Engadget

• Shazam for iOS updated with Pulse discovery feature, redesigned tab bar on iPhone
  It's been a mere few weeks since Shazam introduced those new location-based and tagging features for the tablet version of its iOS app, but the music-driven service isn't stopping there. Reaching version 6.1 on Apple's platform, today Shazam's univ…
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• Dragon Mobile Assistant 4 for Android adds driving mode, voice notifications
  For Nuance, it's not enough that Dragon Mobile Assistant spares Android users from pecking at the keyboard -- with the app's new 4.0 upgrade, those users can sometimes avoid contact altogether. Dragon Mobile Assistant can now detect when you're in…
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• Yahoo discloses US government data request stats: over 12,000 in six months
  Yahoo has just revealed just how many government requests for data it's received in the past six months, and it's beaten out Apple, Microsoft and Facebook. Marissa Mayer and General Counsel Ron Bell noted in a Tumblr post that the search giant rece…
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• GEAK unveils Eye and Mars smartphones with 13MP cameras, budget prices
  GEAK may be focusing its attention on wearable tech like the Ring and Watch, but it still has a pair of new offerings for those who like old-fashioned smartphones: meet the 5-inch Eye and 5.8-inch Mars. Both are tailored to photo junkies with 13MP,…
  - 3 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 8:52pm -
• Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 9:30PM ET
  It's Monday, and you know what that means; another Engadget HD Podcast. We hope you will join us live when the Engadget HD podcast starts recording at 9:30PM. If you'll be joining us, be sure to go ahead and get ready by reviewing the list of topic…
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• Pelican Imaging shows its array camera serving as a 3D printing tool (video)
  While Pelican Imaging's 16-lens array camera will only reach mobile devices in 2014, the company doesn't want to wait to show what its technology can do in practice. It just posted a clip suggesting that the camera's whole-scene focusing and depth…
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• Sprint sues Dish and Clearwire, claims buyout offer is illegal
  Sprint warned Clearwire in early June that it viewed Dish's latest attempt to buy it as illegal, and now the carrier is following up with legal action. Big Yellow has just announced that its filed a lawsuit against Dish and its acquisition target i…
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• Must See HDTV (June 17th - 23rd)
  Yes, Game of Thrones is over, but there are still a few other interesting shows on TV. While Futurama begins its farewell tour, Wilfred and Copper return for the summer and Discovery kicks off a new reality show that drops contestants off in the ju…
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• The Daily Roundup for 06.17.2013
  You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours -- all han…
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• Microsoft offering Surface RT tablets for $199 to educational institutions
  If you thought Microsoft's effort to push Surface RT tablets into classrooms would stop with a 10,000-unit giveaway, you'd be mistaken. Ryan Lowdermilk, a technology evangelist for the company, revealed that it's offering 32GB Surface RT slates to…
  - 7 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 5:29pm -
• Spanish researchers use AR glasses and smartphones to aid student-teacher classroom communications
  Gunners. They are a unique subset of students found in most any university lecture hall who steer classroom conversations with constant comments and questions directed at the professor. But what if you want a more inclusive environment that lets ev…
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• Sprint launches LTE in 22 new cities, unveils plans for 13 more
  Sprint's LTE cells have been popping up a lot lately, and today they're spreading like the blazes -- the carrier just flicked the (official) switch on its faster network in 22 new cities. The focus is primarily on southern locales like Baton Rouge,…
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• Outlook.com drops linked email accounts in favor of aliases
  Hotmail and Outlook.com have long supported linked email accounts for organizing messages. However, Microsoft now sees connected accounts as tempting targets for hackers -- so tempting, in fact, that the company is severing those links as a safety…
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• Oculus snags $16 million from investors to bring virtual reality to the masses
  Oculus announced its first round of funding today, wherein the company secured $16 million from investors specifically aimed at putting the Oculus Rift in consumer hands. The nascent virtual reality hardware company has repeatedly said its end goal…
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• Season 3 of Downton Abbey arrives as an Amazon streaming exclusive: members get their Dowager Countess fix for free
  We knew season three of Downton Abbey was coming to Amazon Prime Instant Video as an exclusive, but it looks like those episodes have arrived on the subscription streaming service one day ahead of schedule. Starting today, Prime members can watch a…
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• Google announces Chromebooks are coming to more retailers around the world
  Sure, you can already snag one of those Chromebooks from places such as Amazon, Best Buy and Google's own Play shop. But, starting today, the Mountain View-based company is making various Chrome OS-sporting laptops available at more retailers aroun…
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• GEAK Ring puts NFC on your finger, unlocks phones and shares your contact card
  Some say NFC is dead, but GEAK from Shanghai wants to prove them wrong. Announced alongside the GEAK Watch earlier today was this GEAK Ring, a tiny NFC-enabled wearable device that stores your identity. The ring's pitched as an intuitive way to unl…
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• Raytheon's updated JTACs situational awareness system eyes-on (video)
  Though you may think drones do all the fighting these days, actual soldiers on the ground are still used to call in airstrikes. Sometimes it's still necessary to visually confirm targets before the flyboys create a smoking crater. Though the army h…
  - 9 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 2:44pm -
• HTC confirms Android 4.2 is still coming to the One, despite rumors to the contrary
  HTC has been relatively quiet with its plans to push Android 4.2 to the One (aside from a few unofficial leaks), but Three UK is hoping to start the conversation. In a recent tweet, the mobile operator answered a customer's query regarding the upda…
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• We're live from the 2013 Paris Air Show!
  While you were sleeping earlier today, we were getting trampled by crazed commuters at a train station, overheated in a steamy bus that inched through traffic at one mile per hour, and soaked by heavy rains and an overflowing airport sewage system.…
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• Verizon reportedly considers purchasing Canada's Wind Mobile
  Competition in the Canadian cellphone space is on shaky ground when Wind Mobile faces an uncertain future. If The Globe and Mail's sources are accurate, however, Wind may get a lifeline from an unexpected source: Verizon. The US carrier has reporte…
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• GEAK Watch packs Android, WiFi and a plethora of sensors, likely 'world's first true smartwatch'
  Nowadays, we can't help but be skeptical of products that claim to be a smartwatch. In fact, what is a smartwatch, anyway? Perhaps GEAK, a Shanghai-based subsidiary of content giant Shanda, has a somewhat convincing answer. Simply dubbed the GEAK W…
  - 11 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 1:23pm -
• Nokia RM-877 approved by FCC with AT&T LTE, likely is the EOS
  Oh, the tales FCC employees could tell -- if they were allowed to discuss them. A Nokia device, known only as the RM-877, has passed the agency's approval process. This mystery unit contains AT&T-compatible LTE bands (2, 4, 5 and 17, to be specific…
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• Parrot announces availability for AR.Drone 2.0 add-ons, offers software upgrades
  A little good / bad news for those dads who scored an AR.Drone 2.0 for Father's Day over the weekend. It's already time to upgrade. Starting next week, Parrot will be offering up those new add-ons it announced way back at CES. The "black box" Fligh…
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• Airbus A350 cockpit tour with test pilot Jean-Michel Roy (video)
  What's it like to fly the A350? Only a handful of pilots know for sure, but Jean-Michel Roy has a pretty good idea. The Airbus test pilot has flown a variety of yet-to-be-certified aircraft over the years, and he'll soon step behind the controls of…
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Gizmodo

