Windows Phone has nearly twice as many apps as it did a year ago
Windows Phone's app catalog may not be as extensive as what you'll find
on Android or iOS, but you won't be hurting for choices any time soon.
Microsoft has quietly revealed that the Windows Phone Store racked up
over 300,000 apps as of this past... Read More ...
Uber's legal struggles, the culture of leaks and other stories you might've missed
This week, we learned about Uber's legal struggles, visited a plane
without any TVs, investigated the culture of leaks, caught some football
action with NFL Now and more! Read on for Engadget's news highlights
from the last seven days. Oh, and be... Read More ...
Feedback Loop: Digital note-taking, digital picture frame hacking and more!
Happy Saturday! Here's a fresh edition of Feedback Loop for your
reading pleasure. We have some great discussions this week including
help with converting digital notes, hacking old digital photo frames and
suggestions for AirPrint-compatible... Read More ...
Check out this HD footage of NASA's flying saucer in action
We've been following NASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD)
program for awhile now, and finally have some HD video of it to share.
The footage chronicles the LDSD's recent balloon-and-parachute-enabled
test-flight and was captured with a... Read More ...
CBS is making shows that you won't see on conventional TV
CBS might not have embraced internet video with open arms in the past,
but it's certainly warming up to the concept this year. CEO Les Moonves
has revealed that the broadcaster is producing shows for "major
streaming companies" (think Amazon, Hulu... Read More ...
IRL: Could a custom laptop bag be worth the splurge?
I've always thought it's better to spend more on something once than to
buy cheap and replace time and again. Because of this, I've owned
exactly two bags in the last nine years: a Wenger Soho backpack and now a
custom, $184 Timbuk2 Laptop Messenger.... Read More ...
Amazon wants you to ask Hachette's CEO for lower e-book prices
Amazon's fight with Hachette over e-book pricing just got
extra-personal. Hot on the heels of writers attacking Jeff Bezos'
"retaliation," the Amazon Books Team has posted a Readers United site
that calls on you to email Hachette CEO Michael Pietsch... Read More ...
Can littleBits' Lego-like kits democratize DIY engineering?
What happens when you look to get more out of your engineering
knowledge? For littleBits CEO Ayah Bdier, that meant making electronics
and programming accessible to everyone, regardless of skill level. The
company's Lego-like smart toys can be used... Read More ...
Recommended Reading: 'Guardians of the Galaxy' makeup magic
Recommended Reading highlights the best long-form writing on technology
and more in print and on the web. Some weeks, you'll also find short
reviews of books that we think are worth your time. We hope you enjoy
the read.Under the Skin of...
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Disney has created an algorithm that can turn almost anything into a spinning top
The spinning top is one of the oldest and seemingly simplest toys
devised in human history, but that doesn't mean we can't improve it.
Disney Research has come up with a new algorithm that allows it to
design a stable spinning toy out of almost any... Read More ...
FCC Chairman brushes off Verizon's excuse for throttling unlimited LTE plans
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler isn't happy with Verizon's reply to his
strongly worded letter, which chastises the company for its plans
throttle some unlimited LTE subscribers. See, Big Red defended the move
and reasoned that the other major carriers... Read More ...
Amazon and Disney are fighting, so you can't pre-order 'Guardians of the Galaxy' on Blu-ray
Neither side has confirmed it, but it looks like Amazon's latest
pricing battle (after Warner Bros. and its ongoing battle with book
publisher Hachette) is with Disney. That's why you can't pre-order a
copy of Guardians of the Galaxy on DVD or... Read More ...
Japan's developing an eco-friendly patrol submarine
These days, data centers, portable USB battery chargers and all sorts
of transportation are going green thanks to fuel cell technology. Now
you can add submersibles to that list: Japan is developing a
33-foot-long submarine that runs off... Read More ...
Judge rejects Silicon Valley anti-poaching settlement on suspicions of conspiracy
Remember the class-action lawsuit that Adobe, Apple and Google faced
over no-hiring deals? Well, it turns out that the $324.5 million
settlement the trio reached isn't going to be honored by the judge. As
The New York Times reports, judge Lucy H. Koh... Read More ...
Engadget Daily: the culture of leaks, surviving music festivals and more!
Today, we investigate the culture of leaks, learn how to enhance your
music festival experience, review the first Chromebook to feature an i3
processor, watch a robot assemble itself and more. Read on for
Engadget's news highlights from the last 24... Read More ...
Judge rules against NCAA in case over using athletes' likenesses
After a group of former college athletes including Ed O'Bannon, Bill
Russell and Oscar Robertson sued the NCAA and EA over the uncompensated
use of their likeness in videogames and other media, EA and the NCAA
reached a settlement last year for about... Read More ...
Carriers have to let you text 911 by the end of the year
You've had the option of texting 911 in a handful of US cities for a
couple of months, thanks in part to voluntary efforts from bigger
cellphone carriers. However, the FCC doesn't want you to be left out
solely because you're on a smaller network.... Read More ...
Here's how you make your own 3D-printed virtual reality goggles
So you couldn't get your hands on a nice virtual reality headset like
the Oculus Rift, but you'd still like something a little fancier than a
cardboard display. Are you out of luck? Not if Noe Ruiz has anything to
say about it. He has posted... Read More ...
You can now watch YouTube videos in 1440p on the LG G3
LG's new flagship phone, the G3, stands out for its Quad HD (2,560 x
1,440) display, and the handset is taking advantage of all those pixels
to offer a high-res YouTube experience. As was first reported by
TalkAndroid, G3 owners can now watch YouTube... Read More ...
Combating counterfeiters could soon be as easy as breathing
Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed an iridescent
material that reveals hidden words or images in the right setting. What
exactly causes the message to show? A single breath. That's right,
breathing on the plastic sheets makes... Read More ...
Acer C720 review (Core i3): a more powerful Chromebook
Whether rightly or wrongly, Chromebooks have earned a reputation for
being the new netbooks. Slowly, though, things are starting to change.
The designs are starting to feel less cheap -- at least if you're
Samsung. Battery life is getting longer,... Read More ...
Stacking solar cells leads to more efficient energy collection, lower bills
Thanks to the efforts of a North Carolina-based company, solar panels
are about to get a lot more efficient. Semprius produces the collection
devices by stacking materials on top of each other in order to catch
more frequencies of light. In the... Read More ...
Smartwatch pioneer Meta returns with a premium alternative to Pebble
Back in the days when Pebble just made a BlackBerry accessory called
the inPulse, the biggest name in wearables was MetaWatch, the smartwatch
firm that spun out of Fossil. After a few years of seeing other
people's devices hog the limelight, the... Read More ...
Game to start selling digital game and DLC codes for the Xbox One and 360
Retailer Game is finally back on stable ground after a few turbulent
years its brother-in-arms Gamestation wasn't lucky enough to survive. No
doubt last year's console launches begat a healthy cash injection, but
beyond the obvious products that keep... Read More ...
Anonymous email app Leak is down due to overnight success
The anonymous email app Leak just launched in late July, but it's
already been shut down -- for the time being, at least. The service,
which lets you send emails to anyone without identifying yourself, was
built over a weekend, and its creators used... Read More ...
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