Free mobile plans are coming to the UK in July
Sure,
mobile plans are getting cheaper by the day, but what if you could
enjoy voice, texts and mobile data without having to pay a penny? That's
what mobile carrier FreedomPop will offer when it launches in the UK in
July. After finding success in t... Read More ...
YotaPhone 2 gets whiter, cheaper and Lollipopier
The
YotaPhone 2, with AMOLED on the front and E Ink on the back, is already
quite a striking handset thanks to its dual-screen design. Though not
striking enough, apparently, or at least not as openly eccentric as the
new, white version of the device... Read More ...
Google's Android-for-all program comes to Europe
Google's
bid to democratize Android just reached Europe. The internet giant has
announced that Turkey will get its first Android One smartphone, the
General Mobile 4G, on May 15th. The device is strictly middling given
its 5-inch 720p display, Snapdr... Read More ...
Marshall's Kilburn speaker packs even more guitar amp aesthetics
If
you like your portable audio gear to match your guitar rig, Marshall's
new Bluetooth speaker fits the bill. The Kilburn not only handles
music-playing duties via the aforementioned wireless connection, but its
design resembles one of the company's... Read More ...
New York's getting 500 solar-powered food carts this summer
Street
food is an celebrated (and inescapable) facet of New York City culture
but many of those gas-fired mobile food stalls aren't exactly
environmentally friendly. "I breathe it in, I get the fumes, I get the
smell of the food," Don Ward, a Manhatt... Read More ...
Jupiter's moon Europa might be coated in irradiated sea salt
Astronomers
have spent more than a decade trying to identify the dark substance
erupting from geological features on the surface of Europa. Now, a team
of researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab believe they've identified
the mystery material as sea... Read More ...
Ultra HD Blu-ray is bringing high-res movies home soon
After
Blu-ray and HD DVD ushered in the age of HD and 1080p movies for the
masses, discs were beaten to 4K by streaming services like Netflix,
YouTube and Amazon. While the internet is still doing most of the heavy
lifting for 4K, the Ultra HD Blu-ra... Read More ...
This drone follows you down the trail after you toss it up in the air
Aerial
footage is a nice way to capture those action sports endeavors, and
it's even better if you can fit the gear in your backpack. Lily ticks
those boxes, and all you have to do to launch it is toss it up in the
air. Once airborne, the camera UAV ... Read More ...
Facebook 'Instant Articles' plug in content from NYT and Buzzfeed
Facebook
wants to do for news content what it's done with native video, and the
first bit of self-hosted editorial content ("Instant Articles") could go
live tomorrow. It's starting with The New York Times and will include
Buzzfeed, NBC News and Nati... Read More ...
Tweet a pizza emoji and Domino's will send you a real one
Ordering
your go-to Domino's pizza just got a little easier -- yes, even more so
than using your XBox One or Pebble smartwatch. The restaurant chain
announced Tuesday that its customers will soon be able to order their
preferred pie with nary more th... Read More ...
Sonos update will improve sound and setup of the Play:1
Keeping
its word to tweak its line of audio gear as needed to improve
performance, Sonos' upcoming software update takes aim the Play:1. When
version 5.4 arrives, audio clarity for the compact speaker will get a
boost, making vocals sound better. Wha... Read More ...
Here's what it's like to fly over Dubai with a jetpack
Dubai
already seems pretty futuristic on the ground, but what's it like in
the air? As you'll soon see, it's almost like another planet. Yves Rossy
(aka Jetman) and "protégé" Vince Reffet recently flew over the
extravagant city in jetpacks, and their... Read More ...
Skype's live translation feature is open for anyone to use
Today
Microsoft removed the sign up process required to beta test its Skype
Translator app. Now if you want to use the almost real-time translation
service, you can just download it without filling out a form. The
service closes the communication gap... Read More ...
Firefox can finally stream Netflix videos without a plugin
Due
to Hollywood's insistence on DRM to stream its movies on Netflix,
Firefox users who wanted to watch flicks on the service had to download
the Silverlight plugin. That's because until now, Mozilla's staunch
open-source philosophy prevented the br... Read More ...
Google delivers news headlines to your Apple Watch
If
you were gutsy enough to buy an Apple Watch on launch, you've likely
been asking a common question: where are the Watch-savvy Google apps?
Well, one of them is finally here... although it's probably not the one
you want. The search firm has update... Read More ...
The first bands in 'Guitar Hero Live' include Alt-J, Pantera, Skrillex
The
star of Guitar Hero Live is its new controller, a guitar with six
buttons instead of the classic five. The additional button allows
developers to include more genres of music in the game, including
Skrillex's "Bangarang," Fall Out Boy's "My Songs... Read More ...
NVIDIA's GRID cloud gaming service gets 1080p 60 FPS streaming
NVIDIA
just flipped on a major upgrade for its GRID cloud gaming service: Full
1080p support at a blistering 60 frames per second. That's the same
resolution and frame rate as many games running on the Xbox One and PS4,
and it's pretty much the gold ... Read More ...
Sidecar is starting a weed delivery service in San Francisco
Your
next Sidecar ride could be carrying more than passengers and parcels.
The ride-sharing company announced that it is teaming with local
cannabis service Meadow to bring same-day weed deliveries to medical
marijuana patients in San Francisco. The ... Read More ...
Verizon is buying Engadget, not its editorial
Verizon is buying Aol, and so Engadget's going to be owned by Big Red, too. What's that mean for you, our readers?Well, nothing, really.
In the time that I have been editor-in-chief, the Engadget team has done some incredible work to deliver on th...
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Here's what our readers think of the BlackBerry Passport
Though
BlackBerry has been trying its hand at touchscreen devices like the Z30
and the recently reviewed Leap, it hasn't left keyboard devotees behind
just yet. Released last fall, the BlackBerry Passport combines a square
screen with a three-row key... Read More ...
Microsoft's age-guessing tech highlights effects of homelessness
Microsoft's
how-old.net isn't the most reliable age detecting software. The company
set it up as a demo site and never expected it to go viral (two million
shares on Facebook). While thousands of users checked in to see how old
an algorithm thinks th... Read More ...
WSJ: Regulators will likely approve AT&T/DirecTV merger
AT&T's
$48.5 billion DirecTV acquisition likely won't go the way of Comcast's
similarly-sized play for Time Warner Cable, which saw plenty of
regulator pushback. The FCC and Justice Department are nearing the end
of their review of the deal, and at t... Read More ...
Sprint and Verizon to pay $158 million over bogus texting charges
No,
Sprint and Verizon* aren't going to escape the FCC's bid to punish
carriers for letting shady text message services bill their customers.
The two providers are respectively paying $68 million and $90 million to
settle FCC claims that they not onl... Read More ...
BBC shuts down iPlayer service for subscribers outside the UK
The
BBC has offered subscriptions to an international version of its
iPlayer streaming service since 2011, but in the next month or so it
will close its doors. In case you're wondering why you've never heard of
the iPlayer Global service, that's beca... Read More ...
Samsung reveals a few facts about its round Gear smartwatch
Samsung
hasn't exactly been coy about its new Gear watch having a round screen
-- it confirmed as much in an SDK announcement the day the Apple Watch
launched -- but we're finally getting a better sense of what it brings
to the table. The company rel... Read More ...
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