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Sony Music Unlimited for iOS adds high-quality streams and offline mode
Engadget - 11 Jul 2013 23:49
Just a few weeks ago, we learned that Sony Music Unlimited for iOS would be introducing offline mode and high-quality streaming, and today that update has gone live in the app store. Music Unlimited subscribers can now s...
Everything This Electric Bike Needs Is Crammed Into Its Front Left Fork
Gizmodo - 11 Jul 2013 15:38
It's usually pretty easy to spot an electric bike coming down the road. Besides the lack of pedaling, they also feature over-sized frames packed with batteries, or bulbous hubs on the side of the wheels for the electric ...
Lumia 1020 Spec Leak: 41 Megapixels, 1.5GHz Chip, 4.5-Inch Screen
Gizmodo - 11 Jul 2013 12:20
A supposed spec sheet for the forthcoming Nokia Lumia 1020 has popped up online, confirming, if it's to be believed, that the 1020 will indeed be a photography-themed device, powered by a 1.5Ghz dual-core Snapdragon chip...
US Navy's X-47B unmanned jet successfully lands on an aircraft carrier
Engadget - 11 Jul 2013 04:24
The US Navy's unmanned plane, the X-47B, has been in development for years. It first flew in 2011, began testing aboard an aircraft carrier in late 2012, and finally took off from a floating airstrip earlier this year. T...
Pacific Rim Review: Holy Sh-t That Was Great
Gizmodo - 11 Jul 2013 21:30
One of the most important things any great action movie needs is a lead actor who can deliver an absurd line and have it sound awesome. One who makes you cheer instead of laugh when he says something that is by all right...
The Daily Roundup for 07.11.2013
Engadget - 11 Jul 2013 23:30
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...
For Just $250 a Week You Can Rent Your Very Own Satellite
Gizmodo - 11 Jul 2013 23:20
On August 4, a resupply mission is scheduled to take off for the International Space Station carrying a satellite for hire with it. It's actually a nanosatellite, since it's only 10 centimeters wide, and it's yours to us...
Surface RT 16GB gets price cut to $349 at Staples, starting July 14th
Engadget - 11 Jul 2013 23:08
It didn't take long for us to grab some important details (well, a time and a place) about an incoming Surface RT price cut. Our source has forwarded a Staples ad -- and working link -- which reveals that a $150 price cu...
In Amazon dispute, EU Court of Justice rules that levies on blank CDs can be collected 'in some cases'
Engadget - 11 Jul 2013 23:07
Amazon's spent quite a bit of time in court as of late; in addition to a recently settled trademark dispute with Apple, a row with an Austrian copyright collection agency is keeping the e-tailer busy. Today, the European...
Sprint Is Now Basically Offering Unlimited Everything Forever
Gizmodo - 11 Jul 2013 22:49
In the hopes of gaining a smidge more market share in the US, Sprint has just announced that it will offer what amounts to unlimited everything (text, data, voice) for the life of service on any line.
Sprint wants to become the mobile autobahn, removes all limits for life
Ars Technica - 11 Jul 2013 22:44
And you won't have to wait long, either: new deal starts Friday, July 12.
Microsoft Reorganization and the Future of Xbox
TechPinions - 11 Jul 2013 22:40
Microsoft today announced a long-awaited reorganization that is aimed at eliminating the company's often warring business units in favor of a more unified, collaborative organization. Kara Swisher at All Things D had the...
Bremont's Codebreaker Watch Pays Homage to WWII's Enigma Crackers
Gizmodo - 11 Jul 2013 22:40
The allied victory in World War II can be as much credited to the brave men and women who fought with weapons as it can the scientists and mathematicians who successfully broke the secret codes used by the Germans, inclu...
Sprint Unlimited, My Way and All-in plans now official, arrive tomorrow
Engadget - 11 Jul 2013 22:30
Sprint's latest take on unlimited mobile service is now official, and like rumors had suggested, the new plan arrives tomorrow. Known as Unlimited, My Way, the service combines unlimited talk, text and data for $80 per m...
Substantial price cut for Surface RT rumored
Engadget - 11 Jul 2013 22:15
Microsoft might not be seeing the sales numbers it hoped to for its Surface RT, because according to The Verge, it's readying substantial price cuts across its debut tablet. In short, the cheapest option (a 32GB Surface ...
The Inspector Gadget Tech That Ended Up Becoming Real
Gizmodo - 11 Jul 2013 22:14
Back when many of us were still kids and many more had yet to even be twinkles in our mothers' uteri, Inspector Gadget was the apotheosis of all of technology's promises--many of which, it turns out, came true. Vanity Fa...
Audi teams up with Philips, Merck for world's first 3D OLED tail lights
Engadget - 11 Jul 2013 22:09
We've seen LEDs, OLEDs and even frickin' lasers used in automotive lighting, but Audi's just cranked things up a notch with the world's first 3D OLED tail lights. The prototype system was developed in collaboration with ...
NASA's 3D-Printed Rocket Injector Test: A Beautiful Inferno
Gizmodo - 11 Jul 2013 21:59
NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne tested their first 3D-printed rocket engine injector today. What you see above is the little guy passing the test with flying--and flaming--colors. Success is a beautiful thing.
Microsoft is cutting prices on its Surface RT tablets by $150 across the board.
Gizmodo - 11 Jul 2013 21:51
Microsoft is cutting prices on its Surface RT tablets by $150 across the board. The drop, which could come as early as next week, will put prices between $349.99 and $549.99 depending on the model. [Verge]
In the dark and on the move with the Nokia Lumia 1020's camera
Ars Technica - 11 Jul 2013 21:40
Our hands-on time and exploration of the phone at the unveiling event.
Microsoft reportedly eased NSA access to Outlook.com, SkyDrive and Skype
Engadget - 11 Jul 2013 21:38
Tech firms say they aren't giving the NSA direct access to their servers, but that might not even be necessary. The Guardian reports that Microsoft, at least, is making it easy to snoop on services from the outside. Docu...
Nothing Has Ever (Or Will Ever) Look as Fun as This Driftable Go-Kart
Gizmodo - 11 Jul 2013 21:36
Razor can be as proud as they want for making scooters cool again, but what the company will really go down in history for is this creation: a go-kart called the Crazy Cart that turns anyone at the wheel into a master dr...