As 2011 prediction pieces go, McAfee Labs‘ threat report for the coming year is on the depressing side. The company’s security researchers reckon that Apple kit along with mobile devices and geolocation services will be the most popular targets for threats in 2011, though smart TV systems like Google TV are also suggested as likely [...]
FireCore is getting ready to release its hack for the jailbroken $ 99 Apple TV called the aTV Flash (black), which will bring with it a web browser called Couch Surfer and the ability to listen to Last.fm streaming radio. The hacked applications suite costs $ 50 on top of the $ 99 asking price [...]
We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget question is coming to us from Brandon, who is fairly interested in ditching his cable subscription. If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us [...]
How did that silly song go? TV killed the radio star? First off, try telling that to Ron Bennington. Second off, whatever. Now we’re getting word that Apple, thanks to all those iOS-powered devices out there, is killing the TV star. Or, in English, that iOS, specifically the Apps, is responsible for recent downward trend [...]
Another week come and gone and another Week in Review is here for your perusal. Verizon Wireless has started to refund customers money that it overcharged for wireless access. The charges apparently went on for years and the refunds will cost Verizon about $ 90 million. The Sharp IS03 Android smartphone surfaced this week with [...]
As you know from my columns here, I’m a bit of an entertainment nut. Whether it’s video games or a set-top box, I’m always looking for the latest and greatest device to satiate my desire for high-quality content that’s available whenever I call upon it. That’s precisely why I’m so excited to get my hands [...]
Logitech’s big Google TV reveal is still ongoing, but the product page is live and allowing for preorders of the $299 package ($179 if you’re on Dish Network) set to ship by the end of this month. For all of that dough you’ll get the Revue with Google TV box, keyboard with integrated touch and [...]
As you know from my columns here, I’m a bit of an entertainment nut. Whether it’s video games or a set-top box, I’m always looking for the latest and greatest device to satiate my desire for high-quality content that’s available whenever I call upon it. That’s precisely why I’m so excited to get my hands [...]
We’re back with the latest episode of OMG/JK, where fellow TechCrunch writer MG Siegler and I recap some of the week’s biggest tech stories. This week, we take a look at Facebook’s big Groups launch, the increasing rumors of an Apple subscription music service, and Google’s buddy-buddy relationship with the mobile carriers. We also talk [...]
As promised, here is the second part of my interview with Netflix CEO Reed Hastings. In the last clip we talked about how Hasting navigated the company through huge changes in technology, a revolution in online video, and two formidable competitors in Wal-Mart and Blockbuster. In this clip, we talk about Hasting’s vision for the [...]