Ask veteran gamers about the least eventful title you can play and they’ll probably mention Desert Bus. The legendary minigame from the unreleased Penn & Teller’s Smoke and Mirrors has you driving from Tucson to Las Vegas on a featureless road… in…
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Facebook thought about featuring games in Messenger
Love it or hate it, you have to use Facebook Messenger if you’re to chat privately with your friends on the social network. As we know it, the application features a minimalist design and very straight-to-the-point functionality. That’s all great, of…
FCC fires back at AT&T with questions about its paused fiber rollout
The fallout from President Barack Obama’s push to reclassify internet access as a public utility was immediate, and no one reacted faster the nation’s telecom giants. Most issued remarks that characterized the move as a huge mistake, but AT&T CEO…
Aviary’s first update under Adobe brings Creative Cloud sync, free add-ons
Back in September, Adobe snatched up Aviary to pad its mobile portfolio, and the photo-editing app has released its first major post-acquisition update. In what will come as no surprise, Aviary now syncs all of your in-app tools with Creative Cloud…
Engadget Daily: Holiday Gift Guide, Amazon’s Hachette deal and more!
It’ll soon be time to wrap those presents, so to help with with the burden of holiday shopping, our latest Gift Guide offers ideas for the tech-savvy folks you’re buying for. Read on for the rest of our news highlights from the last 24 hours,…
Now saying ‘Ok Google’ to your Android phone can search inside apps
Android’s Material Design facelift is eventually going to trickle down into the entirety of Google’s services, but for now the folks in Mountain View are just trying to make sure all its apps look consistent. The latest in a long line of Android apps…
Oculus VR’s software development kit for mobile is now available
When Oculus VR hired away legendary programmer John Carmack from id Software, there was a specific intention: Carmack’s commitment to virtual reality, specifically as it pertained to mobile VR. The first major fruit of Carmack’s work over the past…
Engadget Daily: Droid Turbo review, the deal with Airbnb and more!
Confused about about the legality of renting your spare bedroom on Airbnb? Don’t worry: Jennifer Williams-Alvarez has you covered with a complete breakdown of the lodging service. Read on for the rest of our news highlights from the last 24 hours,…
Netflix now plays in 1080p on your iPhone 6 Plus
Did you buy that big, honking iPhone 6 Plus so that you could watch Netflix videos in glorious 1080p? If you did, today’s your lucky day. Netflix has updated its iOS app to make full use of the higher-res screens on the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, including…
Google Voice finally lets you send MMS messages through Verizon
One of the biggest hangups of Google Voice has been the absence of MMS when talking to Verizon subscribers; you couldn’t really lean on Voice for all your messaging, even if many other carriers were onboard. Well, consider that problem solved. Voice…
Google now runs an airfield after signing a 60-year NASA lease
It’s official: following months of negotiations, Google now has an airfield to call its own. The company’s Planetary Ventures wing has signed a lease with NASA that lets it manage Moffett Federal Airfield, including three hangars, two runways and…
The future of food, starring crickets and home hydroponics
Humanity currently numbers in the seven billion range. By 2050, the United Nations expects Earth to house just shy of 10 billion human beings. Sounds like a lot, right? It is, but arthropods (“insects, spiders and other arachnids, crustaceans, and…
3D Robotics is building the drones that just about anyone can fly
The FAA might not know what to do with drones, but UAV technology is moving so fast we’re thinking more when not if the skies will be filled with quadrocopters. To help more people jump into the future, 3D Robotics SVP of Sales and Marketing Colin…
3D printing is venturing beyond plastic and into your home
When you think of what 3D printing can do, you probably imagine simple plastic models and parts — clever, but not exactly revolutionary. If you ask Dovetailed’s Vaini Kainikaite and Make’s Anna Kaziunas France, however, they’ll tell you that 3D…
Even you can build your own social wearable
It’s easier than you think to create your own wearable gadget — assuming you’re handy with a needle and thread. At Engadget Expand this weekend, Kate Hartman, an associate professor at OCAD (Ontario College of Art and Design) University led…