Edward Snowden's phone case will tell you if you're being tracked

Edward Snowden stepped into the world of product design Thursday as he unveiled a concept for a new phone case that can detect when the device's radio is transmitting.He presented the design for the case, which wires into the iPhone's interior workings via the SIM slot to monitor … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Nokia reportedly to release 2 premium Android Nougat smartphones

No fooling around this time: undisclosed sources claim that Nokia has two Android Nougat smartphones in the works for later this year. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Google hires former Samsung VR exec to work on Daydream

Google is forming a rather hefty team within the company to tackle smartphone-based virtual reality. The latest addition to the team is Matt Apfel, a former VP of content strategy for Samsung’s Milk VR (now Samsung VR). Apfel left Samsung in March and has been hired By Google to … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Pint-sized NES Classic Edition now has an amazingly retro commercial

Nintendo is on a hot run of late, and after announcing a surprising piece of new hardware last week — the  NES Classic Edition — it dropped an amazing retro commercial on the world today complete with retro-futuristic grids, energetic rock music, lasers and a Nintendo Power-esque … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

If You Loved 'Dots' and 'Two Dots', Be Sure to Grab 'Dots & Co'

If you loved Dots [Free], and couldn't get enough of Two Dots [Free], you'll be happy to know that Playdots, Inc has made the series into a trilogy with the recent release of Dots & Co [Free]. Alternatively, if all this Dots business is news to you, and you're at all into really … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

10 interesting facts about Google

We're all familiar with Google (you know, the company that runs the world's most commonly used search engine), but here are 10 interesting facts about Google that you may have missed. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Handy’s ‘Pro Team’ feature may keep creeps out of your home for good

On-demand service Handy has a new feature that might make you more comfortable with using its service. Called Pro Team, the feature lets you create your own go-to team of specialists. Here’s how it works: after your scheduled service has been completed, you can add whoever did th … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

'Final Fantasy' maker is developing a role-playing game just for Apple Watch

The Apple Watch is many things — a fitness tracker, a smart home controller, a notifications device, etc. — to many people. And soon it could become a more robust platform for games.Let that sink in for a second. Fully-featured games. On. Apple Watch. Square Enix, the game publis … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Twitter, it's time to take down the trolls with tech

I hate Twitter trolls. Reading some of the vitriol aimed at comedienne and Ghostbusters star Leslie Jones made my blood boil.Outraged, my head pounded with the same questions we've all been asking for months, if not years:How could this be happening — again?Why is it taking so lo … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

The EFF is suing over one of the worst US copyright rules

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is attempting to overturn a US copyright provision that can stop people from doing anything from remixing videos to fixing cars. In a lawsuit filed today, it argues that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s rules against circumventing copy pro … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Lionsgate is repositioning Divergent: Ascendant as a TV movie and series

Divergent: Allegiant hit theaters earlier this spring, and may be the series' last appearance on the big screen. Variety revealed that Lionsgate is repositioning the franchise for television with plans to release the final installment, Divergent: Ascendant, as a TV movie followed … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

We will all be working for this enterprising Pokéstop Shop CEO someday

Nintendo's value is soaring like an uncaged Zapdos from the success of Pokémon Go, but some small business owners are also reaping benefits from the game. The owners of a number of restaurants and retailers labeled as pokéstops have claimed an uptick in interest, and others, like … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Toorak Textures Residence by Northbourne Architecture

Toorak Textures Residence is a family home designed by Northbourne Architecture in Melbourne, Australia. Northbourne identified key ... | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 8 years ago

Superstar Rajinikanth Kabali Movie Preview Release Date and Trailer

The whole world is waiting for the Superstar Rajinikanth Latest Movie. Check Kabali Movie Preview Release Date and Trailer at here. | Continue reading


@effectiveinformation.in | 8 years ago

Google Play Books for Android now uses machine learning to help you read comics

Google today updated its Google Play Books app for Android with a new way to read digital comics. Called Bubble Zoom, the feature uses machine learning to intelligently zoom into speech bubbles as you read on your phone or tablet. You can download the new version now from Google … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Google’s new ‘Bubble Zoom’ makes reading digital comic books easy

Google is making it easier to read comics on tablets and smartphones. A new feature for Play books called Bubble Zoom expands speech bubbles on your screen. Announced at the San Diego Comic-Con, Bubble Zoom tries to guess which speech bubble you may be reading using machine learn … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Google’s new Bubble Zoom feature will make reading comics on your phone easier

