Opting for in-flight WiFi is typically a no-win situation. On longer flights, it’s both expensive and slow. Shorter flights aren’t really worth the price tag. Gogo Inc., the largest provider of in-flight WiFi, promises it’s doing all it can to suck a little less. The internet pro … | Continue reading
This week, Walt and Nilay celebrate one year of podcasting together on Ctrl-Walt-Delete by discussing Elon Musk's plan to move humanity to Mars — and all the unanswered questions that remain after Musk's dazzling presentation.Walt's column this week took a look at Parallels 12 as … | Continue reading
It worked. It really worked. The raving mad folks over at Fig said they could turn anyone into an investor, and now that United States government has validated that plan. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved Fig’s “Game Shares” platform for non-accredite … | Continue reading
OnePlus rolled out OxygenOS community build version 3.5.3 for OnePlus 3 with a lot of significant improvements like a cellular data firewall and bug fixes. | Continue reading
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Two years ago, FND Films, a Chicago-based comedy group, raised $77,900 on Indiegogo to produce a feature-length film, It’s All Good. It was the company's second time around on the crowdfunding service, after a successful $11,000 campaign to create the 40-minute short film, Punchi … | Continue reading
Chinese manufacturer LeEco is finally ready to make its big break in the US. The company today sent out invitation for a launch event in California on October 19. If you’re not familiar with the company, it’s been making waves for its highly affordable products with pumped up spe … | Continue reading
The accelerator and seed-stage fund for business to business startups, Alchemist Accelerator, and the curated co-working community called Rocketspace, have partnered up in a way that should help both expand their influence beyond the San Francisco Bay Area.According to Alchemist … | Continue reading
Bon Iver’s debut album, 2007’s For Emma, Forever Ago, slow-burned into relevance, despite the fact that its creator, Justin Vernon, might have preferred it remain in obscurity. It sold just 4,000 copies in its first week, but eventually received a gold certification (500,000 unit … | Continue reading
Cloud-based community platform provider Higher Logic has raised $55 million from JMI Equity. Founded in 2007, Virginia-based Higher Logic is essentially a white-label CRM platform that lets any online organization build private communities – for example, to interact with members … | Continue reading
Front has been around for three years, but the startup is only releasing a mobile app now. If you’re a Front user, it brings all the features from the desktop version to your phone so that you can manage emails and other communication protocols in multiplayer mode. Front’s basic … | Continue reading
What’s the value in a logo? It’s a question that’s been asked a lot lately, especially with companies like Instagram, Uber, and Google drawing both ire and admiration from their new logo changes. We all have an opinion (some have strong opinions) on these changes, but no one real … | Continue reading
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs has been kicking around in one form or another since the late 50s, becoming fully official in 1962, when it was established under the Department of Political and Security Council Affairs as the wonderfully named Committee on the P … | Continue reading
The Partnership on AI is one of the biggest and most forward-thinking tech collaborations ever proposed -- so why is neither Apple nor Intel involved? | Continue reading
Amongst the best sources of data about the past efficiency and monetary position of a enterprise are its economic statements.The fund accountant/administrator should reconcile his books bak to the Custody records on a standard basis, usually on a everyday basis. Best practice is … | Continue reading
Yesterday, we reported that Spotify is in ‘adavanced’ talks to buy SoundCloud. I couldn’t be happier. I love Spotify — I have it open all day at work. When I’m running, I’m listening to a playlist to get me pumped up. When I’m traveling, I download some playlists to listen to whi … | Continue reading
Dutch multinational bank Rabobank today announced a cross-border payments tool its creators argue is more powerful than a database.Source | Continue reading
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Apple today announced the launch of “Enhanced Editions” for George R. R. Martin’s series, “A Game of Thrones,” beginning with the author’s first title, “A Song of Ice and Fire,” to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the novel’s release. Books Two through Five will follow in the m … | Continue reading
We’re a month away from the launch of the sequel to one of this generation’s most notable new franchises, and publisher Electronic Arts is amping up the marketing. Titanfall 2 received a new trailer this morning in the form of a cinematic video that establishes the atmosphere of … | Continue reading
Hello, the makers of the Sense sleep tracker, has hired Angela Chang, a former marketing lead for Nest and who was most-recently head of marketing at DoorDash, as its chief marketing officer. Her hire comes at a time when the company is making an aggressive push to get into large … | Continue reading
Google has quietly updated its Maps application for Android with support for a much-requested new feature — ‘Ok Google’ commands. This is a pretty big deal as it means that users no longer have to tap the microphone icon before speaking when driving. Once the update has been inst … | Continue reading
Bitcoin price continues trading above support as 4,000 CNY and $600 holds. Slowing price action implies an imminent ramp-up in volatility, yet technical analysis suggests traders wait for additional consolidation. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read … | Continue reading
When Oculus fans unwrap their new motion controllers sometime later this year, they’ll find a strange little accessory alongside them: a chunk of black plastic with an oddly shaped hole in the middle. This is Oculus’ invitation to try out Rock Band VR, one of the biggest, most po … | Continue reading
Ubisoft evidently won a victory today over French media company Vivendi in its attempt to thwart a hostile takeover. Ubisoft’s board approved its slate of candidates in the annual meeting. A spokesperson for Ubisoft confirmed that Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot and his brother Gerard … | Continue reading
Der automatische Kalorienzähler auf Fotobasis ist schon eine Weile ein Fetisch der digitalen Fress- und Fitness-Gesellschaft, aber bis jetzt nur ein Versprechen (immerhin von Google) oder ein Fall für umständliches Zubehör. Einen... | Continue reading
If you're looking for a new activity tracker to help keep your kids happy and healthy, you might want to check out the new Garmin vívofit jr. | Continue reading
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Jeff Bezos’ private spaceflight company Blue Origin has announced that the next launch of its New Shepard rocket will take place on October 4th at 10:50AM ET. The company will live stream the event on its website. This particular launch is meant to test out the “crew escape” syst … | Continue reading
On the fence about whether your child is old enough for their own smartphone? A new app called Luna Launcher can help you warm to the idea, by offering a simple way to limit access to select apps and actions, including who they can call or text – a list you can restrict to family … | Continue reading
Back in the old days hardware manufacturers felt safe in the knowledge that no mere hardware hacker could attempt to recreate their inventions. From Sony to Philips to LG to Samsung, the consumer electronics industry was locked up and no one could crack the case. Until those medd … | Continue reading
So that’s it for another session in the bitcoin price. Things have been pretty wild all week, but there haven’t been too many opportunities to get in to the market other than on short, scalp breakout entries. We’re looking for some degree of sustained action so that we can get in … | Continue reading
Amazon Web Services (AWS), the subsidiary of Amazon that is the biggest provider of public cloud computing and storage infrastructure for running applications, today announced that it will be opening a new region of data centers in France, specifically in the Paris metropolitan a … | Continue reading
Swiss International Air Lines: Frankfurt am Main (ots) - Deutsche Urlauber gelten als Weltmeister im morgendlichen Reservieren von Strand- und Poolliegen. Fakt oder Ferienklischee? Dieser Frage nahm sich die Fluggesellschaft Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) kurz vor den ... | Continue reading
Artificial Intelligence is now a part of our daily lives. It's on our wrists in the form of Apple's SIRI and in our kitchens thanks to Amazon's Alexa. We use it, but do not always understand or trust it.Now, a collection of tech industry giants has joined together to close the kn … | Continue reading
Chat platform Kik launched its new Fashion and Beauty category today, its fourth category since Kik created its Bot Shop in April. The Fashion and Beauty category joins existing categories like Entertainment, New and Noteworthy, Lifestyle, and Games. There are 111 bots in the Bot … | Continue reading
Samsung is interested in keeping its devices water, dust, and fingerprint free with something called a "syperhydrophobic glass coating." Let’s break that down. Super-hydro-phobic. This word tells me that the glass coating is very afraid of water. And it is! The Department of Ener … | Continue reading
Esports pros have a new headset to consider. Razer has updated its Kraken audio headset in a pair of V2 models featuring a ton of new features targeted at competitive gamers. The Kraken Pro V2 is available for preorder now at $80, and it comes with a better microphone for communi … | Continue reading
Drizly, the service that lets you order alcohol online, has today announced a major transition of the company with the launch of its marketplace. The Drizly marketplace will let any retailer integrate with the Drizly software to generate extra sales. And for the user, the marketp … | Continue reading
When Titanfall launched in 2014, its world of mechs and aliens was missing one key ingredient: a proper story mode. That's being rectified with the sequel, which adds a much-requested single-player campaign, and the latest trailer for the game delves into one particular aspect of … | Continue reading
Current airplane Wi-Fi sucks. It's borderline usable and very expensive. Trying to get any work done on the super slow Wi-Fi feels like you've teleported back in time to the dial-up era.Faster in-flight Wi-Fi from Gogo Inc., the largest in-flight internet provider, is coming to U … | Continue reading
The AOL Alto team is today delivering a new version of the product that may make some of your biggest email woes disappear. Enter the Alto Dashboard. With the latest version of AOL Alto, users can choose between a regular inbox view and a dashboard view of their communications. D … | Continue reading
A planned acquisition deal between Chinese manufacturer Shandong Luyitong and bitcoin mining hardware company Canaan is no more.Source | Continue reading
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When the NYPD wanted to get New Yorkers looking for Ahmed Rahami after a bombing in New York earlier this month, they sent out a single text to the city’s smartphones: "Wanted: Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28-yr-old male. See media for pic. Call 9-1-1 if seen." Limited to 90 characters, th … | Continue reading
If you’re looking for a pro-caliber gaming mouse on the cheap, you should check out the Nixeus Revel. No, this isn’t a promo; the Revel is just a really good, barebones gaming mouse that’s easy to recommend for its comfortable shape and top-notch sensor at around $40-$50. Design … | Continue reading
A Los Angeles startup called codeSpark has raised $4.1 million in seed funding for web and mobile games that teach kids how to code, even before they know how to read and write effectively. CodeSpark’s games were developed for kids 4 to 9 years old, and with a goal of not just te … | Continue reading
Apple and Flipkart will try to not disappoint Indians tonight.SEE ALSO: iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus: the reviewApple announced earlier this month that it has partnered with Flipkart, India’s largest ecommerce company for online sales of iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Flipkart will be … | Continue reading