Microsoft reverses Xbox One DRM policy, kills required online check-in and used game complications (updated) Microsoft reverses Xbox One DRM policy, kills required online check-in and used game complications (updated)

Microsoft's next game console, , is perhaps best known for its complex used game system and . Today, Microsoft is rolling back those policies, and the company took to its Xbox blog to explain. "I am announcing the following changes to Xbox One and how you can play, share, lend, and resell your games exactly as you do today on Xbox 360," Xbox head Don Mattrick writes. He then...

yesterday, 20:33
Airbus A350 cockpit tour with test pilot Jean-Michel Roy (video) Airbus A350 cockpit tour with test pilot Jean-Michel Roy (video)

What's it like to fly the ? Only a handful of pilots , but Jean-Michel Roy has a pretty good idea. The Airbus test pilot has flown a variety of yet-to-be-certified aircraft over the years, and he'll soon step behind the controls of the company's answer to , the A350. While the first batch of pilots are back at the aviation giant's Toulouse HQ preparing for the next test flight, Roy is...

June 17, 2013, 17:24
Engadget Giveaway: win one of two ChromeBook Pixels, courtesy of Gogo! Engadget Giveaway: win one of two ChromeBook Pixels, courtesy of Gogo!

The is a stunningly beautiful piece of machinery. With costs ranging from $1,300 to $1,500, however, it means you're shelling out even more than most standard ultrabooks and laptops. It also comes with 12 free Gogo passes and a full terabyte of Google Drive storage to sweeten the deal, fortunately, but who wants to buy a computer of any kind when you can win one instead? Gogo's hooking two...

June 18, 2013, 14:45
Samsung makes first PCIe-based SSD for Ultrabooks, we see one likely customer Samsung makes first PCIe-based SSD for Ultrabooks, we see one likely customer

Solid-state drives are so speedy these days that that even a SATA interface might not have the bandwidth to cope. It's a good thing that Samsung has started mass-producing the first PCI Express-based SSDs for Ultrabooks, then. The new XP941 series uses PCIe's wider data path to read at nearly 1.4GB/s -- that's 2.5 times faster than the , and nimble enough to move 500GB in six minutes. It also...

June 17, 2013, 6:22
Swiss scientists create catbot: a robot that runs like a cat (video) Swiss scientists create catbot: a robot that runs like a cat (video)

Someone call MIT's researchers and tell them their has a long-lost teensy sibling in Switzerland. Developed in the laboratories of the

June 17, 2013, 4:15
IRL: Mophie Juice Pack Plus for iPhone 5 and testing Solavei's MVNO IRL: Mophie Juice Pack Plus for iPhone 5 and testing Solavei's MVNO

Welcome to , an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we're using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment. Welcome back, and happy Monday. After a of getting hands-on with all manner of laptops, we thought we'd spare you our thoughts on Ultrabooks this time around. Tablets, too. Fortunately, we've got lots of...

June 17, 2013, 16:00
TechCrunch: Instagram getting Vine-like video at Facebook's June 20th event TechCrunch: Instagram getting Vine-like video at Facebook's June 20th event

TechCrunch is reporting that Facebook is adding video capability to , which will be announced at the former's on June 20th. According to The Desk, the videos would last between five and 10 seconds, but there's no word on if the photo-sharing app's litany of filters would feature in the new service. Presumably the move has come in response to as Facebook and Twitter square off against each...

June 17, 2013, 12:39
BioShock creator confirmed as scriptwriter for Logan's Run remake BioShock creator confirmed as scriptwriter for Logan's Run remake

The mind behind BioShock's Big Daddies and BioShock Infinite's Songbird is apparently also getting behind the script for a Logan's Run film remake. is working on a Logan's Run remake script, Irrational confirmed to Engadget today, which he was tapped to pen by Warner Bros. "I can confirm that the information is indeed correct, but unfortunately there is no other information we can share...

yesterday, 16:24
Apple TV adds HBO Go and WatchESPN to its ranks Apple TV adds HBO Go and WatchESPN to its ranks

Apple today announced that two more entertainment options will be hitting its set-top offering. and have been added to the lineup, along with Sky News, Crunchyroll and Qello, joining the ranks of Hulu Plus, Netflix and sports from the MLB, NBA and NHL. Apple also used the opportunity to talk up some download , revealing that iTunes users have downloaded one billion TV episodes and 380...

yesterday, 14:20
Oculus snags $16 million from investors to bring virtual reality to the masses Oculus snags $16 million from investors to bring virtual reality to the masses

Oculus announced its first round of funding today, wherein the company secured $16 million from investors specifically aimed at putting the Oculus Rift in consumer hands. The nascent virtual reality hardware company has repeatedly said its end goal with the Rift is to make it a consumer product; currently, only folks and those willing to spend $300 on a developer kit have access. A support...

June 17, 2013, 20:55
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