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Checking in to your favorite places is a great way to let people know when you're somewhere important, but there are plenty of in-between times when you might want close acquaintances to know where you are so they can te...

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...

We've seen a number of efforts to build a better artificial skin, or "e-skin," over the years, and a team of researchers from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology now say they've made a breakthrough that could lea...

Last week, the FCC gave their blessing on the Softbank purchase of Sprint. I consider this a very big deal and one that could have dramatic ramifications for the Wireless industry in the future. The leader of Softbank is...

China's 13-year prohibition on game console sales may soon come to an end, according to a report from the South China Morning Post. The compromise would see the likes of Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft able to manufacture g...

Environmental sensors are used everywhere from heavy industry to UAVs hunting the troposphere for water vapor . The new postage-stamp sized, self-powered, flexible wireless sensor unveiled today by Japan's Green Sensor N...

Chrome for Android just turned 28! Version 28, which today moved out of beta to the stable channel, includes a pair of notable additions, along with the typical variety of bug fixes and performance improvements. The firs...

In the world's oceans, human divers are as mobile as a fish out of water. So, what, you think you're going to fend off an inquisitive shark or lascivious dolphin while holding a GoPro? Not likely, but that's where the Oc...

From the Onion: "Facebook: 'We Will Make Our Product Worse, You Will Be Upset, And Then You Will Live With It'" Is it even satire if everyone's pretty sure that someone at Mountain View actually said that at some point?

Rumors of a "budget iPhone" feel like they've been swirling around the Internet for ages, but it'll still be a while before we know if they're real. If they are though, we hope they look as jaw-droppingly awesome as thes...

Sony's already said that it's making game publishing on PlayStation 4 even easier than it is on the PlayStation 3, but Senior Account Manager of Development at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Agostino Simonetta today ...

One of the most sophisticated drones the world has ever seen landed on an aircraft carrier Wednesday afternoon, wowing the socks off the top brass and changing war as we know it .

Summer's in full swing. So it's time to make excuses. Excuses to use your camera, to be immature, and to hit somebody consentingly in the face with a water balloon.

A king or queen is nothing without their subjects, so if you're on the hunt for a comfy chair that's worthy of your greatness while not leaving everyone else sitting on the floor, the Quartz marks the end of your search....

Even geniuses have to put in some time punching the clock. Look no further than Albert Einstein himself, master of not only space-time but also--during a brief stint as a 9-to5er--of time cards.

Break, lose, or just plain hate your phone? T-Mobile gives upgrades very early.

Philips makes colorful Hue light bulbs, and it (indirectly) makes colorful Ambilight TVs. Wouldn't it make sense if the two devices talked to each other? They do now: a new Ambilight+Hue app for Android and iOS coordinat...

Say you've just had ACL surgery. Or you're recovering from a bad break. Or, worse, you suffer a stroke, or MS, or spinal or neurological damage. Regaining the power to walk is one of the toughest things you can do, and i...

You can now order food for delivery and pickup directly through Yelp. There's no threat to your pal Seamless just yet--Yelp's service is only available at a few places in New York and San Francisco for now. But it will r...

You can grab the latest Lumia iteration on July 17th.

After discovering a longstanding exploit in Android firmware dating back to version 1.6 that allowed malicious developers to circumvent software security measures, Bluebox Security released an Android app this week for u...

These speeds aren't indicative of what T-Mo's LTE network--which just went live in NYC and elsewhere -- will look like once it's full of iPhone bandwidth hogs, but for now, uhhhh, holy crap.