One of the most important promises Google makes about Pixel phones is immediate access to the latest Android software updates. Yet practical experience shows that’s not always the case – and both Google and US carriers are to blame. Take last week’s Pixel 2 patch. After users com … | Continue reading
Reddit is testing a real-time chat function which could soon replace its old-fashioned PM system — meaning Reddit will soon have a chat function that looks similar to any social media site out there. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. According to Mashable, the chat is still in … | Continue reading
Call centers play a central role in the growth of many companies in both the B2B and B2C sectors. But is your call center delivering the results you need? From convincing sales leads to make a purchase to maintaining quality relationships with your existing customers, the work of … | Continue reading
Alibaba’s sales from Saturday’s Singles Day event exceeded 25 billion dollars, more than quadruple what Americans spent last year during Black Friday. While the majority of those sales undoubtedly came via online purchases, the company also quietly experimented with an AI-powered … | Continue reading
When a startup is composed of only a few people, the small team that started the company, it’s easy to manage everyone and everything. You’ve got your first few clients, and they’re happy with your work, paying all their bills on time and referring your services to other potentia … | Continue reading
As smart devices continue to replace countless physical objects such as books, cameras, GPS systems and even ATM’s, keeping our sensitive information away from hackers is a topic worth heavy investment. While biometric authentication like fingerprint scanning and facial recogniti … | Continue reading
There’s something intriguing going on at the intersection of knowledge and cryptocurrency – and it’s poised to globalize access to online knowledge. On one side of the equation, we are seeing massive growth in the uptake of online learning. And one the other, we see technology re … | Continue reading
Reddit is not happy with EA right now. A response the iconic gaming studio left to address criticism aimed at its upcoming Star Wars: Battlefront 2 game has become the most downvoted comment in the history of the website. Responding to miffed Redditors complaining about locked ch … | Continue reading
The cryptocurrency world is working extremely well right now, to the point where Bitcoin, for example, manages to achieve some amazing results. Not only that but Ethereum is extremely popular, and there are tons of other cryptocurrencies which became very important on the market … | Continue reading
“Clear and present danger” — so suggests the authors of the recent National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) report to the White House, a task required by the administration’s May 2017 executive order (EO). For those unfamiliar, the EO mandated government agencies to streng … | Continue reading
On December 12 we’re hosting our annual TNW event in New York. Round-table sessions are a central component to what makes our event so intimate, but for many people it’s a concept that they can find intimidating. Aside from pointing out that we also have a keynote stage focusing … | Continue reading
Lyft has long been a US-exclusive service, but not for much longer. Starting from December, residents of the greater Toronto Area and Hamilton will be able to use the popular Uber-alternative. Torontonians will be able to order Lyft Plus, Lyft Premiere, Lyft Lux, and Lyft Lux SUV … | Continue reading
Today, Spotify announced a new partnership with beauty brand Pat McGrath Labs, allowing listeners to purchase makeup through the platform. Sales are done through MerchBar, which Spotify joined forces with in 2016 in order to flog band t-shirts, posters, and vinyls. Makeup is, the … | Continue reading
This is a tale of two Bitcoins. After a fork in August that created Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH), we have reached yet another crossroad. While another hard fork was planned around middle of November to boost Bitcoin’s block size, this fork is now dead in the water. The la … | Continue reading
At just over an inch-and-a-half across, less than an inch high, and weighing less than half an ounce, the world’s smallest camera-packing drone does offer some new flying challenges — all without sacrificing the Nano 2’s insane maneuverability. | Continue reading
It turns out Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin might have been right to suggest popular Bitcoin investment platform, BitConnect, has been running a Ponzi scheme after all: the UK Registrar of Companies has threatened to shut down the dodgy platform and dissolve its operation. BitC … | Continue reading
Email scammers are the scum of the earth and deserve forever itchy butts. I’ve always wondered if there was something I could do beyond just wishing them ill, and I’m happy to report I’ve now found a way to give them a dose of their own medicine. Rescam is an AI bot that sends au … | Continue reading
I don’t recall being this excited about a Firefox browser in a long time. The first official release of Firefox Quantum drops tomorrow, and even if you’re firmly cemented into the Google Chrome camp, it’s absolutely worth a look. We covered the beta launch of Quantum a couple of … | Continue reading
I’ll get right to the point: if you work on a computer all day long, you should invest in a good mouse for more reasons than just longevity. After several years of service, my Microsoft and Logitech mice (which I used to use at home and work, respectively) died on me, and I repla … | Continue reading
It’s no secret that venture investors hear a lot of pitches. In fact, it is not uncommon for us to see several thousand a year and invest in less than one percent of the startups making them. As you might imagine, we say no — a lot. You may have heard other investors comment that … | Continue reading
Over the past month, most smartphone fans and bloggers have been talking up the Pixel 2’s camera and calling out its problematic display, but it’s worth noting that the flagship has another notable feature: super-stable handheld video. In example videos like the one below, the fe … | Continue reading
A bunch of handy apps on Android that let you do things like autofill passwords, copy content to your clipboard, and automate tasks, may soon no longer work on your mobile device because Google is changing the rules for accessing its platform’s Accessibility Services, reports And … | Continue reading
The holidays are soon to arrive and while most of us are looking forward to seasonal cheer, approximately 60 percent of us are also going to be stressed out and prone to the holiday blues. We’re lucky enough to have some technology that can help with that, and there’s no better t … | Continue reading
When you first hear about electric bicycles, you might picture an electric motorcycle or a scooter. However, they look quite different – much like a regular bicycle with several added electrical components such as a motor, battery and controller. These are all seamlessly integrat … | Continue reading
There was a time when the startup world looked as easy as throwing a baseball into a swimming pool. Early startups like Facebook and PayPal addressed the simplest of needs to communicate and transact. But now entrepreneurs bullish on the space are challenged in much more specific … | Continue reading
Some genius Twitter users are already using the expanded 280 character limit on Twitter in the best way: by playing games using emoji. Bryan Menegus of Gizmodo and Jack Crosbie played what might be one of the first full games of chess entirely on Twitter (Menegus won with a check … | Continue reading
The TicHome Mini is a welcome newcomer in the world of smart speakers. It brings some excellent features that currently aren’t available on other Google Home devices, such as IPX6 splash-resistance and a built-in battery. Pound-for-pound it’s the most feature-packed smart speaker … | Continue reading
A wise man (Naval Ravikant) once said: “It’s never been easier to start a company. It’s never been harder to build one.” While all you need is a computer, an internet connection and some server access to start a project, things get complicated when it comes to building something … | Continue reading
Looks like the Google Pixel and LG V30 aren’t the only flagships in town having display issues. Multiple iPhone X owners have complained about a random green line appearing on their displays, as first reported by MacRumors. The defect has already started to take on the endearing … | Continue reading
Public perception of artificial intelligence technology, in 2017, seems to lie somewhere at the intersection of existential fear and cautious optimism. Yet there’s a growing movement of people who believe AI is crucial to the evolution of our species. These people aren’t outsider … | Continue reading
The Audeze iSine10 headphones are most definitely not the standard issue headphones...and you can find out why right now at a big 30 percent off its regular price — only $272 right now from TNW Deals. | Continue reading
Black Friday is a ridiculous celebration of consumerism, but it can’t hold a candle to China’s Singles’ Day. Ostensibly, it’s a celebration of all things singledom, but somehow, it’s evolved to become the world’s biggest shopping event, with over $20 billion (or $24 billion, depe … | Continue reading
Alibaba is cleaning house during China’s Singles Day festival, the biggest day in online shopping all year. #Double11: Total GMV has hit US $1 billion in 2:01 minutes. pic.twitter.com/u4krOnJnfQ — Alibaba Group (@AlibabaGroup) November 10, 2017 In two minutes of sales time, Aliba … | Continue reading
Right now, we simply don’t live in a true democracy. We elect representatives to vote on our behalf, and we show our displeasure with the status quo after one or two terms with a radical switch to the opposition that sets about dismantling their work. But is there a better way? C … | Continue reading
The emergence of the personal computer and cell phone in the 1990s and the smartphone in the 2000s are some of the drastic changes the business world has seen in recent decades. Technology has caused businesses to be run differently, established new prerequisites for success, and … | Continue reading
The Royal Society today released a damning report highlighting the woeful state of computer science education in England. There’s bad news all around, but here are the headline figures: 54 percent of English schools don’t offer Computer Science GCSEs; only 1 in 5 Computer Science … | Continue reading
Those who were lucky enough to get there hands on the new iPhone X might be a tad disappointed to find out their screens might not work properly in cold temperatures. Luckily, this ‘bug’ only appears in a handful of devices, and Apple assures us the problem will be fixed in an up … | Continue reading
The one thing that cancels out the joys of watching stuff with a projector has always been the setup: The beamer needs to be far enough away from the wall, connected to a laptop, which in turn has to connect to speakers that are also close to the wall. It sucks – and yeah, I’m su … | Continue reading
Major on-demand players like Airbnb and Uber are making major plays for customers in Africa, but are facing different levels of competition on the continent. Airbnb continues to grow. October saw the company announce it will invest US$1 million in Africa through to 2020 as it bid … | Continue reading
Can’t get enough of South Park on TV? The show now has a brand new mobile game to kill several hours – and poor little Kenny too. Available for free on Android and iOS, South Park: Phone Destroyer sees you take on the role of the new kid in town, in a game of cowboys against Nati … | Continue reading
Apple has quietly acquired Invisage Technologies, a firm that works on enhancing imaging in less-than-optimal lighting conditions, reports TechCrunch. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The company explains on its website that its QuantumFilm material, which it’s developed … | Continue reading
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AOL informed users of its Alto email service that it’s shuttering the app on December 10. Alto made its debut back in October 2012, when AOL previewed it to users as a smarter inbox for a range of email services, with an interface designed to help you manage your messages better. … | Continue reading
Twitter has been a bit preoccupied with length lately. After permanently increasing the maximum character length for tweets to 280, it’s now allowing your display name to be longer too. You were previously limited to 20 characters, but now you have 50 to work with. That’ll give y … | Continue reading
Can’t get enough #content on Instagram? Is following individual people just not enough to fill the social media void in your heart? Fret no more, for Instagram appears to be testing the ability to allow you to follow hashtags instead of humans, as spotted by @Social_pip. In all s … | Continue reading
Today, Twitter’s support account said that the company won’t hand out new verifications to users. The whole process is on hold until the company figures out exactly what its own blue check mark is all about. Verification was meant to authenticate identity & voice but it is interp … | Continue reading
Lucasfilm today announced a fourth Star Wars Trilogy with Rian Johnson, the writer/director of The Last Jedi, set to helm. The Force is strong with this one! Alongside longtime collaborator Ram Bergman, who’ll produce, Johnson is set to write and direct the first of the three bra … | Continue reading
If you’re the new CEO of Equifax you have one job: find and fix the underlying problems responsible for your company exposing nearly 146 million people to identity theft. Paulino do Rego Barros Jr., the gentleman who got the gig after Richard Smith floated off on a golden parachu … | Continue reading