Changes coming to Engadget's RSS feed
Hey there, Engadget's main news feed will soon be changing over to a new version featuring excerpted content. You'll still get the headlines and a good chunk of each post, but for those wanting the full story, you'll need to click through to the site (which has been the industry standard way of publishing news feeds for some years now).
For many RSS readers, this actually makes it easier to scan headlines and find the story you want to read. And for those of you reading on a mobile device, our iOS and Android apps (as well as Flipboard) will continue to offer full, unexcerpted content.
We know that there are also some of you who really do prefer to read full content in your RSS reader. Well, good news: we're still making a full, unexcerpted feed available for you to subscribe to here.
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Google testing Chrome OS-like browser interface for Windows 8
Launch Chrome in Windows 8 and you won't see much that's different
compared to other desktop releases, even in the Metro-like mode. That
may change soon. Google's has posted a Dev Channel version of its
browser whose Windows 8 interface mimics Chrome OS, right down to the
app tray and multi-window ... Read More ...
Ask Engadget: best entry-level 3D printer?
We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the
world for answers, then here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask
Engadget inquiry is from Andrew, who wants to print all the things, you
know what we mean? If you're looking to ask one of your own, drop us a
line at ask [at] ... Read More ...
More Nexus 5 details break cover in leaked LG service manual
It appears that nothing about the hardware of Google and LG's next
Nexus smartphone will be left to the imagination by the time it
releases. Android Police just got its mitts on what's claimed to be a
281-page draft of a service manual for the DE21. Surprise! The product
specs match up nicely with ... Read More ...
Mobile Miscellany: week of September 30th, 2013
If you didn't get enough mobile news during the week, not to worry,
because we've opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This week
brought a peek at Motorola's upcoming cheaper version of the Moto X,
glimpses of the Lumia 929 for Verizon in white and two new smartphones
to MetroPCS. So buy the ... Read More ...
Sony's Shuhei Yoshida: DualShock 4 will be compatible with Windows for 'basic functions'
You won't be using a DualShock 4 on an Xbox come November 15th, but
that doesn't mean it won't work on any of Microsoft's platforms. Sony's
Shuhei Yoshida recently confirmed via Twitter that the PS4's gamepad
will be compatible with Windows for "basic functions." In response to
inquiries about said ... Read More ...
Alt-week 10.05.13: Facebook science, hands-on search and real 'piano hero'
Alt-week takes a look at the best science and alternative tech stories from the last seven days.Your Facebook status updates may seem like witty prose to you, but to a bunch of scientists they're nothing but typographical DNA, waiting to reveal everything about you. Less sinister sounding ...
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Gogo Vision teams up with Magnolia Pictures to offer films in-flight before theatrical release
High speed web browsing and airborne streaming make Gogo an essential
element of any tech obsessed traveler's itinerary, but the company
thinks it can offer a little more. Today the firm announced a deal with
Magnolia Pictures that will put select films on its Gogo Vision VOD
service before they hit ... Read More ...
Recommended Reading: the legacy of Myst, the fall of BlackBerry and more
Recommended Reading highlights the best long-form writing on technology
in print and on the web. Some weeks, you'll also find short reviews of
books dealing with the subject of technology that we think are worth
your time. We hope you enjoy the read.Lost to the Ages
by Emily Yoshida, ...
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Lenovo IdeaPad B6000 and B8000 tablets spotted at German online retailers
When you're in the game of leaking your own products, why not do it properly? Those self-supporting Yoga Tablets we saw sneak out via Lenovo recently seem to tally well with the above pictured IdeaPad press shots. The pictures actually come from a couple of German retail listings for two ...
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U-Verse adds live TV streaming via web and iPad now; iPhone and Android later
Following the lead of several other TV providers, AT&T U-verse
has launched internet streaming for some of the channels it carries.
Subscribers can tune into up to 108 channels while at home, and about 25
while away from home either on Uverse.com or on the U-verse for iPad
app. The new iPad app ... Read More ...
Comcast's new X1 cable boxes are apparently suffering a nationwide outage (update: back online)
Beginning around midnight ET tonight, users of Comcast's new X1
platform from areas across the country have reported blank screens from
their boxes. As of about 3AM, at least a few indicate service is coming
back on, while others still can't watch anything on TV. There's no
official response from ... Read More ...
BLU Studio 5.5 smartphone carries big screen, $179 off-contract price
Is that big-name giant smartphone way beyond your price range? No
problem: BLU Products has just shipped the Studio 5.5, one of the more
affordable large phones that we've seen in a while. The Android 4.2
device won't impress with its 854 x 480 resolution, quad-core MediaTek
chip or 4GB of ... Read More ...
Tesla Model S catches fire after battery puncture, Musk responds
A Tesla Model S caught fire on the highway recently after its
bottom-mounted battery compartment was struck by a piece of metal. That
piece of metal punched a three-inch hole through quarter-inch armor
plating, impaling the car with a "peak force on the order of 25 tons"
according to company CEO ... Read More ...
BlackBerry sale plans could include Google, Intel, Samsung or others
BlackBerry may have a failsafe in the event that its deal with Fairfax
Financial doesn't pan out. Reuters claims that the smartphone maker is
now holding early, just-in-case sale discussions with multiple large
technology firms that include Cisco, Google, Intel, LG, Samsung and SAP.
It's not clear ... Read More ...
Daily Roundup: Honda and Toyota's human transporters, Valve's Steam Machine specs, Siri's voice actress 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 top headlines
for the past 24 hours -- all handpicked by the editors here at the
site. Click on ... Read More ...
Engadget Podcast 363 - 10.04.13
Huzzah! We finally managed to get back into our fancy recording studio
-- get stoked. Brian, Terrence and Peter kept things ultra-focused this
week and recapped all of our major reviews. From the Galaxy Note 3 to
Kindle Fire HDX, we've got you covered. What else can we say? Find out
by streaming ... Read More ...
ChatON for Android gets a fresh coat of paint and new social features
We know that ChatON is doing quite well in places like China and India,
having recently crossed the 100 million user threshold. (We also know
that it isn't really catching on here in the US.) But, for all its
useful features, it's never been a particularly pretty application.
Thankfully, Samsung has ... Read More ...
Moto X camera fix begins rolling out to AT&T-branded devices
It only took two weeks, but Motorola's firmware fix for the Moto X has
passed AT&T's scrutiny and, as of today, has begun rolling out
to handsets. Owners of that particular variant should see an
over-the-air update arrive that brings with it the very same imaging
improvements we first saw hit ... Read More ...
Facebook for Windows Phone adds multi-photo uploads and unfriending
Microsoft has just updated the Facebook app for Windows Phone with a
few handy features for both social and anti-social users. Photography
lovers can now attach multiple images to a single post; the more bitter
among us, meanwhile, can unfriend contacts and unlike content. There are
also a few ... Read More ...
Xbox One's next-gen Kinect won't collect information for use in targeted ads
With the slew of improvements Microsoft is making to the new Kinect,
some potential buyers have grown concerned about the device's
capabilities, particularly when it comes to how their personal
information would be used. Of particular interest was whether or not the
Kinect would be able to collect ... Read More ...
This is the Modem World: There are no 'Classic Gadgets' and here's why
Each week Joshua Fruhlinger contributes This is the Modem World, a
column dedicated to exploring the culture of consumer technology.She was parked on Palos Verdes Boulevard. I was chugging up the hill on my road bike, trying to get some much-needed exercise on an early Saturday morning. The cool ...
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Engadget Giveaway: Tickets to Expand New York!
We're not too far off from our Engadget Expand event taking place in
New York City November 9th and 10th. While you can get your own tickets
at a rather low price, we're always in the giving mood around here at
Engadget and want to offer some lucky readers gratis tickets. All you
have to do is enter ... Read More ...
Valve's Steam Machine prototype is tiny, potentially powerful
When Valve ships its own prototype version of a Steam Machine later
this year to 300 beta users, those folks are getting relatively tiny and
powerful gaming consoles. At very least, it'll have an NVIDIA GTX 660
(all the way through Titan), and anywhere from an Intel i3 CPU to an
i7-4770. All ... Read More ...
Samsung unpacks kernel source code for Galaxy Note 3
Now that the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is available to the public, you know
what that means. Yep, it's time for Samsung to release its kernel
source code so that Android developers can get cracking on perfecting
their apps for the 5.7-inch handset. As with past releases, the Korean
company has kindly ... Read More ...
This week on gdgt: Samsung's Galaxy Note 3 Jawbone's Mini Jambox, and iMessage issues
Each
week, our friends at gdgt go through the latest gadgets and score them
to help you decide which ones to buy. Here are some of their most recent
picks. Want more? Visit gdgt anytime to catch up on the latest, and
subscribe to gdgt's newsletter to get a weekly roundup in your inbox.
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