• The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: TORMENTO BABASONICOS
  Wow. That got out of hand really fast. I mean that spiralled from Chilean butt band weird to modern-day Heavy Metal in a blink. Read more...    
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• Magnetic Origami Tables Shouldn’t Make Sense But They’re Perfect
  When most of us hear the words “flatpack furniture,” we’re wracked with flashbacks of sitting amongst mountains of dowels and particle board, sobbing. But Ying Zhang and Ida Thonsgaard, two Berlin-based designers, are taking the concept beyond…
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• The Periodic Table of Muppets Brings Order to Wocka Wocka
  Not everybody's into chemistry but you have to be a special kind of insane to not have a fondness for the Muppets. This periodic table of Muppetry is a wonderfully organized and colorful take on the history of the form than anyone (with a soul) can…
  - 3 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 9:00pm -
• Man on Wire: How One Man Walked on a Tightrope Between the Twin Towers
  In 1974, Philippe Petit walked across a wire between New York City's Twin Towers. The feat was incredibly dangerous and incredibly illegal. Man on Wire is the amazing story of how he got there, told by the people who lived it. Read more...    
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• Scientist Drinks Billion-Year-Old Water Just to See What It's Like
  So remember about a month ago when scientists in Canada found the oldest undisturbed water cache ever? The one that had been stagnant beneath a rock for roughly 1.5 billion years? And that might hold the remains of prehistoric life? Yeah, don't drin…
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• Zeta Primes - Doors
  The Reimann Hypothesis, which deals with the distribution of prime numbers, was first put forth by mathematician Bernhard Reimann in 1859. It has yet to be fully proven and remains one of the most important unproven theories in mathematics. It's so…
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• 20 Ways to Hack a Classic Eames Side Chair
  When Ray and Charles Eames’ classic molded side chair was first produced, in 1951, it was one of the first industrially-manufactured plastic chairs on the market. The wonder of technology went on to become a much-loved classic—today, it’s enjo…
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• Gizmodo What's Wrong With the iOS 7 Icons?
  Gizmodo What's Wrong With the iOS 7 Icons? | Kotaku The Xbox One Believers | Deadspin Shushing Your Kid Is Idiotic | Gawker Internet-Famous Preteen Metalheads Are Being Bullied for Being Awesome | Valleywag Silicon Valley Housing Explosion Means This…
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• President Obama: NSA Spying Keeps America Safe, So Get Over It
  President Obama will be on Charlie Rose tonight to chat about all the NSA spying that came to light last week. But ahead of the broadcast, PBS has released a portion of the transcript to Buzzfeed. Below is a portion of said transcript:Read more... …
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• Instapuzzle: Your Friends' Boring Instagrams Are Better as Puzzles
  Your endless stream of photos on Instagram is fun—for a while. But there's only so many times you can see a sepia-toned sunset before even the mere thought starts to induce nausea. Instapuzzle for iOS, though, puts a fun new twist on how you inter…
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• These Stash Coins Are a Fantastic Way to Lose Your SD Card
  The Man has his hand in your inbox, cops are intimidating citizens who film them beating other citizens, it's only logical to want to keep the private contents of your SD card, well, private. The Covert Coin from CCS Spy Gear is a precision-machined…
  - 8 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 4:40pm -
• The Rise of the Surveillance State (As Predicted in 1967)
  Uncle Sam might soon be spying on you with a vast, computerized network. At least that was the eerie prophecy of The Atlantic in 1967.Read more...    
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• Origami-Inspired Clocks So Attention-Grabbing, You'll Never Run Late
  Sometimes a piece of design is so interesting, it's hard not to drop everything and pay attention to it. Dressed in bright, bold colors, with sharp, tessellated forms, these origami clocks from U.K. firm Raw Dezign definitely fits the bill. Read mor…
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• Not sure if you're exactly a smartwatch kind of person?
  Not sure if you're exactly a smartwatch kind of person? Check out Lifehacker's nifty little guide to help you figure out if you should make the jump.Read more...    
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• Get the Most Out of Your Home Appliances (Without Taking Them Apart)
  When was the last time you had to salt your perishables, got dishpan hands, or beat your laundry against a washboard? Chances are, not recently. Your home appliances do so much for you, shouldn't you return the love? Here's how to keep your domestic…
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• The Wildly Functional Studio of Video Wizard Casey Neistat: Part I
  Casey Neistat makes movies. His products are homegrown and eccentric, as though they were built from sticks and stones. But they are also often brilliant, and have clearly caught on, at least enough to garner a presence on The New York Times website…
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• The New Fastest Helicopter on Earth Can Fly at an Insane 300MPH
  Most helicopters are built for hovering, not for speed. But the Eurocopter X3 is built for both. The demonstrator tilt-rotor aircraft proved as much when it set a pair of air speed records earlier this month.Read more...    
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• What's Wrong With the iOS 7 Icons?
  “It looks childish.” That was the first reaction I heard to iOS 7. I’m not going to lie, when I saw it for the first time myself, I freaked out a little too. Like any good simplicity-loving designer, I was eagerly waiting for Jonathan Ive to r…
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• Do you like Pink Floyd?
  Do you like Pink Floyd? Do you use Spotify? Well the entire Pink Floyd catalog is now available for your streaming pleasure here. [Spotify]Read more...    
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• This High Resolution 27-Inch Monitor Is Your Deal of the Day
  Newegg is currently selling a 27-inch, matte Dell IPS screen for $550. The monitor in question sports a matte panel running at 2560 x 1440 resolution. This is an excellent deal.Read more...    
  - 10 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 2:00pm -
• We Are Light-Eaters: The Unearthly Art of James Turrell
  The last time James Turrell staged a major installation in a New York museum, lawsuits ensued: two visitors, who ostensibly didn’t realize what they were in for, sued Turrell after they became disoriented and fell inside of an installation in 1980…
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• This Is Where Manhattan's Payphones Go to Die
  Payphones may be essential to pop culture, Supermen, and Matrix-escapees everywhere, but try to remember the last time you actually saw someone using a payphone for its intended purpose. What about the last time you just saw one... anywhere?Read mor…
  - 11 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 1:22pm -
• Glasses-Free 3D and Smell-o-Vision: Movies of the Future from 1935
  Predictions that 3D movies would be the wave of the future are even older than the talkies. But back in 1935 the so-called father of science fiction gave his prediction for 3D films an even bolder twist: By 1945, audiences would be able to watch 3D…
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• Every Child Millionaire Needs To Own a Pedal-Porsche
  Power Wheels? Yeah right. The real upper-class twerps set their sights a little higher, and pester hedge-fund manager parents for something along this lines of this kids-only Porsche. "It's oooooonly $900. Pretty please?"Read more...    
  - 11 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 12:44pm -
• OS X Mavericks First Impressions: A Little Good Going a Long Way
  Mavericks is the first OS X release since Snow Leopard that doesn't constantly make you stop, consider a new feature that has just made your life worse in some incomprensible way, and then hope very hard that this is a bug, because it cannot possibly…
  - 12 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 12:20pm -

Popular Science - Gadgets

• BEHIND THE SCENES WITH the Canon EOS 6D: Photographer Tass Angiolillo [Sponsored Post]
  What Inspired them? What Enabled them? Tass Angiolillo What Inspires You? “Astrophotography and shooting landscapes is what I do, and I love photographing the night sky and capturing what can't be seen by the naked eye. That’s why I blended th…
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• BEHIND THE SCENES WITH the Canon EOS 6D: Photographer Justin Lowery [Sponsored Post]
  What Inspired them? What Enabled them? Justin Lowery What Inspires You? “I am inspired to showcase the natural world, which I view as God’s creation. The art is already there—I just have to find it and express it in a simple, elegant composit…
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• BEHIND THE SCENES WITH the Canon EOS 6D: Explorer of Light Photographer Rick Sammon [Sponsored Post]
  What Inspired them? What Enabled them? Rick Sammon What Inspires You? “Seeing and controlling the light is the touchstone of virtually every image I shoot, and composition is my basic tool for creating emotionally compelling images. I knew I want…
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• BEHIND THE SCENES WITH the Canon EOS 6D: Photographer Dustin Abbott [Sponsored Post]
  What Inspired them? What Enabled them? Dustin Abbott What Inspires You? “My passion is creating landscapes that make the viewer say ‘Wow!’ I begin by finding a good subject, then transforming it into something memorable by composing it in co…
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• Post-Apocalyptic Britain And Other Amazing Images From This Week
  Plus a theater for pirated movies, a teardown of Google Glass, and more     
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• Post-Apocalyptic Britain And Other Amazing Images From This Week
      
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• Tamron 18-270 All-In-One™ ZOOM LENS [Sponsored Post]
  Wherever your journey leads, compelling moments await. The versatile Tamron 15X all-in-one 18-270mm travel lens effortlessly zooms from wide to super-telephoto, so you’re able to capture any subject you see without ever missing a single shot. Eas…
  - 5 days ago, 13 Jun 13, 6:42am -
• The 10 Coolest Innovations We Saw At E3 2013
  The greatest games and gear from Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, plus awesome hardware and indie fare. The big three--Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo--came out firing on all cylinders at E3 this year. We checked out two new consoles, a stable of game…
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• The 10 Coolest Innovations We Saw At E3 2013
      
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• Raise Your Own Edible Bugs With This Decorative Kitchen Pod
  In case the only thing keeping you from adopting a sustainable bug diet was a lack of attractive appliances. The U.N. recently suggested (not for the first time) that we put a bit more crunchy insect protein into our diets. Eating bugs could provid…
  - 6 days ago, 11 Jun 13, 2:00pm -
• With A Struggling Wii U, Nintendo Plays It Safe At E3
  What we saw from Nintendo's E3 announcements: updated versions and sequels to classic franchises. Audio and video issues plagued Sony and Microsoft's E3 press conferences, but Nintendo opted for a livestream this year instead, with a mostly games-ce…
  - 7 days ago, 11 Jun 13, 11:30am -
• The Best Fitness Tracker Finally Gets An App
  Now your phone can chastise you for sitting on your butt all day. Just what you always wanted! The Basis Band is our favorite fitness tracker, the only device that elevates the category beyond simply "here's a graph of what you did." It actually wor…
  - 7 days ago, 11 Jun 13, 9:30am -
• Sony Finally Actually Reveals The PlayStation 4
  Sony made plenty of announcements at its E3 press conference in Los Angeles, but the big news: the PlayStation 4 is a real thing that actually exists! We saw it. Someone even held it. Let's examine. We only got a flash of the PS4 at the event, but a…
  - 7 days ago, 10 Jun 13, 10:53pm -
• The Single Best Thing Apple Announced At Today's iPhone Event
  It's not the new font, or icons, or apps, and it's certainly not the homescreen parallax effect. It's something simple that you'll use all the time. When you're at home, you want the Wi-Fi on your phone to be turned on. It saves battery life; it loa…
  - 7 days ago, 10 Jun 13, 4:18pm -
• Here's What We Learned About The Xbox One At E3
  Some new games, old faces, and unexpected announcements from Microsoft's E3 press conference. Microsoft's unveiling of the Xbox One back in May was decidedly about the hardware. Almost right away today at E3, Microsoft announced its conference woul…
  - 7 days ago, 10 Jun 13, 2:15pm -
• 5 Other Cat Names Apple Could Have Picked For OS X 10.9
  The other Apple OS X versions have all been named after wild cats. 10.9 is called Mavericks. Not bad--but why not honor these lesser-known cats? (Thanks to Tom Scocca for the idea.) Click to launch the gallery.    
  - 7 days ago, 10 Jun 13, 1:45pm -
• What To Expect At Today's Apple Event
  Will we finally get a Retina iPod Shuffle? (Answer: no.) This year's Apple Worldwide Developer Conference, or WWDC, starts at 1pm EST today. Here's what we're guessing we'll see: iOS 7 Jon Ive, who heads up the hardware design department of Apple, i…
  - 8 days ago, 10 Jun 13, 9:55am -
• This Lensless Camera Is Never Out Of Focus
  It creates images using only a fraction of the data a normal camera would. Researchers from Bell Labs in New Jersey have created a camera that operates without any lens, making it lighter, cheaper and immune to blurry, out-of-focus images. The len…
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• The Goods: June 2013's Hottest Gadgets
  A dozen great ideas in gear     
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• These Artificially Intelligent Legos Look Awesome
  Motorized Legos fight under human or computer command. For better or worse, Legos haven't changed all that much since the company's founding back in 1932. But a partnership with Sony might change the classic bricks into semi-autonomous machines. IDG…
  - 14 days ago, 3 Jun 13, 1:02pm -
• 3 Portable, Affordable Consoles That Run On Android
  Gaming the system THE TREND Android might have started off as a smartphone operating system (OS), but in the five years since its launch, companies have adapted it to run everything from robots to TVs to home appliances. The latest version (4.2 or…
  - 18 days ago, 31 May 13, 9:58am -
• New Motorola Vitamin Pills Could Be Edible Stomach-Acid-Powered Passwords
  I hope they make them in the shape of The Flintstones! Taking a daily vitamin could do more than give you an extra kick of vitamin D or C in the morning. Soon, it could also boost your online security, becoming an authentication token you could nev…
  - 18 days ago, 30 May 13, 12:28pm -
• Now You Can Control Someone Else's Arm Over The Internet
  Hope your WiFi doesn't cut out. A group of graduate students in NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program have developed an open-source API that can allows you to move someone else's arm remotely using a keyboard, a joystick or even an iPhone. O…
  - 20 days ago, 28 May 13, 3:45pm -
• Researchers Turn Cement Into Metal Using Lasers
  You might be getting a gadget made out of cement soon. A team of alchemists scientists say they've just figured out a process that turns cement into a metal semi-conductor using lasers. Metal sidewalks! Metal buildings! Metal everything! Well, no.…
  - 20 days ago, 28 May 13, 12:15pm -
• Exclusive: Nerf’s Newest Gun Fires 100 Feet
  How the N-Strike Elite Centurion out-blasts the competition Sniping our fellow editors is a much-beloved and long-standing tradition here at Popular Science HQ. Trouble is: our long hallways leave us no escape from our all too well-armed victims. Th…
  - 21 days ago, 28 May 13, 11:15am -

