Spotify has Removed the Streaming Time Limit on All Free Accounts
Depending on your location, you may have found yourself strictly limited on the amount of time you could listen to Spotify each month after the first six months had passed with your free account. But...
View ArticleHow to Exclude Files from Rsync
Rsync is one of the most useful utilities for a server administrator, but it syncs everything by default, which can be annoying if your application creates a lot of temporary files. Here’s how to...
View ArticleKia GT4 Stinger at the Detroit Auto Show | Consumer Reports
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View ArticleDyson’s latest vacuums still look alien, boast more sucking power
Over the years, Dyson’s managed to vault its line of household suction beasts into the world of enviable gadgets — a rare feat for a home appliance. And the company hasn’t been sitting on its laurels...
View ArticleThe Engadget Podcast is live at 4PM ET!
We’re back and (sort of) recovered from a week in the desert at the world’s biggest tech trade show. But Terrence, Ben, Marc and Joseph just can’t get enough of each others handsome faces, so they’ll...
View ArticleThe Engadget Show 49: CES 2014 wrapup
Grab a wearable, switch on the ‘ole curved TV and fire up your favorite 3D printer. We came, we saw, we conquered and now we’re ready to distill it all for you in the form of some high-quality video...
View ArticleStarbucks plans to secure user information with updated iOS app
Following this week’s revelation that Starbucks’ mobile apps store data such as user names, passwords and even location coordinates in plain text, a company executive announced today that a refreshed...
View ArticleNetZero’s mobile broadband now works wherever Sprint has 3G
Like the person who thinks socks with sandals is a bold fashion statement, WiMAX is a mobile technology that rarely gets invited to the cool parties anymore. NetZero, realizing that its WiMAX-powered...
View ArticleManufacturing Organs
Breathe in: A lab-grown trachea sits in a rotating incubator, ready for transplantation into a toddler. Since 2008, eight patients have been given a new chance at life when surgeons replaced their...
View ArticleGoogle Brings Its Smart Assistant to the Desktop
Helpmeet: The Google Now service uses data from a person’s email inbox, search activity and mobile device location to try to summarize important information. Google’s smart but personality-free...
View ArticleWhy Does a Browser Automatically Contact Unknown Third-Party Websites?
While we may not think about it very much, there is quite a bit more going on ‘behind the scenes’ than we might realize when browsing the internet. We explore the reasons why our browsers are busy...
View ArticleGeek Trivia: Which Video Game Features A Boss Who Mocks Your Real Life Video...
Which Video Game Features A Boss Who Mocks Your Real Life Video Game Preferences? Dead Space: Extraction Metroid Prime Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes Super Mario Sunshine Think you know the answer?...
View ArticleDaily Roundup: Moto G Google Play edition, Spotify’s desktop app goes...
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 ArticleT-Mobile will soon pay you to switch from a smaller carrier
Some Americans have no doubt been tempted by T-Mobile’s willingness to pay early termination fees for switchers, but the offer has many catches — you have to jump ship from a major carrier, for one...
View ArticleRdio now lets you listen to tunes for free on the web
Good news, Rdio loyalists: Spotify users aren’t the only ones who are now able to stream music for the unbeatable price of free. Presumably as a result of the Cumulus Media deal revealed earlier this...
View ArticlePut your emoji where we can see them! The NSA collected text messages, too
Secretly sifting through your text messages isn’t just for overprotective parents and paranoid lovers anymore. Now the NSA’s prying eyes have shifted from your call logs and location data to your...
View ArticleIntel’s revenue and profit stay flat in Q4 as PC sales level off
Intel may have just validated concerns that the PC market was relatively weak in the fourth quarter. The company has reported a net profit for the period of $2.6 billion based on revenue of $13.8...
View ArticleRecommended from Around the Web (Week Ending January 17, 2014)
China Cloning on an “Industrial Scale”The BBC reports from China’s genome institute, the BGI. Together, the video and text give us a look at its pig cloning factory, where some 500 pigs are cloned...
View ArticleMeaty steak and bacon dog collars
Aroo Studio hired me to create a custom meat-themed design for their line of dog collars and leashes last year. I threw in some bacon, ham, steak, and a drumstick, and here’s the result. These cute...
View ArticleVapor Cigarettes High In Demand This New Years 2014
Vapor Cigarettes High In Demand This New Years 2014 If you were partaking in a New Years 2014 party this year that was indoors, you may have seen a water vapor cigarette or two filling the room with...
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