NBC is bringing its top shows to Snapchat (kinda)

Today, NBCUniversal signed a multi-year deal to bring some of its top shows — like ‘Saturday Night Live,’ ‘The Voice,’ and ‘The Tonight Show’ — to Snapchat. Well, mostly. What the programming looks like remains to be seen, but the deal states the network will work with the platfo … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Blizzard may start ‘taking action’ against Overwatch players exploiting Lucio Ball bug

Don’t break Blizzard’s games, or risk the consequences. To kick off its Summer Games event, which celebrates the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Blizzard introduced a buggy soccer game called Lucio Ball. This mode pits two teams of three players against one another in a match of foo … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Factories of the Future Conference 2016: Materialising Factories 4.0

EventsOn 15 and 16 September leading industrial and research experts will debate major priorities for the future of manufacturing in Europe at the Factories of the Future Conference 2016.Date: From 15/09/2016 - 02:00 to 16/09/2016 - 02:00Venue: BrusselsRapid Press Release: Do Not … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

Expert Workshop on R&D priorities and benchmarking of Smart Industrial Components from FoF projects

EventsOrganised by the Co-FACTOR CSA. Smart industrial components – characterized by capabilities such as connectivity and communication, monitoring-data analysis based self-adaptability, optimization and learning – are at the tools to enable Industrie 4.0, the digitalization of … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

iPhone 7 Logic Board spy-shot suggests dual cameras are coming

The logic board for the incoming iPhone 7 may have been spotted in spy photos from Apple’s supply chain, and suggests there are some significant design changes in store. First spotted by TechTastic, the images show a macro form with two logic boards cut from it. The L-shaped boar … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

This VR gun uses haptic feedback to simulate real gunfire

Two years ago, Striker VR demoed an early version of its haptic recoil system designed to make fake guns feel like they're being fired while in virtual reality, a project that was initially designed for military training. Now the company is back with the Infinity v1, a working pr … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Bitcoin Price Watch; Here’s What’s On Tonight

This morning’s article was a bit of a speculative approach to the bitcoin price. We saw a bit of movement over the weekend, and had hoped that this movement might continue throughout the Monday session in Europe and – in turn – that we could get in for either a quick scalp profit … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Get the amazing fan-made remake of Metroid before Nintendo kills it for good

Thirty years ago, Nintendo released its first Metroid game for the Famicom platform. Since then, we’ve seen a few refreshes of the franchise, but none since 2004. Not content with waiting it out for Nintendo to release a version for the current-gen consoles — or the upcoming NX — … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Sony’s upgraded PlayStation 4 will reportedly be unveiled next month

Sony plans to unveil a 4K version of its PlayStation 4 next month, according to Vice Gaming. The machine will reportedly be announced on September 7th, during an event that'll serve as a "technical showcase" for what the updated PS4 can do. That means we're likely looking at a pr … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

FireChat brings private group chat to its off-grid messaging service

FireChat, the messaging service from Disrupt Battlefield finalist Open Garden that allows you to chat with people around you even when there is no regular Internet connection, is getting a major update today. This new version of FireChat introduces private group chats on top of i … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Amazon’s bringing The Tick (and two other original shows) to Twitch later this month

Almost two years ago, Amazon acquired Twitch.tv for a cool $970 million dollars. At the time, many thought it was a strange move; Twitch is primarily user-generated content, with a healthy following of video game enthusiasts. But now it’s starting to make more sense, as Amazon ha … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Lyft now lets riders add an extra stop to their trips

Lyft is giving riders a way to make a multi-stop trip, letting them use the Lyft app to add an extra destination for two stop trips. The logic is simple: With more users, especially city-dwellers, tapping ride-sharing and on-demand services in place of owning a vehicle, it’s more … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Lyft is adding the ability to make multiple stops on a trip

Once upon a time, Lyft customers who needed to make multiple stops during a trip needed to explain this to their drivers using spoken words. Starting this week, such verbal interactions will be a thing of the past, thanks to a new feature offering riders the ability to input an e … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

How Brazil is trying (and failing) to keep drones away from the Olympics

On Friday, more than 60,000 people packed into Rio’s Maracanã stadium for the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games — but above their heads, something disconcerting was happening. Observers reported as many as three drones hovering above the stadium, triggering a security pa … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

No Man's Sky dev apologises for erroneous YouTube takedowns

No Man's Sky's launch has been a bit of an odd one in that the game was leaked early and loads of footage was easily accessible to anyone who knew where to look for it. Naturally, the game's publisher, Sony Computer Entertainment, wasn't happy about this and went about issuing co … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

SmartPath wants to help your employees manage their finances

Managing your finances can be tough, especially if no one has ever taken the time to sit down with you and explain how it all works. SmartPath, a Y-Combinator backed company, aims to help low-income people, and the 75% of Americans who live paycheck to paycheck, better manage the … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Bitcoin 'Hacker Residency' to Launch in New York

