Rolls-Royce wants to make remote-controlled cargo ships a thing by 2020

Rolls-Royce has an eye on the future. While best known for making some of the most desirable automobiles in existence or providing the motor that propels your flight through the air at 30,000 feet, the English company is now looking to take on the high seas and disrupt an industr … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Meet the team hacking Sundar Pichai and Channing Tatum

If you follow tech executives or famous actors on Twitter, you’ve probably seen references to something called OurMine several times over the last few weeks. That’s because a group of three hackers called OurMine have been finding their way accounts belonging to Google CEO Sundar … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

How to Get a Twitter Verification Badge

One great way to add prestige to your brand is by getting a Twitter verification badge. Follow these six tips to help increase your chances of verification. | Continue reading


@ignitevisibility.com | 8 years ago

Uncharted 4 made $56M in digital revenues from downloads and microtransactions in May

The millions of PlayStation 4 owners worldwide turned one of Sony’s biggest franchises into a huge digital success last month. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (read GamesBeat’s review) generated $56 million from downloads and microtransactions in May, according to intelligence firm Su … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

The Minecraft movie is coming in 2019

Minecraft has spawned action figures, a spin-off adventure game series, apparel, a convention, plush dolls, cosplay costumes, and more. On May 24th, 2019, arguably the most culturally significant video game since Super Mario Bros. will get its own movie.The news comes from the bl … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

'Clash Royale' Tournaments Feature Will Come with Huge Rewards

Supercell is introducing a new Tournaments feature to Clash Royale [Free], and they've run down how they'll work in separate blog posts. So, the idea is that once you've unlocked the Tournaments mode, you can create a tournament that has a location attached to it, with battles se … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Adult Swim premiered its newest show on Vine

If you want to check out Adult Swim's newest show well before its cable premiere, there's only one place to do so: Vine. The oddball comedy network has posted the premiere of Brad Neely's Harg Nallin Sclopio Peepio in full there, though it doesn't have much in common with the ser … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Stock Android on Chinese phones: a dream come true?

If you could buy Chinese smartphones running stock Android would you be more likely to buy them? Just how important is the software layer of a phone to you? | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Facebook wants to help you get off Facebook with human-curated Events

For the first time, Facebook is getting actual people to curate events recommendations in 10 cities across the country. Previously, the company recommended events based off of your interest and friends, which  that’s not very helpful if you’re looking for something out of your co … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Measuring Mobile Marketing Requires Different Metrics

Mobile internet access has changed customer behavior and marketing strategies. Marketers are placing a priority on mobile, investing more in new technologies and strategies. But, while progressive marketers adapt to mobile behavior, their measurement practices lag. Many suffer fr … | Continue reading


@alltop | 8 years ago

The mobile publisher’s perspective: Why we’re still talking about transparency

GUEST: We’ve been talking about the need for more transparency in mobile advertising for quite some time, so what’s the holdup? Turns out the answer is simple: We haven’t been ready. The perceived delay in transparency is actually in line with the industry’s natural progression. … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Fujifilm finally updates its smartphone photo printer

Been a long time coming, but Fujifilm’s finally ready to offer up the sequel to its Instax Share Smartphone Printer SP-1. Two and half years after debuting the peripheral at CES, the company returns this week with the fittingly named Instax Share SP-2, which promises so key impro … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

UK surveillance bill’s logging of web activity a huge risk to privacy, peers warn

A former senior chief in the UK’s Met Police and now a Lib Dem peer in the House of Lords has warned over major risks to the privacy of web users’ personal data from a provision in the Investigatory Powers bill that would require ISPs to retain information on the websites and ser … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Why we do (and don’t) want Google to make its own smartphone

Google is reportedly preparing to start designing and manufacturing its own smartphone, according to a new report. While some giddily clap at the idea of an Android smartphone straight from the mothership, it’s actually not a great idea. Nexus Starting (and possibly ending) with … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Hobbyist builds a tiny working model of the reusable Falcon 9 rocket

You know what's easier than landing a 14-story Falcon 9 rocket booster on a drone ship in the ocean? Landing a tiny remote-controlled version of the rocket on a slab of foam in your pool. At least that's my takeaway from the most recent videos uploaded by hobbyist YouTuber ajw611 … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Google is opening up its virtual reality field trips to everyone

