Lyft has launched “Happy Hour” rates — fares that are 10 percent to 50 percent cheaper than normal during slow business hours — to encourage more rides during those periods, the company announced Tuesday. Slow times are typically midday and after rush hour during the work week. “With Happy Hour, Lyft’s prices are fully dynamic, …

HTC’s new flagship blower, the One M8, will be available to London punters immediately after its 25 March launch event, retailer Carphone Warehouse has revealed. Immediately after the Taiwan-based phonemaker takes the white cloth off its latest meisterwerk, crates filled with the new phone will be taken from the venue and broached in six Carphone stores in the capital. No …

LG is getting in on the Android Wear game. The company has built a smartwatch in partnership with Google that it will call the G Watch, LG confirmed on Tuesday. The G Watch runs Google’s modified wearables platform, Android Wear. Android Wear unveiled: LG G Watch and Moto 360 (pictures) +14 more See all photos Engadget earlier reported the news. …

Tired of flabby arms and weak wrists? Wish you had more to show for using your iPhone than just communication, entertainment, driving directions, restaurant recommendations, and casual hookups? If only your iPhone looked like a dumbbell and was heavy like a dumbbell. Then, every time you picked it up, you’d be working out! So goes the “logic” behind ToneFone, a …

A new lower-capacity iPhone 5C has gone on sale across Europe, with the UK Apple Store charging £429 ($712) for the unlocked smartphone. French and German iPhone fans can get their hands on one for 559 euros ($779), while Australian Apple aficionados can spend A$679 ($616) on the new mobile. Interestingly, it’s also available in China, for 4,088 yuan ($660). …

Now playing: Watch this: Insider tips for better photos 3:37 Today’s smartphone cameras have become nearly as complex and feature-laden as the compact cameras they replaced. It’s easy to get overwhelmed, but here are four simple tips for better photos that will work with virtually any modern smartphone. High Dynamic Range (HDR) Most smartphones now have an option called HDR, …

At the moment it’s just a slickly produced video showing some concepts, but Google’s Android Wear smartwatch might be just what people have been waiting for. As predicted, Google’s smartwatch solution revolves around voice search and Google Now. While “OK, Google” might still be the catchphrase de jour, at least you’re not going to be called a “Glasshole” if you …

CuteCircuit’s latest fashion line reminds us that wearable technology doesn’t have to sacrifice beauty. CuteCircuit From smartwatches to smart shoes, in the age of wearable technology computers are getting bigger and getting smaller at the same time — but according to Intel future-gazer Steve Brown, the most important thing about a wearable device is the person doing the wearing. “Anything …

When the Sonos Play:1 was released last year, it received nearly universal rave reviews (including from me), although one complaint was almost as ubiquitous: the Sonos app feels old. The message was clearly heard, as Sonos announced this morning an overhauled app for Android, iOS, Mac, and PC users. The app has a more modern, flat design with a focus …

Just £30 will buy you Google’s Chromecast today from Amazon, PC World and Google’s Play store. Nearly eight months after it went on sale in the States, Google has finally released its video streamer here and it includes support for BBC iPlayer. The 2-inch dongle plugs straight into an HDMI port on a TV and streams video from YouTube and …