Social media networks are providing a new avenue for the trade of illegal arms in Libya and Middle Eastern countries. Weapons like AK-47s and truck-mounted machine guns are being sold via sites including Facebook, WhatsApp, and Telegram, according to reports this week from BBC Ne … | Continue reading
Attorneys representing the U.S Department of Justice today submitted a filing in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York showing that they want to move forward with their legal effort to have Apple help it unlock an iPhone — even after the government succeede … | Continue reading
Dark Souls publisher Bandai Namco has launched a clothing line promoting From Software's action-RPG series. However, it looks like this: Prep… | Continue reading
It's a glorious time. Both the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive have finally shipped to consumersVirtual reality, more than any other gadget, is something that you can't fathom until you put a headset on and experience the wonders of VR for yourself.HTC's making it easier for consumers t … | Continue reading
Hey, it's HighScalability time: Time for a little drone envy. Sea Hunter , 132 foot autonomous... | Continue reading
James Batchelor writing for Develop-Online polled some industry experts on the future of mobile, and what's interesting is the talk about Assassin's Creed: Identity [$4.99] is an example of a game that soft launched as free-to-play and then went paid, and is apparently doing well … | Continue reading
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we got to dive in deep with the HTC Vive virtual reality headset, we looked at an NES that was made of 24kt gold, and we reviewed Quantum Break. Happy reading, and have a great weekend! Pieces of flair and opinion The DeanBe … | Continue reading
Apple has patched a major vulnerability in iMessage that allowed attackers to pull a target's message history through a bogus link. Once clicked, the link pulled data from within the iMessage application and exported it to an outside source. Apple's larger security protections pr … | Continue reading
Maybe it’s a stroke of genius, although it initially sounds kind of weird, as the good podcast sponsors over at Squarespace have just launched a club for power users of its website-building platform. Squarespace Circle has been created for customers with three or more active webs … | Continue reading
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We’re happy to be adding veteran game designer Amy Jo Kim as a lightning talk speaker for the second annual GamesBeat Summit 2016, an event that’s set for May 3 and May 4 at the scenic Cavallo Point Lodge in Sausalito, Calif. Kim will talk about helping clients find their “alpha … | Continue reading
You’ve waited long enough — the time to act is now. Like, right now.Today is the last day to get tickets to Disrupt NY 2016 at the discounted early-bird price of $1,995 per ticket, $1,000 less than the full retail price of $2,995 that takes effect tomorrow. Read More | Continue reading
Some people have a lot of free time – 1,200 people, to be exact. That’s how many humans turned up to participate in a “human mattress dominoes” record-breaking event, surpassing 2012’s record of 1,150 people. We’re not exactly sure how this got started – all we know is that there … | Continue reading
The Gilmore Girls reboot just got even more exciting for long-time fans. Melissa McCarthy has officially confirmed she'll be returning as Sookie St. James on Netflix's upcoming revival. After initially saying she was never asked to be a part of the reboot, McCarthy announced on T … | Continue reading
One man's FitBit turned out to be a great tool in helping diagnosis and treat his medical condition. | Continue reading
April 9 – June 12, 2016 Using augmented reality technology, Paulo Majano’s project I Was Here tells the stories of local people and places in areas south of Vancouver in 3D scenes that invite viewers to interact with these locations and explore them virtually. The images … Cont … | Continue reading
Ein völlig neues Konzept für ein Wearable, dass die Herzen der Musikliebhaber höher schlagen lassen dürfte, kommt aus Berlin von Lofelt. Das Basslet trägt sich wie eine Smartwatch, überträgt aber keine weiteren No... | Continue reading
Xiaomi has been cranking out quality handsets over the past couple of years at attractive price points. I really liked last year’s Redmi 2 and was anxious to put the Redmi Note 3 through its paces to see what you could get for $150 (Rs. 10,000) in India. As it turns out, a lot. T … | Continue reading
Date: 08/04/2016Spanish SMEs were the most successful with 14 beneficiaries who will receive € 15.4 million in total, followed by 8 German SMEs who will share € 14.8 million. The total project costs amount to € 73 million. Most projects are in the field of ICT with 9 proposals fu … | Continue reading
The San Bernardino fight might be over, but the government hasn't given up on its battle against Apple's security measures. In a filing today, US Attorney Robert L. Capers announced the government's intention to continue its appeal of a New York case, in which the government soug … | Continue reading
WordPress has announced that it’ll soon ensure every site built on its platform uses encrypted HTTPS as standard, in line with efforts being made across the rest of the Web. HTTPS is already available if you have a ‘.wordpress.com’ site but this is now being rolled out to custom … | Continue reading
VIDEO: Nuggets’ Harris as 2015-16 Most Improved Player? By Will Laws, Special to NBA.com Most NBA players – especially older veterans – are worn down by this time of the season. You don’t have to look any further than Golden State’s recent letdowns to realize that. However, some … | Continue reading
Genova, Italy, 5-7 October 2016 Call for Papers The 14th EUROGRAPHICS Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage (GCH 2016) aims to foster an international dialogue between ICT experts and CH scientists to have a better understanding of the critical requirements for processing, m … | Continue reading
Distributed file storage startup Storj Labs is the latest blockchain service provider to join Microsoft’s blockchain offering. | Continue reading
When people talk about No Man's Sky, the upcoming space-exploration game from Hello Games, they tend to focus on the sheer scale. This is a game with 18 quintillion planets to explore, after all. But much of its appeal also lies in the vibe created from the sound and visuals; it … | Continue reading
Imagine for a minute you've been visited by a genie, one willing to grant you the standard three wishes. Would one of them involve meeting Macaulay Culkin, the star who inspired your Wi-Fi password?Culkin is making the rounds promoting his appearance in Adam Green's Aladdin, a bi … | Continue reading
I’ve been watching game journalists lose their jobs. I’m sorry for my colleagues, and I hope they find a way to stay in this wonderful industry. I’ve had a chance to cover games for 25 years. I hope that I can stay in it for another 25 or so. But something is disrupting games med … | Continue reading
Ah, welcome welcome. I see you enjoyed last week’s edition and are back for more. Well we won’t disappoint. For the uninitiated (go back and start at post one, please) the team at TNW has made a New Year’s Resolution to read a bit more. So every week, a select number of our team … | Continue reading
Vernee hatte mit dem Apollo und dem gerade für 99,99$ im weltweiten Vorverkauf befindlichen Octacore-Smartphone Thor (3GB RAM, 13MP, LTE) schon für Aufmerksamkeit gesorgt, jetzt zeigen sie ihr drittes Smartphone.Das Apollo Lite ist ein... | Continue reading
Nosgoth, the competitive multiplayer Legacy of Kain spin-off, has been cancelled.Publisher Square Enix said the free-to-download human versus vampire game would not make it to full release having spent over a year in Early Access on Steam."This was not an easy decision to come to … | Continue reading
B.J. Novak is coming to Disrupt. We’re excited. Here’s why.B.J. is the cofounder The List App, which, well, is an app that features lists. It’s great. The lists tend to be more mature than Buzzfeed’s and the app’s stark design lets the content stand out.I’m curious if The List Ap … | Continue reading
Since the beginning, Apple Watch has attempted to align itself with fashion and technology, insisting its creation is a beautiful standalone timepiece. To nail this message, the Cupertino-based brand partnered up with fashion label Hermes last year, to ensure its consumers would … | Continue reading
Federal officials have found "significant cybersecurity weaknesses" in the state-run health insurance websites of California, Kentucky, and Vermont, the Associated Press reports. The security flaws could have allowed hackers access to the personal information of hundreds of thou … | Continue reading
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Just in time for the chat bot craze, Disrupt London alum Luka is enhancing its AI-powered messaging service with a variety of smart bots to help users get whatever they desire. Luka originally launched as a Yelp competitor, all done over text. Users could ask Luka, via chat, abou … | Continue reading
A 51-year-old Uber driver in Delhi, India, was fatally shot by his two teenage passengers, reports a local news outlet. The incident occurred two days ago, and was reported after police found the driver’s body left in a field. Deputy Commissioner of Police Pushpendra Kumar said i … | Continue reading
It’s that time of the week again – the Friday close. We’ve had a pretty up and down week this week. The beginning of the week gave us some opportunities to get in according to the rules of our standard breakout strategy, and we drew a couple of nice profits before – mid week – … … | Continue reading
Between January 1, 2014 and end of March 2016, 51 fintech investments were made in companies in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Iceland, totaling $390.17 million. Read More | Continue reading
Writing about virtual reality is tricky as it’s really hard to convey the experience through simple text and 2D images. You really need to try it out to ‘get’ it, and now HTC wants to make it easier for people to do just that with its upcoming Vive headset. The company is teaming … | Continue reading
BMW has launched a new car-sharing service in Seattle called ReachNow that uses a fleet of BMW 3 Series sedans, i3s, and Mini Coopers. It's a little like Daimler's Car2Go — which is available in Austin and New York City and uses a fleet of Smart cars — in that the service is pric … | Continue reading
There was a Beavis and Butt-Head arcade game prototype that never turned into a finished product. That arcade game has not only been uncovered, it's been restored.Galloping Ghost Arcade in Chicago managed to get its hands one of the ultra rare Beavis and Butt-Head prototypes buil … | Continue reading
It took longer than Twitter wanted, but the company has named two new board members: Pepsi CFO Hugh Johnson and Internet entrepreneur Martha Lane Fox are in, and Peter Currie and Peter Chernin are on their way out. Continue reading… | Continue reading
Whether you believe they’re the future or just another short-lived fad, bots are the new hot topic in tech. Slack’s bot integration feature is thriving. Microsoft recently announced its bot platform for Skype and earlier this week Kik launched a Bot Shop of its own. Facebook too … | Continue reading
Lone Madrone is a retreat home designed by Heliotrope Architects and located in Orcas Island, WA, USA. Vacation House Lone Madrone | Continue reading
Laut einem Bericht von The Next Web könnte eine völlig neue Zeit im Verhältnis von Google und Apple anbrechen. Die Programmiersprache Swift, mittlerweile Open Source, ist wohl im Gespräch eine "first class" Sprache für Andr... | Continue reading
Last year when I reviewed the first two episodes of AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead, I enjoyed what I saw but noticed an inherent tension between the (great) premise, and its long-term ambitions as a series. If the knowledge that the world would soon end up in a bucket of zombie hurt … | Continue reading
Movie studios talked about the 'high concept' or the 'elevator pitch'; the ability to condense the plot or premise of a film to a two-minute sell, a breathless paragraph, a single tag line and image that will lodge in the audience's mind. If you're making a video game in 2016, so … | Continue reading