The Importance of Brands in the Social Media Sphere

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@servantofchaos.com | 8 years ago

Time for a mid-year SEO checkup: 6 techy SEO tactics to consider

SEO isn’t just about keywords and linking anymore. Here are our 6 technical tips to improve your SEO results. | Continue reading


@brafton.com | 8 years ago

Hillside Residence by Zack de Vito Architecture / California

Hillside Residence was completed recently by San Francisco-based Zack |de Vito Architecture in Marin County, California. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 8 years ago

Someone's already using Vive's Lighthouse for DIY positional tracking

The best thing that came out of the last generation of consoles wasn't actually a video game, it was Kinect. Microsoft shipped millions of units of this weird sensor, and then hardly anybody made games for it. But hackers and roboticists turned Kinect into a whole giant leap for … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Volkswagen and LG team to create connected car platform

Carmakers are looking to tech companies to achieve their connected mobility goals.SEE ALSO: BMW, Intel and MobilEye to bring fully autonomous car to the roads by 2021Volkswagen announced Wednesday morning that it has signed an agreement with Korean tech giant LG Electronics to jo … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Diverse Thinking Encourages Innovation

In the business world, where innovation is desired, “assumptions can be very dangerous. People don’t know what we don’t know,” said Ann Herrmann-Nehdi, chief executive officer of Herrmann International. | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Veriflow raised $8.2 million to help IT pros avoid network outages and breaches

Remember when Target lost millions of customer credit card numbers to hackers who got in to their networks, of all things, through the company’s connected HVAC systems? A startup called Veriflow Systems Inc. just raised $8.2 million in a Series A round of venture funding to preve … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Evolve has been removed from sale on Steam

Asymmetrical monster-hunting multiplayer shooter Evolve is no longer available for purchase on Steam.We're not sure why it's gone, though we've asked publisher 2K Games for an explanation and will update when we find out more.One popular theory is that the game could be going fre … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Some Good Advice on Delivering Bad News

So you’ve read all the business books and articles, and you believe you know the best way to deliver bad news to employees: Be objective and factual, stay positive, and bring solutions to the table. But this is "terrible advice." | Continue reading


@shrm | 8 years ago

Plugging Bitcoin, Xapo Capitalizes On Argentina-Uber Dispute

Xapo, a bitcoin wallet that claims the largest capitalization in the bitcoin industry and a reputation for not fearing controversy, has jumped into Argentina’s battle with Uber by allowing Uber Argentina to accept Xapo card payments. | Continue reading


@ccn.com | 8 years ago

July 2016 Nexus Security Bulletin arrives alongside factory images and OTA files

The July 2016 Nexus Security Bulletin has been posted, and Google is making available the factory images and files for those impatient for the OTA update. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

'Dungeon Tiles' Review - Slide to Dragon

The practice of cloning is troublesome for many reasons. There are the obvious problems, but beyond those, the fear of a game being perceived as a clone stifles the natural process of building on a great idea. We've seen some pretty shameful clones in the App Store's history, but … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

US Government Issues Call for Blockchain Healthcare Research

The US Department of Health and Human Services is soliciting research papers related to blockchain applications in healthcare and health research. | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

Key trends in machine learning and AI

You can hardly talk to a technology executive or developer today without talking about artificial intelligence, machine learning or bots. Madrona recently hosted a conference on ML and AI, bringing together some of the biggest technology companies and innovative startups in the I … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Google is reportedly working on its own Android Wear smartwatches

Google is reportedly working on two Android Wear smartwatches, according to a new report from Android Police. Such a move would mark yet another expansion of Google-made hardware; the company already manufactures laptops (Chromebook Pixel), tablets (Pixel C), streaming devices (C … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

La Ruina Habitada by Jesus Castillo Oli

La Ruina Habitada is located in the town of Porquera de los Infantes (Palencia), in the region of Valdivia, Spain. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 8 years ago

Pokemon Go players keep finding Pokemon in, um, interesting places

Pokemon Go was just officially released in Australia and New Zealand and people are already turning their explorations into internet memes. Just search #PokemonGo on Twitter and you’ll find tons of tweets with Pokemon showing up near toilet seats – which make a lot of sense given … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Captain Central Brewery – Old Police Station Turned into a Monumental Bar

Located in the bohemian neighborhood of Güemes in the city of Córdoba, Captain Central Brewery (CCC) re-conceptualizes an old police station. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 8 years ago

Green and Gorgeous – The Advantages of Fiber Cement Siding

Since fiber cement siding is far more durable and longer lasting than vinyl siding it is far less likely to end up in landfills. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 8 years ago

Balwyn House by Fiona Lynch Design Studio

Located in Melbourne, Australia, the Balwyn House is a private residence with an interior design conceived by Fiona Lynch. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 8 years ago

Instagram nixes naughty comments

Comment reels can become cesspools, especially on celebrity social media posts that get replies by the thousands. But now Instagram is letting its new business pages take out the trash with a new Comment Moderation option. It “Blocks comments with words or phrases often reported … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Clippers' Wilcox to have surgery on broken right hand

Los Angeles Clippers guard C.J. Wilcox will have surgery to repair a broken right hand on Friday. | Continue reading


@nba.com | 8 years ago

The OnePlus 3 will cost more in the UK thanks to Brexit

If you live in the UK and are interested in purchasing a OnePlus 3, you should probably get on it before next week. Beginning July 11th, the OnePlus 3 will receive a price hike of £20, going from £309 to £329, thanks to the currency devaluation caused by Brexit. Accessories from … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

INNOVATE2016: How 5G will change everything… including the network neutrality debate

According to Hans Westberg, chief executive of the Swedish telco giant Ericsson, the next big thing is 5G. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Swatch’s Bellamy NFC payment watch is hitting Rio in time for the Olympics

Sure, there are still plenty of hurdles left when it comes to pulling off the Olympics in Rio this summer, but paying for stuff apparently won’t be among them. Visa is announcing its third wearable payment option set to coincide with the games, joining the aforementioned ring and … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

OnePlus X stock status situation creating some serious confusion

According to a few users in the OnePlus forums, the OnePlus X might be out of stock for good. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Penalty shootout decides robot soccer World Cup final

RoboCup 2016 might not have been too exciting for the robots — they don't have feelings, after all — but their programmers must have been thrilled. The robot soccer tournament has been running every year since 1997. This year's winner was a team from Iran.  Read more...More about … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Game of Thrones season seven delayed because winter didn't come

This season's end to Game of Thrones might have us impatient for the next, but it appears we may have to wait a little longer before it hits the airwaves. Why? Blame the weather. Continue reading… | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

3 rules intelligent assistants must follow in the age of artificial intelligence

GUEST: This has been the year of the chatbot. Siri opened up to developers recently. The Facebook Messenger bots arrived. The Slack App Store continues to evolve quickly with hundreds of bots. Chatbots have been in many ways disappointing to me, but they are an important step in … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

NBA Live Mobile is already the top downloaded iOS app hours after launch

The National Basketball Association season is over, but y’all were ready from some ballin’ anyway. NBA Live Mobile is already the top downloaded iOS app on both iPhone and iPad about 6 hours after going live, according to data provided to GamesBeat by app-market intelligence firm … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

North Carolina Governor Signs Bitcoin Bill Into Law

North Carolina today expanded its Money Transmitters Act to cover activities related to bitcoin and digital currencies. | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

NASA’s Curiosity rover went into safety mode over the weekend

NASA’s Curiosity rover, which has been exploring Mars’s Gale Crater since 2012, entered a precautionary safe mode over the 4th of July weekend. The rover experienced some kind of error on July 2nd, causing most of its activities to come to a halt. Right now, the vehicle is focuse … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Rumor: Google is working on two Nexus smartwatches

A new report suggests Google is working on two smartwatches that may be Nexus devices for release after it debuts new Nexus phones. Like the Nexus phones, the watches are believed to be essentially the same internally, but with different screen sizes. Codenamed Angelfish and Swor … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Most Firms Not Benefiting from Marketing Analytics

Most corporate executives understand the importance of marketing analytics, yet few companies gain significant benefits from analytics. Marketers struggle to integrate data from disparate sources, properly define the problem and design a solution for their organization, according … | Continue reading


@alltop | 8 years ago

Facebook launches OpenCellular, an open-source networking hardware project

Facebook today pulled the covers off its latest networking hardware initiative, this one focused on providing connectivity to people. It’s called OpenCellular, and Facebook intends to share the design specifications with other companies in the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) it estab … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Microsoft's Thinga.Me wants to digitize your knickknacks

Microsoft’s experimental project wing Garage has announced a new iOS app that turns physical collections into digital archives. The app, called Thinga.Me, is currently in an invite-only beta, with no set release date in sight.The app revolves around digital shelves that showcase … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Samsung Gear 360 review

What does the new 360-degree camera from Samsung bring to the table and is it better than other cameras? We find out, in this Samsung Gear 360 review! | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Amazon Prime Video adds Space Jam and other Warner Bros. movies to its stable of exclusives

Amazon just inked a pact with Warner Bros. to become the exclusive streaming home for 33 of the studio's movies.Variety reports that titles like Space Jam and Ocean's Eleven have landed on the subscription service, while other films like The Matrix trilogy, Full Metal Jacket, and … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Can We Make an Ethical Smartphone?

The makers of Fairphone want to pull back the curtain on the often shady electronics supply chain, including forced labor and warlords, to show us the real cost of our beloved smartphones. WSJ's Geoffrey A. Fowler reviews how the new product is measuring up. Photo/Video: Emily Pr … | Continue reading


@live.wsj.com | 8 years ago

Pokémon GO hides Sandshrew at police station with hilarious results

GPS-based augmented reality game Pokémon GO is out now in Australia, New Zealand and Japan, sending prospective Pokémon Trainers to all sorts of real world locations seeking invisible monsters. One such locale is the Darwin Police Station in Australia where the Sandshrew is hidde … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Worldpay, Etsy’s payments processor, admits to service outage

Worldpay, the third-party payments processor for Etsy, has come forward after six days of silence, acknowledging that it is experiencing a service disruption. A significant number of Etsy transactions have been disrupted by ongoing payment processing outages. Over 7000 posts have … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Here's What's in This Month's 'Minecraft' Mine Chest Loot Box

Last month I posted about the contents of the "beta" Mine Chest. If this is the first you've heard of it, the basic idea is the same as all those other swag box subscriptions. $29.99 a month gets you a shipment of Minecraft swag, about every 30 days, and it's filled with some exc … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Facebook will test video downloads for offline viewing

The developing world can’t join the age of social video since streaming sucks up too much costly data and is sluggish on slow connections. But Facebook wants to change that with a new video download option it will start testing on July 11th with a small percentage of users in Ind … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Huawei suing T-Mobile over 4G patent infringements

Huawei is suing T-Mobile over patent infringements dating back to 2014, but they aren't asking for any damages in compensation. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

4Grinz Bitcoin Casino Unveils Coin Back Reward Program

Online casino 4Grinz revolutionizes outdated bonus program SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, July 6, 2016 — Bitcoin Casino 4Grinz.com today announced details on its ne | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Pokémon Go lets lazy people buy up to $99.99 of Pokécoins

Pokémon Go is still propagating around the world, starting first with official launches in Australia and New Zealand. But players are already spreading information far and wide about how the augmented reality mobile app works and, specifically, what its payment structure involves … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Razer expands pro gaming investment with sponsorship of Denial Esports

Razer now sponsors 20 different esports teams as it further pushes its effort to associate its products with top-level gaming. Denial Esports, a pro club that competes in multiple games, announced a deal today that will immerse its players in Razer products. The squads will use R … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Facebook is creating an open-source cellular system

Facebook has long been working to reduce the number of people who don’t have access to the internet, and have announced the creation of a new platform called OpenCellular.The OpenCellular is an open source, "wireless access platform" designed to drive down the cost of setting up … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago