Your nightlife tweets can improve urban planning
Tweeting
about your fun night out with the gang could do much more than just
instill FOMO in your followers -- it could help improve your city, too.
At least that's what two computer researchers, Vanessa and Enrique
Frías-Martínez, from Telefonica Un... Read More ...
Yes, LG will have new 4K TVs at CES next week
Ending
a long period of speculation, LG revealed that it will have new TVs of
the extra-large, super duper high-res variety to show off during CES
next week. While that's not really a surprise, one thing we should note
is that all of them are flat --... Read More ...
Samsung's new 'ring' speakers pipe sound in every direction
Samsung
has tackled just about every kind of speaker you can imagine, but it
hasn't had an answer to hot-selling 360-degree speakers like the UE
Boom. Well, that changes today: the Korean firm has unveiled the WAM6500
and WAM7500, its first compact o... Read More ...
Flywheel has an answer to Uber's NYE surge pricing: $10 rides
Getting
to and from your New Year's shindig can be an expensive hassle, even if
you're not driving: you're either competing for a conventional (and
thus costly) taxi or bracing yourself for the surge pricing of
ridesharing services like Uber. Flywhee... Read More ...
Maker movement may be the cure for our disposable times
It's
no secret that we live in an increasingly disposable world. Where once
we would spend hours or even days repairing and customizing our gadgets
and home appliances, now we just replace them when something breaks or
fails to live up to expectation... Read More ...
iPhones and iPads made up over half of devices activated on Christmas
Apple's
still the king of Christmas when it comes to gadgets, but new holiday
data reveals some intriguing new trends. iPhones and iPads accounted for
over half (51 percent) of new devices activated during Christmas week,
but Microsoft's Lumia device... Read More ...
Artists create EP of 'space music' from NASA's audio archive
We
have a soft spot for all things outer space here at Engadget, so
naturally an EP of tunes constructed entirely with audio clips from said
exploration caught our eye... and ears. NASA recently released a
massive library of sound files on SoundCloud... Read More ...
Mesmerizing Quake demake runs on a decades-old oscilloscope
Before
Wiis and PlayStations, before you boasted about how many bits your
console had, and before Ralph Baer's Odyssey first hit Sears shelves, a
bored physicist at the Brookhaven National Laboratory cobbled together a
little digital diversion called... Read More ...
Kim Dotcom's secure chat service is launching 'soon'
Kim
Dotcom has been touting development of a secure chat service for more
than a year, but it looks like those plans are finally firming up. He
now claims that the project will launch "soon," and suggests that it
might be named MegaChat. Whatever it'... Read More ...
What's on your HDTV: 'The Wire', 'Galavant', 'Downton Abbey', 'Friends'
If
you're reading this, then you might not be watching HBO Signature's The
Wire HD marathon as it covers season four, which some consider to be
the best in the series. Of course, you can jump in anywhere you want
with the remastered version thanks to... Read More ...
Aphex Twin is making music software based on mutation
Aphex
Twin (aka Richard James) is known for creating original, complex sounds
whenever he can, but his next creation might just take the cake. He
tells Groove that he hired a programmer to develop music software based
on mutation. Once you give the a... Read More ...
Scientists show how you can restore lost memories
It's
scary to lose memories, especially in the early phases of diseases like
Alzheimer's -- you're really losing part of yourself. Thankfully,
researchers at UCLA may have found a way to get those memories back.
They've conducted experiments suggesti... Read More ...
Pinterest users: expect more adverts in 2015
Social
networks know that no one wants adverts all up in their feed --it's no
wonder they try to sugar coat paid-for posts. Twitter sneaks in
"promoted" tweets; Facebook has its "sponsored" posts; and soon you can
expect "Promoted Pins" from -- where... Read More ...
Windows 10 will reportedly come with a new, lighter web browser
Internet
Explorer has been a cornerstone of Windows ever since 1995, but it
looks like Microsoft is ready to leave its venerable (if sometimes
infamous) web browser by the wayside. ZDNet understands that a
previously rumored overhaul to Internet Expl... Read More ...
Playdate: We're livestreaming the 'Halo 5: Guardians' beta! [update: game over!]
Halo:
The Master Chief Collection is more than just a collection of the green
supersoldier's greatest hits -- it's also an early access pass to the
next game in the franchise, Halo 5: Guardians. How early? Well, the game
isn't expected until fall 201... Read More ...
'The Interview' and the aftermath
After
a very public admonition by President Barack Obama, Sony Pictures
released The Interview to Google Play, YouTube, the PlayStation and Xbox
stores and now iTunes, to say nothing of over 300 independent theaters
across the United States in time f... Read More ...
Xiaomi passes Uber as the world's most valuable startup
As
if we needed another sign of Xiaomi's skyrocketing growth, the Chinese
smartphone maker says it's now the most highly valued technology startup
in the world. Yes, it's even worth more than wunderkind Uber. Xiaomi
announced that it raised a whoppin... Read More ...
The year in Big Pictures: 17 thought-provoking images from 2014
Whatever
you were doing in 2014, there's a good chance you took a picture or two
while you were doing it. Thanks to the ever-increasing quality of
cameras in our phones, and the popularity of sites like Instagram and
Pinterest, images are the de fact... Read More ...
TalkTalk is also in talks to buy Tesco's Blinkbox streaming service
It's
no secret that Tesco is looking to offload Blinkbox, its loss-making
streaming service, but it looks like the struggling supermarket giant
may have finally found a buyer. According to the Financial Times,
TalkTalk is now favourite to relieve Tes... Read More ...
'Airbnb for Airbnb' lets you stay somewhere while you rent your place
So
you've decided to make some extra money renting out your apartment on
Airbnb, only to realize that you need your own place to stay in the
meantime. Don't worry, there's a service for that. Welcome to
CISWYWIRMPOA? (Can I Stay with You While I Rent... Read More ...
The top 17 gaming gadgets you can buy right now
Say
hello to Engadget's first-ever Buyer's Guide dedicated to consoles,
turbocharged headsets and all things gaming. It's a wide, wide world out
there, and choosing the right console and accessories is a daunting
task. So whether there's a special ga... Read More ...
'Game of Thrones' crowned as 'most pirated' show for third-year running
Interactive
apps, multiple theme-tune remixes, constant recommendations, memes or
trans-Atlantic and server-collapsing debuts are but mild indicators of
Game of Thrones' public success. What's the real measure of a show's
popularity? It's how many pe... Read More ...
Samsung crams even faster LTE into the Galaxy Note 4
The
Galaxy Note 4 is already one of Samsung's best smartphones, but a new
model focused on maximizing 4G could make it more of a catch. The LTE-A
Tri-Band CA Galaxy Note 4 (what a mouthful) can handle three different
frequency bands simultaneously an... Read More ...
The Bank of England is using Facebook and Twitter to help set interest rates
When
you're the central bank in charge of determining interest rates for
millions of UK inhabitants, being able to predict economic trends is of
paramount importance. To do this, the Bank of England has numerous tools
at its disposal, but research of... Read More ...
You only need a camera (and luck) to copy someone's fingerprints
Forget
having to lift smudges from a touchscreen to copy someone's
fingerprints. According to a Chaos Computer Club presentation, you only
need a camera... well, that and a little luck. The hacking association's
Jan Krissler recently demonstrated tha... Read More ...
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