Atom, GitHub’s popular open source code editor, has reached an impressive milestone: more than 1 million people used it in the last month. The editor launched in 2014 to much fanfare as a powerful Web technology-based alternative to others like Sublime Text, as competing editors’ … | Continue reading
After announcing plans to expand its mobile payment service to Australia, Brazil and Singapore earlier this year, Samsung has launched Samsung Pay in its largest market yet: China. The tech giant is working with UnionPay to bring its service to users of Samsung phones in China. I … | Continue reading
Following the withdrawal of a court order for Apple to help crack the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone after the FBI said it had managed to unlock it on its own, the company has issued a statement, which reads as follows: From the beginning, we objected to the FBI’s demand that Ap … | Continue reading
One of the biggest charges levied against unicorn science startup Theranos is that its ground-breaking technology — which supposedly requires a fractional amount of blood — is neither reliable nor accurate compared to traditional blood tests. And in the first independent study pu … | Continue reading
The ‘Mars’ speaker by crazybaby is a futuristic speaker that would look right at home in a Sci-Fi movie. The cylindrical base acts as both a control unit and a subwoofer, while the top looks like a flying saucer and levitates two to three inches above the base while providing 360 … | Continue reading
After weeks of back and forth, it appears that the FBI vs Apple saga ends today, at least in the federal courtroom that started it all. The US Government officially said that it has gained access to San Bernadino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook’s iPhone 5c and is now asking the court … | Continue reading
A YouTuber called SethBling just combined Super Mario World and Flappy Bird. Why? We don’t know. But it’s how that’s truly amazing. Before you roll your eyes thinking it’s a simple mock-up or sprite switch, it turns out the process is way more involved than you might expect: Seth … | Continue reading
If you’re interested in the old Netflix and Chill but bae isn’t close enough to cuddle up to on the couch, then that’s quite a modern problem. But now there’s a modern answer in the form of a nifty Chrome extension designed to sync up your binge-viewing with a friend. Netflix Par … | Continue reading
Google AdWords is getting a facelift that will help it look a lot more Google-y and a lot less like a boring advertising platform. Specifically, Adwords is getting a Material Design makeover, which Google says will help it focus on “the next 15 years.” Though it’s seeing a design … | Continue reading
Last year, we reported Google’s headfirst dive into the world of Pinterest-esque photo bookmarking by allowing you to save photos in your browser and organize them by folder. Today, you can do the same thing from your desktop. The feature allows users to save their favorite image … | Continue reading
According to data from app marketing service SensorTower, US iPhone users spent an average of $35 on apps in 2015. The study was based on data culled from 110 million active iPhones last year, which SensorTower calculated based on Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) es … | Continue reading
Most of us aren’t buying and selling drugs on AlphaBay, but its new security practices should make companies that rely on online purchases to stand up and take notice. The darkweb site, which features “drugs, stolen data and hacking tools” now requires two-factor authentication ( … | Continue reading
Did you torrent ‘Expendables 3’ instead of — well, spending money on a terrible movie? If you did, three of the larger sites that distributed it have been ordered to pay $450,000 for their troubles. In California, a Judge has ordered defendants from three sites — Muhammed Ashraf … | Continue reading
As the Oculus Rift begins to reach the hands of the masses today, the VR company said today in a blog post that its devs will have the opportunity to deliver their games on other platforms that support VR. Detailed in the blog post, Oculus gives a pretty flexible deal to its deve … | Continue reading
Sony’s rumored Playstation 4.5 is a step closer to being reality. According to the Wall Street Journal’s sources, the more powerful brother of the PS4 could be coming as soon as the third quarter — ahead of the planned October release of Sony’s virtual reality headset, PlayStatio … | Continue reading
Facebook could be gearing up to roll out new Messenger features, like in-store payment for goods and services and new chat options. According to The Information, comments in the code of the iPhone version of Messenger suggest that Facebook’s about to make a whole lot more effort … | Continue reading
