About a week ago, Samsung announced that it was finally ready to be done with this whole Note 7 situation, once and for all. The company issued a release stating that it would issue a software update here in the States that would effectively brick the troubled handset, rendering … | Continue reading
If you are one of the lucky few who either managed to get a NES Classic Edition already, or who will likely be getting one this holiday as a gift, then you’ll notice right away that the controller included is barely usable, thanks to a short cord. That’s where 8bitdo’s new NES Cl … | Continue reading
Super Mario Run is here, bringing a proper Nintendo game to mobile platforms — specifically, iOS devices — for the first time.To hype the new game's launch, Nintendo sat Mario creator and Run producer Shigeru Miyamoto down with an iPad Pro. The legendary game designer proceeded t … | Continue reading
What’s the future of Bitcoin? That’s the question on top of the Bitcoin community members’ minds, especially with the whole scalability discussion still going on. One of the scalability solutions presented by the Bitcoin Core is SegWit. The Segregated Witness soft fork is expecte … | Continue reading
A widely viewed Facebook Live video of Denver police confiscating belongings of homeless people during cold winter weather led the city's mayor to partially suspend enforcement of an ordinance against unauthorized camping. Video was shot by Kayvan S.T. Khalatbari, a pizzeria owne … | Continue reading
General Motors will begin testing its autonomous Chevrolet Bolt EV in Michigan, expanding a program that started earlier this year in San Francisco and Scottsdale, Arizona. Chevy also released the first official pictures of its autonomous testing rig, complete with a double dose … | Continue reading
Verizon Wireless has reversed an earlier decision not to release Samsung's battery killing update for the Galaxy Note 7, saying it will be released January 5. | Continue reading
GM is going to start building its next generation of self-driving vehicles at the Michigan plant where it builds its Chevrolet Bolt, the company’s CEO Mary Barra announced Thursday. It will also be testing vehicles on public roads in Metro Detroit, GM said. GM is already testing … | Continue reading
The PowerSiesta is a foldable piece of cardboard that you can take on a plane for sleep. This gadget is self-explanatory, so I think I’ll just let you figure it out. See here: PowerSiesta Listen, sleeping on a plane is rough. I get it. Most seats are cramped and f … | Continue reading
NextView Ventures, a seed-stage venture firm in Boston, is looking to raise at least $50 million for a third fund, shows an SEC filing that was processed yesterday. The firm closed its second fund with $40 million in 2014 and its debut fund with $21 million in 2012.NextView was f … | Continue reading
One of the holiday’s most elusive gift items is starting to show back up at retailers. GameStop, the world’s largest gaming-focused brick-and-mortar retailer, says its stores are starting to get in new shipments of Nintendo’s hot NES Classic Edition. That throwback retro console … | Continue reading
After President-elect Trump’s surprising win, a narrative has emerged that the stunning result was a loss for big data. “Tonight, data died,” Republican strategist Mike Murphy said on MSNBC. In truth, reports of data’s death are greatly exaggerated. The election’s outcome has no … | Continue reading
IDwhite, an interior design studio founded by Renatas Šukys si Karolis Kasikauskas, has completed this modern loft interior in 2016. | Continue reading
Designed by Studio DiDea, the Palermo House A157 is 120 sqm and it employs interior elements that are able to serve several functions. | Continue reading
Mogas Arquitectes have designed Cottage Ripolles, a summer house located in Ripolles, Spain. A small residential area in the Pyrenees ... | Continue reading
Sierosław House is an interior design project recently completed by Polish studio mode:lina™ architecture. Architects from mode:lina™ ... | Continue reading
Our analysis of 3 awesome company blogs from 2017. Let these examples be your guidepost for creating a successful blog in 2018. | Continue reading
Launched in February by Russian developer Trinity Digital, FindFace is one part South Park’s TrollTrace, one part restraining order, and a heaping pinch of voyeurism. As the name suggests, it allows you to find the Vkontakte (the biggest rival to Facebook in Russia, often called … | Continue reading
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[…]The post Blockchain to Help Insurtech Soar to $235 Billion Industry appeared first on CryptoCoinsNews. | Continue reading
You’ve got a new way to blast a bunch of alien goons in spaceships while mucking around with your phone — but this one doesn’t require a download. Big Viking Games launched Galatron today, its latest foray into HTML5 gaming. It’s available not in the app stores but on Facebook Me … | Continue reading
Keith McCarty, founder of the well-funded pot delivery startup Eaze is stepping down from his position as CEO. Instead, the startup’s chief product and technology officer Jim Patterson will take on the role and McCarty will remain on the board of directors “as a strategic advisor … | Continue reading
The best way to keep your OnePlus 3T protected from scratches, dents and the usual dangers of life is buying a good case. Need help finding the right one? | Continue reading
The Obama administration today joined the throngs of anonymous intelligence officials in saying Russian President Vladimir Putin had to have been involved in the cyberespionage operation to undermine the US election, the Associated Press reports. Not only does the White House say … | Continue reading
There’s never been a better time to start a company, thanks largely to technological innovations that have made it easier to raise capital, find and manage new customers and streamline operations. Some might say that entrepreneurship has entered a golden age in recent years. The … | Continue reading
If you're a cupcake fiend, you probably already know Thursday is National Cupcake Day. If not — hey, you've got a new excuse to eat some cupcakes. SEE ALSO: Watching desserts bake is strangely hypnoticBut don't stop there. Upgrade your home baking operation with these gadgets to … | Continue reading
Verizon has just announced that it plans to roll out Samsung’s upcoming Note 7 update, which permanently stops the recalled smartphone from charging and disables its wireless radios, on January 5th. Only last week, the leading US carrier took a controversial stance when it said i … | Continue reading
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Android users feeling left out of the Super Mario Run launch, don't despair! Google's mobile platform just received a very different but very good game today with historical drama 1979 Revolution.The debut of ex-Rockstar director Navid Khonsari, 1979 Revolution tells the story of … | Continue reading
Twitch is getting into the lifestreaming business with a new category, called IRL. IRL is an acronym that stands for ‘in real life’, and it’ll show exactly that. Twitch’s constituency of streamers will broadcast their everyday happenings, allowing them to engage with their audien … | Continue reading
Nearly a quarter of Americans admitted to sharing fake news. You can interpret this two ways: that’s not as terrible as I first thought; or, three-quarters of Americans are liars (or completely oblivious). According to a new report from the Pew Research Center: 23 percent of resp … | Continue reading
Doom is a classic game from the annals of computer history, and in recent years it's become a benchmark of sorts of pushing the limits of absurd hardware that can run it. "Will it run Doom?" has become the standard of hacking something to a conceivable point of usability. “Will i … | Continue reading
Police across the country will now have a harder time singling out individual Twitter users. Twitter announced today that it has cut off all geospatial intelligence data being sold to police intelligence centers, also known as fusion centers.The geospatial intelligence tool was b … | Continue reading
More than 30 startups and companies like Dominos Pizza, Food Network, Product Hunt launched new actions for Google Home today. Actions, like Amazon Alexa skills, give a user control and command of Google Assistant. This marks the largest rollout of actions since Google Home went … | Continue reading
Welcome to the 2016 TechCrunch Holiday Gift Guide! We’ll be rolling out a bunch of guides leading up to Christmas, hopefully making your holiday shopping a little easier. Looking for gifts for others on your list? Check out our full 2016 Gift Guide Hub. Have a fur friend and want … | Continue reading
Lower NFL ratings this season may cost NBC's NFL Sunday Night broadcasts the top ratings spot. WSJ's Amol Sharma explains on Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero. Photo: AP | Continue reading
The phenomenal mobile hit Pokémon Go has peaked, just as the anticipated Nintendo title Super Mario Run hits the App Store, vying for mobile users’ attention and the chance to best Pokémon’s record-breaking numbers. According to new data from App Annie, Pokémon Go has seen declin … | Continue reading
T-Mobile announced today that it’s giving away a 12 months of DirecTV Now, AT&T’s new live TV service, to customers who switch from AT&T. The company says you’ll only need to migrate one number to T-Mobile and it will give you a $35 credit on your bill for the next year. To note, … | Continue reading
Japanese blockchain consortium BCCC has passed the 100 member milestone as well as having graduated 100 students from its Blockchain University.Source | Continue reading
Plug and Play, the international corporate innovation and venture capital firm, is holding its Winter Summit Demo Day this week in Silicon Valley. At the two-day event, dozens of startups that have come through one of Plug and Play’s many accelerator programs will pitch their pro … | Continue reading
So that’s another day done, and it’s been a pretty good day from an intraday trading perspective in the bitcoin price. We noted this morning that we would like to see lots of movement, and while it’s always nice to see some upside momentum from a long term perspective, intraday d … | Continue reading
After Nintendo's iOS debut Super Mario Run dropped Thursday, the rush to download it and start playing was real. Barely 30 minutes after the release of the hyped-up game, which launched in 151 countries and regions worldwide, people already had plenty to say about their latest on … | Continue reading
SPONSORED: Presented by Zirra 2016 was a great year for unicorns, such as Airbnb, Magic Leap and Didi, who snatched up enormous sums of money. Not to mention IPO candidates such as Snapchat, for whom 2017 is filled with great opportunities. Since we at Zirra analyze startups for … | Continue reading
A new report claims LG is making some changes to its various display businesses to focus on making OLED parts for phones and TVs. | Continue reading
Nintendo wishes us all a happy holiday with new The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild footage wherein Link uses his shield as a makeshift snowboard. 'Tis the season!"A Link to holiday's past... and those yet to come," Nintendo said in its intro before concluding with "Happy hol … | Continue reading
Evernote slightly botched its latest privacy policy release, leaving users worried about spying engineers invading their privacy. Now the company is trying to quell concerns. Evernote’s new privacy policy, which it unveiled yesterday, states that Evernote employees sometimes revi … | Continue reading
Google today updated its Motion Stills app for iOS that automatically improves Live Photos taken with iPhones and one model of iPad. Now it’s possible to create cinemagraphs that freeze the areas of an image that aren’t moving while allowing for the movement of the key action. It … | Continue reading
Google Maps, an app favored by nearly 70 percent of iPhone users, will now list wheelchair accessibility alongside information like traffic and store hours. The new addition makes using the app easier for people with disabilities, as well as parents with strollers and the elderly … | Continue reading