Most of you probably know that the Minecraft: Pocket Edition [$6.99] Better Together update will add cross-platform servers and graphical upgrades to the game, but it will also add plenty of other fun features as it strives for parity between versions. Three of those features tha … | Continue reading
What We’re FollowingVideo Evidence: Minnesota officials have released another video taken in the aftermath of the traffic top where former police officer Jeronimo Yanez fatally shot Philando Castile. The footage shows Castile’s girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, with her 4-year-old d … | Continue reading
In its continuing divergence from its original form as an auction site, eBay now offers price-matching through its Deals site. Up to 50,000 items will be available will now come with a price-matching guarantee, meaning if you find it for a lower price on another site, eBay will m … | Continue reading
Digital assistants and bots undeniably enhance our work lives in myriad ways. They’re terrific; your wish is their command. And they literally acquire more “skills” every day. But are better bots and smarter software servants truly the best way to drive people’s personal product … | Continue reading
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Last month, Pokémon GO developer Niantic decided to deal with cheaters by trolling them with extremely common monsters. Now the company is taking its anti-cheating measures to another level. In a Reddit post, Niantic had the following to say: With the announcement of Raid Battles … | Continue reading
University of Michigan engineering students will get a slick new ride to class starting next school year — no driver necessary.The University's MCity self-driving development hub just announced its plans to launch a free autonomous shuttle service in the school's North Campus. It … | Continue reading
The FBI is investigating a possible terrorist attack at Bishop International Airport in Flint, Michigan after a police officer was stabbed in the neck and back on Wednesday at around 9:40 a.m. local time. The officer, whom authorities identified as Lieutenant Jeff Neville, was or … | Continue reading
Every time Apple’s developer conference rolls around we get a smattering of changes to the App Store Review guidelines. This corpus of rules can be, in turns, opaque and explicit, and has caused a decent amount of consternation over the years for developers as they try to read i … | Continue reading
GUEST: Two years ago the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rules went into effect, giving consumers what was supposed to be a ‘free and open’ internet. Unfortunately, the future of the FCC’s Open Internet Order (OIO) is in jeopardy and this is bad news for game d … | Continue reading
Snapchat’s newest feature Snap Map is based on its latest acquisition, social mapping startup Zenly. TechCrunch has learned that Snapchat has bought Zenly for between $250 million and $350 million in mostly cash and some stock in a deal that closed in late May. Snapchat will kee … | Continue reading
The PC game Darkest Dungeon is a fantastic roguelike RPG that's been very successful, and it looks like we're very close to getting it on our tablets. Back in 2016, we wrote a story about a blog post from the Darkest Dungeon's developers where they announced they were considering … | Continue reading
Virgin Mobile USA has taken iPhone fever to the next level. Sir Richard Branson broke the news that Virgin Mobile will become the first iPhone-only mobile carrier as part of a new deal with Apple. Virgin's services will be available for purchase in Apple Stores, and the carrier's … | Continue reading
The Bixby button on the side of Samsung’s fantastic Galaxy S8 is finally getting its most important feature: voice support. The company has started rolling out an update to enable Bixby Voice for Galaxy S8 and S8+ owners in the United States who signed up to test Samsung’s rival … | Continue reading
You want to be safe online, but choosing a VPN can be difficult. VPN Unlimited has everything you need and is a firm favorite with the critics. | Continue reading
Hey, just wanted to let everyone know: I dropped my phone the other day and the screen broke. I was out on the back patio, and when I sat down the phone slipped out of my windbreaker pocket. A two-foot fall onto concrete is all it took.When I picked up the phone, I could immediat … | Continue reading
'KI ecobe' has developed modular footwear that allows you to fully customize your shoes without adhesive. Read more...More about Design, Clothing, Shoes, Sneakers, and Sneaker | Continue reading
Journalism scandals are all too common: Reporters are as fallible as the practitioners of any other profession, and because the press loves to cover itself, such stories receive great attention. But typically they’re of the garden variety—plagiarism, dishonesty, fabrication.The s … | Continue reading
Today in 5 LinesPresident Trump celebrated Republican candidate Karen Handel's win in Georgia's special election on Twitter. During his testimony before the House Intelligence Committee, former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Russia organized cyberattacks against the … | Continue reading
A new team communication app called Twist has a way for people to get more done at work: fewer notifications.Created by Doist, the team behind productivity app Todoist, Twist’s biggest differentiator is that it’s based on asynchronous communication. With an interface that feels m … | Continue reading
Sony Interactive Entertainment hasn’t released a Gran Turismo on the PlayStation 4 since the system launched in 2013. Instead, developer Polyphony Digital is still working to bring Gran Turismo Sport to the company’s latest home console. We got our hands on the racer at the influ … | Continue reading
Just because you can do it, doesn’t mean you should. Using marketing technology is one of those things. Email automation, especially drip email, could be destroying your brand. If you’re using drip email campaigns for lead generation, chances are you’re doing more harm than good. … | Continue reading
The historic Grand Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul was destroyed Wednesday by the Islamic State, according to the Iraqi military. ISIS, however, claims a U.S. airstrike was responsible.“The Daesh (Islamic State) terror gangs committed another historical crime by blowing up the al-Nuri … | Continue reading
