Visualized: Sandia National Laboratories’ Z machine erupts in a web of lightning

Sandia National Laboratories’ Z machine sounds like it belongs in a James Bond movie more than it does an Alberquerque research facility. Based on what it can do, that’s not as far-fetched as it seems. What you see isn’t the handiwork of some electric spider — it’s what you witness in the immediate

How would you change the Motorola Droid 4?

Verizon’s first Android flagship reveled in its brutal design and geeky touches, but times have changed. The Motorola Droid 4 has shed the neckbeard, put on a suit and is now aimed at the niche enterprise set. When we reviewed it, we wondered if times hadn’t changed, with the Nexus phones usurped the

Zyngapocalypse Now (And What Comes Next?)

Significant losses, declining ARPUs, failing mobile acquisitions and shareholder selloffs. A stock price down to $3.01. A product catalog repeating previous mistakes. Media coverage ranging from the mystified to "I told you so". A vague promise to get into gambling. Last week was miserable for Zynga

New Tool Eliminates Ugly Craigslist Ads

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Leaked Rogers memo details its BlackBerry Playbook 4G LTE pricing options

For a few days now, folks in the Great White North tied to Telus and Bell have known how much coin they’ll have to layout for a BlackBerry PlayBook 4G LTE when it launches on the 9th. Thanks to leaked memo from Rogers, obtained by MobileSyrup, we now know what the carrier will be charging as well. $550

Ask Engadget: best external Blu-Ray drive?

We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget inquiry is from Dominic, who’s moving into the world of drive-less laptops but can’t let go of his Blu-Ray discs. If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of your

Analytics Company Crazy Egg Acquires The Hello Bar

Crazy Egg, a company that helps website owners to visualize visitor activity, has acquired the web toolbar product Hello Bar.

The Hello Bar is a customizable, relatively unobtrusive bar that sits at the top of a website and directs visitors with a call to action. For example, the bar on Gary Vaynerchuk’s

Total Recall Jessica Biel interview: “we were confused constantly”

One of the most important questions of either of the iterations of the Rekall story was asked of actress Jessica Biel during our visit to the Total Recall 2012 press junket. That question was on what preparations she did for a character that may very well have not actually been real to anyone but Dennis

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LaCie reveals new Mac-friendly USB 3.0 external drives

Lacie’s just announced its next generation USB 3.0 drives meant to take advantage of the new Ivy Bridge internals of the latest MacBooks. The fresh Rugged Triple, Porsche Design P’9223 and P’9233, and RuggedKey models all use USB Attached SCSI Protocol (UAS) for maximum data transfer speeds to and from