Yahoo launches UK edition of its News Digest iOS app
With MWC in full swing, CES seems but a distant memory. It was at last month’s trade show that Yahoo debuted its News Digest app for iOS, which serves up twice-daily dumps of important news bites. It launched with a US audience in mind, but as of yesterday, Brits can now download their very own UK edition of News Digest. In principle, it delivers exactly the same kind of curated content — quick-to-read news nuggets that...
Engadget giveaway: win one of two Acer Chromebooks courtesy of Karma!
Sure, you share your heart out in food photos and selfies, but providing WiFi to those less fortunate might be more magnanimous. That’s where Karma comes in, with its portable WiFi hotspot that pays you back in data for a bit of bandwidth benevolence. The company has provided two Acer C720 Chromebooks and a pair of its Karma WiFi hotspots (1GB bundles) so that two lucky Engadget readers can join in spreading the connectivity....
EU mulling investment in South America-Europe undersea cable
The European Union is considering helping to fund a $185-million project to lay an undersea cable from Brazil to Europe. The project, which is already under way, is being carried out by Brazilian telecoms provider Telebras and Spain’s IslaLink Submarine Cables. The project is of strategic importance to “guarantee the neutrality” of the Internet, said Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff following a Brazil-E.U. summit...
Apple Unveils iBeacon to Assist Shoppers
GPS will tell you how to get to the nearest Apple store. With iBeacon, Apple hopes to guide you around once you’re inside, whether it’s to pick up an order, upgrade to a new iPhone or shop for a pair of headphones. The implications of iBeacon go beyond Apple stores. One day, commuters might get information on subway delays as they stand on the platform, while museum visitors might get details on the painting they are...
TiVo’s co-founders want you to use internet video for your own TV network
When TiVo co-founders Jim Barton and Mike Ramsay reunited a couple of years ago to come up with a new venture (Barton left TiVo in 2012, while Ramsay left almost seven years ago), they knew internet video was the next big frontier they wanted to conquer. To their dismay, they found it to be a mess. “There are all these different sources of video, and its search is just a mess,” says Ramsay in an interview with us. They...