A 1000 person survey on issues relating to privacy has revealed that smart devices pose too much risk for the elderly to trust. Survey respondents aged over 65 said that virtual assistants, TVs, and gaming systems weren’t worth it, rating them a 7.9 on a ten point scale from ‘les … | Continue reading
Riva Audio is best known for its Bluetooth speakers, but earlier this month, the company released its new multi-space wireless speakers much later than originally planned. The WAND series is comprised of two speakers: the Arena and the Festival. Both include multiple ways to play … | Continue reading
I hope you're not afraid of spiders, because this week's Hearthstone [Free] Tavern Brawl is a classic one called Spiders, Spiders Everwhere, which is, as you might have guessed already, all about spiders. This Brawl premiered back in 2015 and was one of the very first ones, altho … | Continue reading
In December 2015, a remarkable memo from Germany’s foreign intelligence service was leaked to news outlets. It argued that Saudi Arabia’s new leaders were destabilizing the Middle East. The memo said King Salman and his advisers had replaced the kingdom’s decades-long, cautious f … | Continue reading
Since it initiated air strikes against the Islamic State in Syria in 2014, the United States has tried to insulate its war against ISIS from the civil war among Bashar Assad’s regime, Syrian rebels, and the parties’ respective foreign allies. That effort always had its limits, bu … | Continue reading
Ether's price plunged to $13 on GDAX amid signs the Ethereum network is struggling with growing usage. Source | Continue reading
Apple is asking music labels for a reduction in the revenue rate it pays out from its music streaming service, according to sources close to the situation. Apple is renegotiating its licensing deals for Apple Music and iTunes with the three major music labels, which expire at the … | Continue reading
Everything old is new again. Old, in this case, is the NES classic that introduced many of us to gaming. New, is a recently re-designed level using HoloLens that allows players to become their favorite fictional Italian plumber through the power of augmented reality. Developer Ab … | Continue reading
Whether you’re an ecommerce entrepreneur, affiliate marketing pro or just trying to sell something on Craigslist – there are 5 words guaranteed to ruin your pitch. Avoiding these “turn off” words m… | Continue reading
Some media analysts are convinced VR video will soon be big—even though most people still haven't tried on a VR headset yet. That isn't stopping players like Major League Baseball (MLB) from jumping into a new partnership with Samsung to provide users with all the baseball-relate … | Continue reading
Old Ljubljana house was designed by architect Emil Navinsek, known for innovation space concepts of a school non-corridor plan. | Continue reading
On the 9th of June, during the Futur en Seine festival, Paris&Co hosted the NEM Creative Industries Meetup, organized by Cap Digital and the NEM Intiative. Numerous stakeholders from creative industries sector gathered to exchange, network and test innovative solutions. After a s … | Continue reading
If you’re a Virgin Mobile USA subscriber and are looking to upgrade to the latest and greatest Android device, I have some bad news for you. The Sprint-powered carrier has decided to go all-in on Apple products. If you want a phone, your only options are the iPhone 6, 6s, 6s Plus … | Continue reading
Come with me, if you will, back to 2009: the ninth year of the third millennium and the year Owl City released its hit song “Fireflies.” “Fireflies” eventually reached the No. 1 slot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, in part because it presented the world with a new scientific conu … | Continue reading
Cider in Cornwall We had driven five hours from London to get to St Ives, on the western tip of Cornwall, England. On single-lane roads on which we were the only car, past cliffs looking over the Celtic Sea, under bridges with faded EU flags tied onto them, flapping in the wind—t … | Continue reading
We're taking a closer look at how the newly announced OnePlus 5 stacks up against Apple's iPhone 7 Plus. | Continue reading
A Russian software company, ironically named Coptersafe, is selling modifications to help consumers get past government- and military-enforced no-fly zones. With mad flyingIn recent years, the US government has cracked down on unauthorized drone flights. As a response to the warn … | Continue reading
After teasing something called "Sega Forever" this entire month, today Sega finally unveiled what the heck this thing is: Sega Forever is a new initiative to bring classic Sega titles to mobile devices, and the first batch of 5 games has just launched in the App Store today. On t … | Continue reading
Starting this fall, students at the University of Michigan will have access to an entirely new form of transportation in the form of this adorable, completely autonomous shuttle bus. The university plans to deploy two of the shuttles, manufactured by French startup Navya, to serv … | Continue reading
The retro gaming market is having a bit of a Renaissance lately, thanks to Nintendo’s NES Classic console and the ever-expanding industry dedicated to re-creating, refurbishing, and resurrecting nostalgia-fueled products of the past. Hardware maker Retro-Bit is a big part of this … | Continue reading
If you still have Google Glass lying around somewhere, it's time to dust it off and plug it in: Google just pushed out its first update to the device in two and a half years.SEE ALSO: These light therapy glasses look like they’re from the futureThe update is honestly barely worth … | Continue reading
With July 4th coming up, you’ll want to make sure you can eke the best out of your phone’s camera for those nighttime fireworks. Though phones vary in quality and features significantly, there are still some general tricks – both technical and common sense – you can pick up on to … | Continue reading
The ethereum network's transaction backlog has ensnared a number of cryptocurrency exchanges.Source | Continue reading
Niantic has fought back against Pokémon Go cheaters in a variety of ways. From outright banning them to using more interesting methods, like only allowing them to catch the worst pokémon. Basically, the company has zero tolerance for players who use assistant apps that help track … | Continue reading
As all we know, now disk backup has played a more and more important role in information protection. Disk backup | Continue reading