LG Star preview
The LG Star. The dual-core beast from the east that was once a mere twinkle in our eye has managed to find its way to the Engadget mansions, having been lent to us by a very generous (and very anonym...
Verizon: KIN Studio is closing January 31. Sorry. Here's a new phone?
The title says it all, but let us get into some details about the closing of Microsoft's KIN Studio, which was the backbone in the cloud for the device. — Evidently, come January 31st, people with K...
Google's Motion to Dismiss Paul Allen's Patent Infringement Complaint Granted
Paul Allen's patent infringement complaint against the world and its dog has been dismissed. The court agreed with Google et al that it “lacks adequate factual detail to satisfy the dictates of Twomb...
$50 sale leaves Radio Shack with nationwide shortage of Apple's iPhone
Just days after Radio Shack began a promotion offering $50 off the iPhone, and before the sale was set to expire, many of the U.S. retail chain's stores are sold out of their entire stock of phones.
Group finds 5 main flaws with proposed Net Neutrality rules
A group of more than 80 advocacy groups including The Media Access Project, Reporters without Borders, Daily Kos, Common Cause, and Nonprofit Technology filed a letter with the Federal Communications ...
Google DoubleClick Caught Serving Malicious Ad
DoubleClick, the Google-owned ad technology, has been distributing malware in an online ad served through a number of websites, according to the security researcher who says he discovered the attack. ...
Apple quietly drops iOS jailbreak detection API
Version 4.2 disables a query to discover compromised OS — Apple has disabled, without explanation, a jailbreak detection API in iOS less than six months after introducing it. Device management vend...
FCC: 68% Of U.S. Connections Slower
New data (pdf) from the FCC suggests that most consumers aren't getting speeds that technically adhere to the agency's new definition of broadband …
Exclusive: Navteq acquires Trapster
Earlier this week, the ink dried on a deal for Navteq to acquire Trapster, the speed trap and road hazard tracking company that makes GPS apps for iPhone, Android and Blackberry. Navteq's interest in...
Comcast Nixed Metered Pricing. But What About Time Warner Cable?
Earlier this week, Comcast Corp. (NSDQ: CMCSA) president Neil Smit stated pretty emphatically it had no plan to institute usage-based broadband pricing. But Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) COO Landel H...
ICANN Delays TLD Expansion Approval
Internet regulatory body ICANN postponed approval of a mechanism to let groups apply for and manage new Internet domain extensions called generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs), such as the existing .com a...
Amazon Extends Holiday Free Shipping Deadline
Free shipping is inexorably becoming a cost of doing business for e-commerce companies. — For people who are still in the “making a list, checking it twice” phase of Christmas shopping, Amazon.com e...