San Diego Comic-Con is officially in full swing, and Google is getting in on the action with a new feature meant for comics fans. The company just announced that Google Play Books now supports a feature called Bubble Zoom, which uses machine learning to detect text bubbles in com … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Google now uses machine learning to make reading comics on phones easier

Plenty of people still like to read their comics on paper, but increasingly, phones and tablets are the devices of choice for keeping up with the Justice League. Last year, Google introduced a new reading experience for comics in its Play Books store for Android that makes it eas … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

2016 is (predictably) set to be the hottest year on record

If temperature trends continue, 2016 is on track to be the planet’s hottest year on record, according to NASA. The first half of the year has already seen some heat extremes: it was the warmest half-year ever recorded for the planet and each month from January to June was the war … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Verizon is launching virtual network services

Called “Virtual Network Solutions” and announced in a press release filled with so much corporate jargon it’s barely understandable, the idea is that spinning up, monitoring, managing, protecting, and tweaking networks is hard for businesses dealing with private and public clouds … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Facebook completes first test flight of its massive ‘Aquila’ internet delivery drone

Designed to connect the world, Facebook's massive Aquila drone has the wingspan of a 737 while using the power of a trio of hair dryers. | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

The Apple car’s ship date target has slipped to 2021, report claims

The anticipated ship date for the rumored Apple car has been pushed back by a year to 2021, according to a report from The Information. Prior reports had claimed 2020 was the timeline for initial production.There are so many rumors about the Apple car floating around at this poin … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Bitcoin Price Watch; Tonight’s Key Levels

This morning we noted that action in the bitcoin price was perfect for going at the markets with an intrarange, intraday strategy. We discussed the fact that price seemed to have held pretty flat between two key levels for the last few days, and that by going after these two leve … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

The Moto Z Play will reportedly come with a headphone jack

The new Moto Z and Moto Z Force don’t come with a headphone jack; instead they’ve got a USB-C port and an adapter. But apparently Lenovo isn't totally committing to a jack-less future. The company’s Moto Z Play will reportedly come with a headphone jack. Here’s an image of what i … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Watch this incredibly retro commercial for Nintendo's new mini NES

Last week Nintendo announced a surprise piece of hardware: the NES Classic Edition, a tiny version of the classic console with 30 games built right in. It's a device fueled primarily by nostalgia, and this new video shows that Nintendo isn't backing away from that idea at all, wi … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

'Fish!' Comes to the Apple Watch

As mentioned when we first heard about the game, Strange Flavour's Fish! [$2.99] is the spiritual successor to Flick Fishing, one of the many amazing old Freeverse games that kicked the bucket when they got rolled into the ngmoco (then DeNA) katamari. Fish! is a no-freemium nonse … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

GoldieBlox’s new kids app aims to inspire the next generation of female coders

GoldieBlox, the educational toy, book and game maker best known for its line of engineering toys aimed at young girls, is expanding its digital footprint today with the launch of its first paid application: GoldieBlox: Adventures in Coding. As the name implies, the new app’s goal … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Taking Good Stories to The Next Level

Story is an important piece of the marketing picture, but all too often, we overlook integrating story with your customer experience. | Continue reading


@bigleapcreative.com | 8 years ago

Stack Overflow’s new ‘Documentation’ feature puts examples first, boring text second

Any developer will tell you that technical documentation is pretty terrible — but necessary. Stack Overflow, which has been handling Q&A for years, thinks it can fix it with a new tool. The aptly named ‘Documentation’ (still in beta) will rely on actual examples more that wording … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Withings Activité Steel and Pop drop in price, new features coming to Health Mate app

If you've been eyeing Withings' Activité Steel or Pop fitness trackers, now may be the perfect time to buy. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

How Ted Cruz performed the perfect troll

Ted Cruz’s career-defining heel turn on last night’s Republic National Convention broadcast was a perfectly timed twist befitting prestige television drama. Twitter users collectively dubbed the speech the Ted Wedding, a reference to Game of Thrones’ Red Wedding, a notorious mome … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Catching Up With Music Legend Darlene Love

Music legend Darlene Love talks about her 75th birthday concert and working with music’s greats, including Elvis Presley and Dionne Warwick on Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero. | Continue reading


@live.wsj.com | 8 years ago

The Basics of Coding: How to Get Started

As a marketer, having a basic understanding of how to code will help you keep up with the technology overtaking our world. | Continue reading


@pr2020.com | 8 years ago

LinkedIn’s Rocket Data lets developers speed up data-heavy apps

LinkedIn is changing the iOS app development process forever with Rocket Data, a caching service that works with any database. Rocket Data came about while LinkedIn was rewriting its own mobile app. It wanted a caching system that would present information to the end user (you) w … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Twitter Answers adds ‘Activity Segments’ to help developers understand users

To help developers make sense of users, Twitter’s Fabric suite of tools is introducing ‘Activity Segments’ for Answers. Specifically, Activity Segments gives developers insight on user activity. It hopes to help developers understand how much we’re not using an app, so an action … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

How Virginia uses the language of film to tell a different kind of video game story

The end of a game development cycle is often grueling. It’s the point where most of the game itself is complete, but the creators need to spend time fixing the little details, polishing bugs, and generally rushing to get the finished product ready to release. Jonathan Burroughs, … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Pacers sign free agent guard Aaron Brooks

The Indiana Pacers announced Thursday they have signed veteran free agent point guard Aaron Brooks to a contract. Per team policy, no terms are released. | Continue reading


@nba.com | 8 years ago

Sonic 4 is now backwards compatible on Xbox One

Xbox One has added eight new backwards compatible Xbox 360 titles to its library.These include Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episodes 1 & 2, Capcom Arcade Cabinet, Pac-Man Museum, Bionic Commando Rearmed 2, NeoGeo Battle Coliseum, Crystal Defenders and Fret Nice.Sonic's appearance is espe … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Gemio launches Kickstarter for smart band that lights up based on your mood

Gemio promises that its smart band will light up your night. The Seattle company has launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to raise money for a wrist and shoulder band that has responsive lighting effects. It’s yet another wearable aimed at the connected generation. The Ge … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

This device will let you control your DSLR with your smartphone over Wi-Fi

Two years ago, a Chinese startup called Cheering Tech released the Case Remote, a wireless controller that lets you operate your DSLR from your smartphone or tablet. Now the company is back with the Case Remote Air, a smaller version of the controller, with a couple new features. … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update rolls out for Moto Turbo in India

Moto Turbo (XT1225) owners in India have been waiting patiently for Motorola to update their phones to the latest version of Google’s Android OS. Their wait seems to be finally over. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

7 things we learned from our Mark Zuckerberg interview

We just published a huge interview with Mark Zuckerberg. It's a long and in-depth conversation that revolves around the successful first flight of Facebook's solar-powered drone, Aquila, and goes on to discuss Facebook's plans for the next 10 years — from virtual reality, to prom … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

'Diep.io' Hits the App Store From the Creator of 'Agar.io'

Back before Pokemon Go [Free] took over the App Store, all anyone seemed to care about was Agar.io [Free] (and then Slither.io [Free]). If you've never played one of these .io games, imagine an MMO stripped down to its very core. In Agar.io you play as a roaming blob, sucking up … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Improving Transaction Monitoring With Machine Learning And Blockchain

Most people see blockchain technology as a way to reduce costs in the financial ecosystem. While it is certainly true Bitcoin technology can help institutions save a lot of money, there are other technologies which can be beneficial as well. Machine learning can help reduce costs … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Police 3D-printed a murder victim's finger to unlock his phone

Police in Michigan have a new tool for unlocking phones: 3D printing. According to a new report from Flash Forward creator Rose Eveleth, law enforcement officers approached professors at the University of Michigan earlier this year to reproduce a murder victim’s fingerprint from … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

GamesBeat 2016 panel to explore how to make the next Pokémon Go augmented reality game

I’m delighted to announce our newest panel for AR/VR Day at GamesBeat 2016. We have an eclectic collection of speaker who can talk about how to make augmented reality games. While Pokémon Go has captured our imaginations for the moment, the future of augmented reality games looks … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Hardware Bitcoin Wallets: A Comparison

Trezor Trezor was one of the first hardware wallets and is also one of the most secure. The wallet was designed for storing large amounts of bitcoin securely, and therefore it is not meant for daily usage. Keeping that in mind, let’s take a look at the Trezor. The wallet features … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Facebook’s Aquila solar-powered plane completes first full-scale test flight

A year ago, Facebook revealed details about its plans to use unmanned drone airships to beam the internet down to the estimated 4 billion people worldwide without it. Today, the social networking company announced that Aquila, its solar-powered craft, has completed its first full … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago