The best student discounts we found for 2020

They say your college years are the best of your life. But they tend to leave out the part where you’re scrounging every dollar for textbooks, food and (if you’re lucky) the occasional weekend outing with friends. Money is tight when you’re a student...

The tech we wish we had in college

All this talk of final exams and (virtual) graduation ceremonies has us at Engadget opining about our college days. We sometimes take things for granted as we cover the latest tech news, but oh, how our worlds would have been different back then if w...

Google offers a free Nest Mini to YouTube Premium subscribers

Google is bringing back its smart speaker giveaway from last year (via Android Police). However, this time around, the company's offer is available to a greater number of people, with a simpler sign-up process in place as well. To find out if you're...

YouTube Premium and Music have 20 million subscribers

It's now clearer just how YouTube's streaming services stack up against rivals. Alphabet chief Sundar Pichai revealed during the company's latest earnings call that YouTube Premium and Music have a combined 20 million subscribers as of the fourth qu...

YouTube Premium can automatically download your favorite videos

YouTube is reportedly offering automatic downloads to its Premium subscribers. The opt-in feature should make it easier to watch content offline. As Android Police notes, some Premium subscribers now see a pop-up banner offering to automatically down...

Google’s subscription music numbers reportedly top 15 million

Even as subscription services eat up an ever-growing portion of the overall music business, Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal report that Google's packages are not expanding at the same rate. RIAA numbers showed subscription services added more t...