Telenav wants its latest Scout update for iPhone to stand out from other nav apps by giving what it claims 80 percent of us want while driving: gas, coffee, or food. You can now select a spot serving one of those sans typing and be sure it’s decent…
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CEO Interview: What do Obamacare and HBO GO have in common?
Water balloon content marketing: Who says cyber security can’t be fun? [VIDEO]
What’s so funny about cyber security? Normally, very little. But on this trolley-ride of a San Francisco night, something unusual happened: really fun video marketing.
Kim Dotcom will celebrate getting his fortune back on the race track
Kim Dotcom’s getting his fortune back, and to celebrate, he’s throwing a party. The Megaupload founder tweeted this morning that Auckland’s High Court will return the cash, vehicles and property that were seized on behalf of the US back in 2012. On…
Sky now lets you watch or record TV directly from Twitter
Twitter’s cosy with many broadcasters that wish to connect with their audiences better, and in the UK, Sky’s previously partnered with the social network for tweeting footy highlights in near real-time. Today, the two have teamed up again on Twitter…
Belgium bans Uber, threatens €10,000 fine for each attempted pickup
A Brussels court has declared Uber to be illegal in Belgium, saying the company will be fined €10,000 for every violation. The UberPOP ride-sharing service has been on shaky ground there since its February launch, with the government even seizing…
Sky and TalkTalk join forces against BT for faster fibre-optic broadband
If you’re a broadband provider like Sky or TalkTalk, one of the only ways you can get around using BT’s infrastructure is to build your own. That’s exactly what the two companies are intent on doing, after it was announced today that they’ll be…
The 5 pillars of effective content marketing etiquette
Ethical content creation is giving readers valuable content that reads more like journalism than marketing-speak. Excel at this, and you’re well on your way to a solid content strategy.
LG’s top-end G3 phone will rock a Quad HD display
So far, we’ve only come across beyond-1080p panels in a couple of Chinese phones, like the Oppo Find 7 and the Vivo Xplay 3S. But the spec is definitely about to go mainstream, as LG has just confirmed to us that the successor to the G2 will deliver…
Samsung’s ‘Kapture The Moment’ event hints at new camera-centric phone
Samsung just posted a mysterious invitation for an April 29th event, but it’d be more intriguing if we hadn’t already seen alleged specs and a picture (after the break) of the soon-to-be-revealed device. That’d be the Galaxy K Zoom, reportedly an…
Interview: Xola , the Apple of SMB software
Science learns which male dance moves the ladies like
We’re not here to tell you folks how to get down in the club, but if you’re a guy wanting to get noticed (in a good way) by the opposite sex the next time you’re at the discotheque, listen up. Researchers at Northumbria University conducted a study…
Sid Meier’s latest Civilization game reaches for the stars
If you were worried that legendary game developer Sid Meier wouldn’t get his chance to make a new Alpha Centauri, it’s time to put those fears to bed. Civilization: Beyond Earth is coming this fall, and, as the name suggests, it takes the venerable…
Blizzard’s Warcraft card game is getting an undead single-player expansion
Were you hoping for a single-player campaign in Blizzard’s Warcraft-themed card game, Hearthstone? Well, you’re getting one. The outfit’s announced Curse of Naxxramas at PAX East, and, in addition to fresh challenges and more than an entire deck’s…
Daily Roundup: Galaxy S5 review, Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida on VR and more!
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…