Flattr, the micropayments service launched by Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde and acquired in April by AdBlock Plus owner Eyeo, has been relaunched, and now lets users pay content creators automatically, without any manual involvement. The first incarnation of Flattr was genius … | Continue reading
Amazon is set to release its new 4K Fire TV streaming device just in time for the holidays. I’ve spent the last week putting one through the paces to determine if it was a worthy challenger among streaming media gadgets. I’m happy to report it’s a silky smooth operator that’s per … | Continue reading
My tiny homeland way up north in the unforgiving Atlantic, Iceland, has parliamentary elections coming up on October 28. It’s Iceland’s second snap election in a row, after yet another scandal brought down the government This time around, a whopping 10 parties are fighting to get … | Continue reading
Google is not having a particularly good week. Following a litany of complaints aimed at the poor quality of its Pixel 2 (XL) display, one disappointed customer is claiming the handset the Mountain View titan shipped out to him purportedly failed quality control at the factory. … | Continue reading
After holding off for years, I finally bit the bullet and started using streaming music services this year: I started with Apple Music when it launched in India, and then moved on to Google Play Music, because I’m fairly deeply invested in Mountain View’s suite of apps. It’s grea … | Continue reading
Ramen experts will tell you that the correct way to enjoy a bowl of soupy noodles is to slurp as you eat, so you can taste both key components in every mouthful. Apparently, that’s off-putting to some people, for whom I have no sympathy. I’m even more aghast at the idea of Nissin … | Continue reading
Rio de Janeiro-based graphics and motion designer Vinicius Araújo sure knows his way around gadgets: his new project, 36days Electronics, captures the essence of product design from 26 iconic hardware brands, in Helvetica letterforms for each letter of the alphabet. The execution … | Continue reading
Are you in the process of launching a business? Is your startup beginning to grow? Are you ready to look into ways to save both time and money? As a small business owner, you know one thing to be true: there is only so much time in the day. At some point, you may feel bogged down … | Continue reading
The good folks at Android Authority have received a teaser image of OnePlus’ next phone, the 5T; if it’s legit, we might soon get the company’s first bezel-less device, and I can’t wait. From what’s visible in the render, the handset appears to feature a similar chassis to the On … | Continue reading
As the CEO of a media incubator, I’m proud to have publications across the world, from the U.S. to Latin America and Europe. Getting insight into these communities, and seeing just how engaged separate readerships are in different parts of the world, has become a source for learn … | Continue reading
Netflix is the streaming service with most loyal followers — most HBO Now and Hulu users are subscribed to Netflix, too. According to data from Second Measure, 80 percent of Netflix subscribers are only paying for Netflix. Conversely, more than 60 percent of Hulu and HBO users al … | Continue reading
Android, the world’s most popular mobile operating system, will soon enable a security protocol that helps keep internet service providers (ISPs) from spying on users. “DNS over TLS” adds a level of encryption to your DNS requests that are (mostly) inaccessible by your ISP. A DNS … | Continue reading
PUBLIQ, a non-profit foundation, is announcing its upcoming blockchain-based platform for creating and sharing original news and media content. The ICO is designed to empower authors and readers to combat fake news, using a “Bitcoin-like” system. File this under: “2017 in a nutsh … | Continue reading
The Essential Phone, also known as the PH-1, was one of the most anticipated phones of the year. Despite a disappointing camera, we quite liked it in our review and I personally thought it justified the $700 price tag overall at launch. But Essential just officially dropped down … | Continue reading
Green energy isn’t just a buzzword embraced by environmentally conscious consumers. It is also a strategy implemented by some of the world’s best run organizations to save or even make money. Take Apple as an example. The company recently opened a new headquarters called Apple Pa … | Continue reading
“At Facebook, we hang posters around our campus to inspire us – Done is Better than Perfect, Move Fast and Break Things, Fortune Favors the Bold. Two of my favorites say “Ruthless Prioritization” and “The future belongs to the few of us still willing to get our hands dirty.” Thos … | Continue reading
