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Nov

Twitch unlists PS4’s Playroom streams to stamp out ‘non-gaming’ broadcasts


Do you hear that? That’s the sound of livestreamers’ dreams shattering, as Twitch has decided to strip its directory of all shows that broadcast through the PlayStation 4′s Playroom. The decision comes shortly after the website started to crack do…

27
Nov

Online Reputations Increase in Importance with Mobile Search


Mobile technology has given rise to a whole new marketing model in which reputation and the ability to immediately receive user feedback can make or break a company. In 2012, smartphone subscriptions increased 55 percent to 98 million in the U.S. alone, according to a comScore report. Smart…

27
Nov

MIT’s $500 Kinect-like camera works in snow, rain, gloom of night


Remember that camera that takes one trillion exposures per second? Well, the illustrious folk at MIT have outdone themselves (again) by developing a camera that accomplishes all that and more, for just $500. Similar to the recently released Xbox O…

27
Nov

Daily Roundup: Moto G review, hands-on with the LG G Flex, JetBlue’s Fly-Fi and more!


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 the past 24 hours — all ha…

27
Nov

Cut the Rope HD, Price of Persia Shadow & Flame + more on Sale


Let the deals keep on coming. Tis the season for great sales on just about everything from phones, to tablets to TVs and more. We are keeping an eye on the Play Store for great deals on great games and apps and the last few days have produced quite a few great ones. We will […]

27
Nov

Microsoft Launches New Anti-iPad Surface 2 Ad Highlighting Kickstand and Multiple Accounts


Microsoft today released two new anti-iPad ads, continuing its ongoing campaign that pits various Windows tablets against Apple’s iPad. In the new holiday-themed advertisements, Microsoft highlights both the Surface’s kickstand and its support for multiple user accounts.
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27
Nov

Google’s new Chrome voice extension lets you search hands-free (video)


Google promised that we’d get hands-free voice search in Chrome back at I/O 2013, and it’s delivering today with the beta of its Voice Search Hotword extension for desktop Chrome 31 users. As long as you’re either sitting at Google’s home page or …

27
Nov

Western Digital Releases New Hard Drive Software After Mavericks Data Loss


Western Digital has released a new version of its WD SmartWare hard drive software following extensive reports of data-loss on Western Digital drives after the installation of OS X Mavericks. The MacRumors Forums, Western Digital’s forums, and Apple’s…

27
Nov

Google tossing in $25 Play credits with purchase of Nexus 7


For a limited time, Google is throwing in $25 Google Play credits with the purchase of a Nexus 7 tablet Google, for a limited time, is tossing in $25 credits to anyone who purchases the Nexus 7 tablet through the Google Play Store. What’s more, the benevolent Google is also eating the…

27
Nov

Showtime Anytime is finally available for Time Warner Cable customers


Showtime Anytime has been able to be accessed with a number of service providers, but one of the major players, Time Warner Cable, was absent from that list since the beginning. Starting today, however, TWC customers can begin accessing Showtime’s…