Twitter is rolling out a beta program that will allow developers to add advertisements to tweets. By integrating Twitter Kit with MoPub publishing platform, ads can be piggybacked onto the content you’d normally find in a tweet. It’s the first time Twitter is letting developers a … | Continue reading
The Raspberry Pi 3 is the latest evolution of the iconic microcomputer kit that’s taught countless curious minds the fundamentals of electronics and robotics. Over the past four years, the Raspberry Pi has sold eight million units – three million in the last year alone, opening n … | Continue reading
Ahead of Google I/O, the company has unveiled a new high-res camera capable of taking “gigapixel” images. But don’t get too excited – it’s not exactly made for the masses. Called the Art Camera, the device was created for the Google Cultural Institute to photograph artworks from … | Continue reading
Designers are extremely busy people. Fact. Not only do they have to make time to find inspiration for their next project, manage feedback, attend meetings, and communicate with their clients, they also have to find the time to actually sit down and do the work. Let’s not forget t … | Continue reading
Ah, welcome welcome. I see you enjoyed last week’s edition and are back for more. Well we won’t disappoint. For the uninitiated (go back and start at post one, please) the team at TNW has made a New Year’s Resolution to read a bit more. So every week, a select number of our team … | Continue reading
Whenever I’m traveling to a country that speaks a different language, I always try and learn a few phrases in advance and convince myself that I’m a natural. However, that notion usually comes crashing down about five minutes after stepping off the plane and nobody has a clue wha … | Continue reading
Motorola has launched two new dual-SIM phones today to advance its line of budget handsets: The Moto G4 and the Moto G4 Plus. They’re both the same size and feature identical 5.5-inch 1080p displays, as well as other features like a Snapdragon 617 1.5GHz octa-core processor paire … | Continue reading
Back in 1993 you weren’t a designer, developer, copywriter or in devops. You were a fucking webmaster, and your name was at the bottom of every page. Let’s talk about that. Your name was in the footer of every fucking page. The domain might have said tomstrucking.net, but it was … | Continue reading
The International Space Station has just completed its 100,000th orbit around earth and to celebrate, NASA has partnered with Snapchat to create a Live Story documenting a day in space. For the next 24 hours, Snapchat users can experience what life on board the ISS is like throug … | Continue reading
Another politician got caught watching porn today and it makes you wonder – don’t these people know how to be discreet about this type of thing? Well, apparently not, which is what has led us to publish a very basic ‘how-to guide’ for enjoying NSFW content at W. Share this with y … | Continue reading
Apple has been trying to crack the home video game world for a long time, but despite its success on the mobile front, the company has so far been unable to fully penetrate a home market that still looks ripe for expansion. Its first attempt to get into the home console business … | Continue reading
Following his trip to China after investing $1 billion in ride-sharing company Didi Chuxing, Apple CEO Tim Cook is reportedly scheduled to visit India and meet the country’s prime minister Narendra Modi. While Apple is gearing up to launch its own retail spaces in India, it’s bee … | Continue reading
While Google, Tesla and BMW race to develop their own autonomous vehicles, a startup created by four ex-Google engineers is inching closer to launching a self-driving kit that can be retrofitted onto any commercial truck. The idea isn’t to put human drivers out of work. Instead, … | Continue reading
InVision’s Craft for Sketch now has a cloud storage option named Library. Library is meant to be collaborative, and changes made to assets are reflected everywhere. It can be shared with anyone, and is meant to accelerate iterative design. It syncs with Box, Dropbox or Google Dri … | Continue reading
Niantic Labs, which made the massively popular augmented reality game Ingress, is hard at work on its next title for mobile devices, Pokémon Go. The company is currently testing it in the wild and if you’re in the US, you can now sign up for the beta as well. The game, which was … | Continue reading
It’s been years since whistleblower Edward Snowden first pulled back the curtains on the NSA’s mass surveillance program, and we still haven’t seen the entire trove of documents he discovered. Today, a new cache is being made available to the public. The Intercept has released th … | Continue reading
