Sprint lends its wireless knowhow to new iPad-based point-of-sale
Just in case your business hasn't adopted one of the multiple
tablet-based payment systems that are out there already, Sprint and
Vantiv, a merchant acquirer that offers payment processing services for
retail, have come together for yet another option. Simply called Vantiv
Mobile Checkout, the ... Read More ...
Samsung CEO promises to deliver devices with 'folding displays' in 2015
At Samsung's Analyst Day, alongside talking serious financial numbers,
forward looking statements and such, the company has announced that it
will bring fully-foldable screens to willing customers some time in
2015. The screen tech (which we've seen an incremental nudge towards
with the Galaxy ... Read More ...
Archos 101 XS 2 tablet slides its way into US stores this December for $279
When Archos brought the original 101 XS to the US, we chastised it for
pricing a basic tablet at $400; was the included keyboard worth that
much? There won't be similar grousing over the 101 XS 2. The company has
announced that it will launch the second-generation 10-inch device in
the US this ... Read More ...
Canon's EOS C100 Cinema camera to get continuous autofocusing through $500 upgrade
Movie makers thrive on quick autofocusing for their action shots, so
they'll be glad to hear that Canon will offer an upgrade to the EOS C100
video camera with that kind of performance in mind. The $500 transplant
will give the C100 continuous autofocusing using a variant of the
extra-fast Dual ... Read More ...
Former HTC execs launch Kazam smartphones, with free cracked screen replacement and stock Android
Kazam is brand new to the smartphone scene and, as its founders Michael
Coombes and James Atkins know well, making a dent it the market is
pretty tough. The two former HTC UK execs announced the creation of the
company in June, and they're now ready to announce the first devices.
And, wow, are there ... Read More ...
Daily Roundup: Nexus 5 and Nook GlowLight reviews, Peripheral Vision with John Krohn 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 ...
Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 8:30PM ET
It's
Tuesday and time for the Engadget HD Podcast. We hope you'll join us
live when the Engadget HD podcast starts recording at 8:30PM. If you'll
be joining us, go ahead and get ready by reviewing the list of topics
after the break -- then you'll be ready to participate in the live chat.
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Reuters: Stephen Elop and Ford's Alan Mulally make Microsoft CEO shortlist
While it's known that Stephen Elop of Nokia fame is being eyed by
Microsoft to replace Steve Ballmer as CEO, and rumored that Ford CEO
Alan Mulally is also a contender, it appears that both candidates are
gaining steam. According to Reuters sources familiar with the matter,
the company has narrowed ... Read More ...
Must See HDTV (November 5th - 10th)
This week's highlight release is Call of Duty: Ghosts, bringing the
fast-paced shooter back for another go-round just before it's released
on next-gen consoles (check out Joystiq's impressions across the Xbox
360, PS3 and PS4 here). Thanks to the upgrade programs however, even
early adopters can try ... Read More ...
Tesla's road to success lies abroad and is lined with Superchargers
2013 has been a good year for Tesla, as the pool of Model S owners has
grown considerably -- 19,000 of the cars are currently on the road, and
the company's building 550 more every week. While this has led to Tesla
turning a profit for the first time and paying off its governmental
loans, Elon Musk ... Read More ...
Los Angeles moves forward with proposal for free citywide broadband
Los Angeles has been knocking about the idea of free citywide WiFi for
several months, but now those thoughts have coalesced into something
more concrete. Today, the Los Angeles City Council has unanimously
decided to draft a RFP (or request for proposals) for businesses
interested in developing ... Read More ...
Top 10 reasons to come to Expand New York
In
just a few days, our second Engadget Expand event will take place at
the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. We're recapping
the highlights of the show we have planned on November 9th and 10th
right here, so you know exactly why this is a show you don't want to
miss. ... Read More ...
Digg Video curation takes on the viral competition
It's no secret that many of us like to watch viral internet videos
back-to-back, but even the recommendations on social sites like Reddit
don't always provide good advice on what to watch next. Digg hopes to
one-up its competition with Digg Video, a new section built solely for
aggregating ... Read More ...
Nexus 5 review: the best phone $350 can buy
When you're shopping for a smartphone, what do you expect to get for
less than $400 without a contract? Certainly not a top-of-the-line
device, right? Until recently, that kind of price has been reserved for
devices that were mid-range at best, or entry-level at worst. Ever since
the gorgeous and ... Read More ...
Apple says US law enforcement agencies have made thousands of requests for user info (updated)
Yahoo and Facebook have done it, and now it's Apple's turn to reveal
the data requests it gets from the world's governments. In the latest
report released by the Cupertino company, it revealed that in the period
between January 1, 2013 and June 30, 2013, law enforcement agencies in
the US have made ... Read More ...
India launches its first Mars mission, joins the interplanetary space race
India is now well on its way to having an interplanetary presence. The
country has successfully launched the Mars Orbiter Mission, a satellite
that will search the Martian atmosphere for elusive chemicals like
methane. The spacecraft should take about 300 days to reach the Red
Planet, but it's ... Read More ...
This is how the PlayStation 4 and Vita hook up via Remote Play
When the PlayStation 4 launches in ten days, it'll need a day one patch
to make its touted Remote Play functionality work. The Vita's already
all set, having just received the patch it needed to enable the PS4 Link
application. We even gave you an idea of how the new feature works from
the Tokyo ... Read More ...
DropBox buys selling app Sold, generates linguistically nightmarish headlines
Dropbox has picked up Sold, effectively shuttering the service in its
current iteration. For further proof of this, consult the selling app's
about page, which has been reconjugated to read in the past tense. Sold
isn't accepting new items from sellers at the moment, but the site is
happily assuring ... Read More ...
MetroPCS to reach 15 more cities starting on November 21st
MetroPCS has been on a big expansion kick ever since coming under
T-Mobile's wing, and it's not about to slow down today. The
contract-free carrier has just revealed plans to cover 15 more markets
beginning on November 21st. Most of those are notable western cities,
including Albuquerque, Denver and ... Read More ...
NJIT Scientists invent new flexible battery: bend it, shape it, anyway you want it
Whether you asked for a curved phone or not, they're already a convex
reality. One that introduces a few manufacturing twists. A curved screen
is one thing, but what about other large components like the battery?
Samsung sidestepped this issue in the Round by making it narrow and
tall, but there's ... Read More ...
Peripheral Vision 010: RJD2 on the power of uncertainty
"I went from being a DJ to being a producer, to realizing that I needed
to branch out and have more things I could use to make records," John
"RJD2" Krohn explains. "So I started immediately buying old stuff. I had
built out my tool set and component set enough and felt comfortable
enough doing it ... Read More ...
Lavabit hopes to kickstart Dark Mail protocol by raising $200,000
When Lavabit and Silent Circle announced Dark Mail, they mentioned
their goal of getting more providers to use the secure email protocol.
To make that happen, Lavabit founder Ladar Levison has launched a
Kickstarter campaign for the clean up and release of his defunct email
service's source code. ... Read More ...
Canadian government blocked potential Lenovo bid for BlackBerry over security concerns
The BlackBerry of today could've been a Chinese-controlled company --
if the Canadian government hadn't put its foot down, that is. A report
in The Globe and Mail, citing inside sources, claims the government
feared a Lenovo takeover would compromise national security given how
connected ... Read More ...
T-Mobile clarifies just when its monthly tablet data is truly free
T-Mobile's offer of 200MB in free monthly data for tablet owners seemed
too good to be true, and to some extent it was -- a few customers have
ended up with bills. However, the company has set the record straight
with a Q&A post. To get completely free internet access, you'll
need to own a fully ... Read More ...
Barnes & Noble Nook GlowLight review: much improved, but the competition is still winning
There's a lot to be said for being first. Barnes & Noble beat
the competition to the punch with the Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight
-- an e-reader with built-in front lighting. And though we busted the
company's chops with regards to its claims of keeping marriages
together, the feature really did ... Read More ...
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