Screen-on time: Why is it important, and how can I extend it?

Screen on time has become one of the most popular metrics when it comes to reviewing devices, but why is that? And are there any downsides? Good question. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

Facebook wants to teach you all about how AI works

Pay attention, everyone: Facebook is trying to teach you something. Since you probably let the social network distract you from just about every other educational opportunity that comes your way, you should at least learn a bit now.  SEE ALSO: Facebook to roomful of journalists: … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

How to Sell Content Strategy to Your Boss

You're not the only one who's struggled with this. Take a few tips from a marketer who's done this both in-house, and at an agency. | Continue reading


@portent.com | 7 years ago

Motorola won’t release a new smartwatch any time soon, which doesn’t bode well for Android Wear

Two key things we learned during a Motorola press event in Chicago this week. 1. The company’s bullish on modular phones and 2. Not so much with smartwatches. The Lenovo-owned smartphone maker’s head of global product development Shakil Barkat told the audience that, “We don’t se … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

SwiftKey makes all themes free for the holidays

If you’re like me, you take any opportunity to spruce up your phone’s UI a bit, including keyboard themes. Now SwiftKey, one of the best keyboards on both iOS and Android, is making all of its themes free. I mean, it wasn’t exactly much to pay a dollar for the old themes, but the … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

'Tranformers: Forged to Fight' Is a One-on-One Fighting Game Featuring Your Favorite Robots

Hasbro is dipping its toes into mobile gaming once more with the upcoming Transformers: Forged to Fight, a fighting game with deep RPG elements. In this game, you'll collect the most memorable Transformers from all eras of the franchise, so prepare to see Autobots and Decepticons … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 7 years ago

100 sqm Apartment Designed in a Former Monastery / JRKVC Architects

JRKVC Architects have designed this 100 sqm apartment for a young couple. The apartment is located in a former monastery in Trnava, Slovakia. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 7 years ago

Some Google Pixel owners experiencing odd camera app problems

A number of Google Pixel owners are reporting problems with its camera app, as it freezes up and displays pink and purple lines. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

5+ things that are possible with online presentations

Powerpoint presentations are part of everyday business life.  Can’t live with them, and can’t live without them. Aside from the challenge of moving them beyond just bullets and text (and there’s usually lots of text!), what if you could add multimedia and make them more interacti … | Continue reading


@alltop | 7 years ago

BOTS Act punishing online scalpers passes Senate, moves on to the House

Scalpers who use bots to slam ticket websites and snatch up a huge proportion of seats at popular shows may soon find themselves in violation of federal law. The Senate and House have both passed versions of a bill criminalizing the practice. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Here are the 53 launch titles that will be available for the Oculus Touch controllers

The Oculus Rift’s motion controllers come out on December 6th, and Oculus just announced the list of over 50 Touch-compatible games and apps that will be available on the Oculus Store at launch. There are 53 launch titles in all, ranging from smaller indie games to major studio p … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Google’s Daydream View VR headset is now available in crimson red and white

Starting today, Google’s Daydream View VR headset comes in two new colors: crimson (dark red) and snow (white). Both are available for immediate purchase from the company’s online store, are scheduled to ship by December 8th, and are priced at $79 — same as the gray/slate version … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Moto puts smartwatch development on the back burner

According to a new report, Moto has confirmed it does not have any plans to release a new smartwatch for the launch of Android Wear 2.0, which is due out in early 2017. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

How to Create Surveys that Produce Potent Publicity

Surveys offer a powerful tool to publicize and promote your organization. Surveys often win media attention, especially if they cover current topics or controversial issues. But crafting the right questions and collating the answers into meaningful insights is by no means a slam … | Continue reading


@alltop | 7 years ago

Oculus Touch: 53 launch window games for the new motion controllers

Oculus is about to release the motion controllers for its VR headset, and the company announced it will have 53 games that support the device during what it is calling the “launch window.” Oculus Touch, which is a set of controllers that track the position of your hands in 3D spa … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Juniper Networks acquires cloud optimization service AppFormix

AppFormix, a cloud operations management and optimization startup, today announced that it has been acquired by publicly traded networking company Juniper Networks. AppFormix was founded in 2013 by Sumeet Singh, who previously worked at Microsoft and Cisco. At Microsoft, he start … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Two of Silicon Valley's favorite startup websites are joining forces

