable files for our favorite software, is it really necessary to do so? Could we actually extract those same...
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How to Make a Mistletoe Jello Shot
Drinkmasters from the amateur to the professional level have their own take on what comprises a “mistletoe” cocktail. This Jello shot was inspired by Tim Laird’s Mistletoe Martini from That’s...
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MTV app arrives on Android, brings full TV episodes along — if you have cable
Android users don’t have to look blankly at their iPad- and Xbox-using friends whenever they talk about Catfish anymore, now that the MTV app has arrived on Google Play. It offers on-demand streaming...
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Google seeks judgment protecting Android from ‘Rockstar’ group’s patent lawsuits
Google isn’t about to remain idle while the Apple- and Microsoft-led “Rockstar” patent group sues numerous Android partners. The search giant has quietly filed a declaratory judgment complaint asking...
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Best of 2013: Moore’s Law and the Origin of Life
Here’s an interesting idea. Moore’s Law states that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit doubles every two years or so. That has produced an exponential increase in the number of...
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2013: The Year in Communications
By David Talbot Communications news in 2013 was dominated by serial revelations of the National Security Agency’s mass collection of data from major Internet companies and mobile carriers, leading to...
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A New Use for Coal: Glowing Nanodots
Glowing graphene: An electron microscope image shows fluorescent carbon nanoparticles extracted from anthracite coal. Coal can be turned into large volumes of glowing quantum dots, according to Rice...
View ArticleHow to Make Simple Mashed Potatoes
Mashed potatoes are a great side dish and are very cheap and easy to make! This recipe shows how to create smooth and creamy mashed potatoes without lumps or skins. Makes enough for two people. Edit...
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Nikkei: Sony and Panasonic will end OLED TV partnership to focus on 4K
A partnership formed last year that was supposed to take advantage of Panasonic’s printing tech production capabilities and Sony’s OLED tech smarts has ended, according to a report from the Nikkei....
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Gionee Elife E7 mini launched with Oppo-like swivel camera, octa-core CPU
Chinese phone maker Gionee has just released the Elife E7 mini version of its mega-spec’d 5.5-inch, 1080p Elife E7 phone, but it resembles its larger sibling in name only. First off, the 13-megapizel...
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Engadget Eurocast 049 Christmas Edition – 12.25.13
The Engadget Eurocast team is obviously delirious on eggnog, as they’ve chosen to spend a good portion of their Christmas day together nestled in Snuggies and sitting around a warm fire to bring you...
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HTG Explains: Does Clearing Your Browser History Really Delete It?
You spend some time surfing the web, close your browser, and clear your internet history. But is your history really deleted, and is there any way to find out what websites you visited? Read on to...
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Taiwanese FTC fines Apple for interfering in iPhone handset and contract pricing
Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission has ruled that Apple’s been naughty rather than nice this holiday week, fining it for 20 million Taiwan dollars (around $670,000) after it specified pricing to iPhone...
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How to Connect Your Xbox One to the Internet
Xbox One is the latest addition to Microsoft’s Xbox family. Even though it is obviously more powerful than Xbox 360 – connecting to the internet with this console is still simple and technically...
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So, what did you get?
Everything unwrapped? Everything you ever wanted? We’ll admit, our own present pile has a certain tech trend, but how did you fare? Did you manage to snag one of those next-generation consoles?...
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Grippity returns as a transparent Android tablet with two-sided touch (video)
When we last saw Grippity, it wasn’t much more than a pretty media center keyboard. Well, it just grew up — its creators have revived the concept as a full-fledged, crowdfunded Android tablet. The new...
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