Last year Google first demoed its impressive virtual reality field trip program, Expeditions, and started rolling them out to a select set of schools. Now the company is opening up the VR experience to everyone. In case you’re not familiar. Expeditions are VR ‘trips’ designed aro … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Google opens up its Virtual Reality field trips for all, debuts new apps and services for teachers

On the heels of Amazon’s entry into the learning materials market, Google this morning also unveiled a series of product announcements aimed at expanding use of Google products and technologies in the classroom setting. At the ISTE conference today, the company introduced a numbe … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Boon + Gable closes on $2.5 million for its in-home stylist and shopping service

Online clothes shopping can be a gamble – you never really know if items will fit until you try them on. Meanwhile, shopping at local retailers can be time-consuming. A startup called Boon + Gable aims to solve both those problems with a service that offers a personal stylist who … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Nintendo’s upcoming NX console may use cartridges instead of discs

Nintendo is reportedly considering bringing cartridges back instead of game discs for the upcoming NX console. The move could dramatically improve performance if Nintendo can control costs. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

Facebook launches human-curated Featured Events list

550 million people use Facebook Events each month, with 60% of connections to events happening serendipitously in the News Feed. But Facebook is giving hardcore extroverts seeking more parties a new Featured Events list full of hand-picked gatherings.Starting today, iOS users in … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Watch a new teaser for Baz Luhrmann's The Get Down

Baz Luhrmann's upcoming Netflix series The Get Down is set in the South Bronx in 1977, and that's mostly what its latest teaser focuses on. It's just 30 seconds long, packed with images of Cadillacs, graffiti, the subway, and summer smog — oh, and a new song from Nas. The only li … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Ciao, I’m Lucia Maffei, the newest writing intern at TechCrunch

Hi, I’m Lucia, and I’m the the newest TechCrunch summer writing intern.I’m going to write from Chicago – please notice the standard Windy City hairstyle in the above pic – where I’m also a graduate student of Journalism at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Re … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Nuclear Throne modder adds online co-op

Vlambeer's essential action roguelike Nuclear Throne just received online co-op in the form of an unofficial mod - albeit one embraced by the game's developer.Entitled Nuclear Throne Together, the mod allows two players to remotely journey through the procedurally-generated waste … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Dell introduces 70-inch touchscreen display; office workers worldwide rejoice

Sam Paper spent hours creating a PowerPoint presentation on office snack consumption, and now, he was feeling defeated. Though his spreadsheets were complete and his math was double-checked, he realized the whole thing was a little bland. Sure, his C-level overseers always enjoy … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

The Neon Demon: a spoiler-filled chat about the year’s best or worst movie

Here at The Verge, a small contingent of us have been more than a little preoccupied with the most important question in cinema in 2016: will Nicholas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon be the best or worst film of the year? When it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this y … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Indian Bitcoin Exchange Coinsecure Partners with BitPay

Coinsecure, one of the leading Bitcoin and Blockchain company in India today announced that it is partnering with BitPay. As a part of this partnership, the San Francisco-based company will offer bitcoin payment processing services to the Indian merchants. By using Coinsecure’s p … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Balrog joins Street Fighter V’s roster when Story Mode launches July 1

Street Fighter V is getting a bunch of new (and needed) content. Capcom revealed today that Balrog joins Street Fighter V’s roster when the Story Mode update launches on July 1. The fighting game originally came out on PlayStation 4 and PC on February 16. When Street Fighter V la … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

The truth about Doom's "ProTip" meme

The original Doom was one of gaming's great milestones. It wasn't the first of its genre - or even the first by developer id Software who previously made Wolfenstein - but it was arguably the best. So popular was Doom that nonchalant musings about it in trade magazines became the … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Web Analytics Analysis: How to Find Problem Areas & A/B Test Ideas

The data itself won't tell you anything... that's why it's called web analytics analysis. Here's what you need to know about the analytics analysis process. | Continue reading


@conversionxl.com | 8 years ago

Khosla Ventures leads $7 million round for 3D printing startup Arevo

3D printing startup Arevo announced today that it closed a $7 million investment led by Khosla Ventures. Arevo says it offers “advanced materials, intelligent software and additive manufacturing technology to make ultra-strong composite parts.” “Our 3D printing technology and sof … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Google is making a toy system that teaches kids how to code

Learning to code usually involves sitting in front of a computer, memorizing commands, and carefully checking for syntax errors. But what if instead, coding was colorful, fun, and let you interact with the real world?That's what Google is trying to do with a new initiative called … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

3 SEO-Changing RankBrain Tips Marketers Can’t Ignore

3 must-have tips on how RankBrain impacts SEO, and how to switch tactics to get ahead of the curve. | Continue reading


@toprankblog.com | 8 years ago

NBA, WNBA take part in New York City pride parade

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and WNBA President Lisa Borders marched in New York City's pride parade Sunday. | Continue reading


@nba.com | 8 years ago

President Obama should pardon Edward Snowden before leaving office

For the last three years, one month, and seven days, Edward Snowden has been living in exile from the United States. On May 20th, 2013, he boarded a flight from Hawaii to Hong Kong after setting in motion the most powerful public act of whistleblowing in US history. In the months … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Color Mosaic of Olympus Mons on Mars

Color Mosaic of Olympus Mons on Mars | Continue reading


@nos.twnsnd.co | 8 years ago

Google launches Cast for Education app, Quizzes in Forms, Cardboard Expeditions for Android

Google today is announcing a few new features for education users. Now teachers will be able to use the Google Forms service to give quizzes to students and have Google automatically grade them and even show educational content to students when they get questions wrong. And a new … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

'Rodeo Stampede' Review - King of the Jungle

Amidst such an expansive and dynamic environment such as the App Store, it’s extremely easy to look for comparisons between different games as a means to gauge interest and also articulate your opinions on an app with a brevity that a thousand word review could never achieve. It … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Microsoft’s open source .NET Core and ASP.NET Core hit 1.0

It’s been over a year and a half since Microsoft first announced the open source .NET Core project, which aims to bring the core parts of Microsoft’s .NET framework (and it’s cousing, the web-focused ASP.NET Core) to Linux, OS X and other operating systems that the company didn’t … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Google is making its educational tools more powerful

It’s no secret that Google’s Chromebooks have seen the most success in the classroom, and have quickly become the de facto education computer in the US thanks to their low cost and easy management. Today, Google is announcing new tools and expanded capabilities of its existing to … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Deal: Gear VR for just $79, Gear VR-compatible Galaxy phones on sale too

Right now you can get the Gear VR for just $79. A number of Gear VR compatible Samsung Galaxy phones are also on sale. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

How Facebook Live Streams to 800,000 Simultaneous Viewers

Fewer companies know how to build world spanning distributed services than there are countries w... | Continue reading


@highscalability.com | 8 years ago

David Cameron Addresses Parliament After Brexit

British Prime Minister David Cameron addressed Parliament on Monday, just days after the UK voted to leave the European Union and said that the government would begin implementing the decision to leave the bloc. Photo: Associated Press | Continue reading


@live.wsj.com | 8 years ago

Fujifilm Instax SP-2: Neuer Smartphone-Drucker

Fujifilm hat einen neuen Drucker vorgestellt. Der Instax SP-2 ist ein mobiler Fotodrucker und soll Haptik und echtes Fotogefühl für die Generation Instagram liefern. Die Sofortbilder kommen in einer Auflösung von 800 x 600 Bildpunkten... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

How often do you upgrade your phone? [Poll of the Week]

New Android phones are constantly coming to market, and it can be tough deciding when you should upgrade. We want to know - how often do you upgrade your phone? | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Leet debuts a simple app for sharing your best gameplay highlights

Services like YouTube Gaming and Twitch are great for watching videos and live streams from your favorite gamers, but a new app called Leet, launching now, has a slightly different take. Instead of focusing on live-streamed gameplay and real-time chat, Leet lets gamers share shor … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

How to test-drive Google’s Android VR platform with a simple painting app

We have only a rough idea of how Google’s Daydream virtual reality platform will shape up. But if you own a Nexus 6P, the developer preview of Android N holds a nice Easter egg: a simple VR painting program. Google is treating the 6P (which isn’t officially compatible with the pl … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

An ode to Game of Thrones' best character

Last night on Game of Thrones we said goodbye to a lot of people, most of whom no one cared about. Today we gather in a Google Doc to wail into the abyss over the one goodbye that nothing could prepare us for. Usually a remembrance like this is not worth anyone's breath, as Weste … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Watch NASA fire up a giant rocket booster in the desert

NASA is going to light a massive fire in the Utah desert tomorrow morning. The space agency plans to test out one of the solid rocket boosters that will be used on the Space Launch System (SLS), the giant expandable rocket that NASA is building to take humans into deep space. For … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago