Microsoft is announcing an 'intersection of cloud and mobile computing' later this month
How does Satya Nadella run a Microsoft press event? We're about to find
out: the company's new CEO will is coming to San Francisco later this
month to talk about "news focused on the intersection of cloud and
mobile computing." The topic certainly... Read More ...
Walmart's used games for gift cards trade-in program opens March 26th (video)
After many rumors and even a brief trial program, Walmart is finally
following Best Buy, Amazon and, of course, GameStop in taking trade-ins
of used games. It will start accepting your old games on March 26th, in
exchange for store credit usable at... Read More ...
Facebook needs testers for new Messenger features on Android
Apparently Facebook's found the silver bullet for developing its
Android apps: crowdsourcing bug testers. In an effort to make Messenger
more stable for everyone, Zuckerberg and Co. are asking adventurous
Google fans to help work out the... Read More ...
YouTube's 'Trusted Flagger' users have an inside track to get videos removed
Ever notice that little flag icon that underlines YouTube videos? It's
part of Google's content reporting system -- clicking it notifies
YouTube moderators that the attached video might violate site's
community guidelines. The feature has been in... Read More ...
Mt. Gox gets its login page back, but only lets users check their Bitcoin balance
Wondering where your Bitcoins are? Looks like Mt. Gox is giving you an
official way to check. The fallen Bitcoin exchange has updated its
homepage with a sparse login screen, inviting users to sign in and check
their wallet's balance -- with a... Read More ...
Daily Roundup: 8GB iPhone 5c rumor, Microsoft OneNote goes free, 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 ...
Xbox leader Marc Whitten is leaving Microsoft for Sonos
Microsoft's launch of the Xbox One has had a rocky start -- DRM 180
anyone? -- and now Chief Product Officer Marc Whitten is leaving the
company. Whitten will become the Chief Product Officer at wireless
speaker company Sonos, continuing an executive... Read More ...
Must See HDTV for the week of March 17th: March Madness, American Hustle, Infamous
This week the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament kicks off, so we hope
you have your March Madness bracket filled out and ready to go. The full
schedule of preliminary round games is available here, and don't forget
you can always watch the games... Read More ...
Astronomers find evidence of cosmic inflation, gravitational waves and the Big Bang
In the immediate aftermath of the Big Bang it's believed the universe
grew at an exponential rate in what is known as cosmic inflation. Well,
the first solid evidence of this growth, which would explain the uniform
structure of the universe, has been... Read More ...
Send notes to OneNote with your Livescribe 3 smartpen
Shortly after the news that OneNote will be free starting today,
Livescribe has announced a collaboration which will see its newest
smartpen integrate with Microsoft's service. Using the Livescribe+
application, Livescribe 3 owners can now easily... Read More ...
Dyson issues recall after bladeless heater starts a few 'contained' fires (update)
As if a legal battle with Samsung wasn't bad enough, Dyson has to put
out a fire within its own walls now. The company's issued a voluntary
recall for the heater versions of its Air Multiplier fans because a few
have short-circuited and caught... Read More ...
Samsung's Galaxy S5 won't be considered a medical device in South Korea
Samsung's shiny new Galaxy S5 packs quite a stats punch with built-in
sensors and the help of S Health, but the monitoring of vital signs
could lead to regulatory issues. Officials with South Korea's Ministry
of Food and Drug Safety had been... Read More ...
Seiki's U-Vision HDMI cable arrives today to transform your HD video into 4K
We saw a brief demo of Seiki's U-Vision HDMI cable back in January at
CES, and now the $50 cable is officially on the market. When connected
to your fancy 4K TV, the chord promises to up-convert HD content from
your cable box or Blu-ray player to... Read More ...
Amazon's streaming device is reportedly a dongle with gaming support in tow
We've been hearing rumblings about Amazon's set top box plans for quite
a while now, and according to the folks over at TechCrunch, that gadget
more closely resembles Google's Chromecast. The possibility of a
USB-style product should come as no... Read More ...
LINE's internet calling service goes live on Android, starting at 2 cents per minute
If you've been waiting to give LINE's Call service a try, now's your
chance -- so long as you live in the right country, anyway. Those using
LINE's Android app in Colombia, Japan, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines,
Spain, Thailand and the US can dial... Read More ...
ACC Sports channel arrives on Apple TV with on-demand analysis and highlights
One day after its Men's Basketball Tournament wrapped up in Greensboro,
North Carolina, the Atlantic Coast Conference has launched an Apple TV
channel offering on-demand programming. For now, ACC Sports will offer
"extensive highlights and feature... Read More ...
Google Hangouts outage brings chatting to a halt (update: service restored)
If you've been having trouble with Google Hangouts today, you're not
alone. The chat service has been experiencing issues, and the folks in
Mountain View have confirmed the "service disruption." According to the
Apps Status Dashboard, Google Talk and... Read More ...
Hatchi turns your Pebble smartwatch into a virtual pet
For many of us who survived the '90s, virtual pets are but a distant
memory. That said, the Tamagotchi just turned 17 and Bandai (its parent
company) is still cranking out new pets, so apparently the digital
species is far from extinct. It makes... Read More ...
MIT's bionic plants could be used as energy factories and sensors
In many ways, plants are ideal technology hosts -- they're
outdoor-friendly, self-healing and pollution-free. It only makes sense,
then, that MIT scientists want to harness that potential by augmenting
our leafy friends with nanotechnology. The... Read More ...
Scrabble-playing robot learns how to sass its rivals
-- Transcript of staff appraisal for Robot PX31iHey PX31i, thanks for coming in, please take a seat!
So, I wanted to talk to you about your personal development today. No, don't look down, because you're great at moving heavy objects and scaring...
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The other thing Holland has legalized: carrier-free SIM cards
When it comes to tolerating things that other countries deem illegal,
Holland's got previous experience, but this time the nation has approved
something that doesn't just benefit glaucoma sufferers. The country has
ratified the use of blank SIM cards... Read More ...
Microsoft intros an LTE version of the Surface 2, arrives tomorrow for $679
As hard as it is to believe, Microsoft has until now never put out a
3G/4G Surface tablet. But we knew one would come eventually: the company
said it was working on an LTE-enabled Surface 2 and indeed, the thing
recently surfaced (har) in FCC... Read More ...
Microsoft's OneNote goes completely free, launches for Macs
Honestly, we're a little surprised that it took this long for OneNote
to land on OS X -- Microsoft's powerful tool for taking and organizing
notes has been around for a decade now. Oddly it came to iOS and Android
before finally finding a home in the... Read More ...
iRobot's Ava 500 telepresence-on-a-stick is rolling out now (update: $69,500!!)
There are plenty of telepresence robots on the market already, but
iRobot's new Ava 500 may just be the best option out there. The
highlight here is that the device is completely autonomous, just like
the company's RP-VITA healthcare bot. Once it... Read More ...
Titanfall graphics test highlights glitches on Xbox One (video)
If there was ever a game that could cope with a few graphical
imperfections, it'd be a frenetic multiplayer shooter like Titanfall.
But flaws do visibly exist on the Xbox One version of that game, and
Eurogamer has highlighted them in a side-by-side... Read More ...
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