Surveys show that 88 percent of millennials, the largest generation in the workforce, want a fun and social workplace environment. This isn’t necessarily about a meme contest, bringing your dog to work, riding scooters down the hall, or getting exclusive access to novel perks – i … | Continue reading
Google’s finally allowing customers in (some) countries outside the US to buy its Cardboard VR viewers directly from the Google Store. Listed at £15 for a single Cardboard viewer in the UK, the company is also pushing a two-pack for £25. Exactly how much fun it will be to sit in … | Continue reading
Microsoft has confirmed that it will be removing a Wi-Fi network sharing feature from Windows 10 with an upcoming update. The feature allows you to share Wi-Fi login information with friends automatically via your contacts, however it got a controversial reception due to privacy … | Continue reading
Gamification of your app is a great way to get users to continually keep coming back, and ‘stickiness’ is key if you want longevity for your business. Snapchat’s done a great job of that so far, most notably with the introduction of its points, trophy case and sticker options. Ho … | Continue reading
Machines are getting smarter. And pretty soon, they’ll come for us. That seems to be the story today, whether from Hollywood or in breathless articles in popular tech magazines about artificial intelligence and nanotechnology. In a world where machines can learn, once humans push … | Continue reading
Every startup has a story to tell. From the conception of an idea, to the first lines of code, early hires, and preliminary funding rounds – every company has a unique narrative. But there are always shared experiences. Processes, tactics, and habits that shape the experience of … | Continue reading
Fire up any messaging app and take a look at the emoji available for you to use, and you’ll notice there are hardly symbols showing women on the job. In an effort to better represent women in today’s digital conversations, Google has come up with 13 new emoji depicting them in va … | Continue reading
GitHub is introducing a new structure for paid plans. Starting today, you can create unlimited Personal repositories for $7 per month, while Organization accounts will cost $9 monthly per user. The first five Organization account users will cost a flat fee of $25 per month. Githu … | Continue reading
The rising tide of ransomware attacks worldwide has claimed a victim at Capitol Hill, and the House’s IT desk is having none of it. Gizmodo reports that the support team issued a notification to all House staff at the end of April, explaining that it has noticed a marked increase … | Continue reading
Though we’ve openly questioned whether or not it was even worth using, WhatsApp now has a desktop app. Available for both Windows and Mac, the WhatsApp desktop client is native for both platforms, and offers features like keyboard shortcuts. It will be familiar to those who’ve us … | Continue reading
At a press event, Hyperloop Technologies today announced several bits of news — including a name change — in preparation for its propulsion open-air test (POAT) on Wednesday. The company — now known as Hyperloop One — announced the closing of an $80 million funding round that sh … | Continue reading
There’s a new high-capacity microSD card coming soon from Samsung, and while you probably don’t need it — we bet you’ll want it. At 256GB, Samsung’s new EVO Plus card has enough memory for 12 hours of 4K video (The Lord of the Rings is only 11.5 hours!), 33 hours of full HD recor … | Continue reading
Google just released a new ad for Now on Tap, and it’s actually pretty good! Too bad it’s only coming out eight months after the feature first hit the shelves with the Nexus 6P and 5X, and nearly a year after it was first announced at last year’s Google I/O. If you’re not familia … | Continue reading
In its attempt to further rival Amazon, e-retailer Jet.com today added a new category of products: fresh grocery. Items like milk, eggs, fruits, and meats will be available for select customers as the site begins pilot testing this new service in 875 zip codes spanning New York, … | Continue reading
Mozilla is re-introducing Test Pilot for Firefox, a plugin that allows anyone to try out experimental features and provide feedback. First introduced for Firefox 3.5, the revamped program has three main components: Activity Stream, Tab Center and Universal Search. Activity Stream … | Continue reading
If your blog or product landing page is using GitHub Pages, it can now be optimized for SEO. By adding a simple {% seo %} to your site, GitHub will automatically add SEO metadata to each page. It even accounts for the page title, in addition to the description, canonical URL, nex … | Continue reading
Tumblr is taking a page out of Google’s book with a new Labs feature. As with Gmail Labs, Tumblr Labs lets you try out new features before they hit the mainstream – if they ever do. So far, the list includes four features: Themed Posts – Changes the color of a post to match the c … | Continue reading
Dropbox has long been divided into two primary offerings: one aimed at consumers and one at businessess. But now it’s adding a third tier just for educational institutions and their staff. The fittingly named Dropbox for Education has most of the features of Dropbox for Business … | Continue reading
Slack is trying to outdo Google, Facebook and Twitter with its own app sign-in button. Debuting alongside its new Quip integration, ‘Sign-In with Slack’ is a dedicated log-in feature that works just like those from social media entities: you tap a button, which accesses your cred … | Continue reading
Like your Instagram browsing with a side of advertisements? Well, you’re gonna get them anyway: Facebook today announced that it will begin implementing its “dynamic ads” on Instagram – bringing you ads for items you may have left in your shopping cart without purchasing. Known a … | Continue reading
Samsung Brasil made a promo video showing off how it can keep pro surfer Gabriel Medina connected to his smartphone when he’s out putting in a training session on the waves. Now, some of you are going to disagree with me, but I think Samsung’s really missing the point here. It’s … | Continue reading
CocoaPods has reached version 1.0, and is celebrating its milestone by officially changing how Podfiles work, and giving Pod owners more control. Though the changes to Podfiles were known (via a migration guide), they’re now official. Of the more important things to note is that … | Continue reading
Peter Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal and a key investor in Facebook was, discovered to be on a ballot in California as a delegate for Donald Trump. It came from Trump’s offices as an officially approved candidate, so we can safely say this isn’t just a malicious rumor. But while … | Continue reading
Following in Udacity’s footsteps, Treehouse is launching its own degree program called Techdegree. Treehouse says its program takes 6-12 months, and will prepare you for an entry-level tech job once you graduate. Treehouse says it created the program because “the time commitment … | Continue reading
Ten months after launching in the US and most elsewhere, Facebook’s Moments app is finally available in the European Union and Canada, completing its worldwide rollout. If you’re not familiar, Moments is meant to make it easy to share images of specific people in your camera roll … | Continue reading
Since Amazon’s early PR stunt about offering drone deliveries from its fulfilment centers to your door, it’s an idea that a few companies continue to consider – UPS, Walmart, and Dominos have all shown an interest in the space. However, nothing that we’ve seen from Amazon so far … | Continue reading
Mobile database platform Realm is launching support for Microsoft’s Xamarin platform. The new Realm was made specifically for Xamarin, too — no fussy workarounds. The Realm team also had direct insight from Xamarin on best practices for structuring APIs and taking advantage of th … | Continue reading
Your ticket to TNW Europe is so much more than a simple, all-access pass to one of the world’s favourite tech conferences: it’s also the key to free registration and 50 percent discounts for a week of incredible side events running from May 23 – 27, 2016. The goal behind Tech Wee … | Continue reading
Amazon announced a significant addition to its on-demand video offering today in the form of Amazon Video Direct (AVD), which will provide a portal for anyone to upload their own clips and shows. The new content will be made available to Prime subscribers in much the same way as … | Continue reading
Mobile-first document creation platform Quip is partnering with Slack to aide in real-time collaboration and offer ‘living documents’ in your channels. For teams using Quip, a simple slash-command (like /quip) along with the document title brings those files directly into Slack. … | Continue reading
Pornhub is known for allowing all kinds of access points, but it’s not cool with all of them. In a partnership with HackerOne, Pornhub is launching a bug bounty program for those who can find security vulnerabilities. The bounty program has been in a quiet beta for some time, wit … | Continue reading
Most gamers would likely find a free game pretty cool, but a thousand bucks to spend on any of Steam’s 3,500 games? That’s downright awesome. That’s exactly what you’ll win with The $1,000 Steam Gift Card Giveaway, currently running on TNW Deals. With your $1,000 Steam gift card, … | Continue reading
Land Rover, maker of large, luxury vehicles has announced that it is going to make its very own smartphone. This is a terrible, terrible idea. It’s teamed up with Bullitt Group, which a press release described as, “one of the fastest growing and largest privately owned technology … | Continue reading
Uber has launched its first Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles (WAV) in London as the company continues to battle the incumbent taxi and minicab trade in the UK capital. Set to go live later today, the new UberWAV option can be booked across the whole of Greater London and vehicles w … | Continue reading
With every new iPhone comes a pair of headphones, neatly packaged in a white Apple-branded box that you end up throwing away or storing somewhere forgettable. Then, you put your headphones in your bag or pockets, and they turn into a knot that seems impossible to untangle, every … | Continue reading
The headline above might sound a bit far-fetched, right? The promise of soaring through the skies, whether by jetpack or any other means, is one we’ve all heard a lot about over the last few decades. Jetpacks and (real) hoverboards aren’t quite here yet, and we haven’t quite got … | Continue reading
Gemini for Mac has been revamped, and version 2.0 brings in a ton of improvements that may make it a must-have app. The app, which finds duplicate files on your computer and deletes one (or more!) of them can now spot similar files as well. For instance, two iterative Pages docum … | Continue reading
Shopify Plus set out to bring a dose of simplicity to the way enterprise businesses operate. High growth and high volume e-commerce does not have to come with high levels of frustration, and Shopify Plus aims to be the disruption that changes those expectations. Shopify Plus prio … | Continue reading
Although smartphone makers like Samsung and Sony went with smaller devices than the current 5.5-inch standard this year, Xiaomi believes there’s room for a bigger handset. It’s launched the Mi Max today in China, a 6.44-inch phone designed for enjoying video on a budget. It’s not … | Continue reading
While we don’t have a lot of occasion to write about physical items that don’t contain a processor, graphics chip, display and all the other fun bits that usually go together to make the most interesting devices, this video of Frank Howarth putting together a bamboo Death Star is … | Continue reading
April was a fairly busy month in Latin America’s tech scene, and seemed to confirm a recent increase in mergers and acquisitions – which may or may not be positive depending how you look at it. Here’s the news you don’t want to miss: Helping Ecuador Following the major earthquake … | Continue reading
In 2013, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shared his idea for a blazing-fast and environment-friendly mode of transport: a train inside an airless tube, which he called Hyperloop. Several research teams and companies ran with Musk’s idea, and it looks like Hyperloop Transportation … | Continue reading
German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung made history last month when it revealed that it had received 11.5 million documents pertaining to shell companies around the world that originated from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. The leak incriminated numerous companies and prominen … | Continue reading
Last month, Uber agreed to pay $84 million to settle lawsuits in California and Massachusetts to the 385,000 plaintiffs in two cases brought against it in 2013, over whether its drivers should be classified as employees. That’s a pittance compared to what it would have had to pay … | Continue reading
Trump was once entertaining. He was a human cartoon character, a real-life being worthy of mockery for his half-baked ideas on how to “make America great again.” Now, the joke is far less funny and Trump is only a step away from the White House. If you need help transporting your … | Continue reading
President Obama’s administration has made large strides towards opening up relations with Cuba, and mobile phone carriers are taking advantage. T-Mobile today announced it’s inked a deal with the Empresa De Telecomunicaciones De Cuba. Thanks to today’s agreements, T-Mobile post-p … | Continue reading
A 15-year-old kid from Maine is turning his collection of 200 vintage Apple computers into a museum exhibit. It will be one of the largest collections available for viewing in the United States. Alex Jason began collecting Apple devices at the age of 10, acquiring a lot of 50 com … | Continue reading
Facebook’s news algorithm has come under fire lately, and a new report claims it tends to err on the side of liberals. To its credit, Facebook isn’t shying away from the news. In the ‘trending’ section, Facebook has called itself out, noting the report calls it ‘suppressive.’ Tho … | Continue reading