Product Hunt, the "Reddit for startups" website favored by Silicon Valley investors and entrepreneurs, has been acquired.The three-year-old startup was acquired by AngelList, a company that matches startups with prospective investors and employees. Terms of the deal were not disc … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

The Furnished Void Apartment in Eixample, Barcelona / Egue y Seta

The Furnished Void is a warm and bright apartment completed in 2016 by Spanish studio Egue y Seta. The apartment has an area of 70 sqm ... | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 7 years ago

Surry Hills House by Benn & Penna Architects

Benn & Penna Architects have extended and renovated Surry Hills House, a Victorian-era terrace house located in Sydney, Australia. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 7 years ago

OLX Office in Kiev / Design Hub International

OLX office in open-space format area is located in the recently opened IQ Business Center. DHI has implemented a new office project in Ukraine | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 7 years ago

Bresoles Apartment by Natalie Dionne Architecture

Designed by Dionne Architecture, the Bresoles Apartment is a 1500 sq. ft penthouse located opposite the Notre-Dame Basilica of Old Montreal. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 7 years ago

Google’s humanoid robot just mastered walking over rough terrain

Google’s humanoid robot, Atlas, finds new ways to amaze us with each update. In its latest lesson, Atlas learned how to walk over uneven terrain. Over a series of trial-and-error sessions, engineers managed to teach Atlas a skill that few robots, and even fewer humans, have maste … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

Facebook plans to use artificial intelligence to automatically flag offensive live videos

Facebook is working on automatically flagging offensive material in live video streams, building on a growing effort to use artificial intelligence to monitor content, said Joaquin Candela, the company’s director of applied machine learning. The social media company has been embr … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

A new app will grow the White House on your dollar bill

With today's advanced technology, learning about the White House is as easy as pointing your phone camera at a dollar bill. With the latest White House augmented reality app, 1600, you can transform your plain old dollar bills into a nifty and insightful learning experience.Josh … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Korg stuffed all the features of its Wavestation synth into an app

The Wavestation synth was released in 1990 for around $2,000. It’s a classic device, but one that was never exactly affordable. Now Korg, the company behind Wavestation, is packing everything the synth offers into an iOS app called iWavestation. That app costs only $19.99, so yea … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Hubble’s space-themed holiday cards are perfect for the relatives you hate

The holidays are a minefield of social obligation. It’s hard to balance the need to get everyone a gift with the need to throw shade at the most annoying relatives. Luckily, the beloved Hubble Space Telescope is here to help. Hubble is offering free holiday cards (some beautiful, … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

The Moto Mods ecosystem expands with a car dock and Mophie battery backup

At launch, the Moto Z was compatible with three different modular backings (four if you count the shell projector): a Motorola pico projector, a speaker from JBL and an Incipio battery pack. Shortly after launch, the company brought a little camera brand legitimacy to the ecosyst … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

You can now wear Spectacles indoors with Rochester Optical’s lenses

If Snap’s Spectacles are really about sharing your life with the world, we need a solution for capturing the majority of our lives that occur boxed inside buildings. This solution could come in the form of replacement lenses or in the form of an entirely new device. Niche lens ma … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Polar M600 review

Does Polar's first Android Wear watch have what it takes to win over both smartwatch and fitness-focused crowds? We find out in our full Polar M600 review! | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

Oculus shows off the 50+ launch titles for its Touch motion controllers

Oculus is gearing up for a major hardware launch next week with its $199 Touch motion controllers. That’s nice and all but as we’ve learned, VR hardware is really only as good as the software that exists to shows off its strengths. Oculus seems to be getting this and it’s ensurin … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Square Enix: Final Fantasy XV is the fastest-selling game ever for the series

Final Fantasy XV has returned the franchise to the top both with its critical reception and sales. Publisher Square Enix confirmed today that it has shipped 5 million copies of the action role-playing game in the United States, when you combine digital sales and physical retail. … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Moto pushes off smartwatches indefinitely

Lenovo Moto today confirmed that it will not be releasing a new smartwatch for the launch of Android Wear 2.0, due early next year. The company had earlier said it would not be releasing a new smartwatch in 2016, but it is now saying that it doesn’t plan to put out a new device t … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Millennials Have Lost Faith in Conventional Financial Institutions

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have gained a lot of traction in the past few years. Even though Bitcoin has been around since 2009, its mainstream adoption started to gather steam only during the last 3-4 years. While one side of the argument states that its notoriety due to … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 7 years ago

