Motorola: We’re working on a smartwatch too
Well, well, well. Guess who’s back in the watch game? Motorola. Of course, it already did the watch thing, but Rick Osterloh, SVP of Product at the firm, has just confirmed that the company is working on another smartwatch, and it will be coming in the next few months. At a press conference at MWC, Osterloh commented that the problem with current watches is that no one wants to wear them (hear that Samsung?), and it’s a...
Yahoo Tech Reviews the New Mac Pro
The new Mac Pro is an insanely powerful, expensive computer ($3,000 and up — way up). It’s designed for high-end tasks: video, photo and music editing, for example. Medical work. Scientific simulations. Designers who want to connect five or six screens. And it has the most Applish design Apple has ever done. It’s an out-there, controversial, very brave trashing of everything we ever knew about desktop computer shapes. It’s not beige....
OS X 10.9.2 arrives to fix SSL vulnerability, Mail problems, and more
What do fixes for critical security vulnerabilities, improvements to mail delivery, and new FaceTime features have in common? Well, they’re all in OS X 10.9.2, which arrived on Tuesday. It’s available in the Updates tab of the Mac App Store, and even if you’re among those who usually take a wait-and-see approach to system updates, this particular release is worth an expedient installation. That’s because of...
Nominate your favorite gadgets for the 2013 Engadget Awards
No, 2013 isn’t a typo. With CES 2014 already behind us, it may seem silly to take a look back at the previous year in tech. But let’s not get too ahead of ourselves — 2013 brought plenty of innovative products, and we want to hear which were your favorites. It’s time for the 2013 Engadget Awards, so submit your nominations for the 12 categories below. You don’t need to fill in a pick for each one, but...
Did you get the message? Facebook to shutter its email service
Facebook will shutter its email service next month, and it’s likely that not many people will even notice. In what may be one of Facebook’s first failures, the social media company said in an email to Computerworld Tuesday that it has begun notifying email users that the service is ending. The service will be shut down and users’ emails will be redirected to their alternate email address by early to mid-March....
