Microsoft admits goal of 1 billion devices running Windows 10 won’t be achieved on time, blames phone business

Back in April 2015, before Windows 10 was even available, Microsoft made a very bold goal: Windows 10 on 1 billion devices “in two to three years.” Now, just shy of the operating system’s one-year anniversary, Microsoft is admitting defeat, as first reported by ZDNet‘s Mary Jo Fo … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

We're obsessed with 'Pokémon Go'

On this week’s episode of MashTalk, Lance, Pete and I tackle the phenomenon that is Pokémon Go (00:50). In a wide-ranging chat, we talk about everything from the growing Pokemon Go economy (04:30), the user experience (09:05) and why Pokémon Go works (11:45). Lance shares his tak … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

China Has Already Cloned 'Pokemon Go' Because of Course They Have

What do you do if you're in an area of the world that doesn't have Pokemon Go [Free] yet? The answer for most people is to just wait, and maybe spend some time reading stories like these to follow the worldwide phenomenon. If you really want to play Pokemon Go, you can take the f … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Wrike launches project management tool for marketers

The team behind project management service Wrike spent the last few years building a general-purpose project management service that businesses can adopt to their own needs. That clearly worked, because as Wrike CEO Andrew Filev told me, the company’s revenue grew 120 percent las … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

SEO Buzz: What You Need to Know This Week in SEO

This week: Local results get hyperlocal, last month’s quality update is favoring the news, and some SEO myths get debunked. Learn what happened this week. | Continue reading


@ignitevisibility.com | 8 years ago

AT&T plant Drohneneinsatz als Handymastverstärkung

Derzeit setzt AT&T auch schon Drohnen ein, allerdings eher zur Wartung von Handymasten. In Zukunft jedoch planen sie Drohnen auch für andere Bereiche einzusetzen. Als Empfangsstationen sollen sie für LTE-Netzwerke eingesetzt werden, die... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Rome didn’t fall in a day – it didn’t fall at all

By now you are very familiar with our series called ‘What TNW is reading‘ (I hope). We are really committed to read more and sharing what we like is a way to keep our promise on track. Last week I shared what I learned from Richard Dawkins view on god. This week we are featuring … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

5 Key Ways to Increase Your Twitter Followers (Without Buying Them!)

While dubious-sounding ads promising to increase your Twitter followers by thousands in rapid fashion are ubiquitous, how should you actually approach attracting new followers in a way that genuinely benefits your business? This post gives you five key ways to increase your Twitt … | Continue reading


@blog.vwriter.com | 8 years ago

Silent Circle raises $50 million to expand its privacy-focused communications platform

Encrypted communications company Silent Circle has raised $50 million in a Series C round led by Santander Bank. Founded out of Geneva, Switzerland, in 2012, Silent Circle produces a suite of privacy-focused software and services for enterprises. This includes the Silent Phone ap … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Tesla urged to brief Senate committee on fatal Autopilot crash

The crash that killed a Tesla Model S driver with Autopilot activated is already being investigated by the federal government, but now the Senate is seeking more information about the details of the accident. Senator John Thune (R-SD), who chairs the Commerce Committee, sent a le … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

CME Exec: Bitcoin ETFs Signal Digital Asset Market Maturity

A CME exec this week spoke about how she believes forthcoming bitcoin ETFs are a sign the digital asset market is maturing. | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

'Pokemon GO' is the Rare Game Bringing People Together

The thing that's been fascinating about Pokemon GO [Free] from a particular standpoint of that it's really community gaming at its finest. Because the game forces people to get out and go places to actually play it, what's happened is that it's brought people together in ways tha … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Microsoft extends timeline for Windows 10 to hit 1 billion users

Back in April 2015, Microsoft made the bold claim that its new operating system, Windows 10, would be running on 1 billion devices by 2018. Today, the company is revising the timeline. In a statement obtained by ZDNet, Windows marketed head Yusef Medhi says the poor performance o … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

3 content marketing lessons from the success of Pokemon Go

What the sudden rise in popularity of Pokemon Go means for emerging trends in the marketing world and what marketers can do to stay ahead. | Continue reading


@brafton.com | 8 years ago

The most interesting rumors about the Samsung Galaxy Note 7

As Samsung prepares to announce the Galaxy Note 7 on August 2nd, rumors have been swirling around the new features the smartphone maker may pack into its latest device. As usual, rumors are to be taken with a grain of salt, these are the most probable ones we've seen so far.The G … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Elon Musk adamantly standing by improving radar even though it’s so close to lidar