'The Ender Update' Bringing Music and More to 'Minecraft: Pocket Edition'

Those who've been following my articles on Minecraft: Pocket Edition [$6.99] know what feature I've been patiently (and impatiently) waiting to see come to the game, and we are finally getting it in the upcoming 1.0 update, or The Ender Update. Yes, we are finally getting the ori … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 7 years ago

Plex’s cloud media server now supports Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive

Plex, a media server company that helps customers access files on a range of devices, is expanding its cloud service well beyond Amazon. Now, users of Plex Cloud can use Google Drive, Dropbox, or Microsoft’s OneDrive to store media and other files. That way, you pay any one of th … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Snapchat drops another Spectacles vending machine

Congratulations, California. You now have yet another chance at getting Snap's coveted video-camera sunglasses Spectacles.The Snapbot, an interactive vending machine, has appeared in downtown Los Angeles, the company revealed Thursday afternoon. SEE ALSO: Of course you have to bu … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Bot-making service Motion.ai now supports Node.js

Bot creation platform Motion.ai now allows people to create bots with Node.js modules that can be used to do things like call on APIs or interact with databases. Motion.ai utilizes the cloud-based AWS Lambda service to bring Node.js to its platform. The integration was announced … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

10 best gifts under $30 for the Snapchat addict in your life

Shopping for someone whose primary form of communication is rainbow barf selfies can be a daunting task. So why not get them something that will complement what you already know they love: Snapchat.Sure, Snapchat now makes its own pricey (and incredibly hard to find) gadget, but … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Five Reasons to Invest in the Change Planning Toolkit™

There are many reasons the Change Planning Toolkit™ is worth far more than the small cost to acquire an individual education license for the toolkit to learn about the tools and how to use them. And organizations that empower their … Continue reading → | Continue reading


@bradenkelley.com | 7 years ago

Earthquake-sensing mobile app MyShake captures hundreds of temblors large and small

Back in February, seismologists at UC Berkeley released MyShake, an app that passively monitors for seismic activity, both watching for earthquakes and warning users if one is underway. In the months since its introduction, the app has outperformed its creators’ expectations, det … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Squarespace businesses can now accept PayPal

Squarespace is giving businesses a new way to accept payments today: PayPal. It’s a small but welcome update for small businesses on the platform. PayPal is often preferred by international users because it removes some of the verification hassles with standard payments methods,  … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

MediaTek announces new Helio X23 and X27 deca-core processors

MediaTek has announced two more deca-core mobile processors, the Helio X23 and X27, and both will be included in smartphones in the near future. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

Bitcoin Price Watch; Here We Go!

Ok, so that’s another day done, and it’s been a pretty quiet one. Action in the bitcoin price wasn’t overly volatile, and while we managed to get into one or two positions intrarange, it was nowhere near as ‘fun’ as we noted we hoped it might be in today’s earlier analysis. We’ve … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 7 years ago

This shape-shifting furniture assembles like LEGO

Remember that wooden self-assembling chair? This is the improved, significantly cheaper and more sustainable version.'SPYNTEX' offers sets for adults and kids which can be used to create a variety of different shapes, furniture and toys. It's basically LEGO for the entire family. … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Check Out Two Solid Minutes of Gameplay in Upcoming Retro Shoot 'Em Up '1949 EndWar'

I've been quietly following the development of 1949 EndWar for over a year now, and we first brought you news of this spiritual sequel to Capcom's 1942 back in early October when developer Smallthing released the first official teaser trailer for the game. While the team had orig … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 7 years ago

Tiny Wings update adds more levels, iPhone 6 resolution, Apple TV app

In some of the most unexpected App Store news of the year, Tiny Wings — the classic iPhone game originally released in 2011 — has been updated, with new levels and support for the larger resolutions of Apple's newer iPhone 6 and 6 Plus screens.Additionally, developer Andreas Illi … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

This coin-sorting wallet will save you from fumbling with change

The 'Kin' coin-sorting wallet is an ingenious solution to the frustration of loose change. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Change, Coins, Kickstarter, and Inventions | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

‘Come for the tool, stay for the network’ reconsidered

For the past few years, “Come for the tool, stay for the network” has been in vogue as a theory of consumer startup product development. Chris Dixon’s January 2015 post popularized the idea*, and it’s frequently cited in industry discussions and by investors.Why does this idea ha … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago