Microsoft today is announcing updates to its Azure IoT (Internet of Things) public cloud capabilities and new services to help business more widely deploy internet-connected devices and manage them from the cloud. Most importantly, the company is introducing a Security Program fo … | Continue reading
We've been waiting for WhatsApp video calls for a while now, and it looks like the feature could finally be getting close. There have been reports this week that video calls have returned to the beta of the WhatsApp app. The feature first appeared in the beta back in May, but was … | Continue reading
SEOUL, South Korea — With the Samsung Galaxy Note7's untimely demise, fellow South Korean smartphone maker LG has an opportunity to slide its new flagship V20 into the gap in the market.In its home country, where domestic brands tend to do better, that seems to be panning out. Th … | Continue reading
Prisma made a splash over the past couple of months with its cloud AI-powered effects app for photos and video. But it looks like Facebook is gearing up to beat the company at its own game. In an interview at The Wall Street Journal’s WSJDLive conference, Facebook’s Chief Product … | Continue reading
Warum teilt Apple in den Update-Nachrichten mit, dass es in der neuen iOS-Version 10.1 den Mobilfunkempfang erheblich verbessert hat? Laut Forbes.com wurde ("heimlich") die Carrier-Firmware von Version 25 auf Version 26 angehoben und die Modem-Firmware... | Continue reading
French startup Selency (formerly known as Brocante Lab) has raised a $3.3 million Series A round (€3 million) led by Accel with Kima Ventures participating. Many of you should be familiar with online furniture retailers like Made.com. But what about second-hand furniture? Right n … | Continue reading
Six months ago, CoreOS, the purveyor of fine, small Linux distributions and container management services, demoed a project that would allow its users to easily deploy the notoriously complex OpenStack private cloud platform with the help of containers and Google’s Kubernetes con … | Continue reading
Two amnesiacs, apparently orphaned, on a journey to dethrone tyrants, reconcile kingdoms and suffer the niggling indignity of random battles. World of Final Fantasy, a game that heralds the beginning of a year of 30th Anniversary celebrations for Square Enix's flagship series, tr … | Continue reading
Amid a tough year for Apple that saw its first revenue decline since 2001, investors are particularly nervous about the steep drop in sales from China. And that has them turning their eyes toward Apple’s opportunity in India. Success China has been a big story for Apple in recent … | Continue reading
Nachdem Twitter keinen Käufer finden kann, steht nun die Entlassung von rund 300 Mitarbeiten an, acht Prozent der Belegschaft, so anonyme Quellen von Bloomberg. Das sind ebenso viele Menschen, wie letztes Jahr, als Jack Dorsey die Geschäftsführerschaft... | Continue reading
As Samsung continues to be roiled by the fallout from its exploding Galaxy Note7, the conventional wisdom is that this is a golden opportunity for rival Apple. With the company just rolling out the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus last month following a year of declining sales, the … | Continue reading
It’s one thing for telecom companies to hand over citizens’ communications metadata when the law requires it, but it’s a whole new ball game when a firm turns that into a business. According to documents obtained by The Daily Beast, that’s exactly what AT&T has done. As part of i … | Continue reading
Wondering how to build backlinks safely in 2018? Discover our top 10 white hat backlink strategies that work. Take advantage of our proven SEO friendly & organic link building strategies with case-study examples. Get 10 backlinks in 10 days easily. | Continue reading
Der Schiaparelli-Lander ist eventuell wegen eines Softwarefehlers im Bordcomputers abgestürzt. Das ergibt sich aus der Analyse der 600 Megabyte Telemetriedaten, die der Mars-Lander bei seinem Landeanflug an den Trace Gas Orbiter übermittelte.Demnach... | Continue reading
While the event name is pretty cryptic, Microsoft's event on Wednesday will certainly reveal some major updates to the Windows 10 and the company's lineup of Surface devices, and likely much more. If you want in on the action, we got you covered.The New York event starts at 10 a. … | Continue reading
Samsung Pay users around the world will soon be able to use the service to buy items online. The company announced today that it has signed a deal with Mastercard to use Masterpass, a digital payment system already supported by hundreds of thousands of online retailers in 33 coun … | Continue reading
Google is trying to fix the halo effect in the Pixel phone camera by developing some algorithms that could mathematically identify and remove the flare. | Continue reading
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FEATURE: In the financial services industry, blockchain looms as a large but distant and somewhat mysterious presence. A few forward-thinking bankers take it seriously and are trying to figure out how to turn it to their own advantage. Everyone else has heard about it, knows litt … | Continue reading
Ethereum price declined further during the past 24 hours to trade as low as $10.97 where the ETH/USD buyers managed to protect the downside. | Continue reading
What does one do after a career of more than 40 feature films, hundreds of television roles, earning a star on the Hollywood Boulevard’s Walk of Fame, and piloting the USS Enterprise as Hikaru Sulu to regions of the universe where no man has gone before? Well, if you’re actor tur … | Continue reading
Bitcoin price had a volatile run but remains stuck inside its short-term range.The post Bitcoin Price Technical Analysis for 10/26/2016 – Tossing and Turning in the Range appeared first on NEWSBTC. | Continue reading
Ashley Wolf Berman, vice president of acquisition marketing at Birchbox, refers to prospects and customers of the company’s beauty box subscription service as “her.” Berman spoke with eMarketer about the ways Birchbox tries to reach her and bring her into their … | Continue reading
More than half of marketers in Europe and the US are using social data in their business activities. Yet, according to October research, another 23% are not, and it’s primarily because they just don’t have the time. Expertise is also a barrier. | Continue reading
Only around a third of households in Spain subscribe to pay TV services, according to Q1 research. And paying for streaming video subscriptions is even less popular in the country. | Continue reading
US developers at companies in the virtual reality (VR) space or working on VR products are interestingly more enthusiastic about the long-term future of augmented reality (AR) than about VR, according to August 2016 research. Budgets may be one reason why. | Continue reading
Digital marketers in North America and Western Europe are using different tactics to augment their data-driven marketing efforts. According to research, most use customer relationship management (CRM) data to help them better understand a customer’s profile. | Continue reading
Lookalike modeling is a key component of lead generation, and for motorcycle brand Harley-Davidson, the tactic now goes hand in hand with artificial intelligence (AI). Asaf Jacobi, president of Harley-Davidson’s New York City division, spoke with eMarketer about the brand&r … | Continue reading
Mobile commerce is becoming a more regular habit among consumers in Australia. As a result, mobile's share of ecommerce purchases in the country rose significantly between Q4 2015 and Q2 2016. | Continue reading
IBM is building a plugin that gives bot creators access to Watson artificial intelligence, the company announced today. More specifically, the plugin will be released on GitHub and give Slack developers access to the Watson Conversation API. IBM Watson VP of developer advocacy St … | Continue reading
Microsoft is set to unveil some tasty updates to Windows 10 and perhaps some new hardware too, at its event in New York City on October 26. The event kicks off at 10AM EDT / 7AM PT / 3PM BST / 4PM CEST /7:30PM IST. You can tune in to the live webcast on this page with your browse … | Continue reading
US-based owners of Volkswagen vehicles affected by the manufacturer's infamous emissions scandal will now be able to sell their cars back to dealerships, after the company was granted final approval on its proposed $14.7 billion compensation deal. US district judge Charles Breyer … | Continue reading
If you’re planning to take your business to the next level, then introducing it into the world wide web is the most sensible step you need to take. To do that here is an infographic from WP Shrug that covers all the basic steps on how you can build your own WordPress site today. | Continue reading
Sorry, LA, Dallas, and San Jose. Your Google Fiber hopes have been put on hold...perhaps forever. Google announced Tuesday that it was freezing any plans to expand into eight "potential cities," with the other metropolitan areas on the list being Jacksonville, Florida; Oklahoma C … | Continue reading
GUEST: Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, recently announced a $3 billion effort to cure all disease during the lifetime of their daughter, Max. Earlier this year, Silicon Valley billionaire Sean Parker donated $250 million to increase collaboration amongst researchers … | Continue reading
GUEST: What happens to a company when a visionary CEO is gone? Most often, innovation dies and the company coasts for years on momentum and its brand. Rarely does it regain its former glory. Here’s why. Microsoft entered the 21st century as the dominant software provider for anyo … | Continue reading
The spookiest pocket monsters are out haunting your streets right now. Pokémon Go’s Halloween event has started around the world. The location-based app that puts monsters in the real world with you using your smartphone’s augmented-reality features will give trainers more opport … | Continue reading
Stop procrastinating and nominate your favorite startup, founder or investor for a Crunchie. Nominations will close on Thursday, November 3, 2016. That’s just two weeks before the nominations close. We’re looking for the input of the tech community. Who was the hottest new startu … | Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: In his first 10 months at the helm of what is arguably the world’s most potent corporate vc arm, Intel Capital’s Wendell Brooks has weathered wrack after wrack. First, there was the sharp decline in venture activity at the outset of 2016; then, a rather public tumult a … | Continue reading
Microsoft will roll out a new set of updates to the mobile version of Skype over the next several weeks to improve the way users make video and VoIP calls. | Continue reading
Last Thursday, Nintendo finally introduced its next dedicated gaming system. On Friday, the company’s stock price took a plunge. But the market’s response to the Nintendo Switch, a hybrid home/portable console that will ship in March, is not due to a lack of excitement from consu … | Continue reading
LAGUNA BEACH, California — Facebook just gave an early look into an experimental camera app that uses artificial intelligence to make live video look like art.Speaking Tuesday at the Wall Street Journal's WSJD Live conference, Facebook Chief Product Officer Chris Cox demoed the a … | Continue reading
Follow live from New York City[View the story "The Microsoft event: Windows, Surface, HoloLens" on Storify]The Microsoft event: Windows, Surface, HoloLensStorified by Mashable· Tue, Oct 25 2016 16:43:32 Oct 25, 2016 12:19 PM EDT Share this story Share Tweet Tech teamPete Pa … | Continue reading
Okay, this is actually pretty cool. I’ve only been playing around with it a bit, but I can definitely see it becoming addicting — particularly if the service’s creators can bring more musicians on board. As it stands right now, 8Stem’s collection of remix-able music is fairly lim … | Continue reading
Access, the Alphabet internet division formerly known as Google Fiber, will lay off employees and replace its CEO as it looks for cheaper ways to deliver internet service to new cities.Current Access CEO Craig Barratt made the announcement in a blog post this evening, saying that … | Continue reading
The concept smartphone from Xiaomi and colorful French designer Philippe Starck, revealed on Tuesday, has won praise for its minimalist form and bezel-less screen. And while Starck is world-renowned for his design prowess, many smartphone users may not realize just how big a deal … | Continue reading
Google today announced plans to temporarily cut back on plans to roll out Google Fiber gigabit internet in 11 U.S. cities. Also Craig Barrett, chief executive of Access, a subsidiary of Google parent company Alphabet that includes the Fiber initiative, is stepping down. Barrett a … | Continue reading
Who wants to read up on candidates’ policies, attend rallies or even watch a debate? You just want to jump into the bed of democracy with the one who turns you on politically, right? Who would bother to vote in the future if a set of sophisticated algorithms just identified, by t … | Continue reading