Korea remembers to fine Google for unauthorized data-gathering in 2010
South Korea's communications regulator has fined Google $196,000 (or
the more impressive-sounding 210 million won) for sucking up personal
data during a Street View mapping project back in 2010. These "payload
data" fragments apparently included ... Read More ...
Bing Rewards launches on mobile, but not for everyone
Now you can earn rewards for using Bing on your mobile device, as long as it's not a Windows Phone.Snubbing its own mobile OS once again, Microsoft brought Bing Rewards to iOS and Android devices Wednesday. Already available for desktop, the ...
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Japanese 'smart clothing' uses nanofibers to monitor your heart-rate (video)
Japanese mobile carrier NTT Docomo and materials developer Toray have
been working on joint projects for a while and now they're publicly
announcing one. Welcome Hitoe (Japanese for "one layer"), cloth that
contains Toray's nanofibers that are coated ... Read More ...
Amazon might launch Kindle-powered checkout system and cloud-based payment service
Amazon might still be working away on its far-out delivery drone
project, but it's also reportedly cooking up something else, admittedly a
little tamer, too: a Kindle checkout system and a P2P payment service.
Yes, the former's exactly what it sounds ... Read More ...
Mint now lets you keep track of Bitcoins with its personal finance apps
Now that Bitcoin has taken root in daily financial transactions, those
who fancy the digital currency need a way to easily keep an eye on the
tally. Well, for the folks that meet that criteria, Mint now lets users
keep track of transactions with the ... Read More ...
Globalstar's new service turns your WiFi device into a satellite phone
Your choices for satellite communication devices are relatively
limited, especially if you'd prefer to use your own gear while chatting
in the wilderness. You're going get a much wider selection of hardware
once Globalstar's Sat-Fi service goes live, ... Read More ...
Daily Roundup: camera with gun-like sight, Nintendo execs take pay cut, 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 ... Read More ...
White Xbox One and an all-digital, less expensive console reportedly coming fall 2014
Microsoft's white employee-only Xbox One could become a little less
exclusive. The snow-colored console is rumored to appear alongside the
cartoony shooter Sunset Overdrive this October, and a 1TB version of the
hardware might release in November ... Read More ...
Nintendo's strategy to save its gaming kingdom: DS virtual console on Wii U, GamePad focus, on-demand services
It's been tough times for Nintendo. Its Wii U console has sold, in a
year, 5 million units. Sounds decent enough, until you realize that's
roughly the same number as both the PS4 and the Xbox One -- both on sale
for mere months. Nintendo kicked off a ... Read More ...
Flipboard now learns from your reading habits, arranges your favorites in sections
In an effort to predict what you want to read, Flipboard is updating
its Cover Stories to learn from your perusing habits. This section of
the app learns how you navigate content and will feature articles from
sections that you spend the most time ... Read More ...
Justice Department searches for culprits behind Target data breach
Target is bringing in some big guns to find those who swiped its
customer data -- the Department of Justice has confirmed that it's
investigating the breach. It's not clear how close officials might be to
identifying suspects, but Target tells the ... Read More ...
Lenovo gets Motorola, but Google gets to keep its skunkworks
Lenovo may be buying a brand to help it sell smartphones across the
world, but it's not getting everything that was under Motorola's
umbrella. In addition to the "vast majority" of Motorola's patents,
Google will also hold onto the Advanced ... Read More ...
Porsche's first car is 116 years old, and it's electric
Many think that Porsche EVs are relatively new creations, but it turns
out that they're quite old -- 116 years old, to be exact. The automaker
has recovered the P1, an electric car that Ferdinand Porsche built while
working for a carriage maker in ... Read More ...
Facebook's mobile ads now account for over half of its revenue thanks to 945 million monthly users
As expected after the Q3 numbers, mobile advertising now accounts for
53% of Facebook's revenue, thanks in large part to News Feed ads and
auto-play videos. In total, the outfit earned $2.59 billion in revenue
during Q4 of 2013. The company's 556 ... Read More ...
Lenovo buying Motorola's handset business from Google for nearly $3 billion (update: confirmed)
According to several sources Lenovo is nearing a rather stunning deal
that would put Motorola's cellphone business in its back pocket for
roughly $3 billion. Google snatched up Motorola in 2011 for $12.5
billion. Since then it's slowly broken the ... Read More ...
Reported Google deal could see Samsung deliver cleaner Android, less bloat
Google and Samsung agreeing to a 10 year patent licensing deal was good
news for Android. But that might only be the tip of the iceberg.
According to a report from Re/code the two are working together on a
broader initiative that will bring the ... Read More ...
HDTV deals of the week: 01.29.14
Early in the year is the best time to save your hard-earned cash on a
new TV. Whether you're prepping for the big game this weekend or just
looking to upgrade your existing living room display, there are price
cuts across the board on 2013 models to ... Read More ...
HTC to deliver KitKat to One owners a couple weeks late (updated)
HTC pledged to put KitKat on One handsets in the US 90 days after the
newest version of Android's release, but today, the company revealed
that it's going to miss its target date. While things looked to be on
schedule as late as last week -- when the ... Read More ...
Dell's new Android HDMI dongle turns screens into virtualized desktop computers for $130
Dell's betting that a bunch of businesspeople want to be able to carry
their work computer around in their pocket. Not literally, of course,
but with the release of the company's $130 dollar Wyse Cloud Connect
dongle (formerly known as Project ... Read More ...
Sabertron: a foam lightsaber game that finally proves who's got the most midi-chlorians
Chances are you've clutched a lightsaber or two in your time, whether
that be an inexpensive imitation of the iconic Jedi weapon, or a deluxe
model. You may even be a veteran duelist, but unless you're willing to
commit murder with a Star Wars toy ... Read More ...
Apple rolls out iOS 7.0.5 to iPhone 5s and 5c in China, promises network fixes
Apple's usually pretty quick when it comes to fixing issues with its
software, and today is no exception. The iPhone maker has begun
delivering iOS 7.0.5 to 5s and 5c models that are available in China, an
update that is expected to solve "network ... Read More ...
Google's partnering with Samsung and others for new educational devices this spring
Google began its play for the education market late last year with a
student-oriented version of the Play Store. Since then, partners of the
Google for Education program have provided their classes with learning
software and tools on select ... Read More ...
Twitter tool tells journalists what's BREAKING!
We've known for sometime that Twitter is looking to make a move in the
news game, but what that would look like was still unclear. Today, the
blue bird's intentions are starting to look a bit more concrete, with
the announcement of Dataminr for News, ... Read More ...
Twitter is making searches easier with filters for news, videos and more
Searching Twitter for a video you saw last week isn't always the
easiest thing in the world, but a new update for the microblogging
platform might fix that. New search filters are available that'll allow
you to separate your query by location, ... Read More ...
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