In case you haven’t heard, Google today released a new messaging app called Spaces. Or is it aPinterest competitor? Maybe it’s the future of Google+? Truth be told, we’re not really sure what Google wants it to be, but it’s certainly interesting. If you’re on the fence about givi … | Continue reading
Mike Webb is a congressional hopeful out of Virginia’s 8th district. He’s also the kind of guy that would (seemingly) appreciate a bit of alone time and a box of tissues. The unlucky candidate accidentally uploaded a screenshot to his Facebook page and forgot to close two tabs to … | Continue reading
As Google and Apple have developer conferences on the horizon, app development is at the forefront. According to Udemy, interest has never been higher; it notes enrollment upticks for both its iOS and Android development courses. On the Android side, Udemy says it has seen 925,00 … | Continue reading
GarageBand is going international. Today, Apple is updating its music app with support for new Chinese instruments, as well as sharing to popular Asian social services QQ and Youku. The app now supports the pipa, erhu and Chinese percussion instruments, which Apple notes (pun!) c … | Continue reading
If you aren’t one of the lucky few that get to attend Google I/O this week, grab your Cardboard viewers and plug in for a 360-degree live stream of the event — or at least its opening keynote. If you have a VR headset, like Oculus, Gear VR or Google’s own Cardboard viewer, you ca … | Continue reading
Google I/O is two days away, but there have been very few rumors about what we may get from this year’s event. Nobody seems to have much of a clue as to what will happen, which is either Google playing its cards close to the chest, or having a bad hand. Still, we’re hopeful that … | Continue reading
Twitter for Android is getting a bit more like Periscope. Some users are seeing a dedicated button for starting live broadcasts, which fits nicely with streams playing in your timeline. It’s only for Android — and is being sampled by a small group of users — but it’s a unique way … | Continue reading
2016 has been a big year for AT&T after announcing three new DirecT streaming options: DirecTV Now, DirecTV Preview and DirecTV Mobile. All three offer a lower-cost option to traditional satellite packages (at least from DirecTV) and offer AT&T the opportunity to truly compete wi … | Continue reading
It’s an age-old debate: While some argue the 140-character cap is the heart of Twitter’s platform’s short status messages, it also means your message can quickly become truncated if you want to share photos, videos, or any kind of link It appears Twitter may have found the obviou … | Continue reading
Back in November, YouTube added the ability to watch any video with a VR headset. That same functionality has now landed on iOS. To be clear, you’ve been able to watch 360 videos on iOS since last year. Those you can watch by waving your handset around in the air or tapping and d … | Continue reading
In addition to iOS (and smaller Apple Watch and Apple TV updates), Apple also updated OS X and iTunes for the desktop, bringing in a new look and possible fix for your music library. OS X is now at version 10.11.5, and fixes a Spotlight issue for high CPU consumption along with a … | Continue reading
We talk about virtual reality as a tool for entertainment and gaming, but Oculus wants to change the narrative, at least temporarily, and show the world how VR can inspire social change. Oculus wants to connect students at nine San Francisco Bay Area high schools with professiona … | Continue reading
Waze is opening up a carpooling service in San Francisco, 10 months after launching the service in Tel Aviv. Domestically, it’s called ‘Waze Carpool’ (it’s ‘RideWith’ in Tel Aviv) and requires a separate app. For now, Waze Carpool is “invite-only to a select group of employers an … | Continue reading
Apple released a minor update for iOS today, bringing us to version 9.3.2. Mainly a bug-fixing update, 9.3.2 solves a Bluetooth issue for the iPhone SE which prevented playback, and makes dictionary definitions more reliable. It also brings the ability to use Night Shift and Low … | Continue reading
Independent developers (and even teams) often have trouble with code review, but a new Chrome plugin for use with GitHub can automate that process, and even grade your repos. Called Code Climate, the plugin can be configured to scan your repos based on the issues you want it to l … | Continue reading
Rumors about video calling in WhatsApp have been around for almost as long as those about voice calling, but now we have the first sign the company may be getting closer to releasing the feature widely. First spotted by FoneArena, multiple beta testers saw the feature show up wit … | Continue reading
Last week, Amazon released a new kind of Dash button we’ve all been waiting for: one you can program to merge just about any internet-connected devices together. It all sounds great in theory and seemingly affordable for $20 – until you realize that the battery is not rechargeabl … | Continue reading
With Google+ dying a slow death, Google has been looking for other ways to help users share content online. Its latest attempt is a new standalone app for group discussions on specific topics called Spaces. You create a ‘Space’ dedicated to a particular interest, and then invite … | Continue reading
By now, we’re all decently familiar with Facebook and Messenger’s “Other” inbox – private messages that are filtered out based on spam detection and whether you’re friends with the sender. Facebook’s other social network property, Instagram, also has a direct message inbox. While … | Continue reading
Already buy basic Amazon-branded products like batteries and baby wipes? Soon, you’ll be able to buy Amazon-branded food, too. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Amazon is set to expand its private-label lines to include perishable food and other household products … | Continue reading
Tech lovers, rejoice! TNW Deals is hooking one lucky winner up with a Newegg $1,000 Gift Card, to be used on everything from game consoles to smartphones, cameras, computer gear and beyond. Enter now for a serious level-up in your electronics collection. Newegg became a household … | Continue reading
There are plenty of ways to share files with people nowadays – if you’ve got a cloud storage account with Google or Dropbox, you’re set. But if you need to frequently send things to clients and teammates, you might want something that’s purpose-built for efficient sharing. That’s … | Continue reading
Rub that sleep from your eyes, make yourself a coffee and quickly come to terms with the fact that Monday is here again and the weekend is another four days, four hours and thirty-five minutes away (at least for me in the UK, not that I’m counting or anything). That time will zip … | Continue reading
GCHQ, one of the UK’s intelligence agencies concerned with communications, code-breaking and cyber-snooping, has joined Twitter. While it might seem an odd move – what was once considered a top secret agency taking to a very public platform – it’s by no means the first time that … | Continue reading
Under proposed changes to the UK’s university education system, companies such as Google and Facebook could be allowed to set up their own academic institutions in the country capable of awarding degrees. The paper, called Success As A Knowledge Economy, is aimed at reforming fur … | Continue reading
Human beings have a love-hate relationship with automation. Some of the time we love it, and the rest of the time we absolutely hate it — without much daylight in between. We love DVRs, learning thermostats, and Dollar Shave Club. We hate subscriptions we don’t want, memberships … | Continue reading
Apple has removed an app from its store that informed users if a third-party was spying on communications or had access to your data on your iPhone. While Apple’s approval process for the App Store can be a notoriously fickle beast to tame, it seems that Stefan Esser’s ‘System an … | Continue reading
Developers know how important it is to test their apps with as many people as possible before releasing it to the public. This is especially true for Android software, as the platform supports such a vast range of devices and versions at any given time. The current process of inv … | Continue reading
This week, the US patent office issued 6,842 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 six most interesting patents. 1. Ford improves car safety Patent Number – US 9,333,9 … | Continue reading
A new proposal from Google shows that the company is planning to ditch Flash for HTML5 by default in Chrome, whenever possible. The idea is that, come Q4 2016, the browser will display HTML5 content for interactive experiences and video when it’s available and rely on Flash as a … | Continue reading
Developer Max Goodman, who has previously worked on interactive features for the wildly popular Web comic XKCD, had an interesting idea for the recent Stupid Hackathon in San Francisco. With one click, Goodman’s browser-based app, Picnic, orders food to be delivered to a randomly … | Continue reading
Okay, so the 1993 ‘Super Mario Bros.’ movie wasn’t exactly a hit. But that doesn’t mean Nintendo characters can’t make for a fun flick. The company thinks so too; its CEO Tatsumi Kimishima told Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun that Nintendo will release feature-length films in th … | Continue reading