Nearly a dozen trucks just completed a week of mostly-autonomous driving across Europe today. The trucks departed from one of three bases in European countries and completed their respective journeys in Rotterdam. One of the trucks, made by Volkswagen, traveled more than 2,000 ki … | Continue reading
As it turns out, making a new 4-inch smartphone was actually a brilliant move on Apple’s part. It’s new iPhone SE is sold out in many stores across the US, and shipping estimates have slipped into the end of April. As first pointed out by Apple Insider, the SE is widely unavailab … | Continue reading
Oh, the original Gameboy. How I long for that green-screened brick of a handheld to play another round of ‘Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening.’ Retro gaming can be a hard thing to do authentically, though, especially when you’re used to the comforts of modern graphics. YouTuber we … | Continue reading
Domino’s has unveiled a new app called Zero Click, which lets you design your favorite pizza and order it any time you open the app. Oh boy. Where do we even start with this one? We could start with the fact that technically, you don’t click on a smartphone, you tap. TNW Stylegui … | Continue reading
The iPad is a confusing device. Sales figures suggest there’s no energy for the platform, yet Apple is pushing forward with tablets. Part of the confusion is brand identity, and it’s about time Apple tighten its naming scheme. The problem There are three sizes of iPad for sale ri … | Continue reading
If you’ve experienced the thrill of playing around in VR, you also know that it comes with a significant bit of nausea. As the sights around you mimic motion and speed, your inner ear gets tricked into thinking you’re moving when you’re actually not. You try to push past it, but … | Continue reading
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) sent a letter to vaping congressman Duncan Hunter, asking that he explain some $1,300 in charges from the Steam gaming platform. The charges — more than four dozen of them — were documented on his expense report as “Personal Expense — to be p … | Continue reading
A new report by the Santiago-based NGO, Derechos Digitales (digital rights) claims that nearly every Latin American country, from Mexico to Chile (and practically everywhere in-between) is using aggressive surveillance software to spy on its citizens. The report relied heavily on … | Continue reading
Today, Reddit has implemented a tool discussed earlier this week to help users curb harassment. The tool, described by the New York Times, is a new step in automating the regulation of the website’s more unruly sectors while keeping users safe. It’s also about a decade too late. … | Continue reading
Microsoft’s first big update to Windows 10 was the biggest news to come out of its Build event last week. Now it’s finally ready to be tested by the public – Microsoft has released the first preview for the Windows 10 Anniversary Update to its Insider beta-testing program. There … | Continue reading
Apparently setting up accounts for your cute pets on Instagram and Vine is a thing. It’s also a thing that people follow said accounts. To complete the trifecta, brands pay big money for sponsored content from four-legged Insta-celebs. In fact, many of these pets make significant … | Continue reading
You may have innocently filled out a Google poll before accessing an article on the Web. Or you may have already downloaded Google’s polling app that gets you to answer questions in exchange for credits for the Play store. You may not have done either. Either way, Google is in th … | Continue reading
This week, the world has been attempting to make sense of the 11.5 million documents stolen from a law firm in Panama that has been allegedly been helping the rich and famous hide their money from the world’s tax men. In little over 48 hours, it has already had its first major po … | Continue reading
Those iOS apps you don’t use — you know, the ones you’ve tucked away in a folder on your third or fourth home screen — may soon be completely out of the way, according to some iTunes metadata. First spotted by AppAdvice, Apple seems to have added some keys for ‘isFirstParty’ and … | Continue reading
Huawei launched two new high-end smartphones today, its latest efforts to become a household name outside of the Chinese market, and challenge Apple and Samsung’s dominance of high-volume sales in Europe. The devices are slim, both sport an all-metal (6.9mm) chassis and come with … | Continue reading
360-degree video, coinciding with the advent of practical virtual reality, is going to be big. But so far, the format seems to have been split into two categories: cheap consumer cameras like the Rico Theta, or ridiculously expensive rigs like Google and GoPro’s Jump or Nokia’s O … | Continue reading
