Google Nexus One to rock out on AT&T?
This isn't completely confirmed, but we've heard from a source that there will be an AT&T 3G-compatible version of the Google Nexus One. Our connect described it as being a “second” unlocked model, w...
The world doesn't need an Apple tablet, or any other
Apple's rumored tablet computer cannot live up to the hype, which has reached almost ridiculous levels of rumor, speculation and anticipation. The rumored tablet will fall short of expectations, beca...
Exclusive: Google Nexus One hands-on, video, and first impressions
That's right, humans — Engadget has its very own Nexus One. You've seen leaked pics and videos from all over, but we're the first publication to get our very own unit, and we plan on giving you guys ...
Areas Of Interest
A few days ago, I exchanged emails with a journalist friend. She said the following, “I'm just wondering which sectors/investment areas/types of start-ups you think will be exciting investments in 20...
A Data Explosion Remakes Retailing
MOST people think of the grand challenges in computing as big science projects, like simulating nuclear explosions or protein folding. But with the holiday shopping season just ended, consider anothe...
2010: My Fifth Annual List Of The Tech Products I Love And Use Every Day
It's time for my annual list of technology products that I love and use every day. This is the (wow) fifth year I've done this. Here are my previous lists: 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006. The scope of t...
HTC Working With Google On a Chrome OS Tablet
Everyone is clamoring about tablets these days—ourselves included—so it is not too surprising that Google and HTC are reportedly working together to join the fray with a Chrome OS Google Tablet. — S...
Chrome Passes Safari as No. 3 Browser
Google's Chrome browser overtook Apple's Safari to become the world's third-most popular browser just 16 months after its debut, a Web metrics company reported Friday. — Microsoft Internet Explorer ...
Why Twitter Will Endure
I can remember when I first thought seriously about Twitter. Last March, I was at the SXSW conference, a conclave in Austin, Tex., where technology, media and music are mashed up and re-imagined, and...
In December iPhone Jumps, OS X Plateaus, Safari Falls to Chrome
The last report for 2009 from web metrics firm Net Applications ends another solid year of growth for the iPhone OS. In contrast, Mac OS X appears to be flattening out at around five percent, while C...
Plethora of new HP laptops, desktops leak ahead of CES
Holy smokes! A ton of unannounced HP laptops and desktops just came across our desk, in addition to those Envy models we saw just a few days back. Ahead of what we presume will be their formal annou...
Apple competitors betting tablets will take off
While the technology world waits anxiously for Apple's foray into the Internet tablet market, rival consumer electronics companies are jumping in, betting that the thin, keyboard-less electronic slate...
Chicken Wire Spurs Wi-Fi Failures
Two things beloved by San Francisco resident Galen Pewtherer just couldn't get along: his Edwardian-style house and wireless Internet access. — In 2008, Mr. Pewtherer tried to replace his old-fashio...
Seeking Profit in Open-Source Search Software
Lucid Imagination is the latest beneficiary of what I like to call the boil-in-a-bag open-source business model. This is what happens when a few people spot a popular open-source project and decide t...