It seems that after about nine months of irrational exuberance followed by roughly six months of equally as irrational disconsolation, venture investors have gotten their groove back. At least that’s the conclusion lawyers from Cooley LLP are drawing from their latest analysis of … | Continue reading
Belkin’s new Thunderbolt 3 Express Dock HD is probably what you’ll want for your new MacBook Pro, at least once you’re already using all four of your available Thunderbolt 3 ports. The new laptops ship with only those four ports, which are replacing prior generations’ power, Thun … | Continue reading
Twitter is rolling out bot-like features inside its direct messaging feature in an effort to lure more brands into using it as a customer service platform. The company today introduced automated “welcome” messages for customers who send a DM to a brand, along with “quick replies” … | Continue reading
The number of banking and financial institutions researching the use of blockchain technology in their operations is increasing each day. The number of collective projects involving multiple institutions is a standing proof of that. With more blockchain projects reaching trial st … | Continue reading
Politwoops, the service that preserves politicians’ deleted tweets for posterity and to hold them to account, has a new parent: nonprofit, public interest investigative journalism corporation ProPublica. Read More | Continue reading
Teforia has raised $12 million in a Series A round of venture funding to take its smart kitchen appliances mainstream. The company’s flagship product is an internet connected tea infuser that can brew teas from the company’s own line of pre-packed “Sips,” or from loose leaf teas … | Continue reading
You can now cast Harry Potter spells from your Android phone, thanks to Google and Warner Bros. Pictures, who have teamed up to promote the new movie, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” This clever trick, which Google tells us is part of a wider partnership between the tw … | Continue reading
A new Mass Effect Andromeda teaser has shone fresh light on when BioWare's upcoming sci-fi RPG might be set.We knew already that the events of Andromeda would take place after that of the original Mass Effect trilogy, but also separated from its story (and its ending) by taking p … | Continue reading
FilmStruck, the streaming service for “die-hard movie enthusiasts,” launched today. The service is a joint venture between Turner Classic Movies and the Criterion Collection meant to fill in classic film gaps left by Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu. FilmStruck’s collection will include … | Continue reading
NASA wants ideas from private companies and the science community about instruments that can be used to explore and study the surface of the Moon. This morning, the space agency put out a formal Request for Information, asking for concepts of small science payloads that can be se … | Continue reading
A distributed ledger project dubbed Iroha has been accepted for incubation status by the Linux Foundation-led Hyperledger blockchain initiative.Source | Continue reading
IBM has made another acquisition to beef up Watson, a week after it announced a raft of new features and milestones for its artificial intelligence effort: it has acquired a business called Expert Personal Shopper (XPS), a platform, and bot, that holds conversations with people o … | Continue reading
There’s nothing quite so quotidian as getting caught up with the day’s news, which is probably why the New York Times’ new The Daily 360 project has such strong support from Samsung. Samsung is providing Gear 360 cameras and other equipment to Times reporters for capturing 360-de … | Continue reading
You interact with computers all the time, but often it’s no longer through a keyboard. You might be tapping on your phone’s screen or yelling at a virtual assistant or swinging your arms in VR. But even though the tried-and-true keyboard may not be as important as it once was, it … | Continue reading
Twitter has been expanding the customer service side of its product, with recent additions including a Customer Service settings page for businesses. Today it’s adding a couple more features — namely, an automated welcome message that shows up whenever a customer starts a Direct … | Continue reading
With Alexa and Google Assistant are gunning for control over the general voice-driven experience with technology, that might open doors for some more targeted verticals that are centered around voice. It’s not an unheard of strategy — building services and tools around specific e … | Continue reading
Nearly three months after being acquired by Pinterest, Instapaper is making some changes that’ll impact its users. Starting today, the online bookmarking service has discontinued its premium offering and opened up the paid features to everyone. Users will now have access to featu … | Continue reading
Twitter is improving its direct messages with new features geared specifically for brands that use the platform for customer service interactions. Available through its developer API, brands can leverage welcome messages and quick replies to improve the overall experience. Twitte … | Continue reading
Following its acquisition by Pinterest in August, Instapaper’s premium version will now be free of charge to all users, the company said today.As part of the acquisition, Instapaper’s team would begin working on Pinterest’s core experience. But the company also said that the app … | Continue reading
Belkin announced today a new battery pack, the Valet Charger Power Pack. It costs $99 for a 6700mAh rechargeable portable battery, charges via Micro USB, and has one USB port for charging something. But the biggest feature on it is an integrated Apple Watch charger, so you can ch … | Continue reading
Instapaper is dropping its monthly subscription and will begin offering its service ad-free to all users. All of Instapaper’s Premium features, including full-text article searches and speed-reading, will also be opened up to everyone.This is a big shift for Instapaper, and one t … | Continue reading
Ein neues Update von Steam (das Steam Client Beta Update, um genau zu sein) ermöglicht es nun, den Dual Shock Controller für die PS4 nun auch für PC-Games zu nutzen. Eine recht praktische Sache, da die Konsolen-Controller gut sind und... | Continue reading
ConversionXL Live 2017 tickets are now available! Dates: April 5 to 7 Location: San Antonio, TX Same unique format: 3-days in a resort hotel that’s booked fully for the event! Everyone stays in the same place for the whole duration of the conference. Our 2017 event will take plac … | Continue reading