Tumblr is announcing a couple of updates to its platform today that should make it a much better tool for hosting online discussions, and a lot of users happy. First up, Tumblr is bringing back replies and making them much more conversational; the company had killed them off in N … | Continue reading
Last week, Apple unveiled a new (well, a smaller version) piece of hardware, the baby iPad Pro. Ive would, from the inside of a perfect white cube, espouse the virtues of the product using phrases such as, “Good is the enemy of great,” “The memory of how we work will endure beyon … | Continue reading
On Saturday, Periscope officially turned one year old. To celebrate, it’s releasing some statistics — and they’re impressive. With over 200 million broadcasts over the course of its first year, Periscope now says we watch a whopping 110 years of video per day. For comparison, we … | Continue reading
Instagram has been feverishly updating its app and Web versions in recent weeks. Not only has it added support for multiple accounts and Web notifications, it’s also seriously messed up its timeline. Yep, Instagram has made a mistake in ditching its chronologically ordered feed. … | Continue reading
Roku is still a great way to view video, but wasn’t good for creators — until now. Vimeo has announced it is bringing transactional support to Roku, which means creators can now make money via Vimeo on Roku. For those selling video-on-demand — and hosting on Vimeo — the platform … | Continue reading
When Samsung announced the S7 and S7 Edge earlier this year at Mobile World Congress, the announcement heralded the return of some of the features power users were missing the most, with microSD support pretty high on that list. Plus the ‘basic’ model S7 and Edge are already IP68 … | Continue reading
Robotics fans and tinkerers around the globe are excited about the VoCore Mini Linux Computer, a versatile board that could be seen as a cousin to the Raspberry Pi. The open-source mini Linux machine offers a world of creative options, whether to invent a new device, build a moth … | Continue reading
If malware that holds the files on your computer to ransom isn’t bad enough, news that there’s a new variant in the wild that locks down the whole of your computer by taking over the boot process just made the situation a whole lot worse. Called ‘Petya’, the new threat bypasses l … | Continue reading
Great and successful developers are often responsible but not necessarily so. Responsibility means that you know yourself and your own limitations while also maintaining an awareness of what the project requires. I will try to explain who exactly is a responsible developer and wh … | Continue reading
With over 100 million daily active users, Snapchat gives you unbridled access to a massive audience from the get go. However, with such large numbers of people on the app, it’s next to impossible to control who takes a sneaky screenshot of your snaps unless you have your account … | Continue reading
You’re watching your favourite show on Netflix and just as the next episode starts you get this: This is fine for the casual Netflix user, but if you binge-watch shows like I do, it pops up every three to four episodes. Which is annoying as all hell. But this deeply first-world p … | Continue reading
Not too long ago, I was walking down the street pawing idly at my phone, only to look up moments before walking into a pole. I narrowly avoided it by bending myself around in a way that I was previously unaware I could do, much to the (openly exhibited) amusement of the girl walk … | Continue reading
Having a diverse team might be the secret to long-term success. A team built of diverse, qualified candidates offers a wide range of perspectives and insights, all of which are valuable for building the best product possible. But how do you find these candidates? Below, a number … | Continue reading
Last night, Web users in China had access to all of Google’s services – something that the country’s Great Firewall was supposed to prevent. From 11:30pm on Sunday to 1:15am on Monday morning (local time), people with IP addresses based in mainland China could use YouTube and Goo … | Continue reading
Easter is a time to take a break. To step back and spend some time with your friends and family. Of course, if you did spend the weekend doing that, there’s a good chance you missed the biggest and best stories that happened while you weren’t paying attention. Luckily you for you … | Continue reading
Being notoriously strict about censorship, China makes it difficult for companies to launch their products there. It’s a major stumbling block for businesses that want to take a stab at the largest market in the world. Often, companies will have to bend to suit the requirements o … | Continue reading
When most people think about self-driving vehicles, they picture themselves sitting in the passenger seat with their legs up, arms folded behind their head, as the car autonomously drives itself from Point A to Point B. It could be cross-country, down the street. Or, maybe they’r … | Continue reading
Playing a first-person shooter with a mouse and keyboard is passé — prepare for the future, where cosmetics are the controllers of the future. Tune into Chloe Desmoineaux’s Twitch channel and you’ll spot her taking on foes in Counter-Strike using a tube of lipstick. She uses a mo … | Continue reading
Transmission, one of the most popular BitTorrent clients for OS X and Linux, has finally arrived on Windows after roughly a decade in existence. The open-source file sharing app, developed by volunteers and available without ads for free, boasts a small footprint (about 25MB on W … | Continue reading
Your next iPhone probably won’t may not have a 3.5mm headphone jack. Finding new earbuds or headphones may be necessary at that point, and Satechi thinks its new over-ear cans can satisfy you. But will they? Hardware Satechi is using anodized aluminum that mimics Apple’s own prod … | Continue reading
Facebook’s ‘safety check’ feature is a handy, sobering tool that lets you check in if there’s a natural disaster or attack in your area to let family and friends know you’re alright, but users are reporting its algorithm is a bit wonky today. An explosion at Lahore Park in Pakist … | Continue reading
If your iPhone is freezing or crashing after you click a link, you’re not alone. In the Apple support forums, tons of users are reporting the bug, which seems more prevalent on the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus after updating to iOS 9.3. It’s a strange issue, too; some users either say t … | Continue reading
Having a funny name can sometimes be unfortunate, but one couple is finding it pretty difficult to do anything online because of theirs. Jennifer Null (and her husband, who warned her it would be a bumpy ride when she took his last name) have trouble booking flights, accessing th … | Continue reading
This week, the US patent office issued 6,746 patents. Each patent adds a little something new to the human knowledge base. As we cannot list all five thousand, the PatentYogi team has selected the six most interesting patents. Phantom limb gestures can now control computers Paten … | Continue reading
Ruby on Rails is an essential tool for any aspiring web developer, and you can keep on the cutting edge of app-building prowess with a lifetime subscription to BaseRails Ruby on Rails Training. For a limited time, TNW readers can grab this deal at a massive 98 percent savings. Th … | Continue reading
It’s not been a great week over at JavaScript repository NPM after a trademark battle erupted between a longtime contributor and messaging app Kik, resulting in the former pulling his code and crashing thousands of websites. But, as always in the tech community, a solution is nev … | Continue reading
Artificial Intelligence continues to surprise and shock us. Last week, we saw that AI can be better than us at playing Go. This week, Microsoft’s chatbot TayTweets showed us that machine learning can even produce AI’s that are better at hate speech than we are. Microsoft promptly … | Continue reading
As I sit down to do some work at my neighborhood coffee shop, I overhear an awkward introduction between two people at a table behind me. It’s a job interview. I take a sip of my americano misto and only put in one of my headphones. This is a ride that I want to come along for. I … | Continue reading
Dangling precariously from a Flirtey drone is a package that represents the future. The Australian startup is celebrating what it believes is the first fully-autonomous and legal US drone delivery in an urban area made to an address in Reno, Nevada, earlier this month. Today, we& … | Continue reading
Microsoft research manager Shahram Izadi is showing off the company’s latest innovation using HoloLens: ‘holoportation,’ enabling him to appear as if he’s there in real-time, anywhere in the world. His image is captured in 3D by cameras placed around the room. This is then stitch … | Continue reading
Budding entrepreneurs, take note: whether you want to be your own boss or launch a side venture, a core foundation of tactics, branding, marketing and more is essential to your success. With the Pay What You Want: ‘Start a Side Business’ Bundle, you can choose your own price for … | Continue reading
Interoperability is one of the key things that the Internet of Things lives or dies by – and so Nest and Amazon have gone live with a partnership that just makes sense for the future of smart things. You can now control your Nest from Amazon Echo, Fire TV, Echo Dot and Amazon Tap … | Continue reading