Gadget Lab from Wired

• LTE Advanced Is Going to Rock Your Mobile World — But Not Yet
  For the past few years, 4G LTE has been a staple of top-of-the-line smartphones and tablets. But as 2013 draws to a close, we're going to see a new wireless technology start stepping up to the plate: 4G LTE Advanced. ...    
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• Have Your Next Suit Fitted With Computers, Cut With Lasers
  Chicago company Proper Suit is bringing a dash of technology to the tailoring world.    
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• New DRM Will Change the Words in Your E-Book
  The next e-book you buy might not exactly match the printed version. And those changes are there to make sure you're not a pirate.    
  - 10 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 2:35pm -
• What 802.11ac Networking Is, And Why You Want It
  While we were all gushing over iOS 7 and the new Macs, it was easy to miss the relatively minor announcement that Apple has added support for 802.11ac Wi-Fi to two of its key hardware products: the MacBook Air and ...    
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• Distractions | Google Glass Is Great for Toddlers. Seriously.
  If you really want to test a new gadget, take it on vacation. That’s what I did with Google Glass, and the result was revelatory. It saved me from inadvertently booking reservations at a restaurant an hour away (Hey, it ...    
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• first look | Office Finally Comes to the iPhone. But Does It Matter?
  It only took six years, but as of today Microsoft Office Mobile is available on the iPhone–at least to those with a Microsoft Office 365 subscription. Microsoft announced today that Office 365 Home Premium and Office 365 ProPlus subscribers can ...…
  - 3 days ago, 14 Jun 13, 12:32pm -
• Thumb Your Nose at the NSA With Raspberry Pi
  Adafruit has created a handy how-to to help you build a wireless access point that anonymizes your internet browsing using Tor and a Raspberry Pi.    
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• Happy Trails: 10 Essential Tools to Pack on Your Next Hike
  We took advantage of the lush spring bloom here in California to go test some of the latest hiking and camping gear. These are the results.    
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• Foursquare’s Visual History Will Make You Check In Again
  Social media and human tracking service Foursquare is beautifully serving up your check-in history. Foursquare introduced a novel way to see your check-in history today. Its Time Machine site begins with your first check-in (probably your home or wor…
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• Myspace Is Back — As an iOS App
  Myspace, the social network that dominated the early part of this century, has risen from the ashes. Or at least, that's the plan, as Myspace's new website emerges from beta along with a new mobile app.    
  - 5 days ago, 12 Jun 13, 1:00pm -

• #OhGoody: Facebook Introduces Hashtags
  There’s no #stopping hashtags. Facebook is confirming it will officially support the maddeningly ubiquitous categorization tool, allowing users to #hashtag posts and making those hashtags #clickable.    
  - 5 days ago, 12 Jun 13, 12:33pm -
• From Fake Leather to the Great Flattening: The Evolution of iOS
  With the debut of iOS 7 this week, Apple has made the most radical change to its mobile operating system since it first launched on the iPhone way back in 2007. Need proof? Let's take a walk down memory lane ...    
  - 6 days ago, 11 Jun 13, 5:23pm -
• It’s Official: Google Acquires Crowdsourced Navigation App ‘Waze’
  Google finalized its acquisition of the crowdsourced navigation and traffic app Waze this morning. Waze is a free app that uses the input of trusted community members to update maps in real time to help other users avoid delays and ...    
  - 7 days ago, 11 Jun 13, 12:01pm -
• The Design Battle Behind iOS 7
  The new iOS 7 is radically simplified, incredibly flat, colorful, and multi-layered. It is, according to Apple CEO Tim Cook, “the biggest change to iOS since iPhone.” And it may be the best thing yet designed by Jony Ive, who ...    
  - 7 days ago, 11 Jun 13, 10:49am -
• Apple Gives the Mac Pro a Super-Powered, Cylindrical Update
  Apple teased a revamp of its desktop Mac Pro at WWDC today. According to Phil Schiller it’s for users who want only the “fastest, most expensive Mac in existence.” It also sports a striking new cylindrical design and a remarkable ...    
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• How the Haswell Chip Makes the New MacBook Air Last 12 Hours
  Apple's new MacBook Air laptops have Intel's brand new Haswell chips inside, and these low-power processors are responsible for many of the Air's performance gains.    
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• Apple Dials in iTunes Radio, a New Streaming Music Service
  Apple has announced a new streaming music service. iTunes Radio. The new station-based radio player launches this fall.    
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• What’s New in iOS 7, the Radical Redesign of Apple’s Mobile Experience
  
