Cablevision’s Optimum Online live TV streaming now available on Windows and Mac



It’s been a little over a year since Cablevision launched Optimum for iPad with live streaming of all of its channels to the tablet, and now subscribers can experience the same thing on their computer with the Optimum for Laptops app. Available for M…

Apple offering free Snow Leopard update to MobileMe holdouts



Mama had it right — procrastination is bad — but mama never knew Apple. For Leopard users still clinging tightly to their MobileMe account, it looks like the path to iCloud just got a wee bit cheaper. Qualifying MobileMe holdouts are reportedly rec…

Ask Engadget: best heavy-duty cloud-storage solution?



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 is from is from Joe, who needs to backup half a terabyte of data to the cloud, as you do. If y…

Google Chrome 19 beta brings live tab synching to the fold



You know the score. You’ve stepped away from your desktop, and then you think to yourself, “Damn. If only I could remember that website I’d just visited.” Now, users of Google Chrome’s latest beta will no longer have that worry. The latest incarnation…

Western Digital intros My Passport Studio 2TB portable HDD, twin FireWire 800 ports included



Just days after WD revealed new 2TB My Passport drives for the USB 3.0-respecting world, along comes an option for those running OS X. Aside from the conventional USB 2.0 socket on the My Passport Studio, the Mac-friendly unit also packs a pair of Fire…