Ten teams of researchers are poring over the data collected for NASA’s Twins study — an experiment to see how a year in space affected the health of astronaut Scott Kelly, compared to the health of his identical twin Mark who stayed on Earth. One of those research groups, from No … | Continue reading
Affiliate marketing is a channel that should be experimented with, analyzed and optimized. Here's how to optimize your affiliate marketing program. | Continue reading
It’s Friday, which means we’re now officially headed into Super Bowl weekend. If you’re itching to catch the Patriots beat up on the Falcons this weekend (fight me), we’ve got you covered. Starting this Sunday at 3:30 PST/6:30 EST, you can get all the action as it unfolds without … | Continue reading
On Saturday, a coalition of labor groups and progressive activists will stage a protest against Uber in Pittsburgh, a city of great significance to the ride-hailing company. Not only is the former steel town the location of Uber’s under-construction advanced engineering facility, … | Continue reading
LG has announced it will add shielding to future 5K displays that currently lack it -- but it won't do so until March, and there's no word on whether consumers will be able to distinguish between the shielded and unshielded displays. The post LG will fix shielding on future 5K mo … | Continue reading
Sony is rolling out the beta preview of the PlayStation 4’s latest firmware update, version 4.50, and it includes a pretty great new feature for early owners of the PS4 Pro console. In short, many older PS4 titles will run better on the new hardware — even if they’ve not been opt … | Continue reading
Google appears to be getting ready to kill off the Google Now Launcher – the stock Android launcher since Google Now was released – with no clear alternative in sight. Android Police obtained a memo sent to OEM partners indicating the Now Launcher will no longer be available in t … | Continue reading
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- The Golden State Warriors have waived center Anderson Varejao to clear a roster spot on the NBA's top team as it deals with depth issues and injuries. | Continue reading
Google has confirmed that an email sent by Canadian carrier Telus claiming production of the Pixel phones was ending is incorrect. | Continue reading
You may have to put off your afternoon Dota 2 plans for a while because the game’s servers are not functioning properly. Valve’s Steam PC gaming service is experiencing technical issues that are preventing many players from getting a solid connection. The Steam Status website con … | Continue reading
Conductor is launching a new mobile app that co-founder and CEO Seth Besmertnik described as a way to get quick access to “the voice of the customer.” The New York-based company started with a focus on search engine optimization before broadening to offer a broader range of mark … | Continue reading
Under recently departed chairman Tom Wheeler, the FCC opened inquiries into how companies might be using free data programs to anti-competitively favor certain streaming music and video services. But a new, President-Trump-appointed chairman recently took over at the FCC, and acc … | Continue reading
The Internet Movie Database is an indispensable resource if you have any interest whatsoever in films. Want to try and figure out where you’ve seen that character actor before? Do you need to know ratings, runtime, or quotes? But if you want to discuss movies, you’ll now have to … | Continue reading
Google parent company Alphabet is backing away from another one of its peripheral and far-out missions, this time satellite imagery. The company is selling its imaging unit, called Terra Bella and formerly known as Skybox, to startup Planet for $500 million, the two companies ann … | Continue reading
GUEST: The minute you mention chatbot technology, someone will inevitably bring up the Turing test. Created by Alan Turing in 1950, the test judges a machine’s capability to demonstrate intelligent behavior that’s indistinguishable from speaking to a human. There’s even an annual … | Continue reading
We’ve been tracking the upcoming LG G6 phone over the course of this week, and while these leaks are enlightening, we still don’t totally know what the phone will look like. Initial photos suggested the G6 would have a glossy finish, but now it seemingly has a matte finish. Or ma … | Continue reading
Unlike the decline of the media in the west brought about by smartphones and the internet, the situation in India could not be more different. The value of the Indian newspaper industry has grown by two-thirds in the past six years. The growth of print media is a perfect example … | Continue reading
The Paris Regional Finals for FIFA’s Ultimate Team Championship Series are approaching this weekend, and fans will be able to watch the competition on ESPN. The telecast is the first time the network has aired an e-sports event on its main channel in the US. Previous broadcasts, … | Continue reading
Snap Inc. files for its +$25 billion IPO, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick quits Trump’s advisory council and the tech industry reacts to Trump’s immigration ban. These are the biggest tech stories of the week.1. Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, officially filed publicly for i … | Continue reading
After nearly four years, the PlayStation 4 is getting a fairly basic feature that should improve the quality of life for people who own a lot of games. Sony Interactive Entertainment is planning to add support for external hard drives to the PS4. The company is preparing to updat … | Continue reading
Next week is shaping up to be a busy release week, and we have news of yet another pretty high profile game that's scheduled to hit next Thursday: Maze Lord, the roguelike puzzler from Jetdogs Studios that launched on Steam last year and is making its way to iOS courtesy of Cresc … | Continue reading
Let’s be real for a second; if you work online, chances are your parents have very little idea what you do. In fact, you can extend that to most tech jobs in general. If you’re not working a traditional job, chances are your parents have little insight into what it is you’re doin … | Continue reading
Google Apps package provider Open GApps will begin enabling Google Assistant alongside the installation of its latest version. | Continue reading
Drones can do one thing existing telepresence robots can't: fly up and down stairs.This is one reason why Google thinks telepresence drones are a good idea, according to a U.S. patent discovered by Recode.SEE ALSO: 9 USB-C accessories to give your new gadgets a boostThe patent, f … | Continue reading
Eight-player survival game The Wild Eight is coming to Steam Early Access on 8th February, developer Eight Points has announced.The survival sim was successfully Kickstarted last May where it raised nearly $60k. The game tasks eight players with working together to gather food, h … | Continue reading
Google will sell its Terra Bella business, which includes a group of SkySat Earth imaging satellites, to Planet Labs, the companies confirmed on Friday after TechCrunch’s Ingrid Lunden first reported that a deal was going down on January 25. Google’s space-high view of the world … | Continue reading
Good riddance to one of the worst places to socialize on the internet. Amazon-owned IMDb announced today it will be closing down its discussion board later this month, and turning off the ability for users to private message each other. The company claimed the decision was made … | Continue reading
Feel the healing beat, Diablo. Blizzard announced today that Lúcio will be the newest character for its multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) Heroes of the Storm. He will enter the game’s test servers on February 6. Heroes of the Storm is a free-to-play game for PC. Adding new c … | Continue reading
Vergecast episode 241! This week, Nilay and Dieter bring back Ross Miller and Megan Farokhmanesh to assist covering the news from this week. Snap Inc. filed for a $3 billion IPO, Apple is reportedly putting ARM chips in Macs, and Facebook is making a TV app. In between all that l … | Continue reading
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) -- Kevin Love doesn't believe the Cleveland Cavaliers will trade him. | Continue reading
Satellite and mapping startup Planet Labs today announced that it has acquired the Terra Bella satellite business from Google. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Google acquired Skybox Imaging in 2014 and rebranded it to Terra Bella last year. Once the deal closes, Google will … | Continue reading
In October of last year, solo developer Groo Gadgets put out a call for beta testers for their upcoming game Spiraloid. Well, after a few months it looks like all that testing has paid off as Spiraloid is set for a February 9th launch and a new trailer has been released. In case … | Continue reading
GUEST: Consumer insights have always been synonymous with marketing departments. Yet these valuable information nuggets need to be shared throughout the business, especially with product teams. They can reveal so much about how your brand is perceived in the market, what your cus … | Continue reading
The Government Accountability Office says SpaceX has yet to fully address issues with its Falcon 9 turboblades.The post Problems with SpaceX Falcon 9 design could delay manned missions appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
One can never have enough emoji, right? The latest WhatsApp beta build on Android makes sure you’re up to date on all the latest tiny glyphs, mainly those introduced with Unicode 9 and Android 7.1 (as well as iOS 10.2). These include choice emoji like a clown, bacon, a shrug, the … | Continue reading
If you can stomach scrolling back through President Donald Trump's Twitter feed, you're in for a treat. Make it far enough and you'll stumble across this gem: "@FranzThompson: @LOUISFANUCCHIIV Go vote and support @realDonaldTrump at http://t.co/9LnAKc0KGF" That sounds cool!!!— D … | Continue reading
While any Mac user can play with GarageBand and iMovie for free, it has been quite expensive if you wanted to move to pro apps — especially if you’re a student. Apple released a new app bundle with five different pro apps. It costs $199.99 and it’s just for students and people w … | Continue reading
Gory puzzler Slayaway Camp was announced for mobile last spring, but then the game saw a pivot to PC. Which was probably smart, since a ton of outlets that probably wouldn't touch a mobile game like that covered the game. Plus, the developers were able to sell for $8.99, well abo … | Continue reading
A UCLA-led study found that political views have a lot to do with how likely each of us are to believe information about potential threats — even when the threats aren’t real. Led by UCLA anthropology professor Daniel Fessler, researchers began their work long before fake news be … | Continue reading
If you’re worried about the dissolution of western democracy as we know it, worry no more. There’s no safer place to be than by the side of Peter Thiel, the entrepreneurial scamp who will likely outlive us all in more ways than one! Lucky for you, Thiel Capital just posted an op … | Continue reading
Fallout Shelter is coming to Xbox One and Windows 10 on Tuesday, 7th February.Like the mobile version of Fallout Shelter, this will be a free download.It will also be a Play Anywhere affair, meaning save data and Achievements will be shared between the Xbox One and Windows 10 ver … | Continue reading
In a recent survey, we discovered that nearly half of our readers would be interested in making their own apps, they just don't know where to begin. | Continue reading
Slowing growth, huge losses, and no shareholder control could make Snap Inc’s IPO a perilous gamble for investors. What it does have going for it is an addicted user base, fast-growing revenues, and a visionary CEO. Read More | Continue reading
It’s still early days for intelligent assistants like Google Assistant and Alexa. Little is known about user habits, but it turns out that the churn rate for skills or actions made by third-party developers is pretty high. According to the 2017 Voice Report, only three percent of … | Continue reading
Like Super Mario Run before it, Fire Emblem Heroes is trying to be two very different things at the same time. On one side, it’s a major new release from Nintendo, in this case the latest entry in a long-running and greatly respected turn-based strategy series from renowned studi … | Continue reading
Easily create hi-res 3D models at home with HP's 'Sprout Pro G2'. What would you print? Read more...More about Tech Utility, Technology, Tech, 3d Map, and 3d Printers | Continue reading
Facebook has some advice for brands on how to get their marketing messages to resonate with newly single people. In a blog post today, the company expounded on ways in which single people act in the wild and on the internet, as well as ways to capitalize on their sad, sad lives:S … | Continue reading