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• New MacBook Air Models Get Big Boosts to Battery Life, Performance
  As anticipated, Apple announced an upgrade to its MacBook Air line of notebooks. The signature teardrop design hasn't changed -- the focus of this refresh is in the core of the computer.    
  - 7 days ago, 10 Jun 13, 1:39pm -
• What’s New in OS X Mavericks
  Apple shared all the new goodies coming to its desktop operating system today at WWDC.    
  - 7 days ago, 10 Jun 13, 1:14pm -
• Apple’s New iCloud Keychain Stores Sensitive Data Across Devices
  At WWDC today, Apple announced a new security feature for OS X called iCloud Keychain, a built-in password manager synced across the cloud. The new Keychain will store all of your passwords in iCloud so they can be synced across ...    
  - 7 days ago, 10 Jun 13, 12:52pm -
• WWDC Liveblog: New Operating Systems, New Hardware, and … One More Thing?
  It's that time again. Apple's annual Worldwide Developer Conference is set to kick off with a keynote at 10 a.m. PST this morning. We'll be there to share the exciting news and updates as it unfolds live.    
  - 8 days ago, 10 Jun 13, 8:30am -
• We Can Drink the Rest Tomorrow: 5 Wine Preservation Systems Tested
  What do you do if you want to drink a single glass of wine but not throw away the other 4/5 of the bottle? You turn to a wine preservation system.    
  - 11 days ago, 7 Jun 13, 10:34am -
• Here Are the Things Apple Needs to Fix in OS X
  These magical computers we use to make movies, write music, and document every scrap of our lives -- they're not magical enough. These are the things that need fixing in OS X.    
  - 11 days ago, 7 Jun 13, 8:30am -

Wired Product Reviews

• Uncommon Threads
  Chicago company Proper Suit is bringing a dash of technology to the tailoring world.    
  - 8 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 4:42pm -
• A Great Way to Digitize Your Library, Mostly
  We review 1dollarscan, a company that specializes in making high-quality electronic versions of the books sent in by its customers.    
  - 16 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 8:30am -
• Smoothie Operators: 5 Single-Serve Blenders Tested
  Will they blend? Why yes, they will. They'll also perform many of the same duties as full-size blenders, but for less money, with less mess, and while requiring less storage.    
  - 5 days ago, 13 Jun 13, 5:30am -
• Zooma Zooma Binocula
  This adapter connects an iPhone to spotting scopes or binoculars, turning your smartphone camera into a mega-zoom.    
  - 5 days ago, 13 Jun 13, 5:21am -
• Taking a Long Shot on a Value-Priced SUP
  Surfcore's Hunter ATAC stand-up paddleboard is an attractive buy for those looking to upgrade their beginner gear for a low price.    
  - 6 days ago, 12 Jun 13, 5:23am -
• Kickin’ Back
  Sony has two new wireless Bluetooth speakers, a larger $300 model and a more portable $200 model. All music sounds good through them -- from Radiohead to Motörhead.    
  - 7 days ago, 11 Jun 13, 5:20am -
• Solid Performance in the No Spin Zone: We Put 4 External SSDs to the Test
  If you're ready for some massive speed improvements to your external storage rig, check out one of these lightweight SSD drives.    
  - 8 days ago, 10 Jun 13, 5:15am -
• Great Body, But Not So Smart
  The "Smart" EX2F camera from Samsung provides the tactile experience DSLR users cherish, but fails to fully deliver on the software features.    
  - 10 days ago, 8 Jun 13, 5:30am -
• We Can Drink the Rest Tomorrow: 5 Wine Preservation Systems Tested
  What do you do if you want to drink a single glass of wine but not throw away the other 4/5 of the bottle? You turn to a wine preservation system.    
  - 11 days ago, 7 Jun 13, 5:30am -
• A Fine Point in Ferocity
  It's a five-door compact from Ford. But it's not made for grocery-getting. It's made for face-melting.    
  - 20 days ago, 29 May 13, 5:24am -

• Strictly Top-Shelf
  The new KIRAbook laptop from Toshiba is to-die-for gorgeous, speed-demon fast, and don't-tell-your-accountant expensive.    
  - 21 days ago, 28 May 13, 5:30am -
• Unsurpassed Comfort for Zero-Drop Running
  Ladies on the zero-drop kick will love the extra cushioned comfort of Altra's latest running shoes.    
  - 26 days ago, 23 May 13, 5:30am -
• Stable Streaming, But Only OK Sound
  The new Phorus speaker system provides multi-room wireless audio streaming over Wi-Fi. It uses the new Android-based Play-Fi lossless streaming protocol.    
  - 27 days ago, 22 May 13, 5:30am -
• Cat-App Fever: 3 Ways to Turn Your iPad Into a Cat Toy
  Your cat gets to do whatever it wants everywhere else in the house, so why not give it control of the iPad, too?    
  - 28 days ago, 21 May 13, 5:30am -
• Connect All the Things
  An inexpensive introduction to the Internet of Things, the fully programmable Twine alerts you to all the changes and happenings inside your home.    
  - 29 days ago, 20 May 13, 5:30am -
• The Cure for the Common Ultrabook
  With the IdeaPad Y500, Lenovo says to hell with the modern laptop diet plan and pumps out a high-performance machine primed for gaming.    
  - 35 days ago, 14 May 13, 5:20am -

The Verge

• Yahoo reveals some data request numbers, urges for openness on secret FISA orders
  Of the nine major tech companies at the heart of Eric Snowden’s revelations about an NSA spying program called PRISM, over the past week, Facebook, Microsoft, and most recently Apple have all opted to publish the total number of data reques…
  - 2 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 10:27pm -
• Sprint sues to stop Dish's Clearwire acquisition plans
  Dish scored a major coup in its efforts to scoop up Sprint acquisition target Clearwire last week when it won the support of Clearwire’s board. Today, Sprint is firing back in court with allegations that the proposed Dish deal would be ille…
  - 5 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 7:03pm -
• Oculus VR says plans won't change, as it raises $16 million in venture capital for its virtual reality dreams
  "I have a boss now, I guess," says Oculus VR CEO Brendan Iribe. "The board." On Monday, the virtual reality headset company announced that it had finished raising $16 million in Series A venture capital led by Spark Capital and Matrix Partner…
  - 6 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 6:36pm -
• 90 Seconds on The Verge: Monday, June 17th, 2013
  A face. A word. A message. A consequence.A fleeting glance before the storm. Then, an album.
  - 6 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 6:07pm -
• Microsoft offers Surface RT to schools for as little as $199
  Microsoft is pushing to get the Surface RT tablet into schools, and it's using a massive price cut and a giveaway to do it. On Monday, the company cut prices by more than 50% for its 32GB Surface RT, as long as schools buy the tablet before S…
  - 6 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 5:55pm -
• TiVo prepping next-generation DVRs with new remote control, up to six tuners
  While TiVo's Premiere DVR hardware line is moving past its prime, signs indicate new, higher-performance models are headed to store shelves this fall. TiVo first alluded to "several" new devices earlier this year when petitioning the FCC to w…
  - 7 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 5:34pm -
• Texas first state to mandate warrants for email surveillance
  Texas Governor Rick Perry has signed a bill into law that mandates law enforcement get a warrant to access emails. The bill (HB 2268), addresses the outdated 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), which allows law enforcement to o…
  - 7 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 5:24pm -
• NSA vets praise Snowden as a whistleblower, but fear he may take things too far
  Edward Snowden, the federal contractor who exposed the NSA's controversial PRISM surveillance program, has delivered a bit of vindication for three former top NSA officials who were once whistleblowers themselves. In a round-table interview w…
  - 8 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 4:20pm -
• Banks get ready for cyberwarfare with 'Quantum Dawn 2' simulation
  After numerous hacking campaigns and several high-profile arrests, companies are increasingly going on the defensive, and some have even pushed to be allowed to bring the fight to their attackers. On Wall Street, industry group SIFMA is tryin…
  - 9 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 3:25pm -
• The Verge goes to Hollywood: TV, movies, and the people who make them
  There's never been a better time to head to the movies. From the huge blockbusters to the indie masterpieces, from Netflix to the theater, there are great movies everywhere you look. Meanwhile, we're in a "golden age of TV," with some of the…
  - 9 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 3:00pm -

GigaOM

• Does Nook Tablet firesale mean something big is afoot?
  Judging by the recent spate of news about Barnes & Noble’s Nook business, it looks like some big changes could be on the way. First it was reported the company killed the Nook apps for PC and Macs, and this week news came that the company is contin…
  - 3 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 9:29pm -
• The share economy hits private planes
  An Airbnb type sharing service for private airplanes has just launched as the share economy just keeps stretching into new markets. Dubbed OpenAirplane, the company is essentially a vetting service for private pilots. Typically if a pilot has a priva…
  - 5 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 7:00pm -
• Apple’s new-found support for game controller accessories could be big news for mobile gaming
  Logitech reportedly is developing a console-type controller for playing games on the iPhone. The news follows last week's announcement that Apple would support such devices in iOS, which promises to result in richer, more immersive play.
  - 5 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 6:49pm -
• DreamWorks doubles down on the web
  Last month DWA paid $33 million to acquire AwesomenessTV, not because the tweener-focused YouTube channel has good distribution on cable (it has none) but because its creating content that is finding an audience online.
  - 12 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 12:15pm -
• Siemens dumps solar power unit
  First, a big thanks to Ucilia Wang, who filled in for me these past six weeks! She brought analysis on everything from the solar industry to hydrogen fuel cell cars. And on the day I return, a familiar theme crops up on this Monday morning: another f…
  - 13 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 10:50am -
• Microsoft hedges its bets on Office 365 and Surface
  When will Microsoft release Office Mobile for iPad?
  - 21 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 3:01am -
• Getting your organization ready for SDN, Part II
  In the previous report in this series, “The road to SDN begins now,” we laid out the business case for software-defined networking (SDN). A network actively, reactively, and proactively defined by software is far more ready than one constructed o…
  - 22 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 1:55am -
• The weekend review: cloud security, SDN, and mega data centers
  This week, the cloud proved to be very popular on GigaOM Research - no surprise as we ramp up for our Structure conference this week in San Francisco.
  - 3 days ago, 15 Jun 13, 10:00am -
• Savvis buying PaaS provider AppFog
  AppFog has been trailing the others, but ‘the others’ are guys like Microsoft, Google, and AWS. Thus, the combining AppFog with Savvis is perhaps not a bad idea.
  - 3 days ago, 15 Jun 13, 8:41am -
• Groupon continues to make strides in mobile
  Shares of Groupon jumped today after Deutsche Bank analysts upgraded the stock, citing increased use of its mobile app. That indicates the company is making big strides in a very promising industry that is still in its infancy.
  - 3 days ago, 14 Jun 13, 4:25pm -

The Crave

• Lego makes beautiful music with the Sydney Opera House
  (Credit: Lego) We've seen an official Lego Sydney Opera House set before as part of the toy company's Architecture range, but let's be honest: an awful lot of detail got lost in the model's tiny size. Lego's about to do something about that, thou…
  - 7 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 5:35pm -
• PIP biosensor makes you relax to win games
  The PIP bionsensor works with both Android and iOS. (Credit: Galvanic) I don't generally consider gaming to be a relaxing activity. If I'm taking out zombies in Resident Evil, I'm on the edge of my seat. But it doesn't have to be that way. The PIP…
  - 9 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 3:19pm -
• The 404 1285: Where E3 is no place for fanboys (podcast)
  (Credit: Joystiq) I don't get it. I'm gone an entire week and there's not one show. I get back, Justin's gone, but I still have to do one. What's up with that? Luckily it's a non-issue. Today we've got CNET HDTV editor Ty Pendlebury on the program…
  - 10 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 2:25pm -
• Official RC robotic transformers coming soon?
  (Credit: Hobby Media) Remember the robotic Transformer shown off by Brave Robotics at last year's Tokyo Maker Faire? It seems the toy caught the eye of official Transformers toy maker Tomy, which is now working with Brave Robotics to create a com…
  - 10 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 2:15pm -
• It would take 220 years to 3D-print an average house
  Maybe you should wait on building that 3D-printed house. (Credit: Screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET) We've been hearing about the possibility of 3D-printed, full-size houses for some time. We may even get our first one sometime this year, thanks to…
  - 11 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 1:28pm -
• For the astronaut with everything, the $115,000 Moon Orbiter watch
  The Moon Orbiter has a flying tourbillon at 9 o'clock and a power reserve at 6. (Credit: RJ-Romain Jerome) Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield recently joked about getting a gold watch for his retirement. But this hunk of spacetime would be far mor…
  - 11 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 12:45pm -
• iOS 7-ready game controller hardware spotted
  (Credit: Kotaku) Apple quietly announced upcoming support for game controller accessories at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference last week, though missing was any sort of hardware from Apple or third parties. Shortly thereafter, Logitech…
  - 12 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 12:23pm -
• 'Hell is Other People': Anti-social media to keep you alone
  Creator Scott Garner tests his app in a video. (Credit: Video screenshot by Nic Healey/CNET Australia) Like most social media, Foursquare is designed to connect people, but what if you feel like being alone? Web app Hell is Other People takes fri…
  - 12 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 12:01pm -
• Buy a $900 Porsche designed for a 5-year-old
  Not quite as well-equipped as a standard Porsche. (Credit: Porsche) The 2014 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid goes on sale for $99,000 later this year. Or you could save $98,100 and go even greener with a human-powered Porsche Go-Kart. Not satisfied wi…
  - 13 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 10:56am -
• TV weight: Fact and fiction
  (Credit: Geoffrey Morrison) Recently we took a poll where we asked "What's stopping you from getting a plasma?" A majority of voters rebuked my premise, picking "I love my plasma." The other responses were fairly evenly split among the choices. Ho…
  - 13 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 10:55am -

• Nook tablet discounts extend beyond Father's Day
  (Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Father's Day is lasting a little bit longer than usual, at least in the land of Barnes & Noble. The retailer revealed on Monday that it's stretching its special Father's Day sales prices on the Nook HD an…
  - 16 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 8:15am -
• Jay-Z's 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' hits Samsung first
  Jay-Z has already sold a million copies of his next album... to Samsung. (Credit: Screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET) Samsung just got its hands on the holy grail of hip-hop. Actually, it's "Magna Carta Holy Grail," the new album from rap icon Jay-Z tha…
  - 22 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 1:56am -
• One reason Apple is hard to beat
  MacBook Pro Retina 13 on the right. It's a highly refined design -- though I didn't believe that at first. (Credit: Apple) Apple products aren't perfect, but they get a lot closer than most. One reason for Apple's success can be summed up nicely…
  - 2 days ago, 15 Jun 13, 4:18pm -
• Meet Google's 'Project Loon': Balloon-powered Net access
  Project Loon's network of balloon communicate with special ground stations. (Credit: Screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET) Google has officially announced "Project Loon," its plan to connect the entire world to the Internet that uses a decidedly 19th cent…
  - 3 days ago, 14 Jun 13, 10:39pm -
• Take a 3D tour of Paris -- as a rat
  A hawk's-eye view of the Place Vendome. (Credit: All Eyes on Paris) Let's say you're a cat touring Paris, and you swing by the Place Vendome. What does it look like? Well, a lot like what humans see, it turns out, only much greener. That's becaus…
  - 3 days ago, 14 Jun 13, 5:22pm -
• Explore 360-degree 3D models of the Xbox One and PlayStation 4
  Which one do you fancy? (Credit: Image by Christopher MacManus/CNET) Even if you've seen a plethora of images and videos showing the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 from every possible angle, the following high-quality 3D renders, with 360-degree pan…
  - 3 days ago, 14 Jun 13, 4:25pm -
• Bad day? Hide from the world in this privacy-pod recliner
  The Massaud Canopy can make it all go away. (Credit: Screenshot by Tim Hornyak/CNET) When everything is going pear-shaped and you want to escape to Mars, just imagine you had this quirky piece of furniture. The Massaud Canopy is like a personal…
  - 3 days ago, 14 Jun 13, 3:40pm -
• Google Glass search shown off in new video
  One of 20 searches from behind Glass. (Credit: Screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET) This week Google's Project Glass team released a video demonstrating just how good the augmented reality specs are at what Google does best, search. Much of the hype arou…
  - 3 days ago, 14 Jun 13, 2:52pm -
• Power Shorts: Shake your rear to charge your gear
  (Credit: Vodafone) Who wears short-shorts...with gadget-charging capabilities? Attendees to the U.K.'s Isle of Wight music fest, that's who. At the outdoor festival in Glastonbury, England, this weekend, mobile carrier Vodafone will try on its ne…
  - 3 days ago, 14 Jun 13, 2:42pm -
• Artist vibrates water with the power of thought
  (Credit: Video screenshot by Michelle Starr/CNET Australia) At first glance, it might not look as tricky as piloting a quadcopter just by thinking at it, but a project by artist Lisa Park has surprising depth. Eunoia -- Greek for "beautiful thinki…
  - 3 days ago, 14 Jun 13, 12:53pm -
• Deep Space 9 tourbillon combines time and space
  (Credit: Vianney Halter) Watchmaker Vianney Halter has produced some pretty stylish timepieces, but his latest is a bit of a departure, both in style and concept. The sci-fi fan has built a domed tourbillon watch called Deep Space, modeled after t…
  - 4 days ago, 14 Jun 13, 11:48am -
• Cat secrets: Researchers track 50 felines with GPS, cams
  Online visitors can choose an individual cat to track. (Credit: Screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET) The CNET test cats don't lead very secret lives, mostly because they are indoors and easily located at any time (usually snoozing on a lap near the c…
  - 4 days ago, 14 Jun 13, 11:08am -
• Microsoft's new ad: Even Dell tablets are better than iPad
  Dellicious? (Credit: Microsoft/YouTube Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET) Microsoft is not going to stop until iPad sales go down to zero. It's not going to stop until there are no iPads left in the world. Because this is payback and war and s…
  - 4 days ago, 14 Jun 13, 11:02am -
• Friday Poll: Are traditional gaming consoles on their way out?
  Do these look like dinosaurs to you? (Credit: Microsoft and Sony) The gaming world is all aflutter with the impending debut of the latest and greatest gaming consoles from Microsoft and Sony. It's been fun debating their strengths and weaknesses a…
  - 4 days ago, 14 Jun 13, 7:00am -
• Airbus' A350 XWB makes its first flight
  Take-off. The Airbus A350 XWB leaves the ground on its first-ever flight. (Credit: Chris Sloan/Airchive.org) For airplane enthusiasts, there's nothing quite like a first flight. And for fans of Airbus' A350 XWB, this meant that Friday morning pr…
  - 4 days ago, 14 Jun 13, 4:07am -

Android Central

• LG Optimus G Pro sales surpass 1 million in Korea
  Average daily sales of over 8,000 push total sales to 1 million in just 4 months Since its introduction to the Korean market back in mid February, the Optimus G Pro has passed the 1 million sales mark according to LG. The manufacturer claims that…
  - 2 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 9:51pm -
• Sprint files lawsuit against Dish, Clearwire to block strategic purchase
  Delaware law and Equity Holders Agreement both stand in the way of Dish's bid for Clearwire, claims Sprint While it has publicly voiced its opposition to Dish's attempt to purchase a large portion of Clearwire, Sprint is taking things to the next l…
  - 5 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 7:32pm -
• Spotify adds another big name to their catalog with the full works of Pink Floyd
  Legendary band's full back catalog available to stream only on Spotify, staking another claim to be king of the streaming game Spotify continues to try and establish themselves as the biggest players in the streaming game, and their latest acquisit…
  - 6 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 5:57pm -
• Google expands retail availability of Chromebooks to new store partners
  Walmart and Staples in the U.S. to carry various Chromebook models With the somewhat quiet success of Chromebook sales through its original sales channels of Amazon and Best Buy continuing, Google announced today that it is expanding retail availab…
  - 9 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 3:33pm -
• AT&T offering Galaxy Note 8.0 for $199 with purchase of Galaxy S4 starting June 21
  Full price hits $399 with a two-year contract and no smart phone purchase bundle AT&T has finally announced the availability and pricing of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, and it is offering an interesting new option to purchase the device. S…
  - 9 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 3:11pm -
• Spring cleaning: Win a Kindle Fire HD 8.9-inch tablet
  The Kindle Fire HD is mostly Android, has an awesome screen, access to Amazon Prime videos and an 8.9-inch Wifi version can be yours if the random number gods smile on you. I've got too many tablets and not enough time to love them all, so this one…
  - 9 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 2:49pm -
• How to apply a Google Play gift card to your account
  Google Play cards are a great way to buy apps and media, and redeeming them is easy Google announced Google Play cards late last summer in the U.S., and have since been made available in Canada and the U.K. Of course, we all want them to be able to…
  - 10 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 1:59pm -
• Falcon Twitter client hits token limit again, new update resets keys
  Just months after first hitting the Twitter token max, Falcon Pro must once again sidestep the limit Falcon Pro, one of the leading third-party Twitter apps for Android, has once again hit the 100,000 active user token limit. The token limit is imp…
  - 11 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 1:17pm -
• SmugFolio relaunches as official SmugMug app for Android
  Popular third-party SmugMug app SmugFolio has graduated to official status, while also being updated with a handful of new features.  Following an acquisition by SmugMug, SmugFolio is now the official Android app for the photo-sharing service. Wha…
  - 11 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 12:54pm -
• Talk Mobile Apps Hangout! Come chat!
  Hey! You! There on the Internet!  We've just rolled out the start of the second round of Talk Mobile, and we're going to start doing daily Hangouts once things are live.  The first Hangout is about to begin (around 1 p.m. EDT today). Keep on keepi…
  - 12 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 12:07pm -

• Why is it so hard to find great apps? - Talk Mobile
  Between the iOS App Store, BlackBerry World, Google Play, and Windows Phone Store, there are more than 1.7 million apps available for smartphone and tablet users to choose from. The explosion in apps has been fueled by an explosion in users,…
  - 13 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 11:03am -
• Skype takes video messaging out of 'preview' status
  Skype this morning announced that it's taking its video messaging feature out of "preview" status and keeping it as a free feature on its desktop, Android, iOS and BlackBerry apps. (Windows Phone, oddly, is omitted.) The feature records up to 3 minu…
  - 13 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 10:43am -
• Deal of the Day: LLOYD Flex Case for Samsung Galaxy S4
  The June 17 ShopAndroid.com Deal of the Day is the LLOYD Flex Case for Samsung Galaxy S4. Made from shock absorbent and scratch resistant TPU, this case provides great protection for the Galaxy S4 from day to day use and accidental drops. The slim,…
  - 15 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 9:36am -
• Dark widgets invade v1.2.5 of the Android Central App
  Ask and ye shall receive. We've just rolled out Version 1.2.5 of the Android Central app, adding (among other things) a dark-themed widget, which you can see here. We've also squashed a couple of pressing bugs. Want the full changelog? Of course you…
  - 15 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 9:33am -
• Sprint fires up LTE in nearly 2 dozen new cities
  Next round of LTE upgrades also announced​ Sprint today announced that it's turned on high-speed LTE data in 22 new locations. They are: Baton Rouge, La. Centralia, Wash. Clarksville, Tenn. Corsicana, Texas Dalton, Ga. Dunn, N.C. Fond du…
  - 15 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 9:21am -
• Start your week with the Greatest Android Podcast in the World!
  Welcome to Monday, boys and girls. For better or worse, we're at the start of a new work week. But we can help kill at least one hour of the day. The gang got back together Friday afternoon for our first Android Central Podcast in a couple weeks. Th…
  - 15 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 9:06am -
• Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini priced by UK retailer ahead of July release
  Clove opening pre-orders for the S4 Mini at £390, expecting stock in early July The Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini is one of a raft of new devices Samsung has announced in recent weeks, and the first pricing information is beginning to appear in the UK. C…
  - 15 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 8:50am -
• Samsung to launch LTE-Advanced Galaxy S4
  Qualcomm-powered LTE-Advance​d handset headed to Korea 'as early as this month' Samsung is aiming to launch the first smartphone supporting the faster LTE-Advanced wireless data standard, company co-CEO JK Shin has revealed. Speaking to reporte…
  - 18 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 6:21am -
• HTC Desire 200 prototype caught on camera
  Entry-level device said to sport HVGA screen, 1GHz CPU HTC is keeping the "Desire" brand around for its entry-level and mid-range line-up, as we've seen with the recent announcement of the Desire 600. But we've yet to hear much about the Desire 200…
  - 19 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 5:03am -
• One Million lucky Samsung owners can get Jay-Z's new Magna Carta Holy Grail release free on July 4
  Be among the first to hear Jay-Z's latest, for free, from Samsung Friday we told you that Samsung and Jay-Z had something in store, and it would be announced during the NBA finals game five on television. Everything has been announced, and it turns…
  - 1 day ago, 16 Jun 13, 10:54pm -
• Talk Mobile App Week begins tomorrow; join us for daily Talk Mobile hangouts!
  The second week of Talk Mobile 2013 kicks off tomorrow, and the discussion is going to center around mobile apps. With five days of awesome content lined up and sure to be some great conversations in the comments, we really want to expand your inter…
  - 1 day ago, 16 Jun 13, 8:01pm -
• From the mail bag: How do I clear default applications?
  Ryan writes, I need to know how to change the default option for choosing photos under Facebook Messenger. The current option is File Expert and I do not know how to change it back to gallery. I need help with this. One of Android's best features…
  - 1 day ago, 16 Jun 13, 5:35pm -
• Seven months after release, the Nexus 4 is still the best way to experience Android
  The Nexus 4 may not do everything some of the others do, but it has one thing going for it -- the Android Jelly Bean experience There are a lot of choices for folks looking for an Android-powered smart phone. None of us here want it any other way,…
  - 1 day ago, 16 Jun 13, 2:46pm -
• Google's latest 'moonshot' idea: balloon-powered internet for all
  Advanced system of high-altitude balloons delivering 3G-like speeds to rural areas The latest project to come out of Google may seem like an April Fool's joke at first, but Google is serious when it says it intends to launch an internet delivery se…
  - 2 days ago, 15 Jun 13, 5:59pm -
• Your Android device is not the place to store your photos
  When (not if) you lose everything on your phone or tablet, you'll be thankful you backed up the important things We just got another heart-breaking email from a reader who has lost all their pictures and video because the SD card in their Android d…
  - 2 days ago, 15 Jun 13, 4:35pm -

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