EU to ban roaming charges in 2017, but Britain might be left out

Roaming charges within the European Union are set to be gradually abolished, starting on June 15. An agreement reached by EU negotiators means that no matter whether you’re on a beach in San Sebastian or touring the streets of Amsterdam, you soon won’t pay any extra to make calls … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

OnePlus and Meizu busted for cheating benchmark tests for better performance

Your OnePlus and Meizu handsets might not be as powerful as benchmarks tests say. XDA-Developers reports the two phone-makers have apparently tweaked some of their top-selling devices, including the OnePlus 3 and 3T as well as the Meizu Pro 6, to artificially boost CPU performanc … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

Google Cloud takes aim at Microsoft customers with new Windows VMs

 Google announced several new products today aimed at luring IT pros who are using Windows in their data centers to the Google Cloud Platform. With that in mind, Google introduced support for Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise and Windows Server Core on the Cloud Platform. In additi … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Sumo Digital's Snake Pass is coming to Switch

Sumo Digital, the veteran developer behind the console ports of OutRun 2 as well as the Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed series, is bringing its first independent game to Nintendo's Switch. Snake Pass is a puzzle platformer with a unique approach to movement that sees you sli … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

The Expanse is the most politically relevant sci-fi show on TV

Tonight, The Expanse returns to the Syfy channel for its second season. Adapted from the novels by James S.A. Corey, it’s about our Solar System on the brink of a future war. This year, The Expanse not only kicks off with a bang, it’s quickly cemented itself as the most important … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Nintendo’s first-ever Super Bowl ad shows Zelda comes before breakfast

It’s hard being a gamer. When you wake up, the first thing you want to do is play. Forget brushing your teeth or eating breakfast or going to work – Zelda comes first. Fret no more, as the Nintendo Switch will solve all your troubles. The company’s Super Bowl ad – its first ever … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

No Primary Litecoin Pool Will Upgrade to Segwit, Says LTC1BTC’s Founder

[…]The post No Primary Litecoin Pool Will Upgrade to Segwit, Says LTC1BTC’s Founder appeared first on CryptoCoinsNews. | Continue reading


@cryptocoinsnews.com | 7 years ago

Deal: Teach computers to make money, full bundle ($39)

Ready to stop working on a computer and get your computer working for you? Learn how to amp up your business with artificial intelligence! | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

Resident Evil 7’s first DLC features a creepy, clever escape room puzzle

Resident Evil 7 only launched last week, and already there’s a new batch of content for fans to play through (and buy, of course). The main game featured a tense and terrifying blend of modern first-person exploration and classic-style survival horror that resulted in one of the … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

LittleBigPlanet 3 on PS4 headlines PlayStation Plus February lineup

Sony's announces February's lineup of PlayStation Plus games.The headline is the PlayStation 4 version of LittleBigPlanet 3, Sony's platformer that revolves around user-creation.Super-fast side-scrolling shooter Not A Hero is also available on PS4.Read more… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

iPhone 7 sales helped Apple reclaim the top spot in the global smartphone market

 iPhone 7 sales put Apple back on top as the world’s top smartphone vendor in the fourth quarter, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics, which attributed at least some of the growth to Apple’s ability to capitalize on Samsung’s recent missteps. The latter, of course, … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

'Robot Unicorn Attack 3' Soft Launches in New Zealand and... It's Incredible

As eagle-eyed forum member ramazrules pointed out moments ago, Robot Unicorn Attack 3 has soft launched in New Zealand. I just gave it a download and a few quick play throughs, and while I need to spend way more time with it, my initial impressions on the game are remarkably posi … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 7 years ago

Nimble Named a Winner in 2017 CRM Watchlist for a Third Year, Joining Salesforce and Microsoft

PRESS RELEASE: Nimble Inc., the pioneer of Social Sales and Marketing CRM, today announced it has been named a winner of the respected CRM Watchlist 2017. Nimble, which has won three times in the past, again joins other leading CRM vendors, including... | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Automatically test your database backups

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@marco.org | 7 years ago

DigitalBridge lets you “try on” home décor products before purchasing

 DigitalBridge is a U.K. startup based in Manchester and backed by John Lewis via the 150 year-old apartment store’s accelerator. The company is taking a different and, on the surface at least, simpler approach to letting you “try on” home décor products before purchasing. Read M … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

altMBA update

After more than a year, I can report that the altMBA is working. It's the most effective, purpose-built and transformative learning tool I've ever worked on. Here's our latest alumni spotlight. More than 950 people have completed this month-long workshop,...        | Continue reading


@sethgodin.typepad.com | 7 years ago

Apple just beat Samsung as the world's top smartphone maker

Apple is back on top. According to a new report by research firm Strategy Analytics, the company sold more smartphones than any other company in the fourth quarter of 2016, including its biggest rival, Samsung. SEE ALSO: Apple's website just got an update only total geeks will no … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

IDC: Smartphone shipments up 6.9% in Q4 2016, Apple overtakes Samsung for first place

Smartphone vendors shipped a total of 428.5 million smartphones worldwide last quarter. This figure is up 6.9 percent from the 400.7 million units in Q4 2016. Last year consisted of two flat quarters in a row, followed by one quarter of slight growth, and now finally an unmistaka … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Switzerland Wants to Open a Sandbox to Attract More Blockchain Startups

Switzerland’s government is considering new regulations in light of fintech advancements such as blockchain.Source | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 7 years ago

Inboard M1 review: high speed (and high priced) fun

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@theverge.com | 7 years ago

New York sues Charter over slow internet speeds

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today filed a lawsuit against Charter Communications, the parent company of Spectrum (previously known as Time Warner Cable.) The lawsuit alleges that the cable and internet provider misled customers on internet speeds and failed to add … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Twitter built a bot to help highlight Black History Month

February is Black History Month in the USA, so Twitter is celebrating with a new bot created by the @Blackbirds team – Twitter’s black employee resource group. In fact, Twitter says its its first ever bot created by an employee resource group. Introducing the #BlackHistoryMonth C … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

Snapchat’s next Lenses could identify and add to landscapes as well as faces

 Snap, Inc. is working on an updated version of its in-app Snapchat lenses that would be able to recognize landscapes as well as faces, according to The Information, and intelligently overlay augmented reality animations and objects overtop of scenes captured through your camera. … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Earth’s crust bears the scars of bombardment by shattered cores of failed planets

Not all of what hit us during the Late Heavy Bombardment came from where we thought it did.The post Earth’s crust bears the scars of bombardment by shattered cores of failed planets appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 7 years ago

Twitter’s Blackbirds launch bot for Black History Month

 Twitter’s employee resource group for African-Americans, Blackbirds, is launching a Twitter bot for Black History Month. The group is the first ERG at Twitter to use the tool, which Twitter launched in November. To chat with the bot, all you have to do is direct message @Blackbi … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

“What I can hear are occasional coyotes and a constant chorus of ‘Baby the Rain Must Fall’ from the jukebox in the Snake Room next door, and if I were also to hear those dying voices, those Midwestern voices drawn to this lunar country for some unimaginable atavistic rites, ‘rock of ages cleft for me,’ I think I would lose my own reason.”

Why is it great? This essay has a more famous line, which is being quoted a lot these days: “Then is when we join … | Continue reading


@niemanstoryboard.org | 7 years ago

'Paperback: The Game' Review – A Story of Scrabble and Steroids

It’s no secret around these parts that I have a great fondness for deck building card games. It also may come as a shock to you, me being a writer on a website and all, but I am rather fond of the fine art of word-smithery. Never did I think the two would be joined | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 7 years ago

Reserve raises another $10M and plans new software for restaurants

 Reserve, a startup offering table and customer management tools for restaurants, is announcing that it has raised $10 million in Series B funding. When the company first launched in 2014, it billed itself as a “digital concierge” that would make it easier for diners to get reser … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Music to my ears

Music is a connector. It connects us to memories, people, and stories. Marketing is about making a connection with your audience. | Continue reading


@mclellanmarketing.com | 7 years ago

Vaping might increase your risk of heart disease, just like regular cigarettes

Electronic cigarettes could put smokers at risk of heart disease, a study shows. Regular cigarettes are known to cause cardiovascular diseases like heart attacks and strokes. Now, it looks like e-cigarettes might, too.Compared to healthy non-smokers, people who use e-cigs almost … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

This stress-reducing device may be the answer to daily anxiety

'Lief' monitors your heart and breath in real time. Once it detects an imbalance in your breathing, a quiet vibration will switch on, guiding you breath by breath. This simple three minute exercise can help lower your heart rate. Read more...More about Real Time Video, Real Time, … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

SpaceX’s hyperloop race was a milestone for the futuristic transportation system

Last weekend, excitement ran high at the SpaceX Hyperloop competition, a culmination of a year’s work on dogged research and development to imagine and build the transportation of the future. Just before the first finalist’s pod launched, a rustle ran through the crowd of SpaceX … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

It’s time to stop doubting Apple

A good quarter for a company can make critics forget what they were talking about.In the days leading up to Apple’s first quarter 2017 earnings report, which encompasses last year’s holiday buying season, many pundits were engaged in hand-wringing over Apple’s fortunes and future … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Airbus: Prototyp eines selbstfliegende Taxis bis Jahresende

Airbus treibt seine Pläne für ein selbstfliegendes Taxi konsequent voran: Nachdem man letzten Sommer das Projekt Vahana (nach den Flugvehikeln hinduistischer Gottheiten) vorgestellt hatte, wurden im Dezember zwei mögliche Bauweisen (klassischer... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 7 years ago

Say goodbye to roaming charges (at least in the EU)

The EU has reached an agreement on wholesale caps for calls, SMS and data, meaning on June 15, 2017, roaming fees will cease to exist in Europe. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

Blogtable: The 2016-17 Chicago Bulls are ...?

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@nba.com | 7 years ago

ET deals: Save 24% on Ockel Sirius B Windows 10 pocket-sized PC

Many of us carry powerful smartphones with us wherever you go, so why shouldn't that same portability be applied to PCs? The team at Ockel have taken that concept, and created a sleek little PC that's small enough to slip into your pocket. The post ET deals: Save 24% on Ockel Sir … | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 7 years ago

Call for Proposal: Support to European Platforms 2017

The Call for Proposal Support to European Platforms 2017 has been p | Continue reading


@eacea.ec.europa.eu | 7 years ago

Facebook’s new “Discover People” section wants to help you make friends

 Facebook is testing a new section on mobile called “Discover People,” which encourages users to introduce themselves by updating their profile, then scroll through a list of upcoming events to see who else may also be going, as well as browse through lists of people in their cit … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

2.5 million passwords leaked from Xbox and Playstation piracy forums

If you ever held an account on Xbox360ISO.com or PSPISO.com, now’s the time to reset your password. Both sites were hacked by an unknown attacker in late 2015, with the details of those affected splashed on the Internet late this weekend. The details encompass an incredible 2.5 m … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

Study: 18-34 Age Group Optimistic Over UK Economy Despite Brexit

[…]The post Study: 18-34 Age Group Optimistic Over UK Economy Despite Brexit appeared first on CryptoCoinsNews. | Continue reading


@cryptocoinsnews.com | 7 years ago

Get *Even More* Organized With The New Calendar Experience [New Feature]

As the #1 marketing calendar for everything you need organized... Your NEW calendar refresh highlights some of the best (and nerdiest) CoSchedule features. From color filters that really pop (and help you to […]The post Get *Even More* Organized With The New Calendar Experience [ … | Continue reading


@alltop | 7 years ago

Nintendo’s Super Bowl Switch commercial shows the many ways you can play Zelda

A deluge of new commercials are releasing in the lead up to Super Bowl LI, and Nintendo is taking the opportunity to increase the marketing push for its forthcoming Switch console. The new commercial shows off a variety of titles for the tablet-powered console, but more important … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Blogtable: Four players you want to see in 2017 Slam Dunk Contest?

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@nba.com | 7 years ago

Cardlife is yet another SaaSsy management tool

 Now that we’ve collectively signed up for billions of dollars of unused SaaS subscriptions it’s time to subscribed to a tool that helps us manage those subscriptions. Enter Cardlife, another player in the exciting world of SaaS management. “SaaS management,” you say. “Isn’t that … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Tesla Motors is now just ‘Tesla’

Tesla Motors just changed its name. Are your ready? Say hello to… Tesla. Wait, what? Okay, so chances are you’ve always just called the company ‘Tesla,’ but dropping ‘Motors’ from the official name is an important symbolic change, suggesting the company wants to be known for more … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

Flashbacks and Forecasts: Huawei in 2017

In our Flashbacks and Forecasts series, we take a close look at one manufacturer's performance in 2016 and make some predictions for the year ahead. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

Blogtable: Thoughts on LeBron James vs. Charles Barkley feud?

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@nba.com | 7 years ago