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Last week, Motorola announced its new flagship handset, the Moto X, that included some sweet new features. The phone isn't out yet, but you can duplicate some of the functionality right now.

It's been a hot minute since a new Zink printer made it through the wringer, but here we are staring at the latest duo. Designed to be coddled and cuddled by craft gurus and those who place an exceptionally high value on...

When projectors are a dime a dozen, they have to do something truly special to stand out. BenQ's newly available W1500 might just pull that off: how does high-quality wireless video sound? The DLP unit is billed as the f...

It has been more than three years since TiVo's Premiere platform launched, but it appears the company is finally readying a successor. A pair of FCC filings referring to new TGN-TCD8465 shown above) and TGN-TCD8400 (afte...

Ex-AOSP technical lead alleges that legal issues are the hold-up.

iOS 7 is just so colorful! It's so light! It's so fun! But not only that, the colors all blend together in a beautiful watercolor effect. It's like a pastel psychedelic trip. It's like seeing the palette of an artist obs...

Each week Joshua Fruhlinger contributes This is the Modem World, a column dedicated to exploring the culture of consumer technology. One day, Google will not be the technology giant that it is today. Consider the followi...

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 t...

One of the main reasons why going to a cinema is often a more enjoyable experience compared to watching a movie back home is that cinemas have huge screens and impressive sound systems that unless one was extremely rich,...

hypnosec writes "NVidia has now open-sourced the operating system that powers the gaming console to encourage its modification and further development. Powered by NVidia's homegrown Tegra 4 processor, the console runs An...

The idea of summoning a cab from your smartphone is becoming more and more popular - but most of the time, the "e-hails" don't result in a ride, according to New York City taxi regulators.

Elon Musk, enthusiastic entrepre-nerd that he is, might have gotten a little bit ahead of himself with all the Hyperloop talk recently. On an investor call, he indicated that he has a pretty good idea about the design fo...

Optimists see the new resource as a cheap, clean "bridging fuel" to a low-carbon future. The true picture might not be so simple, says Michael Brooks (full text available to subscribers)

Singapore's pay TV incumbent extends $30 monthly rebate to all customers who subscribe to the English Premier League, without any contract or bundle requirement, firing up competition in the market--finally.

After a decent premiere a week ago, CNBC's new weekly primetime business-makeover reality show "The Profit" took a tumble in the ratings Tuesday. Nielsen estimates that "The Profit," in which entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis ...

Acer has shied away from venting its frustrations with Windows 8. The company is taking things a step further by vowing to sell more Android devices and Chromebooks. "We are trying to grow our non-Windows business as soo...

Thanks to some intrepid Android developers, two of the Motorola Moto X's highlight features -- Active Notifications and Quick Capture -- can now be had on devices not actually made by Motorola. Though the Moto X isn't ev...

Mag-guns are pretty impractical, but they're always fun to fire. Larsplatoon knows first-hand. A few years ago he put together a crazy single-shot coilgun that tore up household appliances one 1.25 kilojoule shot at a ti...

I am not sure which of the following two is the more unbelievable and cheesy movies that revolve around killer sharks - Sharknado or Sharktopus. You might want to debate the answer over in the comments, but right now, he...

If you're planning on riding a jet ski, chances are that it's going to be a sunny day, which is why we don't understand why nobody would create a solar-powered jet ski, especially since they tend to guzzle up gas at an e...

Microsoft made a big deal out of the Xbox One's in-game DVR, which lets you share footage of your in-game adventures with friends. But now, the company says the feature will only be available with a $60 per year Xbox Liv...

Content delivery network Highwinds is looking to make a massive investment in growing its business, and it has raised $205 million in debt financing to do so. The financing comes from Cerberus Business Finance and Goldma...