Nikon's Coolpix S810c is a second attempt at an Android compact camera
Liked the idea of Android apps with a proper camera attached? Still
itching for a Nikon camera over a Samsung one? Then perhaps the new
S810c will win you over where its predecessor didn't. To start, the rear
touchscreen is bigger (3.7 inches this... Read More ...
AT&T expanding coverage to 40 more NYC subway stations
It's a crapshoot: if you're descending into one of New York City's
underground subway stations, you're probably going to drop a call. It's
frustrating, but it'll be a little less likely soon. AT&T has
expanded its contract with Transit Wireless to... Read More ...
Facebook is trying to save you from embarrassing posts
One of the first things I do before I post anything on Facebook is to
make sure I know exactly who will see it. If it's a vacation photo of me
and my husband, I restrict it to friends and family. If it's just a
link to something funny on the... Read More ...
BlackBerry is willing to stop making phones if they keep losing money
BlackBerry CEO John Chen has long made it obvious that he wants to turn
a profit by 2016, but it's now clear that nothing will stand in the way
of that goal -- not even his company's smartphones. While devices are
still part of the plan, Chen tells... Read More ...
How to avoid heartburn, err, Heartbleed
Don't change your password. It's strange advice to hear when the
so-called Heartbleed bug is leaving databases all over the web open and
exposed, but it's applicable. Yes, security has been compromised for
many of your favorite websites and services... Read More ...
The Solar Impulse 2 could fly around the world without a drop of fuel
The first time we flew around the world, it was 1924 and it took four
pilots 175 days to do it. Flash forward some 90 years, and an ambitious
crew in Switzerland is planning to take a stab at it themselves next
year. The difference? They're aiming to... Read More ...
Daily Roundup: Fire TV review, our first time on the web 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 ...
Google's modular phones: hot-swapping batteries is just the beginning
Google teased us with a behind-the-scenes look at Project Ara's
progress last week, and now it's giving would-be module makers some meat
to dig into with its new Module Developers Kit. As the name implies,
this release really isn't meant for laymen:... Read More ...
One of the iPhone's original interface designers is leaving Apple
Greg Christie may have played a key role in developing the first
iPhone, but he won't be hanging around Apple for much longer. The
company has partly confirmed a 9to5 Mac report that the high-profile
interface designer is leaving the company later... Read More ...
Here's a look at the future of Google Calendar for Android
See those images above? Those could become a familiar sight in the
future if you religiously use Google's Calendar app for Android. This
crisper, cleaner Google Calendar was recently spotted by Geek.com (which
also spilled the deets on a test version... Read More ...
Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 6:15PM ET
It's Tuesday, which is time for the Engadget HD Podcast and we hope
you'll join us for the live recording at 6:15PM. Big news from Amazon
kicks off this week's show as the long awaited streamer from Bezos and
company is in the house. We'll also dig... Read More ...
Air Canada to offer WiFi across many of its North American flights
If you've flown to or from Canada in recent years using one of its
airlines, you've probably noticed the lack of in-flight WiFi; apart from
a couple of aircraft, you're incommunicado until you reach the ground.
You won't be stuck reading books and... Read More ...
Under Lenovo, Motorola picks a new but familiar leader
Motorola may have had to shuffle executives following Lenovo's
acquisition plans, but the phone maker isn't straying far from its
previous course. It just named company veteran Rick Osterloh as its
President and COO, effective immediately. He'll... Read More ...
Comcast's merger makes big cable bigger, but not better or cheaper
In a three-hour hearing today (watch it here or embedded after the
break; read the statements here), executives for Comcast and Time Warner
Cable joined a few others taking questions about their proposed $45
billion merger. Unfortunately, after... Read More ...
Facebook app ditches chat, moves to a standalone Messenger
Facebook has been testing new features inside its standalone Messenger
app for months, and now the social network is pulling the chat feature
from its primary offering. The outfit has included messaging
functionality in its main apps for some time... Read More ...
Portable audio deals of the week: 4.9.14
Sometimes you just have to march to the beat of a different drum. Or
from that of a drum in your streaming library of choice. Either way,
we've got a handful of portable audio options that could make said
strides a bit more enjoyable. If fact, three... Read More ...
With R.B.I. Baseball 14, MLB takes a full swing at making its own games
Major League Baseball is bringing back a classic. But while
resuscitating an old title could sometimes create a double-edged-sword
effect of sorts, that's not stopping MLB from taking the chance to
reboot the R.B.I. Baseball series. Most importantly,... Read More ...
Bring voice control to your home on the cheap with a Raspberry Pi
Siri, Cortana and Google Now are all inspired by the computers that
Dave Bowman, Captain Picard and Iron Man use on a daily basis. But what
if you wanted to turn your home into a voice-activated haven without
those sorts of resources? Well, thanks to... Read More ...
Firefox OS' new interface looks both very modern and very familiar
Mozilla promised that Firefox OS was getting a gigantic interface
redesign later this year, and it's now clear just how ambitious that
remake will be. Ahmed Nefzaoui and Soren Hentzchel have provided a
detailed look at Firefox OS 2.0 that shows off... Read More ...
Google has patched most of its major services from the 'Heartbleed' security bug
Now that we know about the Heartbleed bug that allows access to
sensitive internet data usually locked down by OpenSSL encryption,
Google is of course one of the internet services hard at work applying
fixes. The folks in Mountain View announced... Read More ...
Ultra HD's the word at NAB 2014
Whether you call it 4K or Ultra HD, next-gen television sets are on
their way to your living room. Some experts expect sales in the US alone
to approach 1 million this year, with early adopters opening their
wallets at an even greater rate overseas.... Read More ...
Dropbox's Carousel organizes your lifelong memories in one app
It's not every day that a company shows off literal vacation slides as
part of a press event, but Dropbox did it today as a way to introduce
Carousel. It's an app for both iOS and Android that takes your photos
from your Dropbox account and organizes... Read More ...
Dropbox brings the popular Mailbox email app to Android and desktop
Dropbox is proclaiming that it's ready to launch "a new chapter," but
what exactly does that mean for the cloud storage king? In addition to
its ability to combine business and personal storage accounts, Dropbox
also announced that its Mailbox mobile... Read More ...
Dropbox makes it easier to handle personal and business storage by linking accounts
If you're the sort of person that likes to use Dropbox for Business and
pleasure, your road has been a bit rough. Up until now, you had to keep
them as two separate accounts and switching between the two involved
signing out of one and signing into... Read More ...
My First Time on the World Wide Web
The World Wide Web. It sounds like such a silly thing when you actually
spell out those consecutive W's. Nowadays, we just say "the internet,"
but once upon a time the web was a new and exciting thing. It was a
massive communications breakthrough... Read More ...
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