Bitcoin price pulled back from its recent rally and is finding support at a former resistance level.The post Bitcoin Price Technical Analysis for 11/11/2016 – Resistance Turned Support appeared first on NEWSBTC. | Continue reading
Today the Drone Racing League, a league that has a deal with ESPN to broadcast races this season, launched a drone racing simulator game.And perhaps even more interesting, the league will be teaming up with Bud Light to host Drone Racing League tryouts on the simulator, with the … | Continue reading
Mark Zuckerberg doesn't believe that Facebook, the largest social network on planet Earth and a major news platform, could have influenced the outcome of the presidential election."Personally I think the idea that fake news on Facebook, which is a very small amount of the content … | Continue reading
A beta for the Android 7.0 Nougat update for the OnePlus 3 will be released later in November, followed by an over-the-air update by the end of 2016. | Continue reading
Internet marketing agency WebpageFX created an infographic that contains helpful insights into each generation’s social media preferences. If you’re looking to span the decades and effectively market to each generation of social media users, check it out! | Continue reading
In the aftermath of the U.S. Presidential election, Mark Zuckerberg took the stage at Techonomy16 to address concerns that Facebook didn’t do enough to stop the proliferation of fake news on News Feed.Zuckerberg insisted that the company can always do more to improve the quality … | Continue reading
Peter Thiel, Silicon Valley billionaire and Hulk Hogan helper, is reportedly set to join Donald Trump’s transition team. Ex-Fortune editor Dan Primack cites sources that say Thiel has agreed to join the president-elect’s team, but declines to mention in what capacity he will oper … | Continue reading
The Unicode Consortium’s Emoji Subcommittee proposed 51 new emojis for version 10.0 of the Unicode due out next June, among them a vampire, mermaid, flying saucer, breastfeeding, and a woman in a hijab. The consortium decides which characters and emojis appear in smartphone keybo … | Continue reading
They call it confirmation bias. We’ve all seen it, yet those that know it exists will forever be in the minority. In fact, confirmation bias may have swayed the election in Trump’s favor by eliciting emotion that closely aligned with the pissed off alt-right’s perception of both … | Continue reading
After a day of criticism over his company’s role in spreading fake news about political candidates, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg rejected the idea that the News Feed had tilted the election in favor of Donald Trump. “Personally I think the idea that fake news on Facebook, which i … | Continue reading
GUEST: In late September, on the night of the first Presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, I made the anti-social decision to pass on an offer to grab drinks and watch at my friend’s apartment. Instead, I chose to watch alone in my bedroom with a screen fix … | Continue reading
Yahoo admitted today that some of its employees were aware of the theft of 500 million users’ data as early as 2014 — years before Yahoo publicly acknowledged the hack. The hack, which Yahoo has attributed to an unnamed “state-sponsored actor,” occurred in late 2014, and accordin … | Continue reading
Three years ago, I was standing in a New York City bar that Sony Interactive Entertainment (then Sony Computer Entertainment America) had rented out for its PlayStation 4 launch event. And while I tried to get my hands on games like Killzone: Shadow Fall and Assassin’s Creed IV: … | Continue reading
Good things, when short, are twice as good.— Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly WisdomThe Jesuits taught me, if you use a lot of words to express a thought, you're not thinking very hard.Or you're covering your ass.As Polonius said, "Brevity is the soul of wit."As Dorothy Parke … | Continue reading
The FCC has sent a letter to AT&T expressing “serious concerns about the impact of AT&T Mobility's ‘Sponsored Data’ program on competition.” As Ars Technica notes, at issue is AT&T’s new program of providing free data for DirecTV video streams to its customers, a relatively easy … | Continue reading
Google has released more info on its new YouTube VR app, which was made for phones that can use its Daydream View headset. | Continue reading
Tech company CEOs have all responded to Tuesday’s election results in similar ways, with letters, memos, and emails to employees reminding them to stay the course and reiterating the power of an inclusive and diverse environment. Grubhub CEO and co-founder Matt Maloney happens to … | Continue reading
It wouldn’t be an election season without threats of ‘moving to Canada’ if the the candidate you don’t like wins. This year, however, the fight-or-flight response seems to have kicked in full force. On election night, we reported a rather humorous scoop that the Canadian immigrat … | Continue reading
Getting my hands on a pair of Snapchat Spectacles felt like getting a golden ticket.Only instead of Willy Wonka greeting me at the "chocolate factory" (Venice Beach), there was just a bright yellow vending machine. And a line of hundreds of people also waiting to get the specs.SE … | Continue reading
By crowdsourcing for solutions using machine learning to utilize the abundant data available across these five industries, we can find relevant signals and patterns among the noise and make these industries not only more efficient, but also more integral to improving our lives. R … | Continue reading
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Verizon Wireless is holding a "buy one, get one 50 percent off" sale, which includes its Google Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones, the LG V20 and others. | Continue reading
Edward Snowden gave an extended interview today touching on numerous topics, from the Trump Presidency to his own future. Overall his message was clear: it’s not about thwarting one leader or even one government, but using technology that guarantees rights across borders and admi … | Continue reading
The new Xbox Holiday Update has arrived for Xbox One along with the Xbox app for Windows 10 and mobile devices, bringing about many features teased at E3.One major feature in this update is the ability to find and manage "Clubs", which are special interests collectives that allow … | Continue reading
I have been coding for longer than I care to admit. I am mostly “self-taught”, but I did eventually take some programming courses in…Continue reading on JavaScript Scene » | Continue reading
