Last month, the NFL sold off TV rights to its Thursday night games to CBS and NBC*.This month, the pro football league intends to sell digital rights to the same games, and it should be nearing a decision shortly on which company will buy them. The NFL’s annual owners meeting sta … | Continue reading
While Twitch and YouTube gobble up live and recorded video for traditional gaming platforms, a battle is heating up on smartphones. Stre.am, a mobile livestreaming video company, is expanding from camera-based content to video games — at least on Android. It’s using the new addit … | Continue reading
Creating quality blog content takes a long time… I mean a REALLY long time, right? It’s not so much the actual writing process, it’s all the bells and whistles that surround it. Conducting keyword research, finding killer examples, taking screenshots, uploading it to your site, p … | Continue reading
Facebook and Spotify are trying to make it easier to share music. They're launching a new integration inside of Facebook Messenger today that allows you to quickly jump into Spotify, choose a song or playlist, and then send it over to a friend. Continue reading… | Continue reading
Bitcoin’s potential to transform foreign remittance industry is very well known. It is also one of the services rendered by multiple cryptocurrency startups across the world. The conventional remittance system includes either the Western Union or MoneyGram. While they have a dece … | Continue reading
Join us as we give you a list of what we feel are the best Chromebooks currently available. | Continue reading
For years, various laptop manufacturers and OEMs have tried to push external graphics chassis into the mainstream, with little success. It looks like Razer and AMD have partnered up to make another go of it -- but this time, they're working with established standards across the b … | Continue reading
Picture it: THE FUTURE. The year is 1994 and you play as an office clerk who must deliver an important message to the Queen of Ice, the leader of the totalitarian government that presides over you. You accomplish this task by running along a maze-like pathway floating in the sky … | Continue reading
Advertisers, publishers, and agencies are adjusting their strategies to keep up with the development of native advertising. They are experimenting with new tactics to fit into the digital marketing world. As native advertising is growing conferences are good opportunities to take … | Continue reading
Facebook Messenger is quickly becoming an app that can do all things. While sending GIFs has long been my favorite Messenger feature, Spotify may have just nudged them out of the way while I overwhelm my friends with my often questionable music choices instead. For those using th … | Continue reading
Carmelo Anthony says the decision to issue an apology for his interaction with a fan was made by Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan. | Continue reading
The world is getting ready for virtual reality — well, the world of PC, smartphone, and PlayStation 4 owners. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, who helped design the Rift head-mounted display that has everyone buzzing about the potential of VR, has said it’s Apple’s fault that Mac do … | Continue reading
A popular smartwatch customization platform for Android, Facer, has today made its way to iOS and Apple Watch. While there are already dozens of utilities on the App Store that allow users to better personalize their Apple Watch’s homescreen, Facer stands out because of its sizab … | Continue reading
There is a new Ghostbusters movie coming out this summer! As I'm sure I don't have to tell you, a lot of people are unhappy about this fact and have expressed their concerns with a tenor that's, let's just say... violently sexist?For some, the speed with which one can type a sent … | Continue reading
Stanford's autonomous Audi takes to the track not to show off but instead to enhance self-driving car safety.See also: Sorry, Tesla: The world’s fastest electric car is made in... Croatia?Believe it or not, there's utility in running Shelley, Stanford's custom-rigged self-driving … | Continue reading
Samsung has made its second investment in additional flexible OLED display production facilities in South Korea, reportedly to prepare for increased demand for future iPhones. | Continue reading
There's a clever workaround to ordering Amazon's new Echo Dot, a hockey puck-shaped gadget that imbues any speaker system with the Alexa voice assistant. Because Amazon is trying to limit demand, it's making the Echo Dot available "exclusively through Alexa," meaning only custome … | Continue reading
Facebook Messenger has added support for Spotify, allowing you to share your favorite songs and playlists with friends. It’s the first music-based service integration for the messaging platform. This is rolling out today and Facebook said will be “available broadly soon.” When … | Continue reading
Forget about the world's most magical butter knife and enter into the high tech world of butter spray, on command. The biēm Butter Sprayer transforms any stick of butter straight from your fridge into mistable spray that begs for popcorn, toast or a baked potato. The gadget, whic … | Continue reading
Die Recycling-Idee, aus Plastikflaschen Schnüre oder Bänder zu schneiden, ist schon seit einer Weile unterwegs, war aber soweit eher etwas für Menschen mit ausgeprägten Bastelambitionen. Das soll sich aber jetzt mit dem schlicht... | Continue reading
Samsung is now offering free wireless charging pads to folks who pick up their pay-nearly-anywhere-with-your-smartphone service Samsung Pay. | Continue reading
State officials say investigations into the death of energy magnate Aubrey McClendon in a fiery single-car crash in Oklahoma City could take months to complete. | Continue reading
A Cornell University engineering team has created a new kind of flexible display based on a perennially popular inspiration for scientists: the cephalopod. A study published today in Science describes how researchers developed a highly flexible, color-changing "skin" that senses … | Continue reading
Scientists are duking it out over whether a study on reproducibility has a reproducible conclusion. The high-profile study reported last year that many psychology findings can’t be replicated, but a separate group of researchers now claim the finding is severely flawed. Today in … | Continue reading
