Yahoo has big plans to serve up original shows, just like Amazon, Hulu and Netflix, which have already invested serious money in original programming. In fact, the company just announced that it has two new comedies in the works, which are only the…
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Understanding every social media second of your brand reputation
The extent to which social media disrupts or augments our business will change as we get better at handling large quantities of data in fair, transparent, immediate and relevant ways.
Moog remakes the massive Emerson modular synthesizer 50 years later
How do you celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bob Moog’s the first voltage controlled synthesizer? By completely recreating it five decades later, of course. The folks at Moog revealed the new Emerson Moog Modular System this weekend at Moogfest. This…
Serious Internet Explorer flaw puts XP users especially at risk
We hope that you heeded our advice to finally ditch Windows XP in favor of a more modern operating system, because there’s a new security exploit that’ll leave stubborn XP users in the cold. In a security alert released on Saturday, Microsoft reports…
Weekends with Engadget: Nokia joins Microsoft, lost Andy Warhol artwork and more!
Welcome to Weekends with Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines from the past seven days — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. For even more action, subscribe to our Flipboard magazine!…
17 of history’s greatest concept cars will gather in Atlanta next month
Here’s the beauty about concept cars: you don’t need to be a gearhead to enjoy them. Their allure lies in the promise of velocity, thrills and a future that could be yours before long… which might explain why auto makers have been cooking up…
Nike CEO: Focusing on software, ‘excited’ about relationship with Apple
Just a week after a report emerged that Nike could be ending its Fuelband division, CEO Mike Parker confirmed that the company would be focusing more on software rather than just hardware. In an interview with CNBC, Parker said, “We are focusing more…
Engadget Podcast 394 – 4.25.14
Ben and Terrence are serving up a big bureaucratic burrito this week, chock full of net neutrality, legalese and corporate self-interest. To help you digest this gut-buster of a mind meal, we’ve enlisted Engadget’s Editor-in-chief and self-proclaimed…
Netflix gets specific about its battle with Comcast and opposition to the TWC merger
In the months since announcing a “mutually beneficial” interconnection agreement, Netflix and Comcast have seen eye to eye on very little. Throw in Comcast’s attempt to swallow up Time Warner Cable and grow even larger, and you have a battleground…
Russia orders bloggers to register with government in attempt to control the internet
Russia: the home shirtless autocrats, vodka and a love of free speech rivaled by only China. The Kremlin is taking another step to squash people speaking their mind online. After building out an infrastructure that allows the government to more…
How HTML5 and interactive video are increasing product sales and brand visibility
Having 10,000 views on YouTube doesn’t really tell you much of anything in terms of useful ROI. HTML5 interactive video is changing that.
Interview: Heartbleed, hurricanes & human error of business disruption
What are the greatest threats to business? A Technorati interview with Kristen Lovejoy, GM of IBM Security Services Division.
WSJ: FCC’s new net neutrality rules let ISPs charge services for wide open ‘special access’
After existing Open Internet, or net neutrality, regulations were struck down in court earlier this year, it appears the FCC is ready to come back with new ones. Re/code reports Chairman Tom Wheeler confirmed they will be on the table at an agency…
A Siri-controlled Apple TV may be on the way
Soon you might be able to simply ask your Apple TV to start playing ‘House of Cards’ rather than fumbling through a series menus. Code found in iOS 7.1’s software development kit indicates that Siri is one its way to a new device, likely Apple’s…
In honor of Earth Day, Google expands ‘Giving through Glass’ program
In honor of Earth Day (today, that is), Google’s announcing another wave of its Giving through Glass program for non-profit organizations. The program, originally launched late last year, equips groups including the World Wildlife Fund and Give…