At Engadget, we spend every day looking at how technology will shape the future. But it's also important to look back at how far we've come -- that's what This Week in Tech History will do. Join us every weekend for a recap of historical tech news, a...
We take the relative seamlessness of the internet for granted these days -- it's easy to forget that surfing the web was once a fairly clunky and convoluted affair. But for those hankering for a bit of tech nostalgia -- or those that can't conceive o...
Do you remember notes on Facebook?Do you remember the way you used to rant so long in your posts?Facebook's Notes feature was an early expansion to the social networking forum. However throughout the...
America is the home of Cheerleaders. There is almost no Football game without cheerleaders. Chinese startups found a new way to apply cheerleaders. Companies hire cheerleaders to motivate their...
When you think about award shows that cause controversy, you might think about the Oscars or the Grammy Awards, but not the Teen Choice Awards. However, that is exactly what happened just this past...
Google is expected to release a new Nexus 5 and Nexus 6 smartphone this fall. The LG Nexus 5 is supposed to have a metal body measuring 146.9x72.9x8/9.8mm. According to a leak last week by @...
Google recently announced they will not be launching Project Ara in Puerto Rico. The news was confirmed by a Google spokesperson. Previously Puerto Rico was the planned place to launch the project in...
A bar owner in Manhattan, Denyse Santoro, faced some pretty crazy fans (who must have been over 21!) just this past weekend. Apparently a group of Taylor Swift fans wanted the bar to play more Taylor...
Russia has blocked access to the social news site Reddit. Russia claims the site was promoting the use of hallucinogenic substances. Several pages on Reddit were banned. It was found to contain...
Aran Khanna a Harvard student was slated to spend his summer as an intern at Facebook. But Khanna made the mistake of launching a browser application from his dorm room. It angered Facebook. ...