Apple’s remarkable advancements continue to push the boundaries of personal computing, and have commanded our cultural attention with cutting-edge technology, beautiful design and intuitively simple functionality. Now, with their new 12 inch Macbook, Apple has packed a full‑size … | Continue reading
This is JoeJoe the capybara.He lives in Las Vegas and seems to have a pretty chill life. If you’re like me, you’ve probably never heard of a capybara before today. As it turns out, it looks like a giant guinea pig mixed with a dog and is actually the largest rodent on the face of … | Continue reading
Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor has attacked YouTube’s business model, claiming that it’s “built on the back of free, stolen content.” The comments are the latest jibes aimed at Google-owned YouTube, which is currently trying to rework copyright legislation to grant the com … | Continue reading
What if successful collaboration among globally distributed and culturally diverse teams depended less on the right mix of technologies and more on each team member’s sense of worldliness? Chatting, messaging, conferencing and file-sharing programs make it easier to get work done … | Continue reading
For years, Google has offered a cache of excellent fonts for use on websites, apps like Docs and for your desktop tools. Now, the site has been completely overhauled with a beautiful interface that makes it easy to find the right typeface for your next design project. Google Font … | Continue reading
The past year has shown that Facebook is serious about video content. Most recently, the company’s EMEA vice president, Nicola Mendelsohn, made it clear that it will be even more so in the future. Speaking at Fortune‘s Most Powerful Women International Summit in London, she said … | Continue reading
Last week marked the 50th edition of the world-renowned Midem event in Cannes, France. For 50 years, music executives, labels, recording artists, producers and players in the music business have gathered to exchange ideas, business cards and celebrate music. I was asked to join t … | Continue reading
Adobe’s Flash plugin for rich media content on the Web needs to die a horrible death because it’s riddled with security flaws that can be exploited to attack your computer. Now, Apple’s joining Google and Mozilla in the effort to kill it off. In a blog post, Apple developer Ricky … | Continue reading
A hacker breached Toronto-based firm VerticalScope’s systems and stole 45 million records from its network of more than 1,100 websites and forums. The attack was reportedly carried out in February. The company operates scores of major properties for automotive, sports, outdoor, h … | Continue reading
At its WWDC developer conference earlier this week, Apple revealed details about iOS 10 and MacOS, which will replace OS X. Both platforms will arrive later this year with several new features and improvements, but sadly, not every Apple user will get to enjoy them. Several older … | Continue reading
Moving forward, apps on iOS that communicate with a server will be more secure, as Apple is making its App Transport Security (ATS) feature mandatory. By the end of 2016, apps submitted to the App Store will need to adopt the protocol, which secures communication between an app a … | Continue reading
Today, a federal appeals court ruled that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has the authority to reclassify internet service providers (ISP’s) as “common carriers,” meaning, the agency is within its power to regulate them much in the same way it regulates telephone prov … | Continue reading
Following up on weeks of rumors, the OnePlus 3 finally launched today, and it’s every bit as powerful as we expected. But of course, the sweet bit is that $399 unlocked USD price, without the annoying invite system of old. The design sticks true to the leaked images. That is, it … | Continue reading
Apple was just awarded a rather interesting patent for an “electronic device with a wrap-around display.” In the filing, Apple said that the screen would remain flexible to form a “continuous loop such that images (still or video) can be presented in a wrap-around manner in which … | Continue reading
Consumers (read: probably you) don’t typically dig into their file system; they only get upset when they run out of space on their computer. That’s part of the reason Apple created its new, proprietary file system — and it’s pretty awesome. What the Apple File System (APFS) does … | Continue reading
In one of the shortest updates on Rhapsody’s blog, the company has announced that it will now be known as Napster. Yeah, that Napster. You might not have heard of either companies recently in light of music streaming giants like Spotify and Apple Music overtaking the market. Rhap … | Continue reading
Apps for iMessage are coming in iOS 10, and they’ll be a lot like standalone, native apps. You’ll even be able to subscribe to them. During a session at WWDC, Apple went into detail about how in-app payments work, especially with regard to the new subscription model. As it turns … | Continue reading
Texas, Google Fiber is potentially headed to another one of your cities. Google has announced that Dallas is the latest city to be added to its lineup of . The speedy internet service is currently available in Austin and being expanded to San Antonio. In a blog post, the company … | Continue reading
After a man claiming to be with ISIS stabbed a French police commander and his wife to death Monday night, he took to Facebook live to warn of more murders. According to Le Monde, the terrorist, Larossi Abballa started streaming immediately after the murders. In his stream, Abbal … | Continue reading
Touted for years as the company that would disrupt the taxi industry, Uber is now going old school and allowing those without smartphones to call an Uber | Continue reading
Well, the rumors were true: Facebook Messenger can now send SMS text messages too on Android, taking a cue from Google Hangouts. Basically, Messenger wants to be your end-all, be-all app for chatting with your friends. According to David Marcus, product manager at Facebook, it’s … | Continue reading
Big news from Twitter today: you can now retweet or quote yourself, and contribute to society’s continual descent into hedonistic narcissism. Or just show everyone how bad your writing was a few years ago. Now you can easily Retweet or Quote Tweet yourself with just a few taps. P … | Continue reading
Lost in the glitz and glamour of bigger emoji yesterday, Apple’s biggest announcement went almost entirely overlooked: differential privacy. Differential privacy isn’t an Apple creation, in fact it’s been around for years and is a well-known method for masking data in order to ke … | Continue reading
The Oculus Rift launched without one of its most important features, its Oculus Touch motion controllers, making for a VR experience less immersive than competitors like the HTC Vive. But with E3 in full swing, we’re finally getting a better look at just how awesome the new contr … | Continue reading
BetaList features the newest startups. Today, we take a closer look at Nimb, a ring that saves lives. Submit your startup to get featured too. A smart ring that saves lives? Tell us more! Nimb is the crowdsourcing security system where people come forward to help those who are in … | Continue reading
There’s a lot of pressure to appear happy on the internet – but there are also times when you’ll see genuinely sad posts from friends who are looking to the Web as their resource to vent and get help. Facebook realizes this, and is now globally rolling out a tool that lets you an … | Continue reading
All-Inclusive iOS 9 and Swift 2 Course Bundle Aspiring developers: if you have $15 to spare, you can get a running head start down the path ti iOS mastery with the All-Inclusive iOS 9 and Swift 2 Course Bundle, setting you up for success through 55 hours of dev training from top- … | Continue reading
Sooner or later, the robot uprising and the ultimate downfall of man will be upon us. Or, at least, that’s how robot doomsayers tell it. As the technology stands right now, that’s not a reality we’re living through, but the impact of robots on people’s everyday lives is set to in … | Continue reading
What’s in a name? In the app universe, where Apple and Android users have over three million apps to choose from and attention spans are shrinking to all time lows, the answer’s simple: Everything. While a weak name won’t necessarily spell disaster for a well-conceived product, a … | Continue reading
It’s becoming increasingly common to find mobile apps in your phone’s update queue, asking you to download another 100MB but without explaining what’s new in the latest version. Developers big and small are guilty of this, and perhaps the most notorious of them is Facebook – its … | Continue reading
In the past five years, growth hacking has exploded in popularity among savvy internet marketers, SaaS companies, and technical product entrepreneurs. Growth hacking is a fairly simple concept: It’s the idea that every strategy, idea, project, or tactic you develop and implement … | Continue reading
If you’re reading this, you’re probably thirsty for some beta action on your Apple products. Don’t worry, I’ll tell you how you can be one of the first people with iOS 10 or macOS Sierra. But I’m starting with a short, cautionary tale. A few months ago the third beta for iOS 9.3 … | Continue reading
In March, Flickr lost a lot of love among its fans when it began charging $5.99 a month for the ability to automatically upload photos from the desktop. That’s a bummer for those who enjoy the Yahoo-owned service and its free 1TB of storage space. But if you’re keen on beating th … | Continue reading
At last year’s E3 expo, Microsoft said that it would bring Xbox-only games to PCs. Finally, that dream is becoming a reality with Xbox Play Anywhere. The new program, announced at the company’s E3 press conference, will see select games becoming available across both Xbox One and … | Continue reading
Google has announced that it’s currently trialing Springboard, a new search service for enterprise users of its Google Apps productivity suite. Details about Springboard’s capabilities are sparse, but it seems like it will be aimed at companies who need to be able to comb through … | Continue reading
At its E3 press conference, Sony announced that it will launch PlayStation VR on October 13 with 50 games in tow. That includes some first-person-shooters, and it’s got a new controller to handle them better than the DualShock 4. The PS VR Aim Controller doesn’t look like the mos … | Continue reading
After Hideo Kojima made a name for himself designing the incredible Metal Gear series of games over roughly three decades, fans couldn’t wait to see his next release, Silent Hills, which he was set to work on with ‘The Walking Dead’ star Norman Reedus. Sadly, the project was canc … | Continue reading
Although Apple’s WWDC event this year was mostly underwhelming because of the lack of any real innovation, it did see the company open up its voice assistant, Siri, to developers so that it can be used with spoken commands. Uber is getting in on the action right quick: it’s annou … | Continue reading
The internet can be a real crapshoot sometimes. While home to a huge chunk of mankind’s knowledge, it’s also plays host to some real assholes. Case in point: Florida Pulse gay club attacked I'm so happy someone decided to start shooting perverts instead of innocent people. ht … | Continue reading
At WWDC, Apple detailed just how easy it will be to create some apps for iMessage. If you want to make a stickers app, there’s really no coding involved. Via a live demo on-stage during the Platforms State of the Union, Apple demonstrated just how easy it would be to create iMess … | Continue reading
No, it’s not just you. WWDC’s keynote this year was pretty underwhelming. This year’s keynote felt like an afterthought, full of announcement for features all too familiar to many of us who regularly pay attention the the tech industry. Try as it might to spin them as new, Apple’ … | Continue reading
Storehouse, which was always a stylistic amalgam of VSCO and Instagram, is shutting down. In an email to users, Storehouse notes it will officially shutdown July 15. CEO Mark Kawano said that while he is proud of what was created, it never quite found its place: While I am proud … | Continue reading
After Hillary Clinton one of Hillary Clinton’s staffer’s famously set fire to Donald Trump with a three-word tweet last week, ‘The Donald’s’ Twitter account has been flooded with “delete your account” messages. If you want to join in the party, but don’t want to go through the tr … | Continue reading
This year’s keynote from Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference is a wrap – but if you missed it, here’s a recap of the important bits you need to know. For more details on each news item, click the links below for an extended coverage. Kicking off the keynote, Apple CEO Tim Cook … | Continue reading
It happened: Apple made a Swift playgrounds app for iPad. The concept is to engage new learners, and get them used to using Swift. The playgrounds app is specifically for Swift. When you launch playgrounds, it’s not the same experience as you find in Xcode; it’s a lot flashier, a … | Continue reading
Messages on iOS is changing a bit. Apple is adding rich linking for Websites and audio, and the camera launcher supports Photos and a live view of what you’re up to. Emojis are also bigger; that’s huge (pun intended). Maybe something that is cool are emoji predictions. Instead of … | Continue reading
Apple News got some exciting updates today at WWDC, including an improved user interface that makes it easier to discover new content, trending stories and a subscription feature that could bring all your content to one device. The most notable change has to be in the re-design o … | Continue reading
Apple is giving iOS 10 a single place to handle all your HomeKit devices, and it’s just simply called ‘Home.’ The app is preloaded onto iOS 10, and allows you to see all your HomeKit devices and perform actions on them. Furthermore, a feature called ‘Scenes’ lets you adjust multi … | Continue reading