TWC robo-calls customer 153 times, now owes her $229,500
Reuters
reports that Time Warner Cable has been slapped with a hefty ($229,500)
fine after hammering one of its own customers, Araceli King of Irving,
Texas, with robo-calls. The cable company reportedly autodialed her 153
times in less than a year. ... Read More ...
Facebook reportedly has a music streaming service in the works, too
If
you think the playing field for music streaming services is already
quite crowded, we may need to make room for one more. Music Ally reports
that Facebook is working on a subscription service of its own, after
recent reports tied the social networ... Read More ...
Self-driving taxis may be the key to cutting greenhouse gases
You
may think that self-driving cars are mostly useful for reducing
accident rates and freeing your time, but they might just help save the
environment, too. Berkeley Lab researchers have published a study
determining that switching the transportatio... Read More ...
Spotify tells iOS users how to avoid iTunes charges and pay less
Spotify
isn't happy that its iOS customers have to pay an additional $3 for a
premium subscription if they make the purchase through the App Store.
That's why it's planning to send them instructions on how to apply for a
subscription straight from th... Read More ...
South Park is staying on the air and on Hulu through 2019
Looks
like we'll be watching the kids from everybody's favorite quiet
mountain town will be continuing their shenanigans for at least another
three years -- huzzah! Comedy Central announced that South Park creators
Matt Smith and Trey Parker have rea... Read More ...
Reddit mods explain why they shut the site down
It
turns out that if you suddenly fire a valuable member of the community,
that community will get very angry at you. Reddit CEO Ellen Pao learned
that the hard way late last week when it abruptly dismissed Victoria
Taylor, the company's former direc... Read More ...
New York is getting a crowdfunded, sunlit underground park
New
York City has its share of famous parks, but they don't pepper the
landscape like they do in other big cities. The non-profit group Lowline
may have a technical solution to that lack of greenery, however. It
just crowdfunded preliminary work on a... Read More ...
Your pals can broadcast during your Meerkat streams, if you let them
To
let viewers feel like they're part of the action, Meerkat announced a
new feature that lets you ask for some crowd participation. The
video-streaming app now has a Cameo tool that'll allow broadcasters to
hand the reins over to viewers for up to a... Read More ...
Amazon's Echo speaker can control your Wink-powered smart home
If
you've filled up your home with Wink-based lighting and similar smart
appliances, you're about to get an easy (and official) way to manage it
all with your voice. As of now, you can tell Amazon's Echo speaker to
control Wink devices -- so long as ... Read More ...
Comcast 'Co-Pilot' is tech support screen sharing for your DVR
Comcast's
X1 DVR platform is pretty powerful, but with more moving parts comes
the chance for more things to go wrong. As PC tech support users might
know, sometimes the easiest way to describe a problem isn't to speak at
all, but to give someone rem... Read More ...
Paramount tries bringing movies home faster than ever
Despite
attempts by Mark Cuban, Comcast, Netflix and others over the years,
movie studios and big theater chains have combined to keep the "release
window" in place -- until now. That window is the period of time between
when a movie premieres in the... Read More ...
iPhone encryption has locked out Manhattan cops just 74 times
You'll
frequently hear law enforcement complain that it can't break the
full-drive encryption in newer smartphone operating systems, but how
often do the police run into that problem, really? Thanks to a US Senate
Judiciary Committee hearing, you now... Read More ...
The Wirecutter's best deals: the UE Boom, a Samsung SSD, and more
This
post was created in partnership with The Wirecutter, a list of the best
technology to buy. Read their continuously updated list of deals at
TheWirecutter.com.You may have already seen Engadget posting reviews from our friends at The Wirecutter...
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Finally, an official Bluetooth 'Star Trek' communicator
Star
Trek fans have settled for toy prop replicas, DIY projects and the
occasional off-brand (but functional) Starfleet comm-badge--but the age
of compromise is almost over. In January of 2016, you'll finally be able
to buy an official, screen-accura... Read More ...
Google adapter puts your Chromecast on wired networks
As
good as Google's Chromecast is at putting streaming video on a big
screen, its dependence on WiFi can be a problem -- just ask anyone who's
struggled to play YouTube on a barely-connected basement TV. Thank
goodness Google has just rolled out a Ch... Read More ...
Engadget's new buyer's guide picks: LG's G4 and a ton of audio gear
It's
been almost two months since we've updated our various buyer's guides,
but we've made up for lost time by adding a dozen new picks. Most of
those are in our portable audio category, with nearly everything
replaced with something newer (or better... Read More ...
Here's how Microsoft HoloLens could teach the next wave of doctors
Microsoft
is big on using HoloLens to advance science and education, but what
will that actually look like? You might have a good idea after today.
The company has posted a video showing how Case Western Reserve
University would like to use the holog... Read More ...
Batman: Arkham Knight's Batgirl trailer looks better than the full game
Who
would have thought that the best way to improve Rocksteady's series of
blockbuster Batman games would be to get rid of the caped crusader
himself? Anybody who's watched the trailer for Batman: Arkham Knight's
first DLC pack, that's who. The tease... Read More ...
Taco Bell now delivers 'food' to your door
When
you don't really feel like getting off the couch to make a run for the
border, but you're still thinking outside the bun, Taco Bell will now
bring its fast food delicacies to you. So long as you live in certain
areas, of course. The chain has te... Read More ...
iHeartRadio brings its streaming app to U-Verse TV
Even
though AT&T's busy trying to merge with DirecTV, the company is
still focused on improving its current home entertainment product,
U-Verse. Starting today, customers who are subscribed to a television
package can access iHeartRadio, the popular ... Read More ...
Sony's Folding@Home Android app now fights cancer while you sleep
Want
to help cure Alzheimer's or breast cancer? From now on, you don't have
to do much more than charge your phone. Sony has released a big upgrade
to its Folding@Home app for Android that can use your phone's processor
for medical research on a cont... Read More ...
6 gadgets that give you real-life superpowers
By Cat DiStasioNearly every child dreams of having superhero powers, and it's safe to say a lot of adults still wish for them too, if the success of the recent Marvel films is any indication. Luckily, engineers and inventors have come up with some ...
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3D-printed car contest winner is road ready by design
Earlier
this year Local Motors set forth a challenge for the 3D printing
community to design a road-ready vehicle, and now there's a winner. What
you're looking at above is the Reload Redacted - Swim and Sport from
Kevin Lo. It beat out over 60 other... Read More ...
Yamaha's Reface mini keyboards put classic sounds in compact instruments
New
keyboards and synthesizers that carry not only classic tones, but some
classics stylings as well, are becoming quite popular. Despite leaking a
bit early, Yamaha officially debuted its Reface line of mini keyboards
at the summer session of NAMM t... Read More ...
Even Mount Fuji is getting WiFi
After
making the 12,000-foot trek up Japan's Mount Fuji, you'll probably have
a few priorities: Get some serious rest; reload on carbs; and take a
killer Instagram pic. Okay, that last one might not be so much of a
priority, but it's exactly what the... Read More ...
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