From Taiwan electing its first female president to Nintendo's global-hit smartphone game Pokémon Go, here's a look at some of the major events in the Asia-Pacific region this year. | Continue reading
When it came to public offerings by tech companies, 2016 emerged like a corpse and only exhibited the faintest of heartbeats by the end. Still, it’s worth re-writing the line that we have all written for the last two years: Next year could be much better! And this time, that coul … | Continue reading
Was, wenn 2016 ein Film wäre? Wäre es eine romantische Komödie oder doch eher ein Fantasyfilm? Die Macher bei Friend Dog Studios sind sich sicher: Wenn 2016 verfilmt würde, dann kann es nur ein Horrorfilm sein. Aus diesem Grunde wurde... | Continue reading
Samsung has confirmed the official rollout of the Android 7.1.1 update for the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge is scheduled for January. The Beta Program ends today. | Continue reading
Apple may end up selling millions of its new MacBook Pro laptops, but it doesn’t seem it will be able to win Consumer Reports’ approval. SEE ALSO: Shots fired: Microsoft calls the new MacBook Pro a 'disappointment'The nonprofit organization is standing by its initial verdict in w … | Continue reading
If you've spent any time on the internet in recent months you'll have seen one of the multiple cuts of Bee Movie, inspired by the version that speeds up every time someone says "bee." Meme artists have also seized on Antz, Filipino cartoon The Nutshack, and Lazy Town villain Robb … | Continue reading
Earlier today I read a great piece in ArsTechnica about Microsoft’s annual shareholder meeting, where many in attendance expressed their belief to CEO Satya Nadella that Microsoft had effectively ceded control of the smartphone market to Apple and Google, and had ceased to be a s … | Continue reading
Primer und Twin Primer nennen sich diese einfachen, handgearbeiteten Maschinen. Ein Metallgehäuse, ein Zählmechanismus und ein roter Knopf. Die Maschine kann dabei etwas besonderes. Mit jedem Knopfdruck wird nämlich (angefangen bei der... | Continue reading
Troubled China-based smartphone maker LeEco is reportedly in talk with an unknown investor that could see the company get as much as $1.4 billion in funds. | Continue reading
EUflight GmbH: Hamburg (ots) - Die Fluggesellschaft Ryanair weigert sich trotz gerichtlicher Anordnungen Entschädigungen für verspätete Flüge zu zahlen. Deshalb hat jetzt der Fluggast-Sofortentschädiger EUflight die Zwangsvollstreckung gegen die Airline ... | Continue reading
Wer sich etwas detaillierter mit Fragen der werbenden Wirtschaftskommunikation beschäftigen möchte, dem sei das aktuell in dritter Auflage im utb Verlag erschienene Lehrbuch „Management der Fantasie“ von Klaus Boltres-Streeck empfohlen: „Im Zentrum steht der werbliche Ansatz. Wir … | Continue reading
Obituaries were already being filed for the Wii U soon after its release in 2012, so now that its days have properly been numbered by Nintendo with the Switch's impending release there's been little fanfare around its imminent demise. A shame really, for although there were mista … | Continue reading
Air Hockey alleine zu spielen, macht wenig Spaß. Die beiden Entwickler Jose Lulio und Juan Pedro Calderon Negueroles haben dafür eine Lösung entwickelt. Der Air Hockey Robot Evo. Ein vollautomatischer Air Hockey-Spieler, der seine "Intelligenz"... | Continue reading
Amazon might soon take flight in more ways than one. The e-commerce giant has been awarded a patent that describes a logistics technology it calls “airborne fulfillment center (AFC).” The AFC is essentially in airship that’s capable of flying at altitudes of 45,000 feet or more t … | Continue reading
Twenty-sixteen was a pivotal year for African tech. The continent’s IT scene attracted major investment, produced its first $1 billion startup, launched a national drone delivery program, and drew one of Silicon Valley’s biggest icons to tour its innovation hubs. Read More | Continue reading
Capcom has set up a website for people to pre-register for the upcoming Mega Man mobile games that are due in early January. | Continue reading
It’s that time of year — time to start thinking of resolutions for the new year. But this time you’re actually going to check some of them…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
Apple could very soon begin manufacturing iPhones in the world's fastest growing smartphone market. SEE ALSO: Apple bets on Reliance Jio as iPhone sales in India increase 50%After months of back and fourth with the local government, Apple is ready to assemble its smartphones in I … | Continue reading
There weren’t many tech IPOs this year, but they performed well. Just 14 venture-backed tech companies went public, according to Dealogic. This compares to 25 last year and the 40+ we saw in each of the five years before. The last time we had fewer tech IPOs was in the 2009 fina … | Continue reading
Bitcoin price could make a correction before resuming its climb past the $1000 mark and the short-term time frames illustrate potential pullback areas.The post Bitcoin Price Technical Analysis for 12/30/2016 – Waiting for a Correction? appeared first on NEWSBTC. | Continue reading
Key Highlights ETH price continued its upside move against the US dollar, and traded above the $8.20 level. There is a bullish trend line formed on the hourly chart (data feed via SimpleFX) of ETH/USD, which is acting as a support near $8.15-10. One may consider buying dips as lo … | Continue reading
Right before the New Year begins — and with it, CES — tech companies tend to out many of their upcoming wares before the show even starts. Take Samsung for example, with their new CH711 quantum dot curved monitor. The CH711 comes in two sizes: 27 or 31.5-inch displays, both with … | Continue reading
(Reuters) — Downtown Havana resident Margarita Marquez says she received a special Christmas gift this year: web access at home, a rarity in a country with one of the lowest internet penetration rates in the world. Marquez, a 67-year-old retired university professor, was among th … | Continue reading
Think you’re on top of the key developments of 2016? Take our end-of-the-year quiz and gauge your expertise on Instagram. | Continue reading
eMarketer’s scan of the key developments of the day, plus data to make sense of it all | Continue reading
Like the boomers before them, millennials attract lots of conventional wisdom. And much of it (like the items listed here) has the disadvantage of being false. | Continue reading
PHOENIX (AP) -- Toronto forward Patrick Patterson left the Raptors' game against Phoenix in the first half Thursday with a strained left knee, and the team said he would not return. | Continue reading
With each passing year, we’re left to marvel at where we are, and how we got here. 2016 was no exception. We didn’t tackle the consumer-ready hoverboard just yet, but other childhood fantasies like rocket packs and virtual reality are already here, and rapidly improving. I have n … | Continue reading
LinkedIn is mostly recognized as a medium friendly to those who have a mindful brand personality; which in no way is a restriction for brands with a playful personality. In fact, playful brands can capture more eyeballs as they have a larger scope for innovation. | Continue reading
With so many amazing games in 2016, we thought it was time to recognize the publishers and the studios that made the year so excellent in the latest episode of our podcast. As part of the ongoing GB Rewind 2016 series, the GamesBeat Decides podcast is ready to choose the best gam … | Continue reading
One of the first Chromebooks to get support for Android apps through the Google Play Store, the touch-friendly Asus Chromebook Flip, has gotten a refresh — but it’s not quite available yet. Two days ago the Asus Chromebook Flip 2 (C302CA) showed up on Newegg.com only to get swift … | Continue reading
VentureBeat’s Bots Channel tracks the most important news and analysis from the exploding fields of bots and messaging. Each week, we select the top stories and present them in our free weekly newsletter, BotBeat. We include news stories by VentureBeat staff, guest articles from … | Continue reading
Tomorrow, Amazon is holding its first-ever “Digital Day,” a 24-hour period of steep markdowns on apps, games, music, TV shows, movies, ebooks, comics, and other digital content. The company has set up a teaser page revealing some of what will be on sale, including temporary savin … | Continue reading
As 2016 comes to a close, it’s only fair that one of the year’s better memes gets a last hurrah. The Mannequin Challenge had school kids, athletes, and presidential candidates posing like mannequins for the camera — and now it’s in space. Thomas Pesquet, a French astronaut curren … | Continue reading
There are still a few days left in 2016, but iPhone fans have been living in 2017 for some time now. Rumors of the next version of Apple's flagship have captured our attention since the release of the iPhone 7 in September (and in some cases even before), and by now there's an es … | Continue reading
Omniref, a startup that developed a service for finding information about open-source software and adding notes to source code, has announced that it will shut down on January 31, 2017. The startup stopped taking registrations earlier this month, and earlier this year it stopped … | Continue reading
A new Best Buy listing has confirmed that the recently revealed ASUS C302CA Chromebook is indeed the ASUS Chromebook Flip 2. | Continue reading
EVgo announced this month that it has broken ground on what will be the first public DC fast charging station capable of up to 350 kw in California — more powerful even than current charging champs Tesla Superchargers. The EVgo station will be ready to charge up near the World’s … | Continue reading
Tesla deserves the credit for leading the automotive industry forward with a self-driving car that’s available now and lets you drive (mostly) hands-free and feet-free. Yet there’s another company that plans to make a statement at CES 2017 next week. Ford first announced a self-d … | Continue reading
Head of platform products Jason Shellen announced today that he plans to leave Slack after being part of the company for less than a year. “Jason wound down his time at the company in late December to pursue a path closer to his entrepreneurial roots,” a Slack spokesperson told V … | Continue reading
Ether classic (ETC) surged more than 30% today to reach a more-than four-month high. Source | Continue reading
Justice Monsters Five, the mobile pinball game based on the recent console RPG Final Fantasy XV, will no longer be playable after March 27. | Continue reading
HONOLULU/WASHINGTON (By Jeff Mason and Lesley Wroughton, Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian suspected spies and imposed sanctions on two Russian intelligence agencies over their involvement in hacking U.S. political groups in the 201 … | Continue reading
An Illinois law is proving a thorn in Facebook’s side as a class action lawsuit, alleging mishandling of biometric information, moves towards trial. The latest developments in the case have the social network objecting against releasing or even admitting the existence of all mann … | Continue reading
Sponsored reviews can be a great source of income, but make sure you write ethical sponsored blog posts that follow FTC guidelines and help your readers | Continue reading
With the sheer volume and diversity of affordable camera gear, it’s hardly surprising 2016 was such an important year for video. From politics to advertising, video played an integral part in internet culture over the last twelve months. And while there was a multitude of truly s … | Continue reading
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T-Mobile showed off a lab test where it hit download speeds of nearly 1Gbps on its current LTE network with an unnamed and unreleased phone. | Continue reading