This case will turn your iPhone into a mobile wallet for $70
After a brief tease earlier this week, Incipio has officially unveiled its iPhone mobile payment case. The Cashwrap Mobile Wallet gives most iPhone users NFC payment support at any place that accepts...
View ArticleThe Engadget Podcast is live at 12PM ET!
Your intrepid Engadget Podcast trio braved the Hudson River and New York City’s snow-covered subway platforms to bring you today’s 381st episode of the show, and we’re even doing it early! Join Joseph...
View ArticleApple gushes on 30 years of making Macs
This year signifies the 30th anniversary of the Macintosh computer, and who better to reflect on this achievement than the almighty creator Apple? Cupertino has dedicated a corner of its website to...
View ArticleSeven Must-Read Stories (Week Ending January 24, 2014)
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Another chance to catch the most interesting, and important, articles from the previous week on MIT Technology Review. Read more - Seven Must-Read Stories (Week...
View ArticleHow to Punch (Jireugi) in Taekwondo
“Punch (Kwon)” is the most important technique used in Taekwondo to target an opponent at point blank. The punch is widely useful for attacking the face, solar plexus, lower abdomen, and virtually any...
View ArticleGeek Trivia: Which 1980s Film Was Criticized As Being A Feature Length...
Which 1980s Film Was Criticized As Being A Feature Length Commercial? The Wizard The Great Muppet Caper The Brave Little Toaster The Goonies Think you know the answer? Link: Geek Trivia: Which 1980s...
View ArticleUbuntu 14.04 Alpha 2 Builds are Available for Download
If you have been keeping up with the progress on the latest Ubuntu LTS release, then you will definitely be excited by today’s bit of news! The second set of alpha builds of Ubuntu 14.04 are now...
View ArticleHow to Securely Wipe a Hard Drive on Your Mac
During a junk room cleaning session, I came across a bunch of older hard drives that I wanted to give away… but what if they have my personal data on them? The answer is to securely wipe them, and on...
View ArticleApple’s Tim Cook: ‘There is no backdoor. The government doesn’t have access...
Apple isn’t colluding with the NSA to hand over user data and CEO Tim Cook wants you to know that. In fact, Cook feels so strongly about this issue of security that he’s gone on record saying the...
View ArticleThe original Macintosh 128K gets torn asunder by iFixit
The disassembly ninjas at iFixit are usually focused on splitting open the newest gadgets to see what’s inside. Today, in honor of the Mac’s 30th birthday, they’ve turned their tools on a thing from...
View ArticleEngadget Eurocast 052 – 1.24.14
Whether you own a Hudl tablet or not, if you’re anything like Dan and Sharif, you’re keeping it real and doing your shopping at Tesco’s. Jamie, always the rebel, actually prefers the overpriced petrol...
View ArticleTalking Tech with Consumer Reports #7: Televisions for the Super Bowl
View article: Talking Tech with Consumer Reports #7: Televisions for the Super Bowl
View ArticleSamsung’s slumping sales suggest China is the next mobile battlefield
Samsung had a rough day yesterday. Its earnings report indicated the company experienced the first posted drop in profit in two years (a mere $7.8 billion, compared to $8.27 billion the previous...
View ArticleSoundCloud reportedly in talks with record labels to stem copyright claims
Both listeners and uploaders would likely agree that SoundCloud is becoming the main hub on the internet for user-created audio content. However, it seems as if the company may be looking to grow...
View ArticleEngadget Podcast 381 – 1.24.14
Ben Gilbert is in charge of today’s wild podcast ride, and he’s taking Terrence and Joseph into uncharted territory: a place where people actually make cookie dough from scratch. The discussion...
View ArticleApple is reportedly building a mobile payment service
There are plenty of existing mobile payment systems that let you buy goods with your iPhone, but there are now signs that Apple wants to take on some of those duties itself. The Wall Street Journal...
View ArticleGoogle glitch flooded at least one poor guy’s inbox
Users around the world dealt with Gmail woes earlier today, but at least one faced an even stranger Gmail problem. David Peck, a private banker from Fresno, California, has been receiving thousands...
View ArticleHow to Calculate Your Grade
Calculating your grade for your classes is a very good skill to have. It allows you to keep track of your progress and lets you know if you need to work harder for that grade you want. Read below to...
View ArticleEaster egg-filled panorama of Seattle is Microsoft’s latest Photosynth art...
After all the panoramas, street views and 3D flights of fancy through cityscapes, how can Microsoft make the next one different? Apparently, by teaming up with over 100 of Seattle’s local artists and...
View ArticleNetflix ‘post-play’ feature that automatically jumps to the next episode is...
Netflix has been rolling out a ‘post-play’ experience (shown above) on various platforms since late 2012, but not everyone is a fan of how it jumps to a new episode automatically. That’s not a problem...
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