What do you call people who are stretching the limits of their imaginations to engineer a new future? At The Next Web, we went with imagineers. We want to offer our favourite entrepreneurs and pioneers a platform to share the visions and insights that will shape our future, which … | Continue reading
Gaming fans will be delighted to hear that Square Enix has finally lifted the lid on the ‘Final Fantasy XV’ and it turns out there’s a lot more to it than just the game this time. At its special announcement event, the release date for ‘Final Fantasy XV’ was confirmed to be Septe … | Continue reading
Amazon has announced a bunch of new Dash buttons to its lineup so you can order refills of your favorite products with just a click. And it’s clear with this round of additions who they’re looking to target now. See, when Amazon first launched the Dash buttons, many of the items … | Continue reading
As a Windows user, my options for decent text editors to write my articles with are fairly limited. The majority of them are either best suited for coding or too greedy for system resources. Lucky for me, Automattic, the maker of WordPress, has just launched its free text editor … | Continue reading
Every time you think of the words ‘electric bike’ you probably think of something unattractive, with a huge bulky battery. E-bikes, or electric bikes, have traditionally been heavy, ugly, overpriced or all three of these things. Amsterdam-based VanMoof plans to change that with i … | Continue reading
Quality instruction is key when working towards a professional upgrade. For aspiring Project Managers, few courses offer a more thorough design for passing industry-recognized exams than the Project Management (PMP) Certification Training offer, available for $29 on TNW Deals. Th … | Continue reading
If you want to steer a path away from your local crime hotspots, then RedZone‘s iOS app is worth checking out. In a nutshell, it’s a GPS-driven navigation app that sources crime data from government institutions and ordinary citizens to map out the most dangerous spots in town in … | Continue reading
Customers aren’t just shoppers anymore. Their value is so much more than just a sale. Customers are becoming powerful brand advocates for brands, and as their involvement grows, so does the number of ways they can contribute. Whether customer content marketing, participatory comm … | Continue reading
Have you ever dreamed of being an astronaut and exploring Mars? Well, that’s probably not going to become a reality in our lifetime but luckily, NASA has teamed up with Microsoft to offer the next best thing – Destination: Mars. The mixed-reality project will launch this summer a … | Continue reading
After taking the retail world by storm with its iOS-compatible credit card reader, Square has launched a new set of APIs that allows its clients to accept payments in their online stores. With the new ecommerce API, you can integrate Square’s payment system into your checkout scr … | Continue reading
The story we hear from young startups is always the same – their attempts at securing the coverage and capital they need often go completely overlooked due to overflowing inboxes and crowded Twitter feeds. Luckily, we offer a far more effective way to get your young startup in fr … | Continue reading
There’s no arguing that passwords are becoming less and less reliable in protecting our data and identities. Their management, protection and memorization are becoming increasingly problematic, and malicious actors have countless ways to steal them, break them, reset them, or get … | Continue reading
If you enjoyed checking out the infamous Abbey Road Studios last year with Google’s interactive experience for desktops, you’ll love the VR version that you can experience on your Android device. Fire up the app and load your phone into a Cardboard viewer, and let producer Giles … | Continue reading
Cairo-born Wael Ghonim is best known for kickstarting the Arab Spring in Egypt with a prominent Facebook page, for which he was secretly jailed for 11 days. In the days since those horrors, the ex-Googler and TED speaker co-founded Parlio, a startup to encourage meaningful discus … | Continue reading
On the first day of its Build developer conference, Microsoft confirmed that it will bring ad-blocking capabilities into its Edge browser. The feature will be available in the next version of Edge, along with support for extensions — which it included in a preview build earlier t … | Continue reading
For all of the new features introduced with Windows 10 last year, the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) was perhaps the most essential to fulfill Microsoft’s promise of One OS to Rule Them All. The prospect of singular lightweight app that could work on PCs, phones, Xbox consoles, … | Continue reading
Build 2016 has one clear takeaway: Cortana is what matters, at least for now. At almost every product or service announcement at this morning’s keynote, Microsoft made a point to mention that it would also work with Cortana. At a deep dive event for press later in the day, Micros … | Continue reading
Today at Build, Microsoft’s developer conference, Microsoft announced it will ship its $3,000 development kit for the HoloLens. It also secretly released a HoloLens emulator which allows developers to build augmented reality apps without actually owning a headset. The emulator us … | Continue reading
In a span of two and a half hours, Microsoft packed a lot into the opening keynote of its Build 2016 conference. But it was the last video shown that seem to have the biggest impact on many of the viewers at home: the introduction of an AI that helps one of its blind developers “ … | Continue reading
If you’ve ever tried voice search on Google’s mobile app you’ve probably become quite familiar with the robotic voice answering your queries. While it gets the job done, the Google app’s old voice lacked a certain human element and, to me, sounded like it was equal parts human an … | Continue reading
Microsoft’s massive Surface Hub is just now reaching customers, and the company is making it really simple to develop apps for it. During a session today at Build, Microsoft’s Surface Hub team says the only real consideration developers should make when considering the larger scr … | Continue reading
Earlier this week, a CNBC columnist tried to drive home a point about the importance of strong passwords. In the piece, which has since been deleted but is available in cached form, CNBC included a rather lame excuse for a security tool that sought user’s passwords in order to te … | Continue reading
The San Bernardino case is over, but you’d be remiss in assuming the fight started, or stopped, with Syed Farook. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) wants to remind you that there are currently 63 confirmed cases in addition to as many as 25 more that are either thought to … | Continue reading
Microsoft has just wrapped up its two and a half hour keynote at its annual Build conference in San Francisco. Here’s a recap of what the company discussed in its kickoff. Anniversary update Starting off the event, Microsoft announced that 270 million devices are running Windows … | Continue reading
Following in the steps of competitors like Slack, Microsoft announced onstage at Build 2016 in San Francisco that it will be generously supporting bots on the Skype platform with a brand new SDK. Onstage at Build, the company showed off two different bots: video bots, which opera … | Continue reading
Microsoft just announced the Bot Framework – a platform for developers to create and integrate intelligent bots into their apps. No wonder it launched Tay last week. It’s a lot like Facebook’s M, except spread across a variety of different apps. The company demoed making a hotel … | Continue reading
Rejoice! We’ve found a way out! When an update to Instagram had iOS users scratching their heads about a suddenly missing log out button, mild anxiety and existential dread ensued. Did Instagram change the UI? Are we all stupid? Will we ever be able to get out of here again? Than … | Continue reading
Microsoft announced a host of updates to Cortana at its annual Build developer conference, including a more conversational approach — complete with jokes — and the ability to take info from your email or calendar to help you plan trips or remind you to complete those tasks you’ve … | Continue reading
During its developer-oriented Build 2016 conference today, Microsoft announced a big update for Xbox developers: they can now turn their regular retail Xbox’s into developer kits. That means that your Xbox One console can now be used to help you build and preview apps made with t … | Continue reading
It’s annoying and we’ve all been there: you tap for an Uber, it arrives, you get to where you’re going and sometime later realize you left something in the car. Or perhaps you get out and feel like the excessively long route just can’t go without comment. Or perhaps you just want … | Continue reading
Apple is introducing a new version of Safari meant for Web developers, and it will have some impressive technology not found in the consumer version of Safari. Safari Technology Preview is a mix of the stability we expect from Safari with the iterative energy of WebKit nightly bu … | Continue reading
Microsoft is taking another step in building its holographic technology, the HoloLens. Announced at Microsoft Build in San Francisco, Microsoft’s Alex Kipman announced that the dev model would be shipped today to devs. The dev kit, which was announced last month, currently costs … | Continue reading
Microsoft and Canonical announced a partnership today that sees the two long-rival OS builders come together to allow Ubuntu users to run commands and access files stored in an Ubuntu workspace. While it’s possible to do this with something like an emulator, virtual machine or us … | Continue reading
Microsoft today announced an important tool for old-school Windows developers: the Desktop App Converter. Basically, it automatically transforms old-school Win32 and .NET apps into modern Universal Windows Platform apps that can run across different devices. While it won’t automa … | Continue reading
Google launched an SDK for iOS devs who want to build apps for Google Cardboard today, right at the start of Microsoft’s annual developer event in San Francisco. Google’s project is the lowest end of VR, but allows people to dip their toes into virtual reality without committing … | Continue reading
At today’s Microsoft Build, Bryan Roper took developers through how the company is putting its Ink platform at the heart of the next chapter in its operating system. The Ink workspace is a one-stop shop for people using the Pen to find apps that are compatible with the device, bu … | Continue reading
It’s time for Windows 10 to get a fresh coat of paint: Microsoft has just officially announced its largest update to Windows 10 yet. Codenamed Redstone and now simply called the ‘Anniversary Update,’ the release includes various new features to make the OS more powerful than befo … | Continue reading
If you’ve ever made your own music, you’ll know that it very often comes out sounding quiet and limp compared to the hits you hear on the radio. That’s because ‘mastering’ – the process of bringing the music up to a professional level of loudness and sonic polish – has long been … | Continue reading
We’re live from Microsoft’s Build keynote event! Follow the latest news below. Live Blog Microsoft Build 2016 | Continue reading
In the tech world, it’s commonly believed that startups and corporations cannot form mutually beneficial relationships – ultimately, one would have to buy the other out, right? Not necessarily – we firmly believe that startups and corporates have a lot to learn, and gain, from on … | Continue reading
Today Google is introducing a new mobile ad format that most may be familiar with, particularly if they’re big Facebook and Instagram users. Called “Model Automotive Ads,” the concept is basically like Facebook’s carousel ad that lets you swipe through and see more images. Google … | Continue reading
Now you can make your GIFs look even more amazing with Giphy's new editor tool. | Continue reading
Last week we announced our new logo. Most people liked it, some people loved it and a few people told us they miss the old one. We’ve asked those who thought they could do a better job to send us their suggestions. Lots of proposals came our way and we selected the best ones for … | Continue reading
Yahoo has been the media’s whipping boy for years now. But that could all change as the company begins a fire sale of its key assets. After months of prolonged pressure from Starboard, Yahoo’s activist investor, to sack the people in charge, the company has given would be suitors … | Continue reading
Fantastical is right up there with the best calendar apps available for the Mac, and a few useful updates today make it even more of a must-have. The headline feature for many will be full Exchange support. Invitation responses, availability lookup, categories, and people lookup … | Continue reading
Facebook is making good on its promise to make Messenger a whole lot more useful with its first airline integration, allowing KLM passengers to access a range of functionality without ever leaving the chat app. From today, you can access boarding passes, get check-in reminders, f … | Continue reading
Innovative platforms like Raspberry Pi have made learning about computers and electronics more accessible for interested minds, motivating and encouraging people of all ages and walks of life to explore the possibilities that these platforms provide. The team behind Piper aims to … | Continue reading
Wherever you stand on the adblocking debate – often somewhere between the protection of people’s rights not to be bombarded or a destroyer of jobs and industries – there’s no getting around the fact that if you’re anti-adblocking, you’re on the consistently losing side, legally s … | Continue reading