If you’re into data, you’ll love Sources. A new product from Segment, Sources cobbles together info from various, disparate sources and cobbles it together in an easily digestible format. Specifically, Segment lets you take data from Salesforce, Zendesk, Stripe, SendGrid, Mailchi … | Continue reading
BackBlaze launched a surprisingly low-cost alternative to Amazon S3 late last year which surprised many – just $0.005 per GB per month, which significantly under cut Amazon’s price of $0.022. Now, the company’s expanding B2 and getting even bigger: it’ll now support 10 TB files, … | Continue reading
Are you secure online? Personal data protection is critical in today’s hacker-heavy world, and whether you’re connecting at Starbucks or at a destination hotel, your unprotected wifi activity is prime hacking material for legions of malicious digital minds. Protect yourself concr … | Continue reading
The battle for hearts and minds has long been moving online and now the Pentagon is fighting back using its Cyber Command team, confirming that its had its “first wartime assignment,” targeting ISIS. The near-5,000-strong team has grown significantly over the past two years, but … | Continue reading
Most of us will inevitably face iPhone storage space limitations throughout our lives, with apps, music and other data increasingly requiring more and more space over time. This presents a real problem for people who’d rather not trust their sensitive data in the cloud, but relie … | Continue reading
Huawei has launched its latest high-end handsets at an event today in London that sees the first products from its long-term collaboration with Leica – the P9 and P9 Plus. The devices are the company’s latest salvo to become more of a household name in European markets – a strate … | Continue reading
Like it or loathe it, live videos on Facebook aren’t disappearing anytime soon. The social network has really ramped up its efforts to overtake rivals (Periscope). Today, Facebook announced a host of new features for live videos, including the ability to stream within events and … | Continue reading
As platforms like Twitch and Youtube Gaming grow to vast heights, more people are turning to livestreams as a way to share their love and passion for video games. But as it stands now, coordinating the hardware and software needed for streaming can be quite a pain. That’s a probl … | Continue reading
Moleskine is introducing a new connected pen and paper tablet duo it’s calling the Smart Writing Set, which take your notes and save them to an app. The concept is simple, but not new. With a Bluetooth connected pen and a pad full of specially marked paper, your handwritten notes … | Continue reading
Remember Angry Birds? Of course you do, but do you still care? Probably not. Rovio, the maker of the popular franchise that launched in December 2009, reported its annual earnings today and it’s still not great. It’s seen diminishing profits for the third consecutive year in a ro … | Continue reading
MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) has created a method for 3D printing hydraulically-powered robot parts that require no assembly. That’s right — we can now 3D print entire robots. Perhaps more troubling is that one day, robots will be able to print r … | Continue reading
Rembrandt may have died in 1669 but his artistic legacy lives on thanks in part to a new piece of work created with computer data, instead of the artist’s hands. Revealed in the Netherlands, ‘The Next Rembrandt‘ is the result of an 18-month project undertaken by a group of art hi … | Continue reading
You’d never need to show ID when buying a tasty loaf of bread, so why does your nationality matter when buying stuff online? That’s exactly the point the European Consumer Organisation is trying to make in its ‘Stop Geo-blocking‘ campaign film. Watch the awkward moment when the s … | Continue reading
In what might look like a backward step, Uber has announced that it’s trialling cash payments in its first developed market. A large portion of new and existing users in Singapore will now have the option to pay using cash, according to an interview with the country’s Straits Tim … | Continue reading
By: Kevin Shahbazi, CEO of LogMeOnce How much time do you spend thinking about protecting your data? When was the last time you changed your passwords? If someone tried to hack into your organization or personal computer, would you know about it? Unfortunately, most cyber attacks … | Continue reading
Financial regulators in Japan are investigating the creators of the Line messaging app over a coin used in one of its games. By law, any form of virtual currency within games must be reported in Japan. However, Line, which has over 200 million users worldwide, has said the coin i … | Continue reading
Google’s Chrome browser has long used its own in-house notification system, which was created before the built-in versions existed in both OS X and Windows, but that’s finally changing. A new option in Chrome for OS X allows the use of native push notifications for the first time … | Continue reading
Back by popular demand: Dell for Entrepreneurs and The Next Web are proud to present the Startup Competition 2016. In June, two Dutch tech startups will receive the 2016 Dell Startup Award – a prize that comes with amazing opportunities. Dell for Entrepreneurs is searching for 30 … | Continue reading
If you enjoy watching MOBA games in action as much as you like playing them, you’re in for a treat. In a newly released video clip, Valve showed off the experience for spectators following a DOTA 2 match in VR and it looks fantastic. In addition to watching the match progress on … | Continue reading
Vivaldi – a browser created by the founder and ex-CEO of Opera – made waves when it was announced a year ago. Unlike popular choices like Chrome and Firefox, which depend heavily on extensions if you want to do anything beyond basic browsing, Vivaldi was built as an all-in-one so … | Continue reading
Earlier this week, it came to light that Google-owned IoT firm was shutting down its Revolv smart home hub in May. The move would not only brick those $300 devices and render them useless, but also force users to look for a new gadget that’s compatible with all their home electro … | Continue reading
Just like you, Apple News is now using Twitter to share articles curated by its US-based editorial team. The account currently has around 6,800 followers. Unfortunately, we can’t tell if that’s because News readers simply haven’t found it or because there aren’t many Apple News r … | Continue reading
Uber, one of the highest-valued companies in Silicon Valley history has had a turbulent ride to the top. Since inception, the company has lived in a near-constant state of backlash for some slight, either real or perceived. In recent months, Uber has come under fire for failing t … | Continue reading
On-demand bookings have become de rigueur in the mobile consumer space, allowing for last minute fitness classes, hotels, blowouts, and practically anything in between. Now, the concept comes to kids with a New York-based app called Sawyer. Taking advantage of this trend, Sawyer … | Continue reading
While Microsoft is no longer focusing their efforts on the Windows Phone platform, sources tell Windows Central the company is still going to bring several Surface Phones to the masses in 2017. Sources claim there will be three different variants of the device to suit various pri … | Continue reading
I’m going to ask a favor of you, dear reader: I’d like you to watch the entire 11:27 video above, which shows you just how silly it was that the TSA spent tens of thousands of dollars on an app. If you’re unfamiliar with the situation, it’s come to light that the TSA — as part of … | Continue reading
Although we’re just at the precipice of meaningful VR content, there are ways to bridge the gap as an early adopter. If you’re the lucky, proud owner (or soon-to-be-owner) of an HTC Vive, you can now access your entire steam library and play it within a minimalist theater. Announ … | Continue reading
While AIs and robots, like SoftBank’s Pepper and Microsoft’s Tay, are trying to connect with humans emotionally, a team of researchers at Stanford are focusing on how to build robots that respond to something more physical: touch. Technically speaking, touch is also a part of wha … | Continue reading
PayPal just became the latest company to forfeit plans to invest in North Carolina after the passage of HB2 — a bill signed by governor Pat McCrory and passed into law that denies protection for the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) citizens of the state. “The new la … | Continue reading
The next generation of Apple’s Magic Mouse may have Force Touch, according to a recently discovered patent. Apple’s latest trackpad for the desktop already has Force Touch, but the Magic Mouse is still lacking the feature. In the patent, we find two new pieces of hardware that ar … | Continue reading
Reminders has been a very cool feature in Google Calendar’s mobile offering: insert a task like you would an event, and you’ll get a push notification to complete that task at a specific time. Google apparently thinks it’s cool too, as the company announced today that Reminders w … | Continue reading
In November, we reported Sony was launching ‘RemotePlay’ for the PC, a move that would allow PS4 owners to play their favorite games on from a laptop or desktop computer. Tomorrow is the day. Once released, the 3.50 system update — featuring RemotePlay — turns your PC into a high … | Continue reading