The US Department of Defense (DOD) earlier this month announced its “drone sprints” project, aimed at advancing “drone swarm” technology. It’s calling on developers nationwide to come up with usable solutions to the challenge of deploying and controlling hundreds of unmanned air … | Continue reading
What steps have you taken in 2017 to prevent your company from getting hacked? Do you feel good about the strategy you have in place, or do you feel that you could make some changes for the better? Are you interested in adjusting your approach in 2018? Now that 2017 is winding do … | Continue reading
I dropped my 2-week old iPhone 8 last week. As I rushed to pick it up, the panic set in, and then I saw it: a crack on the back. It was my first iPhone to crack. I got my first iPhone for my 18th birthday — the iPhone 5. And less than six months in, it started acting up. The scre … | Continue reading
“Hi, I’m Al Harrington, President and CEO of Al Harrington’s Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man Emporium and Warehouse! Thanks to a shipping error, I am now currently overstocked on wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube men, and I am passing the savings onto YOU!” … | Continue reading
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re well aware that there are some issues with healthcare in the United States. Regardless of where you fall on the political spectrum, it’s pretty much guaranteed you’re dissatisfied with the current state of affairs, because Americans … | Continue reading
Facebook is apparently getting ready to give video producers much more flexibility with their live broadcasts. The company appears to be testing a web-based ‘Live Video Producer’ tool that would allow you to control footage from multiple cameras in one stream. Previously, enterpr … | Continue reading
Are you in the process of launching a business? Is your startup beginning to grow? Are you ready to look into ways to save both time and money? As a small business owner, you know one thing to be true: there is only so much time in the day. At some point, you may feel bogged down … | Continue reading
Media outlets in Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Serbia, Bolivia, Guatemala and Cambodia are going through a rough week – and they have nobody but Facebook to blame for the headache. A new Facebook news feed experiment is purportedly causing a huge decrease in organic traffic to news outlet … | Continue reading
Don’t you love it when a series of discounts and special offers line up just so, landing a valuable resource in your shopping cart at a massive discount off its true value? It’s happening right now with Degoo Premium cloud storage, putting $1,200 worth of fully encrypted and secu … | Continue reading
Currently women only make up about 5-7% of cryptocurrency users. With many saying cryptocurrency is one of the best opportunities for wealth creation in the near future, why are women not getting involved and how can we fix this? Tech has notoriously had problems with gender bala … | Continue reading
Sure, taking a swing at something new is usually uncomfortable and a little bit scary. But with training like this Linux Lifetime Mastery bundle of courses, this user-friendly environment will have you working like a Linux pro before you know it. And right now, you can pick up th … | Continue reading
WeWork, the mega-unicorn startup that operates trendy office spaces across the world, announced today that it had acquired the New York-based coding bootcamp, Flatiron School. Excited to welcome the team of educators, engineers and innovators at @FlatironSchool to the WeWork fami … | Continue reading
In spite of a long streak of high-profile busts over the past few months, illegal trading on the dark web seems to be burgeoning – so much so that some vendors have began leaving behind popular marketplaces to set up their own private shops. Unlike standard dark web markets – whi … | Continue reading
The tastiest bit of news out of this year’s E3 was that Microsoft was updating the Xbox One to allow it to play original Xbox games. As someone who spent his formative years with his hands around one of those absurdly massive controllers, I’m pretty damn excited. And now, it seem … | Continue reading
Sarahah, a ‘compliments’ app (think ask.fm) popular with teenagers, is reportedly rife with security issues, according to a UK researcher. The issues pertain to the web version of the Sarahah service, and not the mobile application. Scott Helme, the researcher who took a pop at t … | Continue reading
Google wants to make it easier for you to shop online and pay for services and subscriptions with a new payment mechanism that’s rolling out across Chrome on desktop, as well as a number ecommerce apps on Android. It’s called Pay with Google, and it essentially breezes you throug … | Continue reading
Telsa has confirmed its plans to build a manufacturing plant for its electric vehicles in Shanghai, so as to better serve the Chinese automotive market. As The Wall Street Journal notes, the move will help the Elon Musk-fronted company cut production costs and won’t need to form … | Continue reading
In the past few years, smartphone manufacturers have started paying more attention to the optics they use on their smartphone, using wider apertures for better low light performance. That’s awesome, but as a photographer, I have an ongoing gripe about the marketing buzz around ap … | Continue reading
Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once famously said: “Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” Even though Russia has undergone extraordinary political and cultural transformations and successfully embraced Western-style capitalism after the colla … | Continue reading
The Windows 10 experience is anchored by the taskbar. It provides an information-packed reference point for your workflow, but not every desktop serves the same purpose. Here are a few customization tips that’ll show you how to move, resize, and customize the taksbar to suit your … | Continue reading
Instructors Phil Ebiner and Diego Davila outline all the best tactics for conquering your digital marketing uncertainty with this mega bundle of learning, the Digital Marketing 22-Course Masterclass, which you can get right now for just $15 from TNW Deals. | Continue reading
If I told you that I credit paddleboarding to my success in entrepreneurship, you’d probably laugh me out of the boat, or the board — and I wouldn’t blame you! Founding and running a successful business requires many skills, and propelling one’s self on a board in Miami waters is … | Continue reading
In an era where many CMOs are focused on digital transformation, we’re often focused on the tools, processes and technology that can help us succeed in creating the omnichannel strategies that drive revenue (and other jargon). But there’s another important area to focus on: Your … | Continue reading
Around the time Edward Snowden began working for as a computer specialist for the intelligence community in 2006, I decided to leave my job as a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union to go inside America’s growing surveillance state. Congress had created a new office: an … | Continue reading
VPNs are one of the most battle-tested means of protecting yourself from theft and other web dangers. However, Windscribe is offering VPN security that’s more than just a VPN...which is why you should seriously consider this lifetime pro subscription for just $49 (over 90 percent … | Continue reading
Facebook recently announced the launch of a revamped video streaming service aptly called “Watch.” Despite the hype, we should be careful jumping to the conclusion Mark Zuckerberg and his Facebook behemoth have their sights set on Hollywood. The real story here is that the servic … | Continue reading
Just as video killed the radio star, so too will AI demolish writers, journalists, and editors. Legions of wordsmiths — from Fiverr freelancers to The New York Times reporters — may soon find themselves out of work. However, they will be defeated not by competitors overseas, but … | Continue reading
When police in London recently trialled a new facial recognition system, they made a worrying and embarrassing mistake. At the Notting Hill Carnival, the technology made roughly 35 false matches between known suspects and members of the crowd, with one person “erroneously” arrest … | Continue reading
I know it’s popular to hate on Apple these days. I’m guilty of this myself. But assertions made earlier this week by Sens. Ted Cruz and Patrick Leahy that Apple was enabling Chinese censorship are a step too far. In a public letter, Cruz and Leahy fused their remaining brain cell … | Continue reading
As a (failed) entrepreneur I can personally tell you that one of the biggest hardships me and my team faced was financial woes for things we needed around the office and online. Everything seemed to cost money – money that we didn’t have. Sure, there were some free programs we we … | Continue reading
One of the most common complaints levied at Samsung’s Note 8 is that it doesn’t do enough to differentiate itself over the Galaxy S8+. But after testing the device for about six weeks, there’s one clear advantage: the Note 8 is a lot smoother than the S8 in the long run – and it … | Continue reading
Singaporean photographer Aram Pan was recently given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity when North Korean officials allowed him to shoot and release 360 video on a short flight over the capitol city of Pyongyang. The significance of this being the “world’s first” 360-degree overhea … | Continue reading