'Pokemon GO' Creator Possibly Developing AR Game With Audio Cues

[appicon]Even though augmented reality isn't really that big of a part of Pokemon GO [appprice url="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pok%C3%A9mon-go/id1094591345?mt=8"] (most players turn off the feature anyway), the game has become synonymous with the technology. Now that Apple i … | Continue reading


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@inspec2t-project.eu | 7 years ago

Panic, Collapsed Buildings Following Mexico Quake

Mexico was rocked by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake Tuesday, killing hundreds of people and collapsing buildings. Photo: AFP | Continue reading


@live.wsj.com | 7 years ago

iPhone X Has Nothing on These Pricey Phones

Read more...More about Iphone, Iphone X, Mashable Reels, Sn Reels, and Most Expensive Iphones | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

The City of Tomorrow: How today’s strategists are building their vision for the future today

The average motorist in Bangkok spent a whopping 64 hours stuck in traffic congestion throughout the course of 2016, according to the INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard. That’s nearly three precious days of a year spent waiting to move! As more than half the world’s population now re … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Future astronauts could ‘feel’ alien ground with new space boots

 New technology developed by Draper labs could help astronauts actually feel the ground beneath them. The product in question is a boot, outfitted with sensors and feedback motors that generate tactile response based on what they detect. You may not have worn space boots in the p … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

How to use the one-handed keyboard in iOS 11

 Apple’s new iOS 11 update allows users to select and type with one-handed keyboards — which allows you to more conveniently use your thumb to type when only one hand is available. Here’s how to do it:1. Open up your iPhone keyboard in the Notes or Messenger apps.2. Press down an … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Deal: Lifetime of 1TB storage from Zoolz 98% off

Zoolz Cloud Storage normally charges $49.99 per year for 500GB of data, but through this weekend you can get twice as much for life at the same price! | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

Pick n Pay Double Take? The Supermarket Chain Isn't Accepting Bitcoin, It Tested It

South Africa's second-largest supermarket chain tested bitcoin payments earlier this year, but is thus far declining to roll out a broader option. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 7 years ago

A bunch of Amazon customers were told about a purchase on their non-existent baby registries

 Something weird is going on over at Amazon. It seems the online retail giant is randomly telling some customers about purchases on their baby registry. The problem is these customers say they don’t have a baby registry — and some don’t even have a baby. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Innovation procurement broker: creating links for the facilitation of public procurement of innovation

Identifier: COS-LINKPP-2017-2-02Pillar: Improving access to marketsPlanned Opening Date: Deadline: Wed, 21 Nov 2018 17:00:00 (Brussels local time) | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 7 years ago

Per-Test Database Isolation in Postgres

Over the years, I've tried many different strategies for isolating individual tests at the database layer. One shared database, but all data is sharded by an account: Works in the short term, but eventually you'll have global tables that aren't scoped to an account. Creating a ne … | Continue reading


@conroy.org | 7 years ago

TED: When Cars Become Alive (my 3 min speech)

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@web-strategist.com | 7 years ago

Citizen’s controversial crime tracker expands to SF, picks up $12 million from Sequoia

 The app formerly known as Vigilante isn’t going away. Today at TechCrunch Disrupt SF, the crime tracker now known as Citizen announced that its parent company Sp0n has raised a $12 million Series A round led by Sequoia Capital. Paired with the funding news, Citizen, previously e … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Poshtel launches an international network of luxe pop-up shipping container suites

 Launching on the Disrupt 2017 Startup Battlefield stage, the Danish startup Poshtel is really, really into shipping containers. And with good reason. The modular, industrial train car-esque structures are a versatile vision for the future of housing, from providing permanent hom … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Tim Cook thinks you should stop whining about the iPhone X's $1,000 price tag

Chill everyone. Just chill. No, the $999 iPhone X is not too expensive. Nor is it out of the reach of the average American. In fact, it's a great deal! Some serious bang for your buck. And when you sit down and really think about it, it'd practically be bad for your wallet not to … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

5v5 Real-Time Combat 'Tango 5' Has Soft Launched

If you're looking for a quick shooter game where you and 4 others can take on teams of 5 in real-time combat, Tango 5 is probably a game you should keep an eye on. The game, which has soft launched in the Philippines today, has you competing with other teams in best of three matc … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 7 years ago

Leaked images show a new Google Daydream View headset priced at $99

Google is probably soon releasing an updated version of the Daydream View, its VR headset that is powered by a phone rather than a computer.SEE ALSO: Galaxy S8 owners can now try Google Daydream's VR experienceAccording to Droid Life, the new model looks to be made of a nylon-lik … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Interview with Brendan Coates

MediaConch in Action! Issue #7 This is the seventh in a series of interviews with people using MediaConch within their institutions. Brendan is AudioVisual Digitization Technician at the University of California. He is using MediaConch both on the raw XDCAM captures, to make sure … | Continue reading


@digitalmeetsculture.net | 7 years ago

Materialize.X is using machine learning to disrupt the $300B engineered wood industry

 What’s the next $300 billion industry to be disrupted by technology? Wood. Specifically engineered wood. For background, engineered wood is the technical name for any wood product (like particle board) that is created by bonding wood chips into different shapes using an adhesive … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Apple’s huge App Store makeover arrives today in iOS 11

 Apple today is releasing its completely redesigned iOS App Store to the wider public, as part of the launch of the new iOS 11 operating system. First previewed at its Worldwide Developer Conference in June, the new App Store has made a number of changes focused on the goal of im … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

The Smartphone App That Tells You An Earthquake Is About to Hit

Dozens of people are reportedly dead Tuesday after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Mexico, on the anniversary of the 1985 quake that killed at least 5,000 people. It was the second major earthquake in the region this month. Just 10 days ago, Mexico City's earthquake-warning sir … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

Hulu’s live TV service finally makes its way to Roku

Hulu’s live TV service and redesigned app are finally coming to Roku devices. The new service has been slowly rolling out for months now, and it’s launched on almost every other platform, including Apple TV, Xbox One, iOS, Android, Chromecast, Amazon’s Fire TV and Fire Stick, and … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

You can now get the BlackBerry KEYone with a QWERTY, QWERTZ or AZERTY keyboard

Love physical keyboards but don't live in the US? You can now grab the BlackBerry KEYone with the QWERTY, QWERTZ or AZERTY keyboard layout. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

Amazon inks exclusive TV deal with ‘Stranger Things’ writer

 The next project for TV from Stranger Things writer and producer Justin Doble. The overall deal means that he’ll be producing television projects exclusively for Amazon Studios and Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service. Doble’s CV isn’t limited to just his work on the Emmy-winn … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Brand Newsroom 158: Is Google AdWords right for your business

Google’s pay-per-click advertising service, Google AdWords, accounts for 98 per cent of the internet giant’s revenue — so it’s a popular place to advertise. But does that mean it’s right for your business? And how do you use it well? The Brand Newsroom team is joined by Lush Digi … | Continue reading


@lushthecontentagency.com | 7 years ago

Twitter replaces board member who left for Microsoft with ex-Google CFO

 Crossing the social media divides isn’t common in Silicon Valley, so it’s notable that Twitter and Microsoft have played a spot of musical chairs with their boards. Twitter board member Hugh Johnston — day job: Pepsi vice chairman and CFO — has left Twitter’s board to join Micro … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Roots Studios’ ‘Shutterstock for cultural art’ could transform rural communities

 Many of us have worn T-shirts or clothes bearing patterns which look “ethnic” in their design. Maybe you bought a really nice bed-spread with a design from India. Mostly we assume it’s just something a designer dreamt up somewhere, but in reality, many of these beautiful images … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

98point6 Raises $19.5 Million in Series B Funding for “Continuity Care” Platform

PRESS RELEASE: 98point6 (https://www.98point6.com/), a rapidly growing healthcare technology company, announced it has raised $19.5 million in Series B funding. Addressing growing challenges related to the rising cost and accessibility of healthcare,... | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Does Siri sound different today? Here’s why

 Did you notice that Siri sounds a little more sprightly today? Apple’s ubiquitous virtual assistant has had a little virtual work done on her virtual vocal cords, and her newly dulcet-ized tones went live today as part of iOS 11. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Leaked pics show Google's new high-end Chromebook 'Pixelbook' and stylus

It looks like yet another big Google rumor has been confirmed.Images of what is reportedly a brand new Pixel-branded Chromebook have just surfaced, thanks to a fresh crop of leaks from DroidLife. The Android blog is reporting that Google is gearing up to launch a new high-end Chr … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Oracle’s latest jab at AWS: new cloud pricing schemes

Oracle is letting its customers bring their own licenses to its cloud platform services with a set of pricing changes announced today. Larry Ellison, the company’s cofounder and CTO, said that customers who already pay for licenses to applications like Oracle Database, Middleware … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

This guy spent 4 months building a headphone jack in his iPhone

Scotty Allen is an American Engineer who spent 15 weeks in China, modifying an iPhone 7 to include a headphone jack. After mishaps, setbacks, and thousands of dollars, he finally accomplished what many thought was impossible. You can watch the full video here.  Read more...More a … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Olympische Winterspiele 2026 in Innsbruck-Tirol – JA oder NEIN

Die Frage der Bewerbung für die Olympischen Spiele 2026 in Innsbrucks-Tirol sollte mehr als ganz Tirol bewegen. Am 15. Oktober wird die Tiroler Bevölkerung dazu befragt. Ganz Österreich profitiert als Wintersportland, mit den olympischen Spielen können wir die Marke und das Angeb … | Continue reading


@tp-blog.at | 7 years ago

The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Elton Don

Today in 5 LinesDuring his first address before the United Nations General Assembly, President Trump threatened to “totally destroy North Korea” and referred to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as “rocket man.” A bipartisan group of governors, including Brian Sandoval of Nevada an … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

JPMorgan CEO delivers bitcoin’s 164th death notice

GUEST: At the annual Delivering Alpha Conference on September 12, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon kicked up a storm by describing Bitcoin (BTC) as “a fraud” that “will eventually be closed.” He went further to warn that he would fire any JPMorgan staff member who traded bitcoins: … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Award-Winning 'Roll for the Galaxy' Getting a Digital Port Soon

Get ready for another great digital port as Roll for the Galaxy, the award-winning dice game of building space empires, is on its way to the digital realm. In Roll for the Galaxy, your dice represents your people, and you'll have to (as is usually the case) direct them to develop … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 7 years ago

Training soft skills into AI technology

GUEST: At this moment, there are computers using artificial intelligence to make decisions about the best courses of medical treatment, the quickest routes to take on a road trip, and the chess moves most likely to win a game. There’s even a Chinese supercomputer that can perform … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

CryptoMove protects sensitive data by fragmenting it and moving it around

 CryptoMove thinks that data encryption is not enough. If you want to protect your data against hackers, the startup is using a new strategy by fragmenting your data, encrypting it and moving it around so that it doesn’t stay still on a server somewhere. CryptoMove is participati … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Russia Becomes the First to Transfer Secondary Metal Market to Blockchain with ReMeChain ICO

The ReMeChain pre-ICO (pre-placement of tokens) is set to begin from September 22, 2017. ReMeChain, an innovative trading platform for sale and purchase of secondary metals uses smart contracts to provide a safe and fast means of conducting transactions. By doing so, it solves th … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 7 years ago

Gogoro raises $300 million for its battery-swapping technology

Gogoro, which wants to redefine urban transportation to make it more sustainable, announced today that it has raised a whopping $300 million to further its mission. New investors Temasek, Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management, Sumitomo Corporation, and ENGIE joined existing … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Amazon is telling customers that people bought gifts for their non-existent baby

You know that story about how Target was able to predict that a teen girl was pregnant based on her shopping habits? Retailers have a lot of information about you based on things you watch and stuff you buy online, and they use this informative to send marketing emails, coupons, … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

EggXYt is bringing gene editing to poultry farms to save chicks and resources

 Poultry farms are focused on getting female eggs, but currently there’s no way for them to determine sex in a non-invasive way before going through the incubation process. EggXYt is tackling this problem through a gene-editing solution that allows chicken farms to detect the sex … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Hulu’s new look and Live TV service go live on Roku

 Good news, Hulu subscribers with a Roku. (Or bad news, maybe, if you’re not a fan of Hulu’s big makeover.) The streaming service announced today its new Live TV service is now available on the Roku platform, including Roku streaming players, Roku Streaming Stick, and all Roku TV … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Google’s Pixel 2 XL leaks in two colorways, reportedly priced at $849

 Google’s big Pixel 2 event is coming up very soon – it’s set for October 4. The Pixel 2 XL has leaked, however, with pictures of both a black and a white color option, and the Pixel 2 XL name is apparently going to be the official one, too, according to a new report from Droid L … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

These concept smart glasses let you control your phone by scratching your nose

Using a phone or smartwatch when you’re supposed to be talking to someone has become an accepted rudeness in the 21st century. So, a group of researchers have a possible solution to this minor societal ill: prototype smart glasses that let you control a computer just by rubbing y … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Ourotech is taking the guesswork out of cancer treatment

 Every day spent with late stage cancer matters — that’s why it’s so important to get treatments right the first time. Unfortunately, despite having dozens of cancer treatments available, we don’t have great processes for determining what treatments to prioritize. The consequence … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

How NOT to invest in ICOs

 The early days of ICOs are even more speculative than the dot-com bubble and Google ads clearly aren’t your friend. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago