BERLIN — We’ve seen TV walls of all shapes and sizes, but LG this year at IFA built an entire tunnel out of OLED, high-resolution TVs, and it’s one of the most stunning displays we’ve ever seen. The TV tunnel plays a looping, space-themed video that’s just about a minute long, b … | Continue reading
A web conference this week found a notable selection of industry thought leaders exploring lesser-publicized solutions for bitcoin scaling. | Continue reading
Activision is kicking off its Call of Duty XP fan event in Los Angeles with a keynote speech at 10 am Pacific time. You can watch it here. | Continue reading
Es gibt Walkman und es gibt andere Audio-Player will Sony uns vermutlich mit ihrer "Signature Series" Audiogeräte rings um die neuen Walkman NW-WM1Z und NW-WM1A sagen. Schließlich haben sie das Genre erfunden, auch wenn heutzutage die meisten... | Continue reading
“Oh lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz with Exchange support” doesn’t quite have the same ring as the original, but that hasn’t stopped the iconic German car manufacturer and Microsoft. They’re currently working on a new project called “In Car Office”, which will allow you to … | Continue reading
At 11:20 pm Wednesday night, 40 minutes before California’s state legislative session was scheduled to adjourn for the year, lawmakers approved an obscure bill that, if signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown, could spell serious trouble for the state’s nascent self-driving car i … | Continue reading
If you have a Galaxy Note7 and haven't heard about its big problem yet – put the possibly explosive device down.Samsung halted new shipments of the device Friday and may recall Note7s that are already in customers' hands.SEE ALSO: Samsung Galaxy Note7 shipments delayed amid repor … | Continue reading
2016 has been a terrible year for information security. We’ve seen high-profile leaks from a number of big-name websites like DropBox and business social network LinkedIn. Now, last.fm has been hit, with 43 million user records having been splashed on the Internet. The dump was a … | Continue reading
Board members of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) recently took part in a discussion on blockchain technology. | Continue reading
Our big feature this week was "Welcome to Uberville," a deep look by freelance journalist Spencer Woodman into what happens when a small town turns to Uber to meet its public transportation needs. We sent Woodman down to Altamonte Springs, Florida, and the story he came back with … | Continue reading
Earlier this week, Amazon debuted its Dash buttons in the UK, Germany and Austria for instant product reorders, and now it is gearing up for yet another new launch in Europe — one that could be a biggie: the launch of Echo, its voice-controlled speaker and smart home hub, for the … | Continue reading
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we’ve been doing a daily journal of our experiences with World of Warcraft’s new expansion, Legion. Also, Nintendo announced Super Mario Maker and Pikmin for the 3DS, and esports revenues are on pace to grow. Happy reading, … | Continue reading
Packages delivered to the trunk of your car isn’t an entirely new concept; last April, Amazon started testing a service to do just that in partnership with Audi and DHL in Munich. Now, Daimler is getting in the action, with a pilot project also including DHL and Amazon, as well a … | Continue reading
With the forthcoming arrival of iOS 10, iMessage is finally getting a much-needed revamp that will see it incorporating third-party apps, as well as more engaging and interactive features like message bubbles, animations, handwriting, tapbacks, invisible ink, and more. But unless … | Continue reading
Finally, some action. It’s taken until the end of the week to come to fruition, and it’s meant we’ve had a pretty boring week from an intraday bitcoin price trading perspective, but we’ve finally been given an entry opportunity and it’s we managed to take it for a profit. This me … | Continue reading
Remember the year 2000? NSYNC's daring frosted tips versus the Backstreet Boys' hometown authenticity. (Lol.) Christina's voice versus Britney's "voice." PlayStation 2 versus Dreamcast. (Dreamcast forever.) Back then, the world was a profoundly different place. Apple hadn’t relea … | Continue reading
Dyson sells vacuums. You know this. Dyson is now selling a canister vacuum that never topples over. Ever. It rights itself every time. Please see the gif above, and the gif here. Dyson This technology is exciting for a couple reasons. Probably the biggest reason i … | Continue reading
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 is blowing up, and not just because it’s the one of the best smartphones ever made (according to Yours Truly, anyway). No, it’s been blowing up quite literally, with at least 35 units reported to have caught fire by Samsung’s official count (and probably m … | Continue reading
Hey, it's HighScalability time: Spectacular iconic drawing of Aurora Borealis as observed i... | Continue reading
Among the best sources of data about the past overall performance and monetary position of a organization are its monetary statements.And it wasn’t because Aerosmith was such a decent, clean, upstanding group (that honor had gone to The Beach Boys years earlier, a concert the com … | Continue reading
Godzilla has come back home to Japan after a dozen years' absence. But in the new movie "Shin Godzilla," the real stars are the brave bureaucrats and soldiers battling the radiation-breathing beast. | Continue reading
At IFA 2016 in Berlin, Mercedes-Benz announced a new project called ‘In Car Office’ to incorporate more smart productivity features into your ride. The features are going to go live in Mercedes vehicles during the first half of next year, and will add Microsoft Exchange support, … | Continue reading
Smart thermostats are cool. They save energy, lower bills, and they make your house look like the futuristic residence of a Star Trek character. The problem is, I live in an apartment in New York City that only has a radiator, so I can’t really get in on the connected home action … | Continue reading
Aeroflot: Moskau (ots/PRNewswire) - Aeroflot Group ("die Gruppe", Moscow Exchange Ticker: AFLT) hat heute den verkürzten Konzernzwischenabschluss zum 30. Juni 2016, in Übereinstimmung mit den International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), veröffentlicht. ... | Continue reading
If you’ve got a severe allergy to something, chances are high you’ve got to carry around an EpiPen with you. These are devices that inject precise doses of adrenalin, stopping the effects of anaphylaxis in their tracks. At $100, they were already damn expensive. But then the manu … | Continue reading
WeBank, launched last year by China’s internet giant Tencent whose instant messaging service Wechat and QQ is used by around 650 million people, is to present at Shanghai’s Global Blockchain Summit on the 23rd of September. As China’s first online-only bank, WeBank has extended $ … | Continue reading
First-person drone racing looks pretty awesome no matter where you’re flying, but this neon night course built by Extreme Drone Circuit makes for one of the coolest views yet. As the drone zips through the multi-colored obstacles in various geometric shapes, it looks like somethi … | Continue reading
Google has announced today the addition of automatically generated data insights within the iOS and Android Google Analytics apps. In a blog post on the Google Analytics Solutions website, the search giant details how the new feature will work: Available on the Assistant screen, … | Continue reading
At this point I think the world knows that stickers and emoji aren’t frivolous. There are certainly plenty of examples to suggest that this new kinda of media type is being taken more seriously than it was say a year or two ago. Read More | Continue reading
Sony's Xperia Agent is just a prototype, but it's the nearest thing I've seen to a home robot I might actually want to buy. The core of the Agent is a digital assistant like Siri and Alexa, that lets you complete tasks like checking your calendar and calling contacts. But, Sony b … | Continue reading
Ireland intends to appeal the European Commission’s ruling that Apple must pay it around $14.5 billion in back taxes. The country’s cabinet agreed to appeal the ruling during a meeting today, with the decision to be finalized by a full vote in parliament next Wednesday, according … | Continue reading
Samsung revealed earlier today that was recalling more than two million Galaxy Note 7 devices due to concerns over faulty batteries, offering buyers a replacement device instead. Now, U.S. telecoms giant T-Mobile is going a step further by offering concerned customers a complete … | Continue reading
No Man’s Sky is an almost impossibly huge game, an entire virtual universe filled with 18 quintillion planets, each one different from the next thanks to the powers of procedural generation. Instead of a typical review, I’m going to be writing regular dispatches from No Man’s Sky … | Continue reading
If you’re going to do yet another VR headset, the least you can do is bring something new to table. For Alcatel, that means an all-in-on solution, doing away with the need for a tethered computer or handset. The Vision is a self-contained VR device. All the hardware you need is r … | Continue reading
Truth be told, I’m not a fan of smartwatches. It’s not because I’ve never owned one. It’s simply because I don’t see the need for one, which is why I was shocked when I fell in love with the Withings Activité Sapphire. It’s smarter than the traditional timepiece, but not too smar … | Continue reading
Holy incoming release date, Batman! Developer Telltale Games announced that the second episode of its Batman series will come out on September 3 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. It is called Children of Arkham. Telltale has earned a reputation for making quality licensed game … | Continue reading
When you hear “startup,” you probably think of Facebook, Airbnb or Uber before Casper or Blue Bottle Coffee. But while companies that produce tangible goods like food and clothing receive less media attention, they’re proving just as innovative as their more high-profile tech cou … | Continue reading
It’s that time of year when Battlefield and Call of Duty go to war. Both sides are about to make a lot of noise about why their shooter is better, and gamers will take sides in their own tribal rants. For sure, the winner will be the one who makes the best game. And gamers […] | Continue reading
Companies aren’t looking to sponsor events, they’re looking for marketing opportunities. Ed Lord Event producers are lousy, on ... | Continue reading
Our Marketing Week in Review covers Facebooks's algorithm problem, the agency of the future, and how content marketing can help you grow even faster. | Continue reading
Amazon sent a mysterious invite out to UK publications this morning, hinting that the company might be about to launch its popular Echo voice-controlled speaker. Amazon originally launched the Echo in the US last June, but has not yet made it available in Canada or internationall … | Continue reading
In addition to yesterday’s announcement of the Moto Z Play, Lenovo has also revealed a series of metallic mid-rangers as part of the new K6 family. | Continue reading
Viber shares how its unique blend of traditional media, digital ads, content, and influencer marketing has helped its popularity grow exponentially. | Continue reading
Messaging apps have exponentially grown in popularity the past couple years leading to over 1.4 Billion global users worldwide as of 2015. Think of that number for a second, literally 1/5th of the entire planet...read moreThe post How Viber Stays Competitive in the Massive Messag … | Continue reading
The word "innovation" is so overused during a show like IFA that it quickly loses its meaning. It’s hard for me to therefore convey the sense of true innovation that I got when I first laid my hands on the Lenovo Yoga Book. This device is a whole new thing. Calling it a mobile pr … | Continue reading
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s cabinet agreed on Friday to join Apple in appealing against a multi-billion-euro back tax demand that the European Commission has slapped on the iPhone maker, despite misgivings among independents who back the fragile coalition. The Commission’s rulin … | Continue reading
Getting into VR is a damn costly proposition. First, you’ve got to get a headset. The HTC Vive costs an eye-watering $799, and the Oculus isn’t much better at $599. Then you’ve got to get a computer with a meaty-enough graphics card and oodles or RAM, just to power the headset yo … | Continue reading