A Dreamy Look At A Would-Be Nokia Lumia 850

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This Nokia Lumia 850 is not real.

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Insert Coin: Neva smart ski poles keep you connected while shredding powder

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In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you'd like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with "Insert Coin" as the subject line.

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Samsung’s SHV-E170K has dual-core Snapdragon, LTE and an inferiority complex

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We're sure Samsung isn't playing favorites... but after that rather extravagant product launch just the other week, it seems it's released another phone to market with barely a streamer nor slice of cake in sight.

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SynchroCam Tethers Your iOS Devices to Make Mobile 3D Gifs [IPhone Apps]

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Ok, so packing two cameras onto a single phone to snap 3D pictures was kind of a bad idea . But what if you could just double the phone-count and do the same? The new SynchroCam app does just that

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The Engadget interview: Nokia VP of Developer Relations Richard Kerris at CTIA 2012 (video)

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This week at CTIA in beautiful New Orleans, we were lucky enough to spend some time with Richard Kerris , VP of Developer Relations at Nokia. Obviously, there's bit of a chicken and egg situation when it comes to attracting software talent to Windows Phone . Developers favor platforms with an established community, and users prefer an ecosystem with a broad selection of apps

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Lessons learned from an entrepreneur electrifying rural India

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The co-founders of two-year-old startup Mera Gao Power are about a month away from generating enough revenues from their solar-power microgrid service in villages in rural India to cover all of their company’s costs. Well, all of their costs except their own salaries, which is about another year away, co-founder Nikhil Jaisinghani tells me in an interview. And Jaisinghani means that in a good way.

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Consmr Goes Mobile, Moves Closer To Becoming Yelp For The Supermarket

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Back in July of last year, we wrote about a New York City-based startup, called Consmr , which was attempting to build the Yelp, or Rotten Tomatoes of consumer goods.

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Flipboard Unofficially Available For Any Android Device And Here’s How To Install It

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Flipboard for Android has arrived! The app made a limited debut late last week with the Samsung Galaxy S III, but now it’s here for everyone — but not officially. You see, the app, is supposed to be exclusive to the Samsung Galaxy S III for a set amount of time. However, the 2.32mb APK hit XDA-Dev this morning, which should install on any Android device

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You Can Get Away with Being a Total Dick If You’re on the Phone [Video]

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You know the move: Someone approaches, trying to talk to you—maybe it's important!—but you hunch your neck, shoosh them, point at the phone, and stare at them like they just took a dump in the middle of your mother's tupperware party. And they shut up.

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Is Telephobia Really a Thing? [Phones]

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It's no secret that people are talking on the phone less. We're texting, we're emailing, we're Gchatting, we're Facebooking

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