Google starts testing Instant Apps in the wild

 One of the biggest surprises at last year’s Google I/O developer conference was the announcement of Instant Apps for Android. These new kinds of apps are meant to help bridge the gap between web apps and native apps. The idea here is to break native apps into very small packets … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Colossal is a sharp, weird monster movie that seems destined to infuriate its fan base

If there were a gambling site where you could go to make bets on how people are bound to react to individual movies, the money-making gambit of the season would be slapping your life savings on “Colossal is really going to piss people off.” How many people, and how pissed off the … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Tesla VP wants to ‘accelerate the path to cars being appliances’

Chris Lattner isn’t a car guy. In fact, Tesla’s new VP of Autopilot software wants cars to be a little more like your refrigerator. “I want to accelerate the path to cars being appliances that solve people’s problems,” he told Accidental Tech Podcast, an Apple-centric tech show. … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

Google begins live limited testing for Android Instant Apps

Google has started a live limited test for Android Instant Apps, which are developer to be run without being installed on a device. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

That cute anime selfie app is collecting a lot more data than it needs

Last week, the internet was filled with adorably beautified selfies and odd portraits of polarizing political figures as we all discovered Meitu, a Chinese photo-editing app. But now the chance to dress up our pics using Meitu is much less appealing as the full extent of the app' … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

UberEATs, the food delivery app powered by Uber, is launching in India soon

As a stand-alone app now, UberEATs is available in 58 cities around the globe currently, and India will be a major step in the company’s regional expansion, following the launch in Bangkok, Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Taipei. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

Tower in China is turning smog into jewelry

Studio Roosegaarde's founder, Daan Roosegaarde, is famous for his design and architecture solutions to the world's problem with waste and pollution.This Smog Free Tower works as a giant air purifier which, when tested in Beijing, resulted in 55 percent cleaner air. Read more...Mo … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Microsoft heads to court to fight Justice Department gag orders

 Microsoft heads to court Monday morning to defend its right to disclose when the government requests data on its users. The case, known as Microsoft v. Department of Justice began in 2016 when Microsoft sued the Department of Justice (DOJ) to challenge a part of the Electronic C … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

The Neko Atsume live-action movie trailer is purfect

Back in November we reported that popular cat-collecting mobile hit Neko Atsume would be getting a live-action film adaptation and now there's a trailer for… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Google starts testing Android Instant Apps to collect user feedback

Google today announced it has begun a limited test of Android Instant Apps. The company says Android users can try “a few” Instant Apps, including from BuzzFeed, Wish, Periscope, and Viki, in a limited test. The goal is to collect user feedback and iterate on how Instant Apps wor … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

'BioShock' for iOS is Officially Dead

The white whale for a ton of our readers has been BioShock on iOS. Sure, it released back in 2014, but it disappeared from the App Store after only a few months due to incompatibilities with iOS 8.4 and later. And despite promises that it would be fixed, 2K never got around to fi … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 7 years ago

ZTE admits error in expecting people to fund its mid-tier crowdsourced phone

Remember last week when I said ZTE’s crowdsourced Hawkeye phone had already had “quite the journey?” Well turns out its journey wasn’t anywhere near an end. After officially launching its eye-tracking, sticky phone on Kickstarter earlier this month and then later unveiling the de … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

How to Write Marketing Messages that Convert Leads into Sales

Want a complete system to write irresistible marketing messages for any purpose based on secrets professional copywriters use every day? Now, you can get it because I'm offering my own start-to-finish system to write marketing messages that convert leads into sales! The 12-module … | Continue reading


@keysplashcreative.com | 7 years ago

The budget model of the newest MacBook Pro is on sale for $225 off

If you’ve been looking at Apple’s new USB-C equipped MacBook Pros but were worried about the price, today might be a good time to take the plunge on the upgrade. As noted by Reddit, Best Buy is offering a $225 discount on the base model of Apple’s newest laptop, bringing the pric … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Paris FinTech Startups! Meet TechCrunch this week

 In this strange “Age of Brexit” suddenly the chips are all up in the air. And while London remains the financial capital of Europe, that crown is now up for grabs. One of London’s biggest sectors, in terms of its financial sector, is its position as the multi-national clearing h … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Norovirus Stomach Bug: How Bad Is It This Year?

