Pokémon Go has been updated with a bunch of fixes, and version 1.3 for iOS finally brings back the absolutely-necessary battery-saving mode. This feature dims the screen when you hold it upside-down, allowing you to save power while walking around in search of pokémon. In an effo … | Continue reading
Dutch human resources and recruitment firm Randstad announced today that it’s acquiring Monster, the international job-hunting site, for $429 million in an all-cash transaction. That’s a win for Monster, which is one of the few companies left standing after the first dot-com bubb … | Continue reading
When they’re not running cellphone stores or taking our jobs, some robots are busy breaking world records. At the end of last month, the Qingdao Beer Festival in Shandong, China, saw 1,007 bots show off their best moves and set the Guiness World Record for the most robots dancing … | Continue reading
Indie studio Hello Games has released a day one patch for its massive new space survival game, No Man’s Sky. The 824MB update for PS4 which is now available changes a lot of things that affect gameplay and the environment – including expanding the universe. For starters, there ar … | Continue reading
George Costanza may have been the master of combining many of his passions, and although it’s not for everyone, he was certainly onto something. Which brings us to Poke Ball. This clever free mod for the epic open-world game GTA V lets you play Pokémon in the fictional city of Lo … | Continue reading
Facebook researchers examined the behavior of over 160,000 users to help put an end to the cat vs dog debate once and for all. Its findings were actually in line with long-held stereotypes that dog people tend to be friendly, outgoing and generally likable while cat people are mo … | Continue reading
The Internet Archive just posted what appears to be over 10,000 Amiga games online. That’s a whole lot of retro. You’ve got titles like ‘Double Dragon,’ ‘Batman: The Movie’ and ‘Lemmings’ among others in the seemingly endless list. Still, if that number seems a little high, that’ … | Continue reading
Skully, the next-generation motorcycle helmet company, recently went bust. A new lawsuit may shed some light on why; the founders spent Kickstarter money on sports cars and strip clubs. Filed in San Francisco by a former employee of Skully, Isabelle Faithhauer, the lawsuit claims … | Continue reading
James Clear writes at JamesClear.com, where he shares self-improvement tips based on proven scientific research. You can read his best articles or join his free newsletter to learn how to build habits that stick. Human behaviors are often tied to one another. For example, conside … | Continue reading
Oracle’s MICROS system — which you’ve almost definitely used to pay for something via debit or credit — is suffering from a data breach. It’s not yet known how large the data breach is, but a source tells Krebs On Security it may affect up to 700 systems. A hacker collective know … | Continue reading
Rumor has it that Microsoft copied CP/M to create the first version of MS-DOS for the IBM PC. These rumors have been put to rest on numerous occasions, but consultant Bob Zeidman — who himself found no evidence DOS was copied — isn’t ready to let it die. In 2012, Zeidman used for … | Continue reading
For people at home unable to compete in Rio for the Olympics, there are plenty of avenues to make their own records of sorts, even if the thing you’re breaking records for have just about zero meaning. Such is the case with the record for largest human mattress dominoes. The prev … | Continue reading
While autopilot isn’t always used for its intended purpose, or even used correctly for that matter, it’s undeniable that the feature has utility. Joshua Neally probably recognizes this more than most. After the 37-year-old Neally started suffering from piercing pain in his stomac … | Continue reading
Facial recognition already posed serious problems for privacy advocates. Used by everyone from law enforcement to churches, the privacy concerns with facial recognition are very real, and they’re about to get a lot worse. The ability to identify anyone just by analyzing an image … | Continue reading
The US government has announced it will look to auction 2,719 Bitcoin it seized during cases like Silk Road. An auction will be held on August 22, and those expecting to participate in the action must register by August 18. According to CoinDesk, the Bitcoin are worth about $1.6 … | Continue reading
Britain’s railways are terrible, especially when compared to their much more modern and efficient European counterparts. They’re basically sweaty, uncomfortable Smarties tubes that reek of Burger King and trundle across the country at an excruciatingly slow pace. One rail company … | Continue reading
Today, NBCUniversal signed a multi-year deal to bring some of its top shows — like ‘Saturday Night Live,’ ‘The Voice,’ and ‘The Tonight Show’ — to Snapchat. Well, mostly. What the programming looks like remains to be seen, but the deal states the network will work with the platfo … | Continue reading
The logic board for the incoming iPhone 7 may have been spotted in spy photos from Apple’s supply chain, and suggests there are some significant design changes in store. First spotted by TechTastic, the images show a macro form with two logic boards cut from it. The L-shaped boar … | Continue reading
Thirty years ago, Nintendo released its first Metroid game for the Famicom platform. Since then, we’ve seen a few refreshes of the franchise, but none since 2004. Not content with waiting it out for Nintendo to release a version for the current-gen consoles — or the upcoming NX — … | Continue reading
Almost two years ago, Amazon acquired Twitch.tv for a cool $970 million dollars. At the time, many thought it was a strange move; Twitch is primarily user-generated content, with a healthy following of video game enthusiasts. But now it’s starting to make more sense, as Amazon ha … | Continue reading
Summer in New York City can be one of the most unbearable seasons of the year: dry heat, rough humidity levels, and throngs of tourists from all over the world crowding our streets and subway cars, then wondering why New Yorkers are so rude when they’re the one stopping in the mi … | Continue reading
The MacBook Pro 2016 may actually come with Touch ID and an OLED function bar, as previously rumored. Citing a “reliable” source, 9to5Mac notes both features are being made available for the MacBook Pro this Fall, which is expected to have a ground-up redesign that features USB-C … | Continue reading
In a not totally-unexpected move, Hulu is ending the free tier of its service. That leaves only the $7.99 tier with limited commercials and the $11.99 one with no ads. The company says that as it’s continued to enhance its standard paid service with original shows and exclusives, … | Continue reading
If you’ve ever attended or watched any Google or Apple conference, you’ll come to notice that the two companies tend to take playful jabs at one another, mostly in good fun. This week, Google’s on the offense, with a new Google Photos ad that takes a dig at 16GB iPhones which app … | Continue reading
With both Google, Tesla and Uber trying to get driverless cars on the road, the streets of the near future will almost definitely be ruled by robots. However, there is a world of ethical questions to be explored before all vehicles on the road are allowed to be driverless. To get … | Continue reading
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With last week’s launch of Instagram Stories, there’s no question who Facebook’s trying to put out of business. It’s not the first time they’re taking aim at Snapchat, but it’s definitely the one that will have the heaviest impact. There are a few key reasons why Instagram Storie … | Continue reading
A major computer outage is causing mass disruption at Delta Airlines, with virtually every flight either cancelled or delayed, and and tens of thousands of customers stranded. The airline says the problem was caused by a power cut in Atlanta at 2:30AM EST. Due to a computer outag … | Continue reading
If you’ve encountered ransomware before, you’re familiar with how incredibly destructive it can be. It literally holds your computer and files hostage unless you cough up a steep ransom, usually paid in Bitcoin. Now, it looks like ransomware is about to make the leap from compute … | Continue reading
Although we’ll have to bid farewell to Game of Thrones once the hit TV series comes to an end after season eight, it won’t be the last of author George RR Martin’s work that we see on TV. Martin announced on his blog that Wild Cards, his series of novels and anthologies, has been … | Continue reading
With all eyes on Rio de Janeiro, now is the perfect time to look back not only at some of the Olympics-related announcements made last month, but also more generally to the latest in Latin America’s tech scene. Here’s the news you don’t want to miss: Game on and off for the Olymp … | Continue reading
Psyonix’s blockbuster soccer-with-cars game Rocket League is getting a sweet free add-on next month, and it looks like it’s going to be a blast. Rocket League Rumble brings a ton of wacky power-ups like the ability to kick an opponent’s car or freeze the ball in mid-air. It’ll be … | Continue reading
The company this month launched Little Cab, an Uber-style taxi hailing app it says will be cheaper and more reliable than the global tech giant. Little Cabs will have free in-car Wi-Fi courtesy of Safaricom, and has the option of a female-only service. A local startup, Sendy, whi … | Continue reading
This week, the US patent office issued 6,609 patents. Each patent adds a little something new to the human knowledge base. As we cannot list all six thousand, the PatentYogi team has selected the five most interesting patents. Contact lens with Wi-Fi based drug delivery Patent nu … | Continue reading
It’s been nearly two years since the Apple Watch first launched, and the company has kept mum about a long-overdue revamp. It was rumored that the next version of the wearable would be unveiled at WWDC 2016, but the event didn’t bring any updates. However, a new report from KGI S … | Continue reading
Recode reports that retail megacorporation Walmart is slated to acquire Jet.com for $3 billion; the company is expected to announce the deal on Monday. That would mark a major turning point for an ecommerce firm that’s only been around for two years. Interestingly, it only opened … | Continue reading
It’s been a month since Niantic unleashed its tremendously popular AR game Pokémon Go, but millions of players around the world still haven’t had a chance to try it. However, the company’s slowing remedying the situation. Last Friday, the game launched in 15 more countries across … | Continue reading
Are you satisfied with Snapchat filters slapped on your family photos? Enough to frame and hang them on your wall? Probably not. If you’d like to take incredible photos (and get certified to prove your prowess), you need the Hollywood Art Institute Photography Course and Certific … | Continue reading
Whether you’re deep in the startup grind, or you’ve been playing too much Pokemon Go to have time for much else, Blue Apron is the perfect solution. This meal subscription service makes it easy for busy folks to craft mouthwatering dishes at home. And for a limited time, we’re of … | Continue reading
It started with snacks. When Simon Dunlop and Victor Frumkin met in their mutual adoptive hometown of Moscow nearly 20 years ago, they hit it off well enough to go into business together. The Soviet Union had collapsed, yielding a vacuum in which every consumer product could be u … | Continue reading
If you thought Bear Grylls was cool, you’re gonna love YouTuber Thomas Kim. Kim is a lot like Grylls in that he’s fully capable of escaping a jam while in the wild (like trying to catch Pikachu with 1 percent battery) all while drinking at least 100 percent less urine and avoidin … | Continue reading
Months back, Instagram switched its reverse-chronological timeline to an algorithm that sorted posts it thought you wanted to see, much like Facebook’s. Now, it’s taking the Facebook comparison a step further by actually including actual Facebook data in its algorithm in an effor … | Continue reading
Adding hashtags to Instagram just got way easier. Right now, deciding on and typing out more than one or two hashtags is a pain. There are handful of apps that try to make life easier for you with suggested hastags, but you’ve got to constantly switch back and forth to copy them … | Continue reading
Donald Trump is no stranger to being called a scam artist. Shoddy products (Trump University), bad investments (Mexico), and his inability to stop getting sued long enough to trick the populace into believing he’s a viable presidential candidate, it seems, were just the beginning … | Continue reading
Showing its serious about improving its virtual assistant, as well as the company’s online storefronts, Apple purchased Seattle-based AI/machine learning startup Turi today for a reported $200 million. Details are still hard to come but so far we know that the Turi team plans to … | Continue reading
Stock images don’t always make sense. Case in point, this one. At first glance it looks like two friends, relatives, or lovers enjoying a game of ‘Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas’ on Sony’s PlayStation 2. For the clueless, I’m talking about the original one, not the current remake … | Continue reading
If you’ve ever had to wait hours for a delayed flight you’re fully aware of the difference between slumming it with hundreds of other frustrated travelers, or grabbing a nap, shower or just a nice drink from a first class lounge. Even if you’ve never experienced the latter, the d … | Continue reading
Touted as a safer solution to magnetic stripe cards, it seems the chip-and-pin (or EMV) counterpart might not be as secure as we once thought. After retailers around the globe made the switch to the new technology we’re now uncovering vulnerabilities in the cards that make them o … | Continue reading