Chaincode Labs is offering a new training course and mentorship program for developers who want to learn the basics of bitcoin. | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

Gatecoin to Relaunch Its Services on August 17, 2016

Gatecoin, a digital currency exchange platform that went through a hacking incident a few months ago has decided to follow the footsteps of Bitfinex. The company has announced the commencement of operations, starting August 17, 2016. The Hong Kong-based exchange experienced a sec … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Bossa Studios raises $1.35 million to boost online game Worlds Adrift

Bossa Studios has raised $1.35 million in funding from venture capital firm London Venture Partners. London-based Bossa is working on an ambitious massively multiplayer online game world dubbed Worlds Adrift. The title is a “sandbox” game where players can create their own flying … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Hacked Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex will reduce balances by 36% to distribute losses amongst all users

Late last week we reported that Bitfinex, a popular Hong Kong-based Bitcoin exchange was hacked, losing about $70M worth of customer’s bitcoin. The loss caused the price of Bitcoin to drop about 20%, and it still hasn’t fully recovered to pre-hack levels.In the days following the … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Roland acquires a 70-percent stake in headphone maker V-Moda

About a month ago, Incipio acquired Skullcandy, and now Roland is getting in on the action with a headphone company  purchase of its very own. The Japanese instrument manufacturer revealed plans to pick up a majority (70-percent) stake in Hollywood-based audio company V-Moda.It’s … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

This smart pillow wirelessly streams music to help you sleep better

ZEEQ, created by Moley Robotics, could be the answer to your sleeping problems. The smart pillow wirelessly streams music and gathers analytics through built-in sensors as you sleep.The company hopes to distribute the pillow by 2017.  Read more...More about Mashable Video, Standa … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Three Challenges for the Next Economy

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@web-strategist.com | 8 years ago

How Instagram geolocations can be used to illustrate inequality in New York City

Summer in New York City can be one of the most unbearable seasons of the year: dry heat, rough humidity levels, and throngs of tourists from all over the world crowding our streets and subway cars, then wondering why New Yorkers are so rude when they’re the one stopping in the mi … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Innoviz takes $9M to put the squeeze on solid state Lidar

The accelerating drive to get autonomous cars on the road is being accompanied by a parallel push to improve Lidar technology, aka the 3D laser-based sensors that can be used for real-time mapping and navigation for vision systems in driverless cars. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

2016 MacBook Pro again rumored to have Touch ID and OLED function bar

The MacBook Pro 2016 may actually come with Touch ID and an OLED function bar, as previously rumored. Citing a “reliable” source, 9to5Mac notes both features are being made available for the MacBook Pro this Fall, which is expected to have a ground-up redesign that features USB-C … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Google buys Orbitera, a platform for building marketplaces for cloud software

Google today announced another acquisition that will help the company improve how it competes against Amazon’s AWS, Salesforce and Microsoft in the area of enterprise services, and specifically enterprise services for the cloud: it has acquired Orbitera, a company that has develo … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

New MacBook Pro might come with a fingerprint sensor for extra security

The MacBook Pro is due for a serious refresh and Apple is expected to deliver this fall.According to 9to5Mac, Apple will reportedly add a Touch ID button to its revamped MacBook Pro notebook computers.SEE ALSO: Huge changes may be in store for Apple's MacBook ProThe report claims … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Movie-Mashup: Superstars auf Pokémon GO

Der YouTuber Movie Remixer hat seinen ganz eigenen Kommentar zum Pokémon GO-Hype angefertigt. Er montierte Szenen bekannter Actionfilme so zusammen, als würden James Bond, Tony Stark, Ethan Hunt und Co. alle auf der Jagd nach den kleinen... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Let’s rock and roll in Columbus on Wednesday

I’ll be in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, August 10, to hold a night of pitches and open mic shenanigans so bring your guitar and pitch deck. The event will be at O’Toole’s 4796 W Broad St, right off I-270. We’ll start at 7 p.m. sharp with pitches, so get there after work. And at … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Should You Put a Phone Number On Your Site?

A great deal has been written about whether in the internet age, your business should have a phone number on your website or not. On one hand, having a phone number can increase the trustworthiness of your website, help sell potential customers who aren’t comfortable buying onlin … | Continue reading


@conversionxl.com | 8 years ago

Reseña: Escuadrón Suicida (Suicide Squad)

Me pregunto que tienen las películas basadas en los superhéroes de DC que levantan las más vehementes y desbocadas pasiones. Parecería que hay gente que guarda sus mas intensas muestras de desagrad… | Continue reading


@ornitorrincodigital.com | 8 years ago

'One Night in Karazhan' Cards Spoiled, Ben Brode's Q&A, Trump Talk, and More 'Hearthstone' Weekly News In 'Touchstone' #59

Hello everyone, welcome to another Hearthstone [Free] weekly news roundup, and what a week this one is going to be. In case you have been slumbering for the last few weeks and have just woken up (or simply went off the grid), this Thursday, August 11, we are getting a new Adventu … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

What’s your favorite camera app? [Poll of the Week]

There are a lot of good camera apps for Android, so we want to know - what which one is your favorite? | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Wilson's new smart football can measure your spiral

Playing football in a 3,000 square foot room is not easy. That’s less than 10 percent the size of a football field, and considerably smaller than a backyard or a driveway. But that was entirely the point when Wilson Sporting Goods picked Lightbox, a swanky event space on Manhatta … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Samsung könnte sich von flachen Displays bei Galaxy S-Modellen verabschieden

Ohne Frage ist Samsung damals mit dem Galaxy S6 Edge ein Coup gelungen. Das tolle Design mit dem gewölbten Display ist auch bei den Kunden gut angekommen und nun gibt es erste Anzeichnen, dass die Koreaner in Zukunft völlig auf die flache,... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

The Apple Maps launch fiasco led to the iOS public beta program

In an interview with Fast Company, Apple executives looked back at the launch of the Maps app and its current state. The company has been hard at work on improving the mapping app, and it’s interesting to see the learnings from the launch fiasco. In particular, Apple Maps bugs le … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Pokémon Go hits 100 million installs on Android, made $200 million in its first month

In one month, Pokémon Go surpassed 100 million installs on Android and reportedly made its developer Niantic over $200 million dollars on Android and iOS. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Roland is buying headphone maker V-Moda

After 12 years of being a private, family-owned business, headphone manufacturer V-Moda is being acquired by Roland — another company with deep roots in music electronics. Roland is buying a 70 percent stake, leaving 30 percent ownership with V-Moda founder Val Kolton.Kolton will … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Do you want your toast to remind you to pay your bills?

The creators of a new gadget on Kickstarter called the Toasteroid want people to make the most of their morning toast time. Yes, toast is one of life’s simple pleasures, but it serves no functional purpose in our lives beyond satisfying hunger. We’re busy people; we have things t … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Lionsgate’s Peter Levin on the convergence of VR games and entertainment

Peter Levin has been running the game and investments division at Lionsgate, one of Hollywood’s biggest studios, for two years. And he is so bullish about virtual reality that Lionsgate is working with 11 partners on more than a dozen VR projects that are targeted at both hardcor … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Beobachtungen zum Bergsommer

Vor kurzem habe ich mit zwei meiner Enkelinnen eine Bergferienwoche auf einer Alpenvereinshütte verbracht. Diese Form des Angebots haben der Deutsche, der Österreichische und der Südtiroler Alpenverein ins Leben gerufen, um den Familienurlaub auf Alpenvereinshütten zu forcieren. … | Continue reading


@tp-blog.at | 8 years ago

Resident Evil 7 herbs revealed

Resident Evil 7's healing items have been detailed by Capcom - and there's a twist to how the game's health system might work.Capcom confirmed to Eurogamer back at E3 that herbs would return in Resident Evil 7.Herbs have been a staple of the series since its inception, and will … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

#BookingYeah #million: Gewinnen Sie mit Booking.com eine Woche in einer einzigartigen Unterkunft Ihrer Wahl (FOTO)

Booking.com B.V.: Amsterdam, Niederlande (ots) - Anlässlich der millionsten Unterkunft auf seinem Portal startet Booking.com ein sagenhaftes Gewinnspiel: Der glückliche Gewinner der "One-in-a-Million"-Verlosung darf sich zwischen außergewöhnlichen Apartments, ... | Continue reading


@presseportal.de | 8 years ago

Hulu goes subscription-only by moving its free stuff to Yahoo

In a not totally-unexpected move, Hulu is ending the free tier of its service. That leaves only the $7.99 tier with limited commercials and the $11.99 one with no ads. The company says that as it’s continued to enhance its standard paid service with original shows and exclusives, … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

A literal lawn chair is on sale for $279

Italian design collective Studio Nucleo has in the past experimented with museum-friendly design installations. Their latest project: a cardboard frame that, when covered with dirt, becomes a chair that can be installed in your backyard.Yes, for $279, you can buy instructions and … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

3sat: Zweite Staffel der Reportage-Reihe "Kulturlandschaften" mit Wladimir Kaminer startet

3sat: Mainz (ots) -ab Montag, 22. August 2016, 19.30 Uhr Erstausstrahlung Zum zweiten Mal geht Schriftsteller Wladimir Kaminer für 3sat auf die Reise durch die deutsche Provinz. In der fünfteiligen Reihe "Kulturlandschaften" trifft er Künstler, die ... | Continue reading


@presseportal.de | 8 years ago

New Google Photos ad plays right into 16GB iPhone users’ storage struggle

If you’ve ever attended or watched any Google or Apple conference, you’ll come to notice that the two companies tend to take playful jabs at one another, mostly in good fun. This week, Google’s on the offense, with a new Google Photos ad that takes a dig at 16GB iPhones which app … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago