Samsung's wide Galaxy Tab A arrives in the US on May 1st

After the better part of a year, Samsung is ready to launch new tablets in the States -- if not quite the high-end models you might be looking for. It's releasing 8- and 9.7-inch versions of the Galaxy Tab A, a low-cost slate whose centerpiece is an ... From Engadget RSS Feed

Sony's latest receivers and sound bars pack Google Cast streaming

LG isn't the only tech giant rolling out Google Cast-friendly devices this month. Sony is launching two AV receivers (the STR-DN860 and STR-DN1060) and two sound bars (the HT-NT3 and the HT-ST9, above) that all take audio from Google Cast-capable mob... From Engadget RSS Feed

'Heroes of the Storm' pits 'StarCraft against 'Warcraft' in June

More than three years after Blizzard announced it would be making a competitor to League of Legends and Dota 2, that game finally has an official release date. Heroes of the Storm comes out June 2nd, brining with it seven maps for players to face off... From Engadget RSS Feed

You can get Twitter DMs from anyone (if you want)

If you're feeling brave, Twitter is (once again) letting you receive direct messages from any old person. As before, you'll have to opt-in by ticking a box in the settings -- but once you do, even folks who don't follow you can send you a note. On to... From Engadget RSS Feed

Here's how the largest galaxies die

Like it or not, all galaxies will eventually die. But have you wondered just how they meet their grisly ends? Researchers now have a good idea. They've studied 22 very large elliptical galaxies about 10 billion years old, and have discovered that the... From Engadget RSS Feed

At some point in life, you'll want a marble iPhone case

Wood and leather are so yesterday. What you really want is some genuine marble on your precious gadgets. At least that's the pitch from Native Union, which has recently announced its Clic Marble iPhone 6 case, available in matt black or glossy white ... From Engadget RSS Feed

Elon Musk nearly sold Tesla to Google in 2013

Tesla frequently comes across as a fiercely independent automaker, but that wasn't always the case... at least, if you ask Bloomberg. Its sources claim that Elon Musk almost secured a deal for Google to buy Tesla in early 2013, when vehicle sales wer... From Engadget RSS Feed

EE's free portable chargers prove so popular there aren't any left

Mobile operators very rarely offer something for free, so when they do, you can expect that people will be quick to take advantage. That's exactly what's happened in the case of EE, which has seen over a million of its subscribers sign up for one of ... From Engadget RSS Feed

Your Android Wear devices will work even when your phone's at home

There's a new kid on the smartwatch block, which means that Google needs to make sure that its own gear is ready for the challenge. That's why the company is pushing out new features to its Android Wear devices in the coming weeks. The biggest additi... From Engadget RSS Feed

It took two days before someone built their own BB-8 ball droid

The first proper trailer may have stolen the show at Star Wars Celebration, but the revelation that spherical droid BB-8 was a physical prop came a very close second. Like a lot of people, when industrial designer Christian Poulsen saw the adorable s... From Engadget RSS Feed

OnePlus finally drops invites, but only until its next flagship launches

Now that it's been on the market a full year, you can finally buy a OnePlus One without an invitation. Sound familiar? The company has opened up sales on the well-liked, $300 smartphone for brief periods before, but today said that "the One will be a... From Engadget RSS Feed

Recode: Nokia's planning a return to phones next year

When Nokia sold its devices and services business to Microsoft, we assumed it was getting out of the hardware game for good. Not so. The company has since launched its N1 tablet in China and now, according to Recode, it's developing a new phone too. ... From Engadget RSS Feed

Dark matter is (probably) more complex than you think

Scientists typically believe that dark matter, for all of its mystery, behaves in a simple way: if one clump encounters another, the two interact solely through gravity. However, researchers using both Hubble and the Very Large Telescope have publish... From Engadget RSS Feed