First came the Transportation hub with Uber, and now Facebook Messenger is launching “its very first music integration” with Spotify. Inside the Messenger “More” section in chat threads, all iOS and Android users will now find a Spotify option. Tap it, and they’ll be shuttled int … | Continue reading
While Apple and the FBI await a ruling from congress on their encryption battles, Amazon just willfully dropped encryption on Kindle, Fire Phones, Fire Tablets and Fire TV devices running Fire OS 5. The change affects millions of users with these devices and makes each of them de … | Continue reading
RingCentral, which focuses on providing VoIP services to businesses, today announced the beta launch of its WebRTC-based API and developer kit for developers. RingCentral’s one-year-old Connect Platform, which helps developers integrate business communications (including voice, t … | Continue reading
Mac users interested in VR will probably need to buy a PC. In a recent interview, Oculus founder Palmer Luckey says his company will only support the Mac if Apple ever releases a “good computer.” Sounds sensational, but it’s really about specs. Luckey continued: It just boils dow … | Continue reading
The Artful Escape of Francis Vendetti is made in Unreal Engine 4, but you'd never know it. The 2D glam rock story of a young musician developing his stage persona through a cosmic journey eschews the glistening metallic 3D corridors we often see from Epic's tech in favour of lush … | Continue reading
It’s no surprise to anyone to hear that there is a lot of porn on the Web. OK, perhaps not as much as some studies make out, but there’s still plenty of naked bodies out there if you want to find them. By some estimates, this time last year around 4.5 percent of global Web traffi … | Continue reading
This past Christmas, Valve encountered a huge snafu when an error in a partner’s caching configuration temporarily caused users of game platform Steam to log into each other’s accounts. Although purchases couldn’t be made, there was plenty of personal information visible — includ … | Continue reading
One year after throwing a massive, multi-day party, Tumblr is returning to SXSW Music with a new focus. The 79 Cents event being held on March 16th — its name reflects the gender wage gap in the US in 2014 as per the Institute for Women’s Policy Research — will boast a lineup of … | Continue reading
Most videos on the Web are just not worth seeing in full – or at least this is how the founders of Vibby want you to see things. Available for free, Vibby is a lightweight Web-based video editing tool that lets you easily select the most outstanding moments from any video and qui … | Continue reading
CoinDesk analyzes the recent decrease in transaction capacity on the bitcoin network and its affect on bitcoin users. | Continue reading
Jaguar is trying to help Olympic skier Graham Bell become the world's fastest man on skis, the company announced at the Geneva Motor Show. Bell hopes to reach speeds upwards of 180 miles per hour next year, which would break the world downhill speed skiing record by more than 20 … | Continue reading
Die Neuverfilmung des ikonischen 80er-Streifens Ghostbusters wird schon seit geraumer Zeit mit Neugier und Getuschel erwartet, aber bisher gab es kaum aussagekräftiges Material zum neuen, durchgehend weiblichen Geisterjäger-Team (Melissa... | Continue reading
Intel is reportedly jumping into the world of augmented reality with a new headset. The company is using its RealSense 3D camera technology in the AR headset, according to the Wall Street Journal.Augmented reality is a separate but similar idea to virtual reality. Instead of taki … | Continue reading
With Star Wars: The Force Awakens wrapping up its record-breaking theatrical run, it's about time for it to head to home release. Disney announced this morning that The Force Awakens will be available as a digital download and through its Disney Movies Anywhere streaming service … | Continue reading
Neumob, which recently raised a $8.5 million Series A round, helps developers speed up their apps with the help of a combination of a content delivery network and a number of network optimization techniques.As the company announced today, it has now hired Jim Roskind as its CTO.W … | Continue reading
HTC wants to keep you safe in our new, VR-powered world. Don't get too immersed -- the furniture around you still can't be sat on. | Continue reading
Bidorbuy, an online auction and marketplace in South Africa and among the biggest e-commerce platforms in Africa has included bitcoin as a mode of payment for users – buyers and sellers in the marketplace. Major African e-commerce platform Bidorbuy has enabled bitcoin as a paymen … | Continue reading
Virtually everything can be made better by doing it in space. Except breathing oxygen, I suppose. And eating potato chips. And using the toilet. Okay, let's revise that. Some things can be made better by doing them in space, and engaging in capitalistic ventures just happens to b … | Continue reading
Google Analytics custom reports, combined with advanced segmentation, reveal the useful data that is so often concealed or buried. | Continue reading
Supercell — the maker of huge mobile games Clash of Clans, Boom Beach, and Hay Day — has another big hit on its hands. Clash Royale shot to No. 1 in top downloads on the app stores less than a day after its release. Ilkka Paananen, CEO of Supercell in Helsinki, Finland, said on h … | Continue reading
If you're new to Amazon Echo — hey! Welcome. Amazon Echo fans can be a fanatical bunch when it comes to the part-speaker, part-smart home device. We'll teach you the secret handshake later.But jokes aside, we've gotten our hands on a lot of smart home gadgets over the years, and … | Continue reading
You want to reach out to your crush, but what do you say? Do you start with "u up?", or go for something less thirsty? Who knows?! Messaging apps may be the most popular pieces of software in the world, but good luck getting them to do much work on your behalf. It's 2016 and we'r … | Continue reading
Nilay and Dieter are joined by senior reporter Adi Robertson to talk VR technology, DJI's new drone, and fan favorite: Amazon Echo. Racked style editor Nicola Fumo operates the hype matrix once again in this week's episode of Vergecast! We'll be live at our usual time today — 4: … | Continue reading
The Amazon Echo is a pretty great piece of hardware, but many folks out there aren't willing to spend almost $200 to get one. This is why Amazon today unveiled the Amazon Echo Dot and Amazon Tap, two new Alexa-enabled devices. | Continue reading