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HP Chromebook 11 with Verizon LTE now available at Best Buy for $379
HP’s Chromebook 11 is one of the better Chrome OS devices on the market, power adapter woes notwithstanding, but it hasn’t had a cellular version to please those who want always-on data. That won’t be...
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Box redesigns its iOS app for simplicity, speed and real-time search (video)
Box is finally countering Dropbox’s revamped iOS app with a redesign of its own. Its updated cloud storage software centers around a fresh, iOS 7-native interface that’s both simpler and faster at...
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Pandora now recommends radio stations to Android and iOS listeners
Pandora is built around personalizing radio to your tastes, but that’s only so much help once you’re tired of listening to a given station. Thankfully, the company’s Android and iOS apps now recommend...
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James Frey and Google team up to fuse interactive teen novels with AR games
We knew Google’s Niantic Labs was planning to use its Ingress tech to power other augmented reality games, but we didn’t expect this. In an announcement today, Niantic announced it has teamed up with...
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How to Force Your PC to Keep Its Private IP Address
There may be times when you need your PC to retain the same local IP address every time it boots up. Forwarding ports, sharing content on your network, and other things can all be made easier when...
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Steam Controller drops touchscreen, adds physical buttons
It turns out that Valve’s hardware beta was an actual beta: the Steam Controller is dropping its touchscreen and adding some physical buttons before going up for sale via Steam and at retail later...
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One of gaming’s most used engines arrives today on PlayStation Vita
With PlayStation Vita getting Unity game engine support in today’s update, one of gaming’s most widely-used game engines is heading to Sony’s latest handheld. And that means it’s all the easier for...
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FTC says Apple’s gotta pay for your kids’ in-app purchases
In my day, when a kid spent his parents’ money when he wasn’t supposed to, a form of indentured servitude ensued to pay off the debt. These days, courtrooms and federal agencies are the...
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Alienware’s Steam Machine launches in September
The Alienware-made Steam Machine we showed you at CES 2014 arrives in September, the company announced during Valve’s first Steam Dev Days conference in Seattle. Alienware’s little black box has some...
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This machine can sequence your DNA for just $1,000
Even a decade ago, sequencing a genetic code would set you back around $250,000. The target, of course, has been to crunch that figure down to a more reasonable sum, and now a company believes that it...
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Nest Acquisition Is Like Apple and Google Teamed Up
Nest co-founders Matt Rogers and Tony Fadell flank Google CEO and co-founder Larry Page. Google’s newest employee, Nest CEO Tony Fadell, has a big personality, a loud laugh, and he likes to talk about...
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How to Make a Stool from an Old Tree Trunk
Want to make a cool camping fire stool for your kids? All you need is to find a dead tree and your hand saw to achieve this simple but very effective project. Edit Steps Look around your neighborhood...
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Geek Trivia: The First Product Placement In Hollywood Was For?
The First Product Placement In Hollywood Was For? Coca-Cola Shell Gasoline National Geographic Hershey’s Chocolate Think you know the answer? Excerpt from - Geek Trivia: The First Product Placement...
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How Powerful are Algorithms?
When we work or play on the internet, our focus is on what we need or want to get done, not on the ‘something’ that helps make it all work so well. Take a moment to peek behind the ‘curtain’ and learn...
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Talking Cars with Consumer Reports #22: 2014 Detroit Auto Show
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Adafruit shows how to make your own touchscreen camera using Raspberry Pi...
Do you like the idea of building your own digital camera, but want something a little more sophisticated than Ikea’s cardboard cam? Adafruit will be happy to help you out. It has posted instructions...
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You can now star Google Contacts, just like important messages in Gmail
Need a way to easily access that select group of contacts you converse with frequently without manually creating groups? Well, the same star action that’s used in Gmail to flag important...
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Daily Roundup: FuelBand SE Silver Edition, privacy-focused Blackphone 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...
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Starbucks app stores log-in credentials, location info in plain text
If you’re concerned about someone getting their hands on your personal data, you’ll want to read on — this latest method’s an unlikely culprit. The Starbucks mobile-payment app is reportedly saving...
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iOS gets a Google Play Movies & TV streaming app, but it only works over WiFi
Apple’s iTunes is the de facto virtual storefront for iOS users looking to access digital video content, but now Google’s elbowing its way into that tidy ecosystem. The search giant just dropped an...
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