Developer pins death of Firefox for Windows 8 on Microsoft’s browser rules

Mozilla attributed the death of Firefox for Windows 8 to low adoption, but it didn’t say why people weren’t using the beta release. Were they not interested? Former Mozilla developer Brian Bondy doesn’t think so. Instead, he believes that Microsoft’s…

New HTC One appears in detail in China

It’s less than a week now before we head to New York to see the new HTC One for 2014. Tuesday morning the HTC One for 2014 will be revealed … Continue reading

Hollywood, Sex, and You & Me: What's Ruining Our Cities This Week

Hollywood, Sex, and You & Me: What's Ruining Our Cities This Week

Why Honolulu police can have illegal sex in the name of law enforcement, how one L.A. neighborhood has chosen to destroy America, and who might actually be responsible for destroying the planet (spoiler: it’s us). It’s a rather depressing What’s Ruining Our Cities!

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Engadget Podcast 389 – 3.21.14

Join us for an out-of-this-world episode with Joseph, @terrenceobrien and Ben (who’s Skyping in from the land of blue skies and balmy weather). Experience Mars with Sony’s Project Morpheus, hear Joseph’s pitch for virtual reality installations at…

Report: Apple Is Negotiating an On-Demand Music Service Like Spotify

Report: Apple Is Negotiating an On-Demand Music Service Like Spotify

Billboard reports that Apple has been talking to record labels about potentially launching an on-demand music service that would compete with Spotify and Beats Music.

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Michael Arrington: "Google Spied on My Gmail"

Michael Arrington: "Google Spied on My Gmail"

This week, we learned Microsoft has been able to read anyone’s Hotmail inbox, if it so pleases. But what about Google? According to TechCrunch founder and friendly VC giant Mike Arrington , his Gmail account was rifled through just the same.

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This video is so insane that I had to stop watching

This video is so insane that I had to stop watching

About a third into this video of Russian kids doing their usual thing—climbing onto buildings, towers, and bridges with absolute disregard to their own life—I had to stop. I’ve seen things like this before, but this was too much.

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Embossed Rolling Pins Let Bakers Sign Their Creations

Embossed Rolling Pins Let Bakers Sign Their Creations

Painters always sign their canvases, so why shouldn’t bakers—proud of their tasty treats—not sign their work as well? But since pens don’t work on dough, and Sharpies are probably an even worse idea, Etsy seller Zuzia Zuber will create a custom rolling pin for you, embossed with a repeating pattern of "made by (your name here)."

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Apple contemplating new music service, iTunes app for Android

Sources have surfaced speaking of new Apple music ambitions, with the company reportedly contemplating launching an on-demand music streaming service that will directly compete with Spotify and other similar on-demand … Continue reading

AT&T thinks increased bandwidth costs are Netflix subscribers’ problem

AT&T’s swinging back at Netflix CEO Reed Hastings’ recent assertion that ISPs (internet service providers) should shoulder the cost of increased bandwidth demands. In a post on AT&T’s Public Policy Blog, Senior EVP Jim Cicconi denounced Hastings’…