Just because your taste in cars is small doesn't mean your penchant for tech is equally diminutive.See also: Sorry, Tesla: The world’s fastest electric car is made in... Croatia?Enter the Audi Q2, which offers the roominess and outward visibility of an SUV, the exterior dimension … | Continue reading
Last year hackers stole sensitive records from over 100,000 350,000 700,000 people after a security breach of the IRS website. Hackers found a vulnerability in the ‘Get Transcript’ verification process and used this to amass some 700,000 names, Social Security numbers, addresses … | Continue reading
Of all the virtual reality headsets out there, the HTC Vive feels most like what science fiction visionaries promised us in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Yes, every single product evokes the same set of comparisons: jacking into the Matrix, hanging out on the Holodeck. These are always wron … | Continue reading
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly gave his first post-flight interviews in Kazakhstan today, after wrapping up a 340-day stay on the International Space Station. Kelly has only been back on Earth for a little over 12 hours now, but the former ISS commander briefly discussed what it's li … | Continue reading
Hands Free is Google's payment method that doesn't require you to handle cash, cards, or even your smartphone. | Continue reading
Star Wars: Battlefront has some new heroes, but we’re using the term loosely. Developer DICE revealed details today on the online shooter’s next expansion, Outer Rim. Notably, the downloadable content adds Sullustan pilot Nien Nunb as a hero for the Rebels and the Rodian bounty h … | Continue reading
A European Parliament event in Brussels today saw experts and regulators discuss the potential for encoding oversight into blockchain applications. | Continue reading
Google today released an experimental payments app called Hands Free, a service that lets you pay for items in stores without taking your phone out. The iOS and Android app relies on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and location services to determine when you're nearby a participating retailer … | Continue reading
[appicon]It begins again! The original Badland [appprice url="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/badland/id535176909?mt=8"] was notorious for receiving new levels and features WELL after its original release in April of 2013. So when the sequel Badland 2 [appprice url="https://itune … | Continue reading
A Swedish musician by the name of Wintergatan has created and built an amazing musical instrument he calls the Marble Machine -- and you won't believe how good it sounds. | Continue reading
Debit and credit cards with Wells Fargo, one of the United States' largest banks, can now be used with Samsung Pay! | Continue reading
Today, using bitcoin as an investment tool is becoming an attractive option. Bitcoin financial businesses have been growing while new investment solutions have been coming to the digital currency ecosystem. The bitcoin Industry is stronger than ever. New players and big rounds of … | Continue reading
This Monday, the bitcoin community woke up to the beginning of a new week and a new month. As the day progresses, they thought that their worst fears about the bitcoin network are coming true. The bitcoin network was overloaded and transactions were taking unusually longer to get … | Continue reading
Google today announced that Google Docs, the web and mobile app for composing web-based documents, is getting a few new templates. These are in addition to the document templates Google introduced last year. But the new ones are special, Google will tell you, because they were de … | Continue reading
Part of the big update to Google Docs back in September was the introduction of new and useful templates to help users of the service start up common types of documents quickly. The company has now taken that one step further, announcing today that it has created new templates ‘d … | Continue reading
Home furnishings site Dot & Bo is expanding into workplace design, with the launch of Dot & Bo for Business. The e-commerce startup will be offering a free styling service to other startups and businesses who are looking to find the right vibe for their offices. Read More | Continue reading
As marketers look at the American population, there are four living generations for them to address. This four-infographic series is designed to give a quick glimpse into what makes each of these generations tick. Traditionalists are the parents of Baby Boomers, grandparents of G … | Continue reading
The world is awash with productivity apps, from well-known, multi-use tools like Evernote, Slack and Trello, to niche tools like the Hemingway App and RescueTime. Yet, we all still struggle with maximizing productivity, particularly in larger organizational teams. Why? With so ma … | Continue reading
The U.S. Department of Defense is rapidly ramping up its cyber efforts to combat the operations of terrorist organization ISIL, or ISIS. Speaking at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter yesterday described the importance of disrupting ISIL’s … | Continue reading
Another chance to participate in TechCrunch Include Office Hours is here. On March 18th, Santi Subotovsky and Alison Wagonfeld of Emergence Capital will join TechCrunch editors to provide advice and feedback to startups. Launched in 2014, Include is TechCrunch’s diversity program … | Continue reading
Carmelo Anthony is apologizing for his interaction with a fan during the New York Knicks' latest loss. | Continue reading
Uber announced today that it was expanding its carpool service to the East Bay cities of Oakland, Berkeley, and Alameda, in a bid to appeal to residents who want to use the ride-hail service to commute to work in San Francisco. UberPool, in which riders pay a cheaper fare to shar … | Continue reading
The former CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt, now executive chairman of its parent company Alphabet, is about to start helping the military improve what it does by borrowing concepts and ideas straight from Silicon Valley. Schmidt will chair the new 12-person Defense Innovation Advisor … | Continue reading
Clash Royale [Free], Supercell's latest game, has just released worldwide, and I'm sure many of you will be playing it for the first time today. So, we thought you'll probably need some help getting the most out of the game because the more you win, the more fun you'll have. And … | Continue reading
Slack was being cheeky when yesterday it said voice chat would start testing “very, very soon”. Today the new “Calls” feature starting rolling out on Slack for desktop. It lets you start a private Slack Call or launch a conference call in a channel that anyone can join with a cli … | Continue reading
At a time when everything is being made “smarter,” the time has come for a smart receipt. That note you receive in paper format or electronically after making a purchase hasn’t really evolved for decades, and merchants are losing out on a potentially valuable touch point. FlexRec … | Continue reading
A second piece of the lost MH370 airliner may have washed ashore in Mozambique. Malaysian Airlines officials and Mozambique authorities are both urging caution until the part is confirmed, but there aren't very many 777s losing horizontal stabilizers in that part of the world. | Continue reading
The U.S. Department of Defense today announced the formation of a new Defense Innovation Advisory Board, with the idea of improving the department with help from people in the private sector from Silicon Valley and other areas. Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google’s umb … | Continue reading
A new limited time event has been discovered in Diablo 3 paying tribute to late Blizzard artist Kevin Kanai Griffith.As spotted by astute Reddit users, visiting the Immortal Throne at the Ruins of Sescheron now leads to a secret cow level called "Kanai's Stomping Grounds," named … | Continue reading
Alphabet executive chairman Eric Schmidt will chair a new advisory board for the Department of Defense, according to a statement from the department released today. The Defense Innovation Advisory Board will comprise up to 12 people from the private sector, meant to use their exp … | Continue reading
VB WEBINAR: The VC landscape for martech remains one of the hottest areas of investment. In this essential webinar, our VB analyst and panel of venture capitalists will fill you in what’s getting commitment from investors — and what you need to do to do get their attention. Regis … | Continue reading
Everyone hates voicemail. The idea of checking a message to see what someone wants is such an antiquated notion that it might has well have been sent as a fax. ‘No More Voicemail’ for Android and iOS aims to change consumer behavior by using your phone’s call forwarding feature t … | Continue reading
In a SXSW first, the sitting president of the United States will be delivering a keynote address at the conference in Austin, TX later this month. President Barack Obama will be joined by the First Lady, Michelle, each giving separate addresses on March 11 and March 16, respectiv … | Continue reading
One of the most interesting things about Silicon Valley startup culture is how it has affected other industries with its strategies, particularly the healthcare industry. Health tech has taken off in recent years, even down to the patient care and doctor’s office model in San Fra … | Continue reading
HoloLens development is hitting its stride today, as Microsoft is introducing a massive cache of videos for developers and announcing an emulator. The emulator will let developers build apps for HoloLens without a developer kit, and Microsoft is encouraging developers to familiar … | Continue reading
Even if you aren't at Nikki Beach on March 16 for Hardwell's performance at Miami Music Week, you'll be able to experience it all in a virtual reality and 360-video livestream that immerses you in the crowd. Chances are you've never experienced Hardwell like this. Actually, we kn … | Continue reading
Mit einem 23,8" großen Display (eine Touchscreen-Version ist ebenfalls verfügbar), einem i5- bzw. einen i7-Prozessor der 6. Generation, optischem Laufwerk, bis zu 16 GB RAM und diversen Speicher-Optionen (von SSD über Hybrid-Laufwerk... | Continue reading
Washington's Museum of Flight has been restoring the very first Boeing 727 for years, a tri-jet airliner that hasn't flown in a quarter century. The aircraft, tail number N7001U, is making its very last flight today — a "ferry" flight, where the plane was made just airworthy enou … | Continue reading
Republicans have been nipping at Tom Wheeler's heels since he won the net neutrality fight, but he's not worried. Speaking to The Verge, Wheeler shrugged off the idea that he received "some kind of secret instructions" from President Obama. "[That idea] been around for more than … | Continue reading
Paying at stores using your phone is convenient, but not that different from using a card in your wallet considering you still have to fumble to pull your device out your pocket. But what if you could pay without having to touch your phone at all? That’s the concept behind ‘Hands … | Continue reading
Samsung’s story is an interesting one, full of both highs and lows. In this feature we aim to explore some of the more interesting facts about this Korean giant. | Continue reading
GoTenna, a Brooklyn-based startup behind a portable personal antenna for smartphones, announced today that it caught a $7.5 million investment. Walden Venture Capital led the series A round, followed by MentorTech Ventures and Verizon subsidiary BBG Ventures. The investment, the … | Continue reading
WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned mobile messaging service that recently hit 1 billion users worldwide, is today rolling out a much-anticipated feature to its apps on iOS and Android devices: document sharing. Though the company hasn’t yet made an official announcement, a number of Wh … | Continue reading
Google Photos is one of the best ways to store all of your photos and videos online. Now, it's even better.The web version of Google Photos at photos.google.com just rolled out a way to let you edit photos using easy-to-use adjustment sliders. The new editing tools were announced … | Continue reading
Japanese lager brand Asahi is set to unveil a super-slow motion video booth experience tonight (2 March) at the Old Truman Brewery. | Continue reading
Generator Hostels: London (ots/PRNewswire) - Generator Hostels (http://generatorhostels.com/en/) rundet sein Portfolio mit drei mit Spannung erwarteten Meilenstein-Eröffnungen an wichtigen europäischen Destinationen ab: Amsterdam, Stockholm und Rom. Dieses Jahr werden ... | Continue reading
Sling TV has added two new channels — Newsy and Flama — to its ‘Best of Live TV’ lineup. Newsy offers up quick snippets of current events, aimed at millennials. It spans national and global events, and adds a bit of insight and analysis to round out its coverage. Right now, Newsy … | Continue reading