President Obama urges SXSW audience not to be 'absolutists' on encryption

South by Southwest managed to get a pretty good keynote speaker as it kicked things off today: President Obama.

We're live at SXSW Interactive 2016!

Hello Austin! Once again SXSW -- the weird and wonderful show for interactive digital technology -- is upon us, and Engadget's here in full force to bring you the best bits as they happen.

DOJ files a response to Apple in San Bernardino iPhone case (update)

The Department of Justice is not happy with Apple's refusal to unlock the iPhone 5c of San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook, as stated in a response filed today. "By Apple's own reckoning, the corporation -- which grosses hundreds of billions of dollars a year -- would need to set aside as few as six of its 100,000 employees for perhaps as little as two weeks," the DOJ writes.

Apple schedules a March 21st event to 'loop us in'

Apple has been keen on a spring event in years past, and today Cupertino confirmed 2016 will be no different.

Sony's A6300 is a step forward for mid-tier mirrorless cameras

Sony had the right idea with its A6000: It made a powerful mirrorless camera and sold it at a relatively affordable starting price.

GE wants to use CO2 pollution to make huge solar batteries

Two big problems have been vexing environmental scientists for decades: How to store solar energy for later use, and what to do with CO2 that's been captured and sequestered from coal plants? Scientists from General Electric (GE) could solve both those problems at once by using CO2 as a giant "battery" to hold excess energy.