Norovirus, a particularly fierce stomach virus, is striking this month and has forced school closings around the country. WSJ's Sumathi Reddy and Emory University's Dr. Christine Moe discuss the strength of the virus on Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero. Photo: CDC | Continue reading


@live.wsj.com | 7 years ago

Glissement de terrain à Bejaïa :Une trentaine de maisons menacées d’effondrement au village d’Iadnanene | actu33: Information et Actualité

Actu33 a partagé un lien | staraffaires : Social et Affaires | Continue reading


@staraffaires.com | 7 years ago

All Chromebooks released in 2017 and later will support Android apps

Android apps will be a standard feature on all new Chromebooks. The post All Chromebooks released in 2017 and later will support Android apps appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 7 years ago

Google Voice gets a long-awaited revamp for Android and the web

Google Voice is getting a major revamp after being ignored for several years, with a new look and some new features for the VoIP service. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

Bitcoin Price Watch; Scalping The Range

Okay, that’s the European session done for today, let’s move on to the US afternoon and – beyond that – into the Asian session tonight. The bitcoin price has been relatively flat throughout the majority of the day, and we ended up getting chopped out of a trade earlier on this mo … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 7 years ago

Get Qurious Maker Box introduces kids to augmented reality play

Pokémon Go got many people to engage with an augmented reality game for the first time. But Los Gatos startup Get Qurious wants to expose even younger kids to AR games through tactile play. The company has introduced the Get Qurious Maker Box, which combines physical game cards w … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

New equity crowdfunding platform GrowthFountain launched today

 There’s no shortage of equity crowdfunding sites out there, but GrowthFountain thinks it has the special sauce to cut through the mayhem by thinking close to home. Focusing on investors local (or at least regional) to the investment opportunities, the company in effect formalize … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

VR is gaining ground in the academic world and the 3D industry

 Two recent survey reports came in with news on positive traction in VR adoption by two very different segments of the industry: academic institutes and the 3D modeling community. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

'Toaster Swipe' Needs Beta Testers, as We Found Out From Discord

SnoutUp is a developer active on our forums who is looking for testers for their new game Toaster Swipe. You swipe to help a friendly toaster make its way up a dangerous maze, collecting pieces of toast along the way. And of course, there will be a bunch of outfits for your toast … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 7 years ago

Reddit’s Reversal Over Roger Ver Ban For Doxing Theymos Sparks Firestorm over Censorship

[…]The post Reddit’s Reversal Over Roger Ver Ban For Doxing Theymos Sparks Firestorm over Censorship appeared first on CryptoCoinsNews. | Continue reading


@cryptocoinsnews.com | 7 years ago

ZTE admits it painted itself into a corner with its crowdsourced phone

 Things aren’t looking great for Hawkeye. It was a valiant effort, but the first result of ZTE’s crowdsourcing Project CSX is presently at just around $35,000 into its $500,000 goal after the project launched on January 4, at the height of CES. The company’s admitting it made som … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

UpKeep gives companies an app to speed up the maintenance work order process

 As a process development engineer, Ryan Chan was used to trying to make incremental improvements to the development process in manufacturing. Those changes would improve efficiency by around one to three percent, which would net hundreds of thousands of dollars, but Chan wanted … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Bushwick: an action movie about Texas invading Brooklyn

Bushwick opens on a scene that’s supposed to convey millennial Brooklynite normalcy: a college student and her boyfriend get off the L train, bantering about introducing him to her family while complaining about the subway. The station is strangely empty. Then a man runs down the … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Montréal Bitcoin ATM Stolen in Late-Night Robbery

A late-night robbery in Montreal resulted in the theft of a bitcoin ATM, according to representatives at the shop where it was stored.Source | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 7 years ago

Spellsouls: Duel of Legends combines the MOBA and card game experience for mobile

A mobile developer is moving from soccer to a different kind competitive game. Developer Nordeus today announced Spellsouls: Duel of Legends for iOS and Android. The game combines aspects of both multiplayer online battle arenas (MOBAs) and digital cards games, both of which are … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

AT&T introduces a $10 day pass for international roaming

While T-Mobile customers have been able to roam in over 100 countries for free since 2013, AT&T users have been stuck with the ripoff known as AT&T Passport, which starts at $40 a month for just 200 MB of data. Today, the company is introducing a $10 day pass for international ro … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

'Solitairica' Update Introduces New Miniboss, With More Content Planned in 2017

The rad solitaire roguelike Solitairica [$3.99] is getting its first major update in February. The star of the update is Lord Guppington, Mayor of Findlehooven. Taking place in battle number three (so you'll see it often), you'll have to deal with a deck that rotates instead of b … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 7 years ago

How to catch up on Adventure Time before the new season

Adventure Time is back this week for its eighth season, which means it’s time to grab your friends and catch up on one of the most important animated series to come out in recent years. That’s not an overstatement; in just six years, Adventure Time, with its whimsical storytellin … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

ZTE Hawkeye in trouble: company admits mistake, asks fans for help

Its Kickstarter currently has 182 backers. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

Pay-Per-Click Advertising: What Is It & How Helpful Is It For Your Business

Is your business not growing as the way it should? Have you tried marketing strategies to do publicity for your | Continue reading


@gopcsoft.com | 7 years ago

Fake news’ power to influence shrinks with a contextual warning, study finds

 Research conducted by social psychologists at Cambridge University in the UK, and Yale and George Mason in the US, offers a potential strategy for mitigating the spread of misinformation online — involving the use of pro-active warnings designed to contextualize and pre-expose w … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Axon VR promises real haptic feedback for your sojourns into virtual reality

 Have you ever wanted to feel a dragon breathe on your wrist? A tiny reindeer paw at your palm? A virtual robot skitter up your arm and burrow into your chest? Axon VR is about to let you.IEEE Spectrum’s Evan Ackerman checked out the Axon VR device at CES a few weeks ago and it l … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

GTA VI erscheint in Brasilien - für PS 2

Die Szene der Spielepiraten ist kreativ, das muss man ihr lassen. Und auch wenn gefälschte Games hierzulande kaum noch eine Rolle spielen, gibt es in Ländern wie Indonesien, China oder auch Brasilien einen großen Markt. Den Vogel haben... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 7 years ago

Australia details plan to replace passport stamping with biometric scans

 A badge of pride among frequent travelers, the battered passport could become a relic of the past, as sophisticated technology aims to replace more traditional means of identifying passengers. Australia is steadily working to update its own international processing, with a sort … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Dark Souls 3's final DLC, The Ringed City, is coming in March

Dark Souls 3's second and final DLC expansion is called The Ringed City and it's due 28th March on all platforms.This add-on tasks players with following Slave Knight Gael to the edge of the world, searching for the Soul of Humanity. Players may remember Slave Knight Gael from Da … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

These nine states will serve as testing grounds for self-driving cars

Last week, in one of its final acts under the Obama administration, the US Department of Transportation designated 10 sites in nine states to serve as proving grounds for self-driving cars. The selection came after a nationwide contest among testing centers that began in November … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Pocket-sized Dobby selfie drone is cute, tiny and way frustrating

It's a good bet that Japanese company Zero Tech was unaware of the Harry Potter connection when it named its pocket-sized drone Dobby. While that tiny house elf won us over with his tenacity and heroics, the little Dobby drone is mostly a disappointment.It's not all bad. In fact, … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Buccaneer Nerf Coming(?), Gadgetzan's Effect, and More 'Hearthstone' Weekly News in 'Touchstone' #81

Hello Hearthstone [Free] players and welcome to another news and videos weekly roundup here at TouchArcade. I hope you've been enjoying your play and, hopefully, haven't been encountering too many Pirates along the way. This week we have some more talk on Gadgetzan and its effect … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 7 years ago

Snapchat’s big redesign, featuring universal search and more, just hit iOS

 Snapchat’s major redesign, which introduces a universal search bar to the top of the app, among other features, has today hit iOS. The refreshed user interface was first announced earlier this month, but was only available to Android users at the time with a promise that it woul … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

The new Google Voice launches, bringing a modern look, group chat, photo sharing & more

 Confirming reports from earlier this month that a Google Voice update was in the works, Google today has launched a refreshed version of its VoIP calling service on mobile and the web. Largely, the update is about giving the product a more modern look-and-feel, after having not … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Amazon, Google, Huawei, and Microsoft sponsor UC Berkeley RISELab, AMPLab’s successor

The University of California, Berkeley in November wrapped up the AMPLab, a five-year computer science research lab that produced, among other things, the Apache Mesos cluster management software and the Apache Spark data processing engine. Today the university is announcing what … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Alexa, stop already: six of the worst Amazon Echo skills

Every time Amazon has news about the Echo it likes to trot out the latest stat for the number of skills (or apps) available for its digital assistant Alexa. The most recent figure was the impressive-sounding “7,000-plus,” but anyone who actually uses an Echo knows that the vast m … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Marketo cofounder Phil Fernandez lands at Shasta Ventures

Shasta Ventures‘ investment team has added a new venture partner, bringing on board Marketo’s cofounder and former chief executive, Phil Fernandez, to make investments in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies. After being replaced at Marketo by former Salesforce executive Steve … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago