The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a non-profit group that defends civil liberties in the digital world, is facing off against the Entertainment Software Association, the organization that represents most major video game publishers in the US. The E…
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Microsoft’s new browser hits phones in latest Windows 10 preview
If you’ve been itchin’ to take a look at the mobile version of Microsoft’s new browser, now is your chance. The latest Windows 10 Technical Preview is available for phones, delivering Project Spartan and early looks at both its Reading List and Readi…
NYC’s mayor sets the stage for universal broadband
New York City mayor BIll de Blasio is making good on his promise to bring fast and affordable broadband throughout the city. Or at least, he’s getting there. The de Blasio administration has created two high-level positions to help with the push, and…
Order a donut from your phone faster than ever with Google Wallet
Mobile payment system Google Wallet now works with the Dunkin’ Donuts and Seamless apps, once again shortening the amount of time in the day that there isn’t delicious, fried dough in your mouth. The Dunkin’ Donuts app allows customers to order and p…
‘Deus Ex: Mankind Divided’ pre-orders live now
Pre-orders for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided are live today via the game’s official site, open to pure humans and transhumans alike. (The site is down at the moment, but it should be “back soon”). Mankind Divided is in development for PS4, Xbox One and PC…
Apple’s Photos app is now available to all OS X Yosemite users
You no longer have to be a beta tester (or work at Apple) to give the new Photos app a spin. The Cupertino crew has released the finished version of its OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 update, which centers around the more powerful and iOS-friendly picture man…
HBO Now is live on Apple TV
HBO’s cable-free streaming service, HBO Now, is available right this very second on Apple TV. It’s exclusive to Apple devices for 90 days and costs $15 a month. Remember, the new season of Game of Thrones launches in just five days, so if HBO Now’s e…
Engadget giveaway: win a Microsoft Surface Pro 3 courtesy of AMIDuOS!
Microsoft’s found its stride with the Surface Pro 3, offering a portable yet powerful PC experience in a tablet form factor. Our readers even voted it the best overall gadget of 2014. Developers for the Windows platform, though, seem to be in short s…
Would you pay $0.21 to read this article?
The New York Times and its contemporaries may have conditioned their readers to pay subscriptions for access to online content, but one Canadian news source is about to mix things up with the introduction of a pay-per-article model. In addition to of…
UK government plans to block porn sites without age verification
It’s election season in the UK, so get ready for a near-endless stream of new policies, proposals and promises from the major political parties. The latest from the Conservatives is actually an old idea that’s been kicking around since last autumn: t…
Despite its looks, this 3D printed violin (probably) won’t kill you
It might not be a Stradivarius, but the violin you see above is pretty impressive on its own merits. For starters, it’s 3D printed and only has two strings. And that’s to say nothing of its appearance; this thing looks like it’d be right at home on T…
Optical nanotech sensor can sniff out bad food and explosives
The days of having to rely on pricey lab sensors (or carefully trained canines) to detect bad food and bombs may soon come to an end. Oregon State University researchers have developed a hybrid optical and nanotechnology sensor that’s at once super-s…
Arduino-powered turntable plays the phases of the moon
This device created by student designers Yingjie Bei and Yifan Hu only looks like an artsy turntable, but it can’t play your vinyl collection. Here’s what it can do, though: show you the right moon phase for any particular day. When you input the dat…
Dyre Wolf attack swipes $1 million in wire transfers
Hackers continue their brazen attacks on organizations and are even having their victims call them on the phone to hustle them out of their company’s money. That’s what IBM’s Security Intelligence division has discovered while researching a malware-b…
Snapchat’s transparency report shows cops don’t care about your junk
Snapchat’s spent the better part of the last year doing its best to dispel the notion that it’s just an insecure way of letting people see your genitals. It’s already started to refashion itself as a media platform and a money wire service, but now t…