Meet Melody. Despite looking like a giant egg with a TV for a heart, she actually may be the first thing to put a smile on your face this morning. She can recognize you, listen to you, and even sing for you — all the while being a hub for home IoT. The whole package may seem a bi … | Continue reading
I don’t tend to get too excited about new color options for smartphones, but Blue Coral was one of the overlooked causalities of the Note 7’s untimely end. It was a really nice addition to the Galaxy line, in a world full of black, white, silver and gold. Since Samsung officially … | Continue reading
Teaching kids can be tough, so why not use their favorite game to win them over? Microsoft announced today that Minecraft: Education Edition has officially launched in 50 countries. This version of the block-building sensation strives to teach kids in the classroom by promoting c … | Continue reading
Use the app to connect with other attendees and speakers Web Summit is taking place next week and it is not just startups who will be joining us in Lisbon. Some of the world’s largest and most influential companies will be exhibiting. Braintree We are delighted to welcome back Br … | Continue reading
This week, Travis and Stewart are celebrating their sixth month of being partners in crime on VB Engage. That means this is episode 26, for the mathematicians out there. In this episode, we interview Matt Asay, VP of mobile at Adobe Marketing Cloud. Asay (pronounced Ace-E), tells … | Continue reading
Since the moment Barry Jenkins’ feature film Moonlight debuted at the Telluride Film Festival in November, it’s been a critical darling, with rave reviews following it from film festivals in Toronto, New York, and Rome to its current wide release in theaters. Currently showing a … | Continue reading
Digital advertising spend increased to $32.7 billion during the first six months of 2016, according to the latest Internet Advertising Revenue Report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (a trade group for digital publishers and advertisers). That’s up 19 percent from the same … | Continue reading
Live crime alert app Vigilante was removed from the iOS App Store late last week after only two days of operation. Vigilante — available in New York City only at launch — sends users a push notification of crimes in progress so they can choose to avoid the area or go to the scene … | Continue reading
By trading in 20 iPhone 7's, a woman in China was able to chalk up enough money to make a down payment on her first home. The thing is, those iPhones was a gift — each from a different "boyfriend."A person who went by the name Proud Qiaoba on a Chinese forum called Tian Ya Yi Du … | Continue reading
Seit Frühjahr versorgt uns der Drohnen-Pilot Matthew Roberts mit regelmäßigen Video-Updates zur großen Apple-Baustelle in Cupertino. Es tut sich aber einiges am Apple Campus 2. Mittlerweile sind Solar-Panels auf dem Dach zu erkennen,... | Continue reading
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Instagram wants you to shop without always having to interrupt your scrolling with a browser window. That’s why today it will start showing shoppable tags on photos from 20 retail brands like Kate Spade and JackThreads to iOS users in the US. The retailers tag products in their p … | Continue reading
Document sharing service Scribd is expanding its subscription offering with the addition of premium magazine articles from Time, Fortune, Money, Bloomberg Businessweek, Entrepreneur, Foreign Policy, Newsweek, New York Magazine, The Atlantic, and others. The inclusion of these art … | Continue reading
Whoever Americans elect as president next week, I hope she has a witch as her top aide, as does South Korea's president . We're going to n... | Continue reading
Finally, Apple is giving us the perfect emoji for basically any event that 2016 has to throw at us.The company released on Tuesday the first beta version of its iOS 10.2 software update, which includes 72 exciting new emoji. One of the most notable? The glorious facepalm.Just in … | Continue reading
Got a new iPhone 7? Then you’ll probably need to get new headphones compatible with its jack-less design design. The HOCO L1 Lighting Cable Headphones are worthy of consideration. For a limited time, you can pick up a set of these premium headphones for just $21.99 on TNW Deals. … | Continue reading
If you’re a Spotify user on Android, starting today you can use the popular streaming music app to control Sonos speakers directly. The partnership between both companies, announced in late August, cuts out the requirement of using Sonos’ Controller app on a smartphone. Instead, … | Continue reading
The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, the first smartphone with Google's Tango 3D mapping camera, is on sale for $499.99 with over 35 apps made just for the camera. | Continue reading
It’s November, which means it’s getting colder outside: the perfect excuse to curl up with a good book. Fortunately, there’s a whole pile of new books coming out this month for you to check out and add to your to-read list. Here's what you should load up your bookshelves with thi … | Continue reading
Slowly but surely, Sonos is opening itself up to third party functionality, much to the delight of those frustrated by the audio company’s fairly unpopular proprietary offering. A few months back, the company promised that it would launch a Spotify app control via its public beta … | Continue reading
What if a major presidential candidate were in secret communication with Russia, through a secret internet channel kept hidden from the rest of the web? That’s the scenario laid out last night in a Slate report by Franklin Foer. Drawing on DNS (or domain name system) records, the … | Continue reading
Yes, there's an issue redeeming Everybody's Gone to the Rapture as the free PlayStation Plus game this month.The game's developer, The Chinese Room, shared the error message some European PS Plus members have been getting from the PS Store. The message says the item isn't availab … | Continue reading
Action cameras are great. Shaky videos are not. Enter gimbals. Long a tool of professionals, these handheld devices keep the camera steady and smooth out the shot. DJI launched its Osmo handheld gimbal in 2015 and GoPro just released its first alongside the Karma drone. We took b … | Continue reading
Following months of testing and free trials for early adopters, Microsoft announced this morning that its learning-focused version of the popular Minecraft game, Minecraft: Education Edition, is now available for purchase. The game is available in 50 countries and in 11 different … | Continue reading
Kennedy Space Center is opening a new immersive exhibit introducing the pioneers who made space exploration possible. | Continue reading