In the past, Elon Musk has rejected Lidar, saying it’s unnecessary to achieve full driving autonomy. But in taking to his Twitter account between late Thursday night and early Friday morning, the Tesla CEO couldn’t help but announce improvements to the automaker’s radar … which i … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Bitcoin Price Watch; The Weekend Ahead

So that’s it – another week done. We started the week with a pretty boring bout of action – price traded relatively flat for the first forty-eight hours or so, and it looks as though (on the intraday charts, at least) we were going to get a repeat of the action seen last week. Fl … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

A Vice President Pence would be bad for building US culture of innovation

With a Tweet from The Donald himself, it’s official that Governor Mike Pence of Indiana will be Donald Trump’s running-mate come November. Gov. Pence has been loudly parading his innovation and entrepreneurship plans for the state of Indiana this week in the run-up to his likely … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Here’s your suitably summery ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ poster

Star Wars fans, get your phones ready because you’re about to get a new background/lockscreen photo. The official poster for ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ was unveiled this morning and it’s looking appropriately summery. The Death Star rises in this new poster for #RogueOne: A S … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Pokémon Go takes over, and Nintendo makes a new NES

Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! We have plenty of stories covering Pokémon Go as it continues to become a phenomenon. Also, the PlayStation 4 was the best-selling system in June, and Overwatch gets its first new hero. Enjoy, and have a great weekend! Pieces of flair … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Pokémon Go’s retention rates, average revenue per user are double the industry average

New data released this morning on the mobile phenomenon Pokémon Go shows that the popular game isn’t only the biggest in U.S. history – it’s also breaking records when it comes to its ability to monetize and retain its users, as well. According to a report from SurveyMonkey, Poké … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Sean Parker’s Airtime video chat app now lets you watch Twitch streams with friends

Airtime, the online video chat company from Sean Parker, is getting into the game watching segment after it added support for live-streaming service Twitch. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Microsofts Edge trumpft jetzt mit 1080p Netflix-Streams auf

Microsoft hat einen neuen Grund für Windows 10 Nutzer gefunden auf Edge umzusteigen. Der Browser unterstützt jetzt Streams auf Netflix in 1080p, während andere wie Chrome, Firefox und Opera alle bei 720p mit geringerer Bitrate schlapp... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Stuff The Internet Says On Scalability For July 15th, 2016

Hey, it's HighScalability time: That little smudge on Jupiter is North America ( size comparis... | Continue reading


@highscalability.com | 8 years ago

Don’t Write Copy by Committee (Unless You WANT to Pay a Lot for Very Little)

I remember being hired a few years ago by a company that wanted copy for their website and various landing pages. The product was good, lots of enthusiasm behind the scenes and even though they wer… | Continue reading


@harrisonamy.com | 8 years ago

How to Find 'Pokemon Go' Events in Your Area

With the weekend almost upon us, it seems like all my friends are working up grand plans to spend as much time as possible over the next couple days wandering around and collecting Pokemon in Pokemon Go [Free]. But, if you don't have friends into the game, it's not big deal, as I … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

UK surveillance bill includes powers to limit end-to-end encryption

The UK government has explicitly confirmed that a surveillance bill now making its way through the second chamber could be used to require a company to remove encryption. And even, in some circumstances, to force a comms service provider not to use end-to-end encryption to secure … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Watch this gorgeous behind-the-scenes footage from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Today the annual Star Wars Celebration convention kicked off in London, and Rogue One director Gareth Edwards took the stage to discuss his new film and show off a new behind-the-scenes reel. It reveals a grittier take on the universe than audiences saw last year in The Force Awa … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Deal: Buy one phone from AT&T, get the second for free

A new promotion from AT&T gives you the chance to pick up one phone and get the second free. As you'd expect, certain restrictions and rules apply. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Why Can’t I See My PPC Ads?

There are a lot of moving parts that determine when and where your PPC ads will be displayed. It can be very frustrating. Learn a few of the top reasons you are having a hard time viewing your ads in the wild. | Continue reading


@portent.com | 8 years ago

Seattle Startup Introduces Twitter Bitcoin Payments

Seattle-based Bitcoin wallet service provider iPayYou has announced the launch of a service which enables users to send and receive Bitcoin payments on Twitter. The service, called Pay-by-Twitter, allows all iPayYou wallet users to send Bitcoin payments to Twitter accounts or han … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Chatting about Pokémon Go with some of the top mobile game designers

Over the last week, Pokémon Go has virtually taken over the world with over 20 million active users in less than 10 days — despite the fact that it’s currently only officially available in a handful of countries. Even with its mammoth early success, the game has proved to be surp … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

In pictures: Rekorderlig Cider's floating festival

Cider brand Rekorderlig has embarked on a 30-day festival tour of London's waterways in a traditional Swedish vessel. | Continue reading


@eventmagazine.co.uk | 8 years ago

Skaten als Kunstform

Der Skateboard-Profi Rodney Mullen ist eine lebende Legende unter den Skatern. Die Disziplin Freestyle dominiert er seit Jahrzehnten wie kein zweiter und auch für Street hat er unzählige Tricks erfunden. Der Filmemacher Steven Sebring hat... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Sprint unleashes 'Pokémon Go' lures at its retail stores to attract players

Sprint, the fourth largest wireless carrier in the U.S., is capitalizing on the Pokémon Go craze.Following T-Mobile's announcement that its U.S. customers will be able to play Pokémon Go for a year without any of the data counting towards their monthly plans, Sprint has laid out … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

'Ackeron' Review - Can You Feel the Sunshine?

Ackeron [$2.99] is remarkable for a few reasons. First, it's a remake of a 15+ year old Palm Pilot game, which I can assure you is not something you see every day. Second, it's a large, complex, single-player RPG from an indie developer, something that is becoming rare these days … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Meta CEO Meron Gribetz will talk the future of augmented reality at Disrupt SF

“Today’s computers are so amazing that we fail to notice how terrible they really are,” Meta CEO Meron Gribetz said as he kicked off the TEDx talk he gave in February. It was a fittingly grandiose opening statement, but one for which the Israeli-born entrepreneur feels he has a s … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

It’s Nintendo week on the Vergecast

This week on Vergecast, senior editor Chris Plante comes to town to join Paul, Nilay, and video director Miriam Nielsen to discuss the overwhelming response to topics reported on our site — namely Pokémon Go and Nintendo's new NES. They also go deeper into augmented reality and h … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Contemporary Eco-Design by Cult of Design: Apartment in Kyiv

Located in Kiev, this apartment has a contemporary eco-design conceived by the Ukrainian studio Cult of Design. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 8 years ago

The aim of Southern Rail Tycoon is to cancel all trains

Feel free to ignore this paragraph if you knew this already, but Eurogamer is based in Brighton, a mostly-lovely seaside city in England plagued only by hungry seagulls and an awful train service connecting us with London.This is important as I can personally testify how bad Sout … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Anki’s Cozmo SDK is coming this fall: Here’s what it’s like to code the robot with emotions

For grown adults, there’s no better feeling than coming across a gadget or toy that makes you feel young again – that’s what makes Anki’s newest robot, Cozmo, so charming. The robot, reminiscent of Wall-E and Eve in one body, is designed to look and feel like a Pixar character co … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Dish’s $30 remote control will listen when you talk

Soon we’ll all be mumbling to everything in our homes, calling up microwave popcorn and vacuum cleanings like befuddled Scotties in the Voyage Home. Until then Dish is giving us the option of chatting with our TV remotes with the new $30 Voice Remote.The squat remote has a button … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Here's a clear look at Game of Thrones' grossest zombie man: Robert Strong

Robert Strong, the undead version of Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane, has generally been depicted on Game of Thrones as a purple lump with an ill-fitting helmet hiding his face. In this year's season finale, he removed the mask to terrorize Septa Unella — but we still didn't get a … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

BitTorrent Now’s music and video streaming app comes to iOS, Apple TV

BitTorrent’s name may still be associated with piracy, but BitTorrent the company has been working to legitimize the peer-to-peer technology as a tool that can be used to distribute content in legal ways. Its products have over 170 million users, the company claims. Today, its st … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Where do mountain lions hunt in Los Angeles?

Los Angeles is the second largest metropolitan area in the US, but it's retained some of its natural wild side. In the mountains surrounding the metropolis, mountain lions — the last large carnivore in southern California — live, hunt, and try to repopulate. A team made up of sci … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Gameplay-Video: Call of Duty - Modern Warfare Remaster

Zwar steht für den 4. November der Release des Spiels Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare an. Für viele bleibt aber Call of Duty: Modern Warfare das beste Spiel der Serie und demnächst wird von dem 2007er-Epos ein Remaster erscheinen, das das... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Quilt launches to blanket a generation with a new kind of insurance policy

A new company, Quilt is launching in the U.S. and setting its sight on fixing the incredibly, painfully, broken experience of getting insured in America. For consumers new options for insurance can’t come fast enough. A recent exposé by 60 Minutes of the life insurance business f … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

5 Essential Content Marketing Lessons from the Digital Summit Denver

Here are key takeaways from the Digital Summit Denver, including thoughts on purposeful content and building valuable relationships through inbound marketing. | Continue reading


@sproutcontent.com | 8 years ago