PR Gaining Greater Respect & Influence in Marketing Strategy

Public relations is gaining greater leverage and respect in brand marketing. Many companies and brands are bestowing a larger role on public relations in their overall marketing and brand management strategy, sometimes even a leading role. More companies realize that: Successful … | Continue reading


@alltop | 8 years ago

Aussie wine startup Vinomofo (yes, that’s its real name) raises $19 million

Curiously-named Australian wine site Vinomofo announced today that it’s raised its first major round of funding, $19 million (AUD $25 million), from fellow Aussie Blue Sky Venture Capital. Vinomofo says it raised the funds to expand its self-described “most epic wine site on the … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

The Ultimate Guide to 10x Content

Make your brand stand out from the online competition with “10x content,” which is authoritative and premium content. | Continue reading


@ignitevisibility.com | 8 years ago

1Password for Mac is now smarter and better at importing data from other services

An update to 1Password for Mac (an app everyone should be using because it’s awesome) introduces better data transfer when you switch from another service and better intelligence for website visits. 1Password’s brain — which tries to remember what websites you visit so it can sug … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Sharing knowledge for next generation thermal aircraft design

Date: 04/04/2016The design cockpit developed by TOICA enables aircraft architects to model and optimise the thermal behaviour of planes.The TOICA project has created a collaborative virtual workspace where teams can jointly examine the prospective thermal behaviour of planes. “Ou … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

Microsoft Announces Blockchain Partnership with R3

The New York-based private banking blockchain consortium led by R3 has now added a new “strategic’ partner, in global software giant Microsoft. In a new announcement made today, Microsoft is now in a partnership with R3CEV, a consortium of the leading banking institutions of the … | Continue reading


@cryptocoinsnews.com | 8 years ago

WeWork launches dorm-like WeLive spaces in New York and DC

WeWork has raised billions on the idea that businesses want a fashionable place to work but have neither the budget or nor the employee base to justify a tricked-out office. And for its next big act, it believes it can take that same mindset to the home, too. Enter WeLive: a flex … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Jeff Bezos says Amazon will unveil a new Kindle next week

Heads up Kindle fans: A new "top of the line" e-reader will be announced next week, as Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos teased Monday on Twitter.SEE ALSO: Amazon Echo now lets Alexa read Kindle books to youIt’s been awhile since we had a new Kindle; the Kindle Voyage was released in October … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Top sports websites unleash foul play in the enterprise

The reality is that merely checking a March Madness bracket puts not only the employee at risk, but also the entire enterprise. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

BlackBerry’s rolling out an Android Marshmallow beta program for the Priv

BlackBerry has announced that Priv owners can register their interest to join a beta program to so start testing out the Android Marshmallow OS. While that’s undoubtedly good news, if this is the first you’re hearing of it, you’ve already missed out on the first batch, according … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Unsurprisingly, All Future Gameloft Games Will Be Free to Play

While I doubt this news will come as a surprise to anyone, this morning marks the first time we've seen Gameloft come straight out and say that they're no longer producing premium titles, and all of their future games will be free to play. It makes sense, given the reality of the … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Drone flyover reveals Apple's 'spaceship' is coming together nicely

Apple's largest project ever — the massive spaceship-like Campus 2 — is scheduled to finish construction later this year for an opening in 2017.Last month, Mashable provided an exclusive first look at the new headquarters. Now new drone footage has revealed even more details show … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Big HIV data opens new avenues to fight the disease

Date: 04/04/2016The Eurocoord virtual database contains information from over 300 000 HIV-positive adults and children from many different socio-economic settings within Europe and beyond. Researchers can also use the database to help evaluate the safety of specific drugs to trea … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

Sound Shapes dev's Loud on Planet X due this month

Rhythm-based tower-defense game Loud on Planet X is due on 19th April for PS4 and Steam.The iOS and Android editions will follow two days later on 21st April. A Vita version is also planned.Loud on Planet X was developed by Canadian studio Pop Sandbox and its lead developer Andre … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Google Play icons just got a flat design makeover

No need to blink twice — it’s not just you. Google Play is updating its icons today for a rounder look with brighter colors that’s more fitting with the redesigned logo from last year. The Google Play logo no longer has a gradient look and instead opted for flat, solid colors. Th … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Amazon will announce a new Kindle next week

Amazon will introduce a new "top of the line" Kindle next week, says company CEO Jeff Bezos. Bezos announced the news on Twitter this afternoon, saying the new model will kick off another generation of Kindle products. It'll be the 8th generation, following the much-loved Kindle … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Amazon Echo is finally in Best Buy

No one knows how many Amazon Echo devices Amazon has sold, but the number is almost certain to grow now that Amazon is finally selling the always-listening "digital assistant" device in Best Buy, along with other retail outlets.SEE ALSO: 'Alexa, how lazy have I been today?' Amazo … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Target’s savings app Cartwheel now lets you clip real coupons

Target’s top-rated shopping app Cartwheel is today becoming more useful to those who are looking to save money at checkout. The company says the app has been expanded to support digital coupons from manufacturers – meaning shoppers can save dollars on a wider range of products, a … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

'Perfect Angle' Review - It's a Matter of Perspective

While many genres are forced to stick with conventions (action games typically have an ending, for example), puzzle games can basically do whatever they want. That's both a boon and a curse, as developers can often completely blow your mind or go so far out there that the concept … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Vom Akkordeon lernen: Rucksackheim für Nomaden

Studenten der Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem haben diesen Rucksack entwickelt, der eigentlich ein einfach aufzubauendes Zelt für eine Person ist. Melina nennt sich das Projekt und leiht sich das Konzept vom guten alten Akkord... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Students Who Take Notes By Hand Outperform Those With Laptops

Students who take notes by hand in class outperform students who type notes. As more students use their phones, laptops and tablets in class, they may be surprised to learn they will have more success learning new material if they write. WSJ's Lee Hotz joins Lunch Break With Tany … | Continue reading


@live.wsj.com | 8 years ago

BlackBerry launches Android Marshmallow beta program for Priv

BlackBerry Priv owners are being given the opportunity to help the company test builds of the impending Android 6.0 Marshmallow upgrade, as part of a public beta program. Space in the program is quite limited, however, with initial slots being completely filled less than an hour … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

FCC introduces broadband labels inspired by nutrition facts

The Federal Communications Commission has unveiled new broadband labels, modeled after the nutrition facts label found on food products throughout the US, as a way to give consumers more details about their home and mobile internet service. The labels detail pricing, internet spe … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

‘Twitter for GitHub’ Chrome extension adds your @handle to profiles because of course you need that

If there’s one thing to be said for Twitter and GitHub, it’s that developers tend to make a home at both. So a new Chrome extension that adds your Twitter handle to a GitHub profile is pretty much a no-brainer. It doesn’t even have a clever name: Twitter for GitHub. And really, t … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Austrian jobs platform aims to connect refugees and employers

Europe’s refugee crisis is proving all but impossible for the region’s politicians to tackle without being sucked into an inglorious mire of prejudice — leaving desperate people fleeing conflict-torn countries to be shunted towards the margins or even sent back to the places they … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

R3 Blockchain Consortium Partners With Microsoft

After a series of experiment's Microsoft today announced a strategic partnership with R3CEV, a consortium of 42 global banks. | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

The speech the technology industry won’t hear from any candidate… but should

Not one of the 2016 presidential candidates stands out when it comes to ensuring that common sense technology and entrepreneurship policy will prevail. In the absence of these issues receiving the attention they deserve, what follows is the speech we can only hope one of the cand … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Super Quick Guide to Outlining User Journeys

Get a short overview and a template to start outlining user journeys today. | Continue reading


@review.content-science.com | 8 years ago

Team Ninja's Nioh is getting an alpha demo this month

Team Ninja's upcoming PS4-exclusive hack-and-slash affair Nioh will be getting an alpha demo later this month.The demo will only be available from 26th April through 5th May. Those who complete it will receive the The Mark of the Conqueror DLC, which will add some "special DLC" t … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

The FCC’s new Web pricing labels ain’t pretty but could save you some cash

The Federal Communications Commission has unveiled a new labelling system for desktop and mobile internet providers in the US that it says will help offer transparency for consumers and drive competition. But… They ain’t exactly pretty. We give you: the mobile Consumer Broadband … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

WeWork launches WeLive flexible rental apartments in NY and DC

WeWork, the co-working real estate startup valued north of $5 billion, is launching WeLive, a residential rental building that offers flexible renting and a nicely packaged set of amenities. The new program launches for New York (at 110 Wall Street), the same building where WeWor … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Caitlyn Jenner will appear in Transparent season three

Caitlyn Jenner is set to make an appearance on the next season of Amazon's award-winning series Transparent. Showrunner Jill Soloway revealed as much at the GLAAD Media Awards this weekend, where she told the Associated Press that having Jenner on the show was "a dream come true. … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

U.K. Resort Town Sees a New Bitcoin ATM

An Italian restaurant now offers patrons the chance to buy bitcoin and pay for meals with bitcoin, having introduced the first bitcoin ATM in Bournemouth, U.K., a resort on the southern coast of England, according to Daily Echo, a local newspaper. The ATM was installed by Heliopa … | Continue reading


@cryptocoinsnews.com | 8 years ago

Longtime Tesla Motors CIO Jay Vijayan has formed a stealth startup

Jay Vijayan, who spent four years as the Chief Information Officer of Tesla Motors, and who served as its VP of IT and business applications for a year before that, left the company in January to form his own Bay Area startup. Vijayan isn’t talking yet about that company. (This r … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Stae wants to prepare cities for the future

Meet Stae, a New York-based startup that wants to make cities and tech startups work together. Major cities are getting denser and facing bigger challenges. And yet, innovation is coming from private companies. These companies are starting to have better insights about how a city … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Vestly lets you win cash for picking stocks

For some, the stock market can be a tricky and seemingly dangerous place. Even with apps like Robinhood, that make buying and selling stock super simple, users still have skin in the game. With Vestly, incubated by Foundermark, you get the same fun of playing the stock market wit … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

The Pentagon is now open for hacking

Earlier this year, we wrote about the Pentagon welcoming attempts to hack its network and now the time has arrived. The Department of Defense has confirmed that it’s finally accepting applications for its ‘Hack the Pentagon’ initiative, marking the first time the federal governme … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Photo project aims to take cringe factor out of “techies”

Techies Project, a photo and interview project that launched today, explores the personal stories and experiences of hundreds of underrepresented people in tech. You might recognize people like Tristan Walker, founder and CEO of Walker & Company Brands, and John Maeda, partner at … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

How to Remove Duplicates in a Large Dataset Reducing Memory Requirements by 99%

T his is a guest repost by Suresh Kondamudi from CleverTap . Dealing with large datasets is... | Continue reading


@highscalability.com | 8 years ago

Daniel Radcliffe farts Paul Dano across the ocean in trailer for Swiss Army Man

Swiss Army Man debuted at this year's Sundance Film Festival, where it was described among attendees as "the one where Paul Dano rides a dead Daniel Radcliffe across the ocean using nothing more than the raw energy of the corpse's farts." Other than a couple stills, those who cou … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

iFixit: Das kleine iPad Pro ist das klebrigste aller iPads

Die Reparaturprofis von iFixit haben sich das neue, 9,7-Zoll große iPad Pro vorgenommen: Eine klebrige Angelegenheit, von der ihr besser die Finger lässt. Den meisten Platz nimmt der Akku ein, der mit 7306mAh geringfügig stärke... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Video ads will make Facebook Instant Articles more lucrative for businesses

With video ad capability, Facebook’s Instant Articles just got more exciting for publishers. | Continue reading


@brafton.com | 8 years ago

You can now beta test Marshmallow on your BlackBerry Priv

The official release of Marshmallow for the BlackBerry Priv might not be rolling out until May, but that doesn't mean users have to wait to experience the latest version of Android. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Iverson, Shaq, Yao and Swoopes headline iconic class

Today, at a press event presented by Haggar Clothing Company, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced the 10 members of the Class of 2016 to be honored September 8-10, 2016 during this year's Enshrinement festivities in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Class Announ … | Continue reading


@nba.com | 8 years ago

Thank Yeezus for this mashup of 'I Love Kanye' and John Tesh's 'Roundball Rock'

You can't ask for much better mashup fodder than Kanye West's "I Love Kanye": it's short, spare, rhythmically precise, and unmistakable no matter the context. That's a long way of saying it's "good." John Tesh's baroque, absurd "Roundball Rock" was the theme song for NBC's NBA co … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Amtrak train derailment that killed two workers reportedly caused by a ‘colossal' mistake

The two construction crew members who were killed by an Amtrak train Sunday, causing a massive derailment, may have been conducting maintenance work on the wrong track, CNN reported today. The train, which was carrying about 330 passengers, smashed into a backhoe outside of Phila … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Is Standard Coming Soon, 'Whispers of the Old Gods' Spoilers and Analysis, Videos by Trump, Amaz, Kibler, and More 'Hearthstone' Weekly News in Touchstone #42

Welcome to another Hearthstone [Free] weekly news roundup where you can read all that happened in the world of the game during the last week of March. And, as you can guess, the closer we get to Standard, the more everyone's focusing on the expansion and the upcoming changes and … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Sure, this $5,000 24-karat gold NES seems totally reasonable

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of ‘The Legend of Zelda,’ console maker Analogue doesn’t want to celebrate with fans of the beloved franchise, but instead with the one percent who can afford to flaunt their lives in the most excessive fashion possible. World, meet the chic but … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago