If you’re the sort of person that bought into Apple’s device ecosystem for the simplicity its devices seem to offer, there’s almost no chance you should bother going ahead with the same hack as Nick Li, who got Windows 95 to run on the device. Li says that unlike previous efforts … | Continue reading
The folks at Microsoft Research are working on a new way for you to interact with your smartphone that involves a lot less touching than usual. The idea is that you should be able to control apps, browse through content and adjust settings simply by gliding your fingers over the … | Continue reading
A few weeks back, French jet ski champion Franky Zapata released a video testing this amazing hoverboard that can (theoretically) propel its riders up to 10,000 feet in the air. The video quickly went viral and despite having impressed its viewers, Zapata’s remarkable invention – … | Continue reading
Amazon’s Echo voice-activated speaker is great for playing music, checking on the day’s weather forecast and ordering items at home without pushing a button. Soon, it might even help you track down your elusive car keys. Reuters reports that the ecommerce giant is investing betwe … | Continue reading
WhatsApp has been blocked across Brazil for the next 72 hours in accordance with a state judge’s order. The service is estimated to have about 100 million users in the country. The ruling came into effect at 1PM ET, with a warning to service providers that failure to comply with … | Continue reading
In an interview with CNBC, Apple CEO Tim Cook excitedly hinted that Apple had more great stuff in the pipeline, and this time we won’t be able to live without it. Here are some of Cook’s comments, courtesy of Tech Insider: We have great innovation in the pipeline, like new iPhone … | Continue reading
SoundCloud is expanding its music subscription service, Go, to the UK and Ireland. Launched just last month, the service debuted in the US at a familiar $9.99 per month. That kept it in-line with services like Google Play Music, Spotify and Apple Music. Go will cost £9.99 per mon … | Continue reading
If you use a Nexus device or otherwise use Google Keyboard on Android, there a bunch of nifty new updates in store for you. Perhaps most notable, the keyboard now comes with a one-handed mode. That’s particularly useful for Nexus devices, which don’t come with one-handed accessib … | Continue reading
Google Search is now translating words for you, which is handy unless you just don’t care to see the translated text. The search feature only happens if you query a word not in your native tongue. For instance, searching for ‘gracias’ returned a translation to English for me (‘th … | Continue reading
I didn’t expect to like the HTC 10. It had been a while since HTC built a truly great device, and my colleague Ben Woods, who reviewed the phone, thought it did a poor job of standing out in a field where competitors seem to offer much more. On paper, I agreed. LG tried to revolu … | Continue reading
Google has acquired Synergyse for use as a training tool for Google Apps. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Synergyse is a simple online training platform most widely used in the enterprise space, which is built using the Google Cloud Platform. According to Google, companies … | Continue reading
We’ve all slightly lost our faith in what carmakers say since that tiny emissions cheating thing by Volkswagen turned it into the new Samsung in the eyes of the tech world. Well, in a bid to prove it’s no liar on its green creds, Tesla’s showed off the results of a test that pump … | Continue reading
Designers have a new tool at their arsenal, and it may help them create UX that is close to perfect without relying too heavily on user feedback. Called CanvasFlip, the tool takes wireframed apps and tracks how we use them. As someone migrates their way between views, CanvasFlip … | Continue reading
The past week can best be summed up in one word: strategy. The headlines were filled with reveals and announcements of high-profile partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions. Nokia acquired digital health company Withings for a reported $191 million, signaling the former mobile gia … | Continue reading
Are you on the fence about buying an Oculus Rift because you haven’t actually tried one? If so, just head on over to a Best buy this weekend. Starting May 7, 48 Best Buy stores across the country are offering demos of the VR headset. These include the Oculus Dream Deck (basically … | Continue reading
The ‘sharing’ economy is but one part of the big tech opportunity that remains on the minds of regulators across the world. New York’s Major Bill DeBlasio has come to a peaceful, short-term deal with Uber that has seen the city drop plans to cap the number of Uber drivers pending … | Continue reading
Fingerprint sensors are about to get a lot less obtrusive. LG’s Innotek, which specializes in creating new hardware components, just announced a fingerprint sensor that could live under your screen’s glass. While that doesn’t make it the first button-less implementation – the Nex … | Continue reading
There are a number of portable light sources on the market, but none have the reputation and appeal of LuminAID. Taking lightweight portability to entirely new levels of function and convenience, the LuminAID PackLite 16 Inflatable Solar Light is a collapsible, 100 percent waterp … | Continue reading
Earlier today Craig Wright, an Australian entrepreneur, penned a post claiming he was the original inventor of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. The BBC reported that it had verified the claims and information was released in other respectable big-name titles, like The Economist. Howev … | Continue reading
If you’re thinking about using social influencers to grow your audience, then read on. As the Director of Marketing for London-based social media startup 6Tribes, I’ve been tasked with quickly growing our user base and have had great success over the last few months using YouTube … | Continue reading
Today in a terse post, Tumblr announced that it has crossed the 1 billion blog mark, a key milestone for the company. Tumblr, a social blogging platform, has massive user reach: according to its information page, it sports more than 44 billion total posts. TNW reached out to the … | Continue reading
Google is continuing to roll out its Material Design makeover across its desktop products and it looks like an update to YouTube isn’t too far away. Here’s what to expect and how to enable it right now in Google Chrome. On the homepage, you’ve now got a Material Design-inspired S … | Continue reading
Vimeo just made a big play for hosted content by acquiring over-the-top (OTT) platform VHX. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. If you’re not familiar with VHX, there’s probably a good reason. Rather than concentrate on the crowded market of consumer-facing platforms (where Vim … | Continue reading
You cash-out your hard-earned money in perfecting your website, getting the word out, and bringing in as many footfalls on your landing page as possible. Positive signs begin to surface, with increasing number of coveted clicks landing on the “Sign me up!” button. And that’s wher … | Continue reading
When Prince was alive, he was a fierce opponent of having his music distributed online. “The internet was over for anyone who wants to get paid, and I was right about that,” Prince told The Guardian in 2010. “Tell me a musician who’s got rich off digital sales. Apple’s doing pret … | Continue reading
A Qantas flight from Melbourne to Perth was delayed from taking off over the weekend thanks to a prankster who’d name their Wi-Fi hotspot ‘Mobile Detonation Device.’ The hotspot name was flagged by a worried passenger after it was seen in the in-flight entertainment hub and the p … | Continue reading
Monday morning’s cold clutches are grabbing at your ankle, trying to pull you kicking and screaming into a whole new week. Rather than fight it and dread the gap between now and next weekend, take a little time to catch up on the tech headlines you missed. We’ve put together the … | Continue reading
In the run up to the highly-anticipated fifteenth Call of Duty, the game’s maker Infinity Ward has released a virtual mission via a rather stern Facebook Messenger bot called Lt. Reyes. He explains that he’s working on behalf of a NATO-style body called SATO and the enemy has scr … | Continue reading
Thom Yorke and his band of happy-go-lucky forty somethings – also known as Radiohead – have been actively trying to scrub their digital footprint from the Web. People on Reddit first noticed the disappearing act. Indeed, a quick glance on the band’s Twitter profile reveals a big, … | Continue reading
Last week, the US patent office issued 6,782 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 ones. US Navy to raise an army of ocean drones Patent number: U … | 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
On Sunday, while many of you were relaxing and generally fretting about Monday, the CIA and its Twitter account decided it wanted to commemorate the death of Osama Bin Laden, on Twitter. Yep. It did that. To mark the 5th anniversary of the Usama Bin Ladin operation in Abbottabad … | Continue reading
The search for the creator of the digital currency Bitcoin has pointed the finger at a number of individuals, but none have taken credit for creating the (largely) anonymous financial transaction system and the true originator hasn’t been found. Today, however, Australian Craig W … | Continue reading
Nearly everyone has heard of the term “bionics” in movies, books or TV shows (i.e., the Six Million Dollar Man and Darth Vader). However, few people really stop to think about where the energy to power these amazing devices comes from. Hollywood seems to have come up with their o … | Continue reading
Someone sent me a message a couple of days ago saying they’d just watched the news and it had made them really angry. I asked him what had happened and he said it was news from the ongoing war in Syria. “I literally have no idea what we should be doing about it,” he said. Me neit … | Continue reading
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Weddings are an on the ground affair so most of the focus is on the physical elements of the day from the attire, the decoration, the ceremony and the venue. However, technology can very much form part of the planning and execution of the wedding as well. As a tech writer and new … | Continue reading
The reasonably rare but terrifying news that a small kid has gone missing is enough to make any parent want to lock the front door and never open it – but smartwatches for kids are increasingly on hand to help you keep that watchful eye remotely. Xiaomi’s Mi Bunny has launched in … | Continue reading
Today is my final day writing for The Next Web before I embark on something new. Late May will mark seven years since my first ever article was published. It was about the launch of Google Wave, and thankfully my career here outlived that once hotly-anticipated piece of technolog … | Continue reading
Chutzpah, pluck, or just blind faith in your creative idea – whatever you call it, self-confidence is essential if you’re going to put your writing out there. But confidence alone won’t mean your idea will see the light of day – you need it in just the right amounts. In the early … | Continue reading
Professionals of virtually any field can significantly sharpen their resumés and expand employment opportunities with acquired mastery of SQL, the database communication language which enables businesses of all sizes to efficiently manage and deliver information throughout their … | Continue reading
If you take pride in your photography or you’d like to learn how to master the tools and techniques of the pros, TNW Deals has an incredible offer to put you on the fast track to professional-grade photography. For a limited time, you can take a full 98 percent off the price of t … | Continue reading
You know those old clothes, DVDs or books you’ve been meaning to give away to charity? I bet you haven’t done it, because it’s such a hassle when you’ve got other priorities in life. An app called Gone for Good means that if you’re in the UK, you no longer have an excuse – it’s b … | Continue reading
Every year, The Next Web holds hundreds of interviews with young startups in order to shortlist the cream of the crop and invite them to Boost, our early-stage growth program at TNW Conference. The applications for Boost are now closed, and we’re proud to have 200 of the world’s … | Continue reading
I’m often asked what apps, services, and tools I use to lead my location-independent life. I’d like to emphasize one thing – it’s not about the tools, it’s about your results, personal preference, and efficiency. If you work best with a pen and paper, there’s no need to try and a … | Continue reading
As far as looks are concerned, the MIN7, by Minfort, is one of the most beautiful speakers I’ve ever laid eyes on. Each model is handmade using recycled hardwood from old furniture. The solid wood panels and natural tone is the perfect accompaniment to my home office and it carri … | Continue reading
‘Super Mario Bros.’ still isn’t available for our smartphones, but at least now we can get a tiny bit closer to stomping goombas and sliding down pipes as America’s favorite plumber duo, Mario and Luigi. An app for the Pebble smart watch, ‘Steps With Mario,’ allows you to track y … | Continue reading
Google Glass was cool not for being a great product, but providing an on-demand tool that could snap images or video without the need for grabbing a secondary device. Sony’s new patent application shows a desire to join Google and Samsung in a race to make this happen without the … | Continue reading