Two years ago, Plantronics, a company best-known for Bluetooth headsets, released the BackBeat Pro, a pair of full-sized, wireless, noise-cancelling headphones with a ton of options for 250 bucks. Back then, the iPhone still had a headphone jack, and wireless headphones that coul … | Continue reading
Donald Trump is going to be the next US president. But according to his own Twitter logic, he shouldn’t be. The night of the 2012 election, in a fury over Obama’s imminent victory, Trump tweeted his disdain for the Electoral College: The electoral college is a disaster for a demo … | Continue reading
Snapchat’s Spectacles, a pair of $130 camera-equipped sunglasses that sync with your smartphone, went on sale this morning from a bright yellow pop-up vending machine that first showed up near the company’s Venice Beach headquarters. Now, after selling out in fast fashion, the gl … | Continue reading
Hours ago, the international trailer for ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ hit YouTube. The film, set before 1977’s ‘A New Hope,’ is supposed to stand alone from the rest of the Star Wars storyline. It will, however, have connections to the larger story. One of these connections, Da … | Continue reading
Does the world need another food ordering app? No? Well, what about an app that’s all about pizza? The startup formerly known as MyPizza has already been working with independent pizzerias by helping them to accept online orders. (It’s also provided pizza at TechCrunch meetups.) … | Continue reading
Codemaster's acclaimed 2011 racing game, DiRT 3, is free on PC and Mac through the Humble Store.All you need to do is snag a Steam code before Saturday at 6pm UK time.More good news: this isn't just DiRT 3, but the Complete Edition of the Colin McRae Rally title. That means it in … | Continue reading
Get your wallet out because it's shopping season.Best Buy just released its shopping deals for Black Friday, the biggest shopping event of the year. SEE ALSO: Amazon just killed Black FridayFor techies, it means lots and lots of new gadgets at discounted prices. We've combed thro … | Continue reading
There's often a sense of trepidation when booking a visit to a tourist destination never been to before. A new virtual reality app from Australian airline Qantas is here to help. Would-be travellers, bored daydreamers and anyone with an appreciation for the beauty of nature can n … | Continue reading
Google's developer forums have now labeled a request to add Night Mode to Nexus phones running on Android 7.1 Nougat as a "FutureRelease". | Continue reading
As in life, nothing in marketing is guaranteed, but there are some tried and true tactics that have a greater likelihood of success than others. When you use A/B testing of landing page components that have been found repeatedly in research to be effective, then you have a good c … | Continue reading
AOL’s president of media brands Luke Beatty is stepping down from his position today to spend more time with family.Beatty ran AOL’s tech blogs — including TechCrunch and Engadget — as well as several other online media properties for the company. He came to AOL from TechStars af … | Continue reading
Trying a new section this week, gigs/jobs in the space, ping me if you'd like to add any. Hot topic this week is, what is the path to digital revenues for publishers? Replacing print advertisers fast enough. The challenge here is most of the market are focused on existing digital … | Continue reading
My workflow is predominantly iOS-centric, but, lately, I’ve been turning more to the Mac — my girlfriend’s 15” MacBook Pro — to get work done. I’ve enjoyed getting reacquainted with Apple’s desktop operating system. I like the Mac. While it’s true the 12.9” iPad Pro is generally … | Continue reading
Scientists at Imperial College of London have teamed with UK biotech company DNA Electronics to develop a USB stick-based HIV test capable of sophisticated detection in a fraction of the time of a standard test. The computer plug-in just needs a single drop of blood to go to work … | Continue reading
Microsoft is rolling into the 2016 holidays with a lot of momentum for its video game brand. The Xbox One is the top-selling console in the United States in October, according to data-tracking firm The NPD Group. Microsoft shared this information today. The company also confirmed … | Continue reading
Eine Diskussion über die Zukunft ist kaum möglich ohne das Wort Innovation in den Mund zu nehmen. Ein Blick über den Gartenzaun in das benachbarte Deutschland weist den Schlafstrandkorb als die Innovation des Jahres aus. Der allseits bekannte Strandkorb – das Wahrzeichen der Osts … | Continue reading
Writing Audience-Friendly Content to Boost Your Online Engagement This week #ContentChat was joined byRachel Moffett (@redheadrachel) from Express Writers who shared her tips for creating audience-friendly content. Q1: How do you define audience-friendly content, and why is it i … | Continue reading
The Syfy Channel dropped a new trailer for the next season of The Expanse, as well as a new release date for when we get to catch up with the crew of the spaceship Rocinante. The footage is a solid reminder that you really should be watching this show.Last season dropped viewers … | Continue reading
Announced earlier this year, the PillDrill is a simple system designed to take some of the pain out of remembering to take medication – taking things between those big plastic pill boxes with the help of a little 21st century connectivity. The system is built around the Pill Dril … | Continue reading
The Verge relaunch is a project like no other for Vox Media. This was the first time we’ve taken a brand that our company originally built and given it a full redesign. We’re not just talking about the website, either. This redesign covers everything from the logo to event space … | Continue reading
Since its release in 2015, the thinking face emoji has been ubiquitously used as a symbol for sarcasm or response to ironic statements. It replaced the shruggie when we had no words to better describe absurdity; Max Read described it as the “perfect non-response.” But with 51 new … | Continue reading
If you're looking for a great deal on TVs, phones, consoles, or really any gadget or gizmo, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are some of the best shopping days of the year when it comes to new tech. We're sorting through all of this year's discounts to find the best of the best and … | Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: A new version of the smartphone game Wordie launched today, and it allows iOS users to create custom puzzles with images and GIFs from Giphy. Custom puzzles can be sent to groups of friends or shared with the larger Wordie community through the Wordie iOS app or iMessa … | Continue reading