Day: July 16, 2013

Verizon

Leaked Verizon plan would let you upgrade phones after paying off half of your current one

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As reported on The Verge. By Jeff Blagdon According to a leaked Verizon document posted by Droid Life, the company could be launching a new plan called VZ Edge to let people with an insatiable appetite for the newest phones upgrade hardware faster than ever before. Although Verizon’supgrade cycle sits at 24 months for customers with traditional, subsidized phones, the company does let customers pay full retail price for their devices, spread out over 12 months. Under this new plan,…

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Hardware Dev Microsoft

Of Course Microsoft Is Rumored To Be Making A Smartwatch

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As reported on TechCrunch. by MATT BURNS Quick! Everyone! Jump on the smartwatch bandwagon! In what could be the most predictable smartwatch rumor ever, AmongTech and The Verge are reporting that Microsoft is working on an aluminum smartwatch with a 1.5-inch screen. Act surprised. The watch is said to be already in prototype and features a removable band that will come in a variety of colors. Interestingly enough, the watch is said to be made of oxynitride aluminium, a sort…

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News Tech

Tim Stevens Out At Engadget, Marc Perton To Take Over

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As reported on TechCrunch. by ALEXIA TSOTSIS Once hailed as the nicest guy in tech, Engadget’s Tim Stevens is no longer Editor In Chief, with gdgt’s Marc Perton taking over as Engadget head while a new EIC is found to round out the management structure. Perton will be taking on the Engadget Executive Editor role permanently, we’re hearing. It’s not clear whether Stevens resigned or was terminated, according to different accounts from sources, with Aol (our parent company) asserting…

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Microsoft

OneNote for Windows 8 gains Office 365 integration, touch keyboard improvements

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As reported on Engadget. By Myriam Joire Hot on the heels of the recent iOS and Android overhaul of OneNote comes an update for the Windows 8 and Windows RT versions which adds Office 365 integration and touch keyboard improvements. The app is available in the Windows Store right now and lets you sign into your Office 365 school or work account and sync notebooks right from within the OneNote app. As for the touch keyboard, it’s both invoked and dismissed by simply tapping into any empty space,…

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Article

All Good Things

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As reported on Engadget. By Tim Stevens I still remember the comments on my welcome letter when I took over the site on a sunny day in early 2011. It was beautiful outside and here I was sweating bullets in a tiny NYC hotel room, watching the reaction in comments and elsewhere. Needless to say there was more than a little hate, but there was so much warmth and optimism and welcome it really powered me through what…

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