HP's newest laptop is sexy, but you can't buy it until next year
Last
week we ran our review of the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro, a 13-inch laptop that
weighs a scant 2.6 pounds and measures just half an inch thick. It was
impressive, to be sure, but it won't be the last: Thanks to Intel's new
Core M chips, we're about to se... Read More ...
It turns out the world's oldest 'computer' dates back to 205 BC
The
device regarded the world's first computer (analog, of course) could
have been used even earlier than researchers thought. Inspection of a
dial from the 2,000-year-old Antikythera Mechanism and an examination of
Babylonian eclipse records reveale... Read More ...
Lollipop isn't making a dent in Android usage numbers (yet)
Now
that Android 5.0 Lollipop is finally rolling out to devices around the
globe, you might be wondering just how much of an impact it's making on
the Android ecosystem. The short answer: not much. Google has released
its latest Android usage stats, ... Read More ...
Facebook now has its own 60-second newscast from ABC
In
a hurry and can't wait around for the nightly news? Well, Facebook and
ABC are teaming up to fix that. As ABC tells it, Facecast: The One Thing
is the first daily newscast made for social media and hosted by an
evening news anchor. That anchor, of... Read More ...
One of Waze's earliest rivals is calling it quits
If
you were quick to embrace smartphones as navigational tools, you may
know Trapster. It gives you crowdsourced alerts for speed traps, road
hazards and other conditions that can affect your commute.
Unfortunately, you won't have access to it for mu... Read More ...
What's on your HDTV: 'Star Trek: TNG' S7, 'Game of Thrones'
Now
that we're over the holiday's pro football games, it's time for college
football's championship round. A slew of conference games are scheduled
for this weekend, but we'll also be watching Blu-rays, with the finale
season of Star Trek: The Next G... Read More ...
Watch Kanye West and U2 play a surprise charity concert live on YouTube
World
AIDS Day has already done a lot to both raise awareness of AIDS and
fund research for a cure, but it's about to end with a bang. Bank of
America and the (RED) charity are hosting a surprise concert at 7:30PM
Eastern tonight in Times Square -- a... Read More ...
EE banks on small-antenna networks to fix its rural black spots
Mobile
phone coverage in some of the UK's most rural areas is often patchy and
unreliable. While the major networks are quick to promote the latest 4G
speeds in densely populated cities, their ability to cater for people
in the countryside is no less... Read More ...
23andMe's £125 DNA testing service launches in the UK with full approval
While
more and more technology companies are shifting their focus to include
health tracking, none go quite as in-depth as 23andMe. The self-branded
"personal genetics company" made its name in the US and Canada for
mail-order DNA test kits that prov... Read More ...
Engadget Daily: Gear S review, the White House offers funding for body cams and more!
If
you thought Samsung's Gear S smartwatch could rid you of the need for
your phone, think again. We reviewed the wearable, and as it turns out,
you'll need a handset just to get the thing up and runnin'. That's not
all we have today, though -- read ... Read More ...
The Big Picture: a laser-beamed satellite image of Berlin
At
first glance, the satellite image above may seem like one of the many
that have been shared in the past. What you're looking at, though, was
delivered in a much more timely manner than the imagery which came
before it. For the first time ever, the... Read More ...
Google isn't the only one making a modular smartphone
It
looks like Google's modular Project Ara smartphone has some fresh
competition. Circular Devices has been working on the Puzzlephone, a
simpler take on Android phones that you can upgrade yourself. Instead of
letting you replace things piece-by-pie... Read More ...
Firefox's latest update makes Yahoo the default search option
That
was fast. It was just two weeks ago that Mozilla announced a deal
making Yahoo the default search engine in Firefox, and now you can
download an updated version of the desktop web browser (Firefox 34) that
uses Yahoo as its out-of-the-box search... Read More ...
Autodesk offers design software to schools everywhere free of charge
Earlier
this year, Autodesk gave middle and high school students in the US its
software suite as part of President Obama's ConnectEd project. As of
today though, the design-minded outfit is offering its wares, like
AutoCAD and Fusion 360, for educati... Read More ...
Monitor Santa's pre-flight prep with a little help from Google
If
you're looking to keep an eye on ol' St. Nick ahead of his annual
journey, Google can lend a hand. This year's version of Mountain View's
Santa Tracker is live and ready to help keep tabs on all the prep work.
Up until the red-clad fellow departs ... Read More ...
Google Fiber sign-ups go live in Austin
If
you've been champing at the bit waiting for Google Fiber's Austin
launch, today is your big day. Google is now taking sign-ups for gigabit
internet access in the southern and southeastern parts of town. As in
Kansas City, it'll cost $70 for data a... Read More ...
Amazon shows off the robots handling your holiday orders
Amazon
gets a lot of orders during the holidays -- enough that shipping
companies sometimes buckle under the load. How's it supposed to cope
this year? With robots, apparently. The online shopping giant has
revealed that its newest wave of US fulfill... Read More ...
White House offers $263 million in funding for police body cameras
In
case it wasn't glaringly clear, police accountability is a major
concern these days -- and the White House is convinced that technology
can help solve the problem. It's now promising up to $263 million in
matched funding for law enforcement agenci... Read More ...
Hackers are using finance smarts and English skills to attack biotech firms
Sometimes
social engineering can be far more effective than complicated malware
when it comes to cyber attacks. Case in point: the cybersecurity firm
FireEye has tracked a recent spate of attacks against over 100
healthcare and pharmaceutical compani... Read More ...
Seller of StealthGenie spyware app gets fined $500,000
A
US District Judge in Virginia has ordered the man responsible for
selling and distributing StealthGenie, an application used to spy on
people, to pay a $500,000 fine and hand over the software's source code
to the authorities. Hammad Akbar, who is ... Read More ...
Samsung Gear S review: an ambitious and painfully flawed smartwatch
Samsung's
wearables strategy seems to be: "Throw everything at a wall and see
what sticks." In a little over 12 months, the electronics giant has
launched six -- yes, six -- different smartwatches, each with its own
unique personality. The latest is ... Read More ...
The third season of 'House of Cards' arrives on February 27th, 2015
If
you rushed through House of Cards' second season and have been
wondering when you could see more of Frank Underwood's political
machinations, wonder no longer. Netflix has revealed that the third
season of its best-known streaming TV series will b... Read More ...
Microsoft acquires email startup Acompli
After
accidentally leaking its plans, Microsoft has now confirmed it's buying
email startup Acompli for an undisclosed sum. The company came to
prominence thanks to its synonymous app for Android and iOS, which we
reviewed favorably earlier this year... Read More ...
Watch this: Kanye West 'Yeezus' tour film compiled from crowd footage
While
we wait for the official Yeezus tour documentary to arrive, one Kanye
fan decided he could wait no longer and made his own. Compiling audience
footage from a smattering of tour stops over the course of several
months, John Colandra chronicles t... Read More ...
Girl Scouts can now sell their cookies online
The
Girl Scouts of the USA is taking its cookie racket online with its
"Digital Cookie" program. The launch follows years of the organization
prohibiting internet sales, and allows girl scouts to sell their cookies
around the country for the first ti... Read More ...
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