The TSA won't let you board some flights unless your devices turn on

The TSA won't let you board some flights unless your devices turn on: You know how airport security will occasionally ask you to turn on a phone or laptop to prove that it isn't hiding explosives? Well, that's no longer just a rare inconvenience -- if you take certain flights, it's mandatory. The TSA now requires that...

5 things you absolutely need to do to keep your smartphone secure

5 things you absolutely need to do to keep your smartphone secure:

Believe it or not, you can have a reasonably secure smartphone without shelling out $630 for the recently released Blackphone. The Wall Street Journal's Geoffrey Fowler has written up five best practices for making sure the conversations and messages you have on your smartphone stay as private as possible and they're simple enough for just about anyone to use.

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Early Android L tests show serious battery life improvement

Early Android L tests show serious battery life improvement: One of big reveals for Android 4.4 KitKat's successor, Android L, was Project Volta -- new tweaks to improve battery life. Those include a new API that schedules minor tasks better, a "battery historian" to track battery-sapping activities and ART, a...

Apple recruits one of the watch industry's most important sales execs

Apple recruits one of the watch industry's most important sales execs: Apple's recent hires in wearable tech have largely taken place outside the watch industry, which is slightly odd for a company rumored to be making a watch of its own. However, it just addressed that discrepancy in style -- LVMH's watch division has...

There can't be only one: Technology's singular obsession

There can't be only one: Technology's singular obsession: Last week, Google announced the aptly named Android One, a plan to unite the myriad budget devices running its mobile operating system. But Sundar Pichai and crew aren't alone in banking on the singular power of one. No, Google's One is just one of...

The evolution of the PC: A decade of design

The evolution of the PC: A decade of design: Computers have gone through nothing short of a renaissance in the decade since Engadget was born. When we started in 2004, desktops still ruled the roost; laptops were frequently clunky; and tablets were niche devices for doctors.

That state of...

Carbon Nanotube Transistors That'll Save Moore's Law Are Coming in 2020

Carbon Nanotube Transistors That'll Save Moore's Law Are Coming in 2020:



Our world of amazingly tiny electronics is about to get even tinier. After a decade of research, IBM says it'll bring carbon nanotube transistors to market by 2020. The company is now readying the technology to take over from silicon transistors, and that opens up a lot of exciting doors.

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