There's a Reason for Luke Cage's Swear Jar and It Involves Prince

It might not be one of the Infinity Stones, but Pop’s Swear Jar is almost as important as one in the Luke Cage TV series. It turns out there was a special reason why it had such a prominent part in the show, although it’s kind of a bummer—as it was …

Ask a Publicist: Could the Kim Kardashian Robbery Have Possibly Been Staged?

When news broke that Kim Kardashian was the victim of a robbery in a Paris apartment over the weekend, conspiracy theorist alarms—always ready to go off—were instantly triggered. The terrifying incident read like the stuff of heist films—Kardashian …

Why Americans and the British Spell English Words Differently

Have you ever wondered why Americans and Brits spell English differently? How are colour and color the same word? Centre and center? What’s up with that? It’s all thanks to Noah Webster (yeah, the Webster of Merriam-Webster). When America gained…

Liquid Metal on a Booming Speaker Gives Birth to Strange Alien Worlds

Gallium is one of those rare metals that turns to a liquid somewhere above room temperature, allowing you to do fun experiments—like pouring it onto a vibrating speaker while playing music—without risking severe burns. Point a camera at the results …

Mark Zuckerberg's Absurd 'Social VR' Demo Was Brutal

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed off the company’s experiments with social virtual reality experiences that allow you to chat with your friends using avatars in headsets like Oculus’s Rift. It was really weird. The demo app allows you to chat wit…

Photos of Hurricane Matthew's Devastation in the Caribbean Are Heartbreaking

Hurricane Matthew is one of the most powerful storms to barrel through the Caribbean in over a decade. The violent windstorm has already claimed the lives of more than 108 people in Haiti and at least 4 people in the Dominican Republic. The hurrican…

Facebook's Sneaky Plan to Rule Over America's Internet Is Scary as Hell

In recent months, Facebook has been secretly meeting with White House officials and wireless carriers about launching its controversial Free Basics program in the United States. The idea of this actually happening isn’t just bad. It’s terrifying.Rea…

You Can Be in a Relationship With Any of Your Friends on Facebook Without Their Permission

Here’s a fun tidbit of knowledge about your favorite social networking site, Facebook.com: You can basically be in a relationship with any of your friends without them having to confirm. If you edit your relationship status under About > Family and …

How to use Digital Touch in Messages for iPhone and iPad

Apple Watch Series 2: Second opinion review

Apple Watch is still shuttlecraft to iPhone's starship, but now it has more range and capabilities than ever! iPhone 3G or iPad 2? That's the question that's been rolling around in my mind since about a second after Apple announced the original W…

iOS 10.1 Issues 32-Bit App Alerts Warning Older Apps Could Slow iPhone

iOS 10.1 is currently in the beta testing phase, where developers and public testers can try out the pre-release software ahead of its public launch later this year. Continue reading →

Apple’s Lightning to 3.5mm Headphone Jack Adapter Gets the Teardown Treatment

It’s old news by now that Apple has removed the 3.5mm headphone jack from the iPhone 7, so instead of focusing on the why, iFixit has instead focused more on how it all works. Continue reading →

“When It Comes to Our Money, There Are No Dumb Questions”

Financial concepts usually aren’t as complicated as you might think, but a lot of us just pretend to understand them because we think we should. As personal finance expert Carl Richards says, “when it comes to our money, there are no dumb questions.…

Apple pulls API doc browser Dash citing 'repeated fraudulent activity'

Apple has pulled Dash, a popular API documentation resource, from the Mac and iOS App Stores, claiming that developer Bogdan Popescu manipulated reviews to get more downloads.

The Wirecutter's best deals: Save $250 on KEF bookshelf speakers

This post was done in partnership with The Wirecutter, a buyer's guide to the best technology. Read their continuously updated list of deals atTheWirecutter.com. You may have already seen Engadget posting reviews from our friends atThe Wir…

Amazon's rumored Echo streaming music service may be coming soon

Amazon has offered a very basic streaming music service for a few years now, but it looks like the company is nearly ready to significantly revamp its offerings. An Echo-only streaming music option may be coming in the next few weeks, claim…

Apple centraliseert ontwikkeling iCloud

Online diensten worden steeds belangrijker en om aan de groeiende behoeften van de gebruikers te voldoen, gaat Apple zowel de ontwikkeling als infrastructuur van Siri, Maps, iCloud, Apple Pay, Apple News, iTunes en Apple Music centraliseren. Deze te…

Comcast's 1TB data caps start to roll out nationwide

Comcast's data restrictions are going from testing to reality for most of its customers. Its 'XFINITY Terabyte Internet Data Usage Plan' is already in place in a number of places, and will roll out to 18 new markets (including California, M…

Facebook is trying to bring its basic internet services to the US

Facebook initially launched "Free Basics" as a way to bring basic internet services to countries with limited or no traditional internet connectivity, but now it sounds like the company is working with the White House to bring the program t…

Verizon has final say over when its Pixels get Android updates

Verizon is pretty pleased to be Google's sole US carrier partner for the new Pixel and Pixel XL. Sure, you could order one straight from Google, but nothing sates gadget lust like being able to walk into a store and buy a thing right there.…

Feature Request: Apple Watch Activity rest days, tolerance levels, and an honor system

Really good fitness and health tracking is easily my number one reason for wearing my Apple Watch everyday (and upgrading to Series 2), and I really appreciate the new Activity Sharing features in watchOS 3 and iOS 10. Filling Activity rings and ke…