So, why hasn't Apple updated its MacBook Air line with a Retina display? Here's our two-word answer: battery life. That's not all we have on deck though -- check out the rest of our news highlights from the last 24 hours, including a breakthrough in... Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/km773MsG5RM/ Tags: Snapdeal nfl... Continue reading

Over the weekend, there's been a slew of images released showing celebrities in varying states of undress . Now, it appears that a flaw in iCloud could be responsible for the images making their way online. Read more... Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/q79wk3YGkHU/the-icloud-flaw-that-could-have-caused-the-nude-celeb-l-1629216633 Related Topics: espn3 Fifth Harmony abc news Ed Davis survivor Continue reading

Art historian Maximilian Schich put together this pretty visualization that records humanity's cultural history over 2,600 years. The blue and red dots you see above are the birthplaces and deaths for over 120,000 people who were "notable enough" to have their births and deaths recorded. Read more... Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/qhIJpLGt-c4/+caseychan Tags:... Continue reading

A lime shortage is threatening the U.S. food and beverage industry, with some bars and restaurants jacking up drink prices, charging extra for a slice—or refusing to serve the citrus at all. But there's another reason to rethink that margarita: The pricey limes you're buying from Mexico might be supporting... Continue reading

A classic family-friendly holiday movie to enjoy for free Google Play is bringing some holiday cheer to us all with a free rental of what has turned into a classic Christmas movie in recent years, Elf. For what we can assume is a limited time only, Google Play Movies is... Continue reading

Plus, we have a best-of-2013 playlist from star Shailene Woodley. By Brenna Ehrlich Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1719285/the-fault-in-our-stars-movie-poster.jhtml Related Topics: good morning america Jack Ruby halloween elizabeth smart What Does Government Shutdown Mean Continue reading

Last year, LinkedIn suffered the embarrassment of having millions of its users' passwords stolen. So someone went and turned it into art. Of course they did. Read more... Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/GNf6y2BHwjU/your-hacked-linkedin-password-is-art-1482543301 Tags: Michelle Jenneke Paul Rudd how to carve a turkey Johnny Manziel Cliff Alexander Continue reading

Revealing that hard work truly pays off, Max George's trainer shared a sexy snapshot of the star on Tuesday (December 3). While working off the pounds from this past holiday weekend, The Wanted bandmate retweeted the shirtless photo, which revealed his ripped bod. "@MaxTheWanted making some top gains in the... Continue reading

Now that British Android users finally have access to TV shows on the Play Store, Google's finally starting to make good on its promise to deliver award-winning content. Following its deal in the US, the search giant has today made Game of Thrones and other popular HBO shows like Boardwalk... Continue reading

We're no stranger to digital billboards -- Engadget made its own big-screen debut in Times Square back in 2011 -- but British Airways' latest endeavor is unlike any we've seen before. According to The Drum, the new advertisement, installed front and center at London's Piccadilly Circus, uses "custom-built surveillance technology"... Continue reading

Amazon only just released a new Kindle Paperwhite e-reader two months ago, but we're already hearing rumors that a newer model is on the way. According to a new report from TechCrunch, the new version, to be released in early Q2 of next year, will boast a sharper 300-pixel-per-inch screen,... Continue reading

Much as Google Wallet tried to get NFC and phones in general to be the payment form of the future, it seems that the company has realized that many folks are still attached to plastic. To meet that luddite demand, today Google began offering a pre-paid Google Wallet debit card... Continue reading

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday paid tribute to those who have served in the nation's military, including one of the nation's oldest veterans, 107-year-old Richard Overton. "This is the life of one American veteran, living proud and strong in the land he helped keep free," Obama... Continue reading

Unveiled at its Lumia launch event in Abu Dhabi in October, Nokia has finally made Refocus, its Lytro-like variable depth of field app, available to all PureView Lumia devices. The tool makes use of Scalado's imaging technology to change the focus of a photo using "clever algorithms," while also ...... Continue reading

Penn study identifies new trigger for breast cancer metastasis PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 8-Nov-2013 [ | E-mail ] Share Contact: Katherine Unger Baillie [email protected] 215-898-9194 University of Pennsylvania For years, scientists have observed that tumor cells from certain breast cancer patients with aggressive forms of the disease contained low levels of... Continue reading

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The head of the Secret Intelligence Service, where James Bond works, has returned from the dead. Played by Judi Dench, M was killed off in the most recent Bond adventure, "Skyfall." But Dench resurrected the character in a video released Thursday as part of the Weinstein... Continue reading

Interesting, an app that curates thousands of articles from various sources across the internet, has just been updated to version 2.0 Now iOS 7-only, Interesting 20.0 has added support for Dribbble and browsing Reddit. There are six sections to read in Interesting, Design & Technology, News & Politics, Entertainment &... Continue reading

FILE - This March 2, 2013 file photo shows Republican strategist Karl Rove,of American Crossroads, speaking in Sacramento, Calif. Virtually unknown outside Washington, a coalition of hardline conservative groups are fighting to seize control of the Republican agenda. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) FILE - This March 2, 2013 file photo... Continue reading

Bringing Android into the enterprise market in a new way Android isn't just for the consumer smartphone market — Cisco is hoping to bring the power of this operating system and ecosystem to the world of enterprise desk phones as well. The DX650 is Cisco's latest offering to the business... Continue reading

Tablets shipments will blast ahead by 53 percent in 2013 as desktop and laptop shipments decline by 11 percent, research firm Gartner forecast last week. The emergence of ultramobile devices, which marries a PC with the form factor of a tablet, will help ease the declines in other PCs, but... Continue reading

Apple noted earlier this month that that iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c will arrive in Italy, Russia, Span and more than 25 countries on Friday, October 25th. Countries on the other side of the globe are seeing their local Apple online store go offline in advance of the release, according... Continue reading

Apparently Apple still has a bit of ground to cover after last month's iPhone 5s / 5c event. With the holidays heading our way, we're expecting some news on iPads both big and small, more concrete information on that cool and compact Mac Pro and a little more light to... Continue reading

Philadelphia Public Schools have been facing a funding crisis. There have been a series of layoffs, including assistant principals, school nurses and counselors. Some funding has come through to rehire hundreds of staffers, but not any new nurses. Host Scott Simon speaks with Eileen DiFranco, who has been a school... Continue reading

For the past few years, the government's been relentless about making the American people respect the importance of cybersecurity. Obama's given speeches, written newspaper columns, and issued executive orders to drive that point home. This is serious business! So why are the Army's own instructional videos so silly? Read more...Source:... Continue reading

Musical duo The Blow, in which the singing of Khaela Maricich meets the mixing of Melissa Dyne, has just released a new eponymous collection. Critic Ken Tucker says the electro-pop on the album is self-aware, sexy and smart — and, while informed by the art world, never dips into "art-rock"... Continue reading