NSA leaks suggest Iran learned cyberwarfare from US attacks
The
US government and various security researchers have connected Iran to a
number of egregious cyberattacks in the past, including one launched
against the Navy. And based on a 2013 NSA document leaked by Edward
Snowden that The Intercept has just p... Read More ...
Study says phones are just as good as wearables at tracking fitness
Think
you have to wear a dedicated fitness tracker to get accurate data?
Don't worry -- you may have a good excuse to skip the wristband. The
University of Pennsylvania has published a study showing that smartphone
apps' step counts are reasonably on... Read More ...
Facebook's group-based selling is now a quick post away
Facebook
is clearly extra-serious about its efforts to beat internet sale sites
at their own game through groups. As part of an update rolling out over
the months ahead, the social network's For Sale Groups will let you tap a
simple Sell button to ha... Read More ...
Daily Roundup: Google's robotic dog, one-way trips to Mars and more!
In
today's Daily Roundup, we marvel over the impressive stabilization
abilities of the latest robot from Google-owned Boston Dynamics, get all
the details on why people want to go on a one-way trip to Mars and
review BlackBerry's latest phone, straig... Read More ...
Behold: The power of watching pros play video games
Awesome
Games Done Quick is a yearly charity event starring the gaming
industry's best and brightest speedrunners -- people who play games very
well, with truly superhuman quickness. This January after 160 hours of
live streaming on Twitch (a live vi... Read More ...
Read thousands of comic books with a Scribd subscription
Scribd's
monthly subscription includes unlimited access to its library of audio
and e-books, and as of today, you can add comics to that list. The
service announced that it added over 10,000 comic books for leisurely
reading, and the more visually st... Read More ...
Apple invests in a solar farm that can power 60,000 homes
Apple
makes much ado about using clean energy sources to power its buildings
these days, and it just put its money where its mouth is... a lot of
money. The company is investing a whopping $848 million in a First Solar
plant in California's Monterey ... Read More ...
Halo, goodbye: Microsoft cancels beta for 'Halo Collection' patch
The
public beta for an upcoming Halo: The Master Chief Collection content
update, designed to tackle ongoing matchmaking and party system issues,
is canceled. Matchmaking has been busted in myriad ways since The Master
Chief Collection's launch in No... Read More ...
Samsung swears its smart TVs aren't eavesdropping on you
Over
the weekend, quite a few people panicked at the phrasing of Samsung's
smart TV privacy policy. Its warning that third parties would get your
sensitive spoken info conjured up images of Orwellian telescreens spying
on their viewers. The reaction ... Read More ...
Google holds its next I/O developer conference on May 28th and 29th
Attention,
Google fans: the company's big developer conference is kicking off
early this year. The internet giant has announced that I/O 2015 will
take place on May 28th and 29th, about a month ahead of where it was in
2014. Sign-ups start at noon Ea... Read More ...
Facebook's Internet.org project brings free web access to users in India
Less
than a month after Facebook launched its Internet.org initiative to
give folks in Colombia free web access, the company is expanding its
efforts to India. Reliance Communications subscribers in six states
(Tamil Nadu, Mahararashtra, Andhra Prade... Read More ...
Jeb Bush's email transparency experiment goes horribly wrong (update)
Today
Jeb Bush posted archives containing thousands of emails from his time
as governor of Florida for public viewing. That's great as a push for
transparency from a potential presidential candidate, however as The
Daily Dot and The Verge have found,... Read More ...
Earn 2GB of Google Drive space for checking your security settings
To
properly celebrate Safer Internet Day, Google is offering a a nice perk
for users who complete a quick security checkup. If you're willing to
make sure your account recovery info is up to date, review recent log-in
activity and confirm the list of... Read More ...
Newsweek's Twitter account hacked, spews out threats to Obama
Hackers
claiming ties to ISIS took over Pentagon social media accounts last
month, and today, the group targeted the media. The so-called
CyberCaliphate snatched Newsweek's Twitter feed this morning,
communicating threats against President Obama and ... Read More ...
BlackBerry Classic review: A love letter to fans and few others
Let's
put Apple, Samsung and all their ilk aside for few moments: It really
wasn't that long ago that a homegrown Canadian company called BlackBerry
(well, RIM at the time) basically ruled the mobile world. The outfit's
slow decline has been chronicl... Read More ...
Twitter's CFO is not very good at using Twitter (update)
A
hacked account can happen to the best of us, but it's a bit
embarrassing when you're an executive of the service in question. Enter
Anthony Noto, Chief Financial Officer of Twitter. He's already suffered a
"DM fail" -- accidentally tweeting a messa... Read More ...
JXE Streams: Creeping through 'Darkest Dungeon'
We're
back! Like clockwork, every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon you can
expect Joystiq X Engadget streams on Twitch, and today is no different.
I'm jumping into Darkest Dungeon, a game only available on Steam's Early
Access program right now -- I'm ... Read More ...
Yelp paves the way for simpler food ordering by snapping up Eat24
Yelp's
targeting the wallets of lazy diners everywhere (and coming at Seamless
and GrubHub in a big way) by gobbling up the online food ordering
platform Eat24. The company, which is currently used by around 20,000
restaurants around the country, has... Read More ...
Sky and BT just spent a record £5.14 billion on Premier League TV rights
It's
safe to say that there's a lot of money in Premier League football.
Clubs are profitable businesses in their own right, but a large share of
its revenue is provided by investments for live TV rights. Over the
past week, Sky and BT, who have lock... Read More ...
Apple cracks down on accessory makers to discourage leaks
Follow
the Apple rumor cycle and you'll notice that accessory makers play an
important role in leaks -- some of them "borrow" factory blueprints to
produce cases and other add-ons for iPhones and iPads that are still
weeks away from launch. Well, the... Read More ...
Flipboard finally brings its social news reader to the web
When
Flipboard launched in 2010, news aggregation was still in its infancy.
Google Reader was still the go-to RSS client for millions around the
world and Twitter was only beginning to assume its role as a primary
source of news. With its iPad app, F... Read More ...
This app lets you send messages right to your friends' lock screens
Locket,
a startup focused on making your phone's lock screen more useful, is
living up to its reputation with ScreenPop, a new Android app that
basically turns your lock screen into a messaging client. Unlike most
messaging solutions, you don't need ... Read More ...
Samsung's NX1 camera looks like a DSLR, but does it perform like one?
While
companies like Sony and Fujifilm continue to stuff serious camera guts
into smaller and smaller mirrorless bodies, Samsung's aiming to ape both
the function and the form of modern "prosumer" DSLR's with its $1,500
NX1. With a rapid-fire 15 fps ... Read More ...
Neil Armstrong kept the original moon landing camera in his closet
If
you were the first to set foot on a celestial body, wouldn't you keep a
few mementos from the trip? The great Neil Armstrong certainly did --
including one of the most important gadgets in recent history. The
Smithsonian National Air & Space Museu... Read More ...
Engadget giveaway: win an iPhone 6 and 5TB of cloud storage courtesy of MediaFire!
Finding
enough space to house your worldly possessions in a place like New York
City can be a bit pricey, but unlike a hulking vinyl collection,
stashing digital files is more affordable than ever. MediaFire currently
offers a free cloud storage opti... Read More ...
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