It’s the thick of winter, that grey time between CES and Mobile World Congress where mobile nerds scavenge for news to survive on. Temperatures reach Hoth-level depths, and blizzards threaten to wipe out all forms of wireless …
Since the beginning of 2013, Beijing’s notoriously high pollution levels have been even higher, forcing people to remain indoors, grounding flights, and causing widespread health problems. The city’s air quality was measured a…
This is the epilogue to a story that started as far back as 2008, when the Indian government first demanded access to encrypted BBM traffic. In 2010, RIM made “certain proposals” that satisfied politicos and averted a ban, and now it’s gone one step f…
Let’s face it: if you’re reading this site, you’re probably armed to the teeth with gadgetry. And with that arsenal of tech comes the need to plug it all in somewhere — inevitably leading to a massively cluttered work station. Well, that’s why Tosh…
Does your employer offer a “wellness rebate program?” No? Then you can’t be working for IBM, which has been bribing its staff to eat healthier since 2004. It’s a Watson-worthy idea, because what the company pays out in incentives it recoups in lower…
Documents related to a Senate inquiry into Carrier IQ and its smartphone software reveal that Sprint is by far the company’s biggest carrier client in the United States. Sprint stated in a letter to Senator Al Franken, which is now public record, that Carrier IQ software is installed on more than 26 million of its handsets. A similar letter from AT&T states that the mobile tracking software is installed on 900,000 AT&T phones, but the carrier said it is only collecting data from approximately 575,000 of them. Both companies reaffirmed earlier statements claiming they only use Carrier IQ software for diagnostic purposes and not to gather private user data or to track subscribers. ”Sprint has not used Carrier IQ diagnostics to profile customer
WikiLeaks’ latest batch of documents hit the web this week, providing the world with a scarily thorough breakdown of a thoroughly scary industry — government surveillance. The organization’s trove, known as the Spy Files, includes a total of 287 …
Spare a thought for the British intelligence services. Every time they come up with a clever recruitment drive, their efforts are hampered by yet another off-putting death scene in a certain long-running spy drama. But relax, this particular ciphere…
You might think working for tech royalty out west is all beanbags and 20 percent time. And it might well be. But if your paychecks say Microsoft, you might want to be careful how you spend that extra down-time. A patent with the snappy title Organiz…
We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget inquiry is coming to us from Roger, who is just about tired of hearing “ADT.” If you’re looking to send in an…
