Microsoft will warn users targeted by government hackers
Microsoft
promises to notify its users if it believes that the government's
targeting their account. In its announcement post, the company says it
already notifies subscribers if an unauthorized person's trying to
access their Outlook email and OneDr... Read More ...
Theranos blood test tech supposedly went unchecked for years
The
saga of startup lab Theranos continues to get increasingly complicated.
The firm, known for its proprietary tests that only need a
finger-prick's worth of blood for analysis, has recently faced
accusations that its technology was faulty and inacc... Read More ...
HTC and Valve's Vive VR system passes through the FCC
Getting
certified by the Federal Communications Commission for safe use is a
rite of passage for every legal gizmo, and the joint virtual reality
project from HTC and Valve, the Vive, recently passed by the regulatory
agency. It's a requirement for a... Read More ...
Mini bioreactor makes life-saving drugs in the field
Paramedics
and field medics can patch up some wounds on the spot, but they're
usually stuck if they have to administer specialized drugs. What if you
need medicine that health care workers don't have on hand? You might not
have to rush back to the ho... Read More ...
Uber surpasses a billion rides
Despite
the taxi industry's protests against its presence and all the legal
issues it's had to face, Uber continues to thrive. In fact, it says it's
given its billionth -- yes, that's billion with a "b" -- ride in London
on Christmas Eve. Since the c... Read More ...
Pirates apologize for leaking Quentin Tarantino's new movie
Movie
pirates aren't usually remorseful about their bootlegging, but one
group appears bent on some contrition. The Hive-CM8 team has apologized
to Quentin Tarantino for posting The Hateful Eight before it had even
surfaced in theaters, claiming tha... Read More ...
Facebook's free internet service shut down in Egypt
Last
week, regulators in India clamped down on Facebook's Free Basics in the
country, and now Egypt is doing the same. The Associated Press reports
that the program the social network launched with Etisalat Egypt two
months ago was shut down today. I... Read More ...
AT&T completes its first LTE calls with another carrier
You
can already get high-quality LTE phone calls on multiple US carriers,
but they're not all that practical when they only work between customers
from the same carrier. They're on the cusp of hitting the mainstream,
though: AT&T has quietly rev... Read More ...
Gracenote automatically tunes your car stereo for each song
Gracenote
has developed several ways to leverage its audio tech in the past few
years, and the one unveiled today is all about making sure your music
sounds its best while you're on the road. Dynamic EQ is built on its
ability to identify the music b... Read More ...
Microsoft released a new selfie app for iOS because YOLO
Microsoft
has done an excellent job of putting its apps and services where users
are lately. Since Satya Nadella took over at CEO in early 2014, the
company has released great (and free) Office apps for iOS and Android,
leveraged its purchase of Acco... Read More ...
Near-infrared dye helps doctors spot cancer
Doctors
regularly use dyes to highlight blood vessels that would normally be
hard to see, but there's now the possibility that they'll use those
chemicals to find cancer, too. Stanford researchers have developed a
medical dye that emits light at a n... Read More ...
T-Mobile says it doesn't 'throttle' YouTube, it 'downgrades'
T-Mobile's
Binge On service allows eligible customers to stream videos from select
services -- Netflix, HBO Go, Hulu and others -- without eating into
their data allowances. The catch? Binge On videos are streamed at 480p
by default. YouTube isn't in... Read More ...
House looks into claims the NSA spied on Congress
You're
not the only one concerned that the National Security Agency might be
spying on Congress... Congress is, too. The House Intelligence
Committee says it's investigating claims that the NSA monitored
communications between members of Congress an... Read More ...
Apple's in-store workshops offer art and photography tips
If
you're looking to get some photography tips for that shiny new iPhone
you got for Christmas, Apple is offering just that. The company will
host mobile photography and art workshops at its retail locations next
month. For iPhone photographers, the... Read More ...
Steam's Christmas privacy issues affected 34,000 users
On
Christmas day, up to 34,000 Steam members were able to view other
users' private information, including billing and email addresses,
following a glitch triggered by a denial-of-service attack, Valve
announced today. On the day of the attack, Valve... Read More ...
Twitter for Mac is finally updated
Ahead
of its own deadline of the end of 2015, Twitter has updated its OS X
app. The Mac version of the social network has languished for years
while mobile apps and the site have received multiple updates. The new
and improved version of the app brin... Read More ...
What to expect from CES in 2016
In
just a few days the Engadget team will be getting on a plane (well
several different planes) and heading to Vegas. That's right, it's time
for CES again -- the biggest consumer technology show of the year. Each
January some of the largest (and som... Read More ...
Potential Tesla competitor posts teaser video of concept car
Ahead
of its big reveal at CES next week, super-secret car company Faraday
Future unveiled a short teaser video of a concept car driving around a
track at either sunset or day break with dramatic music playing in the
background. A glimpse of the logo... Read More ...
Oculus Rift will ship with VR platformer 'Lucky's Tale'
Evoking
the days of when consoles shipped with actual games, Oculus just
announced a second bundled title for its upcoming Rift VR headset:
Lucky's Tale, a platformer from Words with Friends creator Paul Bettner.
Earlier this month, the company also... Read More ...
6 gadgets that harvest energy from play
By
Cat DiStasioA lot of hard work goes into engineering the gadgets that
surround us, but technology isn't all work and no play. In fact, there's
a number of really smart, practical products out there that harvest
energy from the power of movement. M... Read More ...
AT&T to ditch most two-year phone contracts on January 8th
AT&T's
long affair with the two-year contract continues to wind down, Engadget
has learned. According to an internal document sent to employees this
morning, new and existing customers will only be able to get new phones
by paying the full price... Read More ...
Dear Veronica: Resolution resolutions
Did
you think you could come to Engadget today and not get tech resolutions
for the New Year? Think again, my friends! I asked, and you sent in
your biggest and most optimistic plans around technology for 2016. Happy
New Year! Read More ...
DARPA wants a military drone that can land on small ships
For
the longest time, the US Navy has conducted surveillance and
reconnaissance missions by launching planes from large aircraft
carriers. Those vessels are expensive though, so the Office of Naval
Research and DARPA are working on a long-endurance d... Read More ...
'Halo: Reach' runs poorly on the Xbox One
The
Xbox One's backwards compatibility with Xbox 360 games has largely
worked as promised, but there's now one glaring exception. Microsoft
has confirmed reports that Halo: Reach (aka one of the 360's biggest
titles) runs much slower than you'd expe... Read More ...
India now has over 1 billion mobile users
Just
as we've been expecting for a while, India has joined China in the
billion-user mobile club. India's total number of mobile subscribers
reached 1.03 billion in October, Bloomberg reports, based on a statement
from the country's telecom regulator... Read More ...
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