It looks like Microsoft's new OS will be called Windows 10. Who'd have thunk it? Read on for Engadget's news highlights from the last 24 hours -- we go hands-on with Here maps for Android, break down Facebook's battle with drag queens and more. ...
For five straight years, I spent an inordinate amount of time staring at the screen of an iPhone. I'm not alone in that, but I am usually quick to buy new models and even quicker to download new operating system updates. Perhaps I'm a little too quick, because earlier this year, my enthusiasm got the best of me.
If you've splurged on one of the new Android Wear watches then you'll know it's very much a case of learning as you go. Since you probably won't immediately know what these devices are capable of, so here are 12 useful voice commands you can experiment with to get your watch to do your bidding.
When Microsoft finally completed its €3.79 billion acquisition of Nokia earlier this year, the company took control of its smartphone business but left behind a number of Nokia's other powerful and profitable properties. One such property was the...
It was nearly a year ago that TiVo brought streaming to its iOS apps, enabling you to watch recorded shows anywhere with a WiFi signal. Eleven months later, and the company has finally added the same functionality for TiVo's Android app. The feature...
Blumoo, a three-inch-tall component for your home audio/video setup, wants to replace your remotes with your Android or iOS device. But is that really a good idea?
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I'm sitting across the table from two Parrot representatives, who are telling me about the impressive adaptive capabilities of the company's new Zik 2.0 headphones. I'm wearing a blue pair, listening to Lou Reed, holding a connected Android phone in my hand. As they talk, I'm swiping up on the Zik app on the phone, increasing the noise cancellation on the black Ziks I'm wearing. The Parrot reps' voices disappear in a sea of smooth Lou Reed jams. I swipe down a bit and their voices re-appear, the cancellation replaced with audio passthrough. Then I start messing with the equalizer. It all sounds pretty good, but I keep tweaking. There's too much to tweak.
Parrot's last set of Zik headphones were big, bold art pieces, great-sounding...
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Android Wear and the Apple Watch get all the press these days, but the Pebble was there a year before any of them. You don't get a color screen and fancy animations, but its E-Ink screen means you'll get a week or more of battery life. [ Pebble Smart Watch, $100]
Nothing like a lazy Sunday afternoon to play around with your smartphone. Reward that glowing pocket rectangle for its selfless dedication with some fresh new apps!
Sony's newest flagship the Xperia Z3 carries on the handset's most notable and widely praised feature. It's completely waterproof. So the unboxing experts at Carphone Warehouse decided to get their first look at the new Z3 in its natural habitat—completely submerged underwater.
Not too long ago Vine blessed iOS users with the ability to import pre-existing videos into the app, and now Google fans can get in on the action. Any clips in your Android camera roll are viable subjects to be trimmed down to six seconds or shorter...
Indiegogo concepts are always a bit out there, and this one's no exception: Portal, a six-inch Android-powered smartphone that's impressively capable, waterproof, and flexible enough to wear on your wrist like Buzz Lightyear's communicator. Forget smartwatches, this baby's a goddamned gauntlet.
As they've done before, Amazon's App Store is having a blowout on some fantastic Android apps this weekend. The Everything (App) Store is offering over $135 worth of apps for zero dollars—27 apps, entirely free. Here's the best of the temporary freebies:
Google's Nexus line has long stood as the company's ideal vision of its widely adopted, open-source Android operating system. The devices, be they smartphones, tablets or even one-off media streamers, are built in conjunction with select hardware...
According to a report by The Information, you may be seeing a few more Google apps preloaded on future Android devices. Confidential paperwork on new contract requirements details raising the amount of pre-installed software. Under the new...
Google's apps are front-and-center on newer Android phones for a reason: Google wants you to use its services on Android, and it has contracts in place to that end.
I have an iPhone 6 Plus and a fully customized 2014 Moto X sitting on my desk. They’re making me want to cry.
The indecision becomes more painful each and every time this happens. I flop between an iPhone and an Android device at least once per year, sometimes more. (Okay, usually more.) On a very rare occasion, a Windows Phone finds its way into the mix, but for me — as it is for most people I deal with personally and professionally — the battle really comes down to Apple and Google. The last year was spent evenly divided between an iPhone 5S and a Nexus 5; now, in September 2014, the best iPhone ever and the best Android phone ever have been released within a few days of one another. Mobile industry, you’re not making my life any...
Now that iOS 8 is finally in the hands of millions, it's worth taking a step back to look at just how far Apple has pushed your iPhone's capabilities—and how much farther it still has to go. Especially compared to what Android lets you get away with.
Attention all ye FiOS subscribers: Verizon's announced more new channels for the service's mobile app. While you're still at home, now you can stream FOX Sports 1, HBO Latino HD, MAX Latino HD and More MAX HD to the Android, iOS or Kindle Fire device...![Free Android Apps, Amazon Student Deals, Moto 360 In Stock [Deals]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_toVWv6PV4qnPCM8zeZc-sAMV3EO5mj1gY4WB9RTtgClKFjT_Dgf9pj0yXezV6prbPHKquKjQ=s0-d)
The obvious highlight today is a HUGE Amazon Appstore deal on 27 different premium apps and games, all for free. Highlights include Swype keyboard, OfficeSuite Professional 7, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II, Threes!, and GeniusScan+ [Amazon]
Amazon sure loves giving away free apps, and today sees the start of its third Appstore promotion in almost as many months. If you're not following, Amazon's Android Appstore already offers a different piece of paid software for free each day....
Here's the best way to start an iPhone review: Goddamn do I love Android.
The post The WIRED iPhone 6 Plus Review: Too Big to Fail, But Not to Bend appeared first on WIRED.
Garmin's GPS watches and bands have been around wayyy longer than Android Wear and many other wearables, but the company's opening its gates to developers just now. The fitness/navigation equipment maker has launched an SDK called Connect IQ, which...
According to 9to5Google, this is the next Nexus device: a Motorola-made, 5.92-inch behemoth. In other words, the next Nexus could be the mother of all phablets.
Six years ago, I sat on my girlfriend's couch, casually flipping her new iPhone 3G end over end. I was pondering why anyone would buy an iPhone over my clearly superior T-Mobile G1 handset. Yes, I was an Android nut, a former Sidekick owner who believed that smartphones should have physical keyboards and be held horizontally for maximum effect. In other words, I wanted a laptop that fit in my pocket, looks be damned. When I realized her iPhone couldn't even let me type comfortably — hands bunched around its tiny portrait keyboard — I eyed it with disdain.
A report from Android Authority combines rumors from venerable Android blogger Paul O'Brien and the ever-present "sources familiar with Google's plans" to peg two important dates: new Nexus hardware on October 15/16th, and the release of Android L by November 1st.
On Tuesday morning, The Washington Post published an opinion piece by Ronald T. Hosko, a former assistant director at the FBI, about how Apple's new encryption techniques would've lead to the death of a victim in a case he oversaw. Turns out he was totally wrong. The newspaper just issued a correction.
Just as it happened on Android last year, now the iOS version of Google Currents has also been turned into Google Play Newsstand. But the name change isn't the only thing different with the app on Apple's platform. The newly dubbed Google Play...
Brought to life by a Kickstarter campaign that raised nearly $1 million last year, the Neptune Pine is the most literal interpretation of the word "smartwatch." It's a huge phone-like Android device that you strap to your wrist in order to feel smart. The $350 Neptune Pine does almost everything you would expect your phone to do—it just does it all badly. I just spent a few weeks trying the Neptune Pine so you don't have to.
Want to wirelessly share video from your Surface without worrying about whether or not your TV can handle it? Microsoft now has you covered. Its simply titled (and previously hinted at) Wireless Display Adapter can beam content from Miracast-capable...Google Now has a new card, which will keep an eye on flight prices for you. If you've been shopping on Google's flight comparison site recently, it would appear that you'll get a Now card popping up with current flight prices for your intended destination on it. Now if only it could organise all your frequent-flyer miles...[Android Police]
Enjoy how Chrome and other apps share data back and forth on Android? Now you can get that feeling on iOS, since Google has updated Chrome to take advantage of the app extensions supported by iOS 8. That doesn't mean you'll be able to install any of...
Not sure if you're depressed? Your smartphone may be able to clue you in. Researchers at Dartmouth have developed an Android app that keep stabs on student behavior -- silently logging how long they sleep, the number of conversations they have, how...
If you've ever run out of space on your Android device, or wanted to transfer large files between two phones, these clever flash drives might be just what you're looking for.
Friends ("The One Where the Monkey Gets Away") is on TV, Alanis Morissette is angrily screaming "You oughta know" on the radio, your bff messages you on WhatsApp. What's this misfit in this picture? Nothing if you're rocking LG's Wine Smart -- a rare...
This week we're seeing a lot of updates of existing apps to new shiny iOS 8 alternatives, but the other platforms are getting a lot of love as well. Here's some of the apps you might of missed during the iOS 8 rush.
Earlier this week, I stumbled upon a story that made me double take. Apple had apparently approved a 4k video capture app for iOS 7 for the bargain price of $1000.
First it was there. And now its not. On Friday, a Redditor spotted a new addition to the Moto 360 lineup though a link emailed out by Motorola itself. The curious timepiece in question is the gold-rimmed device on the top row center.
This week, we reviewed Apple's new large-screened iPhones, investigated Microsoft's investment in Minecraft, whipped up some magical butter, learned about Google's new budget handset initiative called Android One and more. Read on for Engadget's news...
Are you still tracking your own packages, flights, and deliveries while tapping on your mobile device's screen like a caveman? Not when we're done, you won't be. Here are seven simple steps you can take to turn Google Now into your personal digital secretary.
