Microsoft has removed all trailers of Scalebound from its Xbox YouTube page following news of the game's cancellation earlier in the evening.Twitter posts from the official Scalebound account and Xbox Live head honcho Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb link to Scalebound trailers that are … | Continue reading
Yahoo will be renamed “Altaba” and company CEO Marissa Mayer will step down from its board of directors once its major sale to Verizon closes, according to an 8-K filing released by Yahoo earlier today.It’s a crazy string of events that sounds like the end of one of the web’s mos … | Continue reading
The company formally known as Yahoo is becoming Altaba. But the Yahoo branding you're familiar with will stick around and become part of Verizon.Let's unknot this pretzel.SEE ALSO: Marissa Mayer is stepping down from Yahoo's board of directors — if the Verizon deal goes throughNe … | Continue reading
Starting this year, Volvo will take its autonomous driving program on the road — but the Swedish automaker's approach to developing its tech is a bit more intimate than most of its competitors. Rather than rolling a fleet of self-driving cars out onto the streets of a city with c … | Continue reading
Many Google Voice users are able to see a banner at the top of their web account asking them to try 'the new Google Voice'. | Continue reading
With Google's big Android Wear update delayed and few new smartwatches from major manufacturers, this year's CES was set up to be a boring year for wearables. But despite the poor showing from the major players, the show floor didn't disappoint when it came to the wacky, weird an … | Continue reading
It’s the end of an era: Yahoo as we know it is no more. While we already knew most of the venerable company was being sold to Verizon – a $4.8 billion purchase – the remainder of company today announced that it’s renaming itself to ‘Altaba,’ according to TechCrunch. This is the p … | Continue reading
Far-right blogger Chuck C. Johnson is reportedly helping pick members of President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. According to Forbes, multiple anonymous sources say Johnson is working with Trump transition team members — including Facebook board member and de facto Silicon … | Continue reading
GUEST: Over the past year, millions of us have welcomed Alexa into our homes. Ever since the launch of the Amazon Echo, consumers have flocked to voice-enabled devices — and it’s no surprise that dozens of companies dipped their toes into audio-based experiences at CES 2017. Look … | Continue reading
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Matt Woodley has been fired as head coach of the NBA Development League's Iowa Energy. | Continue reading
Civil liberties group Liberty has launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund a UK High Court challenge to the bulk powers contained within new domestic surveillance law. Read More | Continue reading
Apple first announced the iPhone 10 years ago today, but that reveal turned out to be a game changer for its biggest rival, Google. | Continue reading
Buying pay TV over the internet is basically the same thing as buying pay TV from the cable guy. Continue reading… | Continue reading
For every auto show rule there is an exception. This year at the North American International Auto Show, the outlier is the Kia Stinger, a rear-wheel drive sports sedan. In a show that skimps on splash and sizzle, Kia is taking aim at the German car market and the svelte BMW 4 Se … | Continue reading
Despite hiccups, Yahoo’s planned sale to Verizon is still moving forward — but some portions of the company will be left behind and renamed Altaba Inc. Yahoo is hanging on to its 15 percent stake in Alibaba and its 35.5 percent stake in Yahoo Japan, and those assets will survive … | Continue reading
It’s been a long, long, long time since Google Voice gained any new features or even received much attention from Google. But it appears that’s about to change. Maybe. Hopefully.Today there’s a banner at the top of the Google Voice website that says “The New Google Voice is here. … | Continue reading
Razer’s Project Valerie – a ludicrous triple-screen laptop with insane specs – was quite possibly the best thing at CES 2017. Then two of Razer’s prototypes were stolen. Now the company is offering a hefty reward for anyone with original information about the theft. According to … | Continue reading
French drone maker Parrot said today it would be laying off a third of employees, or about 290 people, in its drone division. The news was announced as part of its most recent quarterly earnings report, and it underscores Parrot’s broader struggles to succeed in the consumer dron … | Continue reading
Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba today announced that it’s offering to take Intime Retail, a Chinese department store chain, private, in a partnership with Shen Guo Jun, founder of Intime. The deal, which the participants have asked the Intime board to propose to company shareh … | Continue reading
Bumble will soon release BumbleVID, which will allow users from across the dating platform to create a story with unlimited 10-second videos, which will each delete after 24 hours. Here’s how it will work. Users record 10-second videos from directly within Bumble. These videos th … | Continue reading
Bitcoin prices continued to experience volatility on 9th January amid sustained market trends and concerns about Chinese regulatory action. Source | Continue reading
The newest Windows 10 Insider Build (15002) is one of the biggest updates I’ve seen leading up to the Creators Update launching publicly in the coming months. One of the new features in tow is a blue light filter. If you’re not familiar, pretty much every new smartphone now inclu … | Continue reading
Someone is selling what they claim to be the Moto G5 Plus, and the phone looks strikingly similar to the renders we showed you a week ago. | Continue reading
Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer will be resigning from the board after her company completes its acquisition by Verizon. She is not the only one to depart from the combined company, as cofounder David Filo, Eddy Hartenstein, Richard Hill, Jane Shaw, and Maynard Webb will be l … | Continue reading
CyberPowerPC has introduced a new entry-level virtual reality-ready pre-built PC with AMD’s Radeon RX 470 on board for $499 at Best Buy and Amazon. That’s a new low for on off-the-shelf VR-capable configuration, and it’s also available as a bundle with Oculus Rift for $1099.98 – … | Continue reading
The iPhone turns 10 today, at least if you start counting from the day it was announced. So why not take a few minutes to relive that day, with all its excitement and the palpable pride taken by Steve Jobs in both the product and presentation? Come on, you know you want to. Read … | Continue reading
Paul Hemmersbaugh, Chief Counsel for the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), has left the agency. NHTSA confirmed Hemmersbaugh’s departure after TechCrunch learned of the top lawyer taking leave of the federal organization. Hemme … | Continue reading
Lola, a startup that connects travelers with live travel agents, has raised $15 million in Series B funding. The Boston-based startup was founded by Paul English, who previously co-founded and served as CTO at Kayak. In contrast to many other assistant services that hype their au … | Continue reading
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Last week during CES, Verizon quietly increased its upgrade fee from $20 up to $30. This charge is applied whenever a customer either buys a phone outright or splits payments up monthly with Verizon’s device payment plans. Those are pretty much the only valid ways to buy phones f … | Continue reading
David Lynch’s Twin Peaks revival officially has a premiere date, reports TheWrap. According to Showtime CEO Dave Nevins, the series will debut on May 21st, with much of the original cast in tow.Nevins made the reveal today at the Television Critics Association press tour. Very li … | Continue reading
GUEST: Over 2.5 billion people have at least one messaging app installed on their phone. According to the consulting firm Activate, by the end of 2018 a total of 3.6 billion users will be using messaging apps to connect with friends and businesses. Messaging really is the new soc … | Continue reading
There’s one marketing tactic that we execute for clients that always yields incredible results and that's secret shopping their operation. | Continue reading
Developing a holistic marketing strategy requires both content marketing and PPC. Here are four ways to make them work together. | Continue reading
The United States has finally announced a comprehensive package of responses to Russia’s 2016 influence operation against the U.S. elections. This is a significant response, but a closer reading of the package reveals four important lessons about what this means for deterrence, s … | Continue reading
ChronoBank.io is an ambitious and wide-ranging blockchain project aimed to revolutionize the short-term recruitment sector. It strives to disrupt the HR/recruitment/finance industries in a way similar to that of Uber in taxi business and UpWork in freelancing. The project has Edw … | Continue reading
Kino-Mo, a London-based LED technology company, created the future of retail display. Pretty soon ordering burgers off of spinning 3-D menus won’t be unrealistic. Read more...More about Real Time Video, Real Time, Marketing, Advertising, and Retail | Continue reading
Industry sources now report that Facebook may start inserting ads in the middle of videos that you watch on the social network. | Continue reading
A VR headset that can be worn like a pair of regular glasses is pretty much the holy grail of the technology (until we get VR contact lenses, anyway). But while I expected decent VR glasses to be at least a couple of years away, I was surprised to find a pair in a small booth at … | Continue reading
Worried, nervous and tense, Sally* arrived at Lush recently for what she thought was a “media training session” with me. The session had been organised by her media and communications department because they felt she needed help to communicate more effectively both in live presen … | Continue reading
Theft has struck one of gaming’s biggest hardware companies. Razer confirmed with GamesBeat that two of its Project Valerie laptop prototypes were stolen from its booth at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The hardware and peripheral manufacturer is offering a r … | Continue reading
Voice recorder apps have been around for a long time. They're simple to use and they work in a pinch. Here are the best voice recorder apps for Android! | Continue reading
This stunning residence in central London was designed by Joao from Casa Botelho. Joao has been shortlisted for the International Design ... | Continue reading
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Do you like making lists of things to do, but then fail to accomplish the items you’ve laid out? A new application aimed at those with a tendency towards procrastination can help. Instead of a simple checklist or time tracker, Time, as the app is called, lets you more obsessively … | Continue reading
In late 2015, iPhone and PlayStation 3 hacker George Hotz teased a project that sounded like a dream: his new company would produce a $1,000 consumer product that could grant your car semi-autonomous capabilities. Eleven months and one terse letter from the National Highway Traff … | Continue reading
Microsoft is starting 2017 by killing off a notable console exclusive. Earlier today, Kotaku reported that the publisher had cancelled the action-role-playing game Scalebound. Microsoft has now confirmed to the publication that the Platinum Games project slated for Xbox One and … | Continue reading
It isn’t easy to find the oddball gadgets across CES. This year’s big tech trade show in Las Vegas covered more than 2.6 million square feet of event space, with nearly 4,000 exhibitors. As usual, we came back with our impressions of the weirdest gadgets that are coming in 2017. … | Continue reading