‘Secret conversations’ and in-store purchasing reportedly coming to Facebook Messenger

Facebook could be gearing up to roll out new Messenger features, like in-store payment for goods and services and new chat options. According to The Information, comments in the code of the iPhone version of Messenger suggest that Facebook’s about to make a whole lot more effort … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

How the West gets Muslims wrong in video games

Muslim blood is cheap. It’s very easy to depict Muslims as the villains in video games these days. The depiction of Muslims in video games is slanted in a way that reflects the storytelling biases of non-Muslim Westerners. And the voices and perspectives of a minority group that … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

'Whispers of the Old Gods' Spoilers, Standard Nerfs, Crazy Videos, and More 'Hearthstone' News in Touchstone #41

Welcome to another weekly roundup of Hearthstone [Free] news, and as has been the case the last few weeks, Whispers of the Old Gods news is what's capturing all the headlines. We continue to see a trickle of cards spoiled daily, with some creating anticipation while others having … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Will Holoportation Revolutionize the Way We Work?

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@gregverdino.com | 8 years ago

New Instagram search bar takes stalking to the next level

Stalking on Instagram is going to change forever.Instagram is testing a new search bar that'll let you search a specific person's followers, as well as who they're following. The search bars appear under the "Followers" and "Following" section within the app.While Mashable recent … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Tru Optik aims to improve ad measurement for Internet-connected TVs

Andre Swanston, CEO of Tru Optik, argued that there’s been one big obstacle to advertising on Internet-connected TVs — measurement. Naturally, Swanston is pitching Tru Optik’s technology as the solution. The company started out by measuring how video content gets shared through p … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Are you buying an LG G5 this week? [Poll of the Week]

The LG G5 goes on sale in the U.S. at the end of this week. Are you buying one? | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Vimeo’s new Roku app lets you buy movies and shows right from your TV

Video network Vimeo has taken another step forward today with its efforts to better promote its original content – meaning those movies and programs available for rent or purchase on its network. Today, the company is making it possible for viewers to rent or buy films and series … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Tumblr is bringing back replies

Tumblr users can now interact with one another more easily. Today, the blogging platform is bringing back replies and launching the redesign of its notes feature. Tumblr’s been working on overhauling the reply format since it pulled the feature in November 2015. Readers could pre … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

New implant shown to destroy protein plaques in Alzheimer’s disease

They're calling it "passive immunization," and it could be the next step on the path to a cure. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

Enjoy brings its tech delivery and concierge service to Los Angeles

Enjoy is expanding into its third city, bringing the technology delivery and setup service to Los Angeles with plans already set to launch next in Chicago. This expansion phase comes nearly a year after operations began in San Francisco and New York. Started by former Apple retai … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Tumblr is finally bringing comments back and making them way more useful

Tumblr is announcing a couple of updates to its platform today that should make it a much better tool for hosting online discussions, and a lot of users happy. First up, Tumblr is bringing back replies and making them much more conversational; the company had killed them off in N … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Pleasing the Masses

On Christmas Eve, 2013, Beyoncé and Jay Z hit a small SoHo boutique for a $6,000 shopping spree. Normally, this might not have been newsworthy. But the boutique in question was Babeland, an upscale sex toy shop known more for its collection of butt plugs than Balenciaga.Within da … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Tumblr brings back Replies, revamps Notes to encourage more conversations on its service

Yahoo-owned blogging platform Tumblr this morning announced two changes to its service designed to encourage more conversations and increase engagement around posts and other content. The company is bringing back its Replies feature, removed several months ago, and it’s rolling o … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Bitcoin Price Watch; Breakout on Tonight…

Earlier on today, we looked at the downward sloping channel that was forming in the bitcoin price, and suggested that – as a result of the fact the price was trading just shy of the channel’s resistance line – we may be in for some near term short side action. The European sessio … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

The Walking Dead Quitter’s Club season 6, episode 15: ‘East’

No show likes to troll its audience quite like The Walking Dead. Game of Thrones may kill off people you love, and Homeland may test your patience, but there’s something unique about The Walking Dead’s ability to get you invested, hold your hand through long stretches of dialogue … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Update Mondays: 'Clash Of Clans', 'Partia 2', 'Terraria', 'Out There', And More

Hello everyone, and welcome to the week! It's time once again for our look back at the noteworthy updates of the last seven days. Regrettably, I've been wrestling with a humdinger of a cold for the last few days, so this week's article is going to be slightly less thorough than u … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Where is Jony Ive?

Last week, Apple unveiled a new (well, a smaller version) piece of hardware, the baby iPad Pro. Ive would, from the inside of a perfect white cube, espouse the virtues of the product using phrases such as, “Good is the enemy of great,” “The memory of how we work will endure beyon … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

VC veteran George Ugras to head IBM Ventures

EXCLUSIVE: George Ugras has joined IBM as managing director of IBM Ventures. That’s a big job, considering how much money IBM throws into its strategic investments. Big Blue doesn’t disclose exactly how much it puts into investments. But the company did say that in 2015 it invest … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Twitter’s Periscope broadcasts 200 million streams in its first year

This weekend, Periscope celebrated its one-year anniversary by revisiting some of the broadcasts that have been on the service. And what an active 12 months it has been. Periscope has gone from being a startup to being acquired to rising to prominence within Twitter’s ranks as a … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Periscope says its users watch a staggering 110 years worth of live video daily

On Saturday, Periscope officially turned one year old. To celebrate, it’s releasing some statistics — and they’re impressive. With over 200 million broadcasts over the course of its first year, Periscope now says we watch a whopping 110 years of video per day. For comparison, we … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Mike Hearn: The Problem with Bitcoin is its “Terrible” Leader

Former Bitcoin Core developer and current R3 employee, Mike Hearn, has claimed that Blockstream – a blockchain-based startup comprised by a group of Bitcoin core developers is the source of the refusal behind Bitcoin’s block size increase. He also cites that Bitcoin’s “leader” is … | Continue reading


@cryptocoinsnews.com | 8 years ago

A trio of 10: HTC’s new flagship may come in multiple variants

A new report out of China claims that HTC's upcoming 10 will have three different variants with different SoC, RAM, and storage components. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Putting on the Oculus Rift: 'Time will move by without you realizing it'

The Oculus Rift is finally here, but here's the deal: you gotta be a video gamer and it won't be cheap. Though VR headsets really do immerse you into the game, is it worth the cost? Mashable Games Editor Chelsea Stark tries on one of these headsets and tells you all you need to k … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Sony’s 4K-capable PS4 could be announced ahead of PSVR launch

The 4K PS4 might be officially announced soon. The existence of the upgraded version of Sony's console was previously reported by Kotaku, and today The Wall Street Journal reports that the device is expected to be officially unveiled before the October launch of PlayStation VR. A … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

The 7 best games for the Oculus Rift

The wait is over. This week, the first consumer Oculus Rift headsets are shipping. But having a VR headset is one thing; knowing what to do with it is another. At launch, Oculus’ store has more more than three dozen games, shorts, and experiments, with prices ranging from about $ … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

People are really pissed about Instagram’s timeline update

Instagram has been feverishly updating its app and Web versions in recent weeks. Not only has it added support for multiple accounts and Web notifications, it’s also seriously messed up its timeline. Yep, Instagram has made a mistake in ditching its chronologically ordered feed. … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

The downfall of the walled garden: Here’s why iAd failed

Apple is the world’s most valuable company — no other company even comes close. That shouldn’t be surprising, as the Silicon Valley-based company has created an unparalleled hardware culture that more resembles a lifestyle than a brand. Apple is potentially worth more than a tril … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Oculus Rift review

For a long time, the hopes and dreams of many virtual reality fans could be summed up with two words: Oculus Rift. Helped by the rise of cheap smartphone displays, Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey took a technology that most people considered a retro curiosity and convinced them t … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Polish your deck

Polish your deck: Don’t drop the deck — from webpages, blog posts and other pieces. How can you make the most of the best-read elements in your message? | Continue reading


@wyliecomm.com | 8 years ago

Review: The Oculus Rift

Even after months of repeatedly leaping in and out of disparate worlds filled with jaw-dropping (see above) environments, every time I’ve whipped off one of the various iterations of Oculus’s Rift virtual reality headset, for a brief moment I’ve always had to wonder where exactly … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Vimeo untethers from the Web as it opens in-app transactions on Roku

Video-streaming platform Vimeo has announced that it’s adding transactional support to its Roku app — marking the first time users have been able to buy Vimeo content away from its website. Vimeo has been building out its efforts to differentiate itself from other players in the … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Facebook Video Marketing Success: Tips for Promotion and Sharing

Advertising - Facebook's scale and evolving video publishing platform make it a compelling video marketing option. To succeed in a digital age, marketers need to keep up with the platform's video advertising ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Oculus Rift review

The biggest surprise coming out of our Oculus Rift testing? This isn't just a piece of hardware. It's a platform. Once you strap on the display and immerse yourself into Oculus Home - the front-end of the system - this becomes obvious. Buying games, accessing your library, downlo … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Successful B2B Marketers Know Customer Experience Is a Three-Legged Stool

Customer Relationships - To be successful in the B2B space, you need to understand how to bridge marketing and service to promote client retention and satisfaction. The key to that understanding is viewing ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Vimeo for Roku now lets you buy on-demand content straight from your TV

Roku is still a great way to view video, but wasn’t good for creators — until now. Vimeo has announced it is bringing transactional support to Roku, which means creators can now make money via Vimeo on Roku. For those selling video-on-demand — and hosting on Vimeo — the platform … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Japan loses contact with its newest astronomy satellite, Hitomi

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is trying to establish communication with its new X-ray astronomy satellite, after the probe stayed silent over the weekend. The satellite, named Hitomi, was supposed to start operating at 3:40AM ET on Saturday March 26th, but the … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Xposed module aims to bring Android N features to devices running Lollipop or higher

A new module for the popular Xposed framework aims to transplant some of the best features of Android N to devices that can’t get the update. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Pandora founder Tim Westergren takes over as CEO

Pandora's founder Tim Westergren is taking over the reins at the streaming service, the company announced today. Westergren replaces former CEO Brian McAndrews effective immediately, as the company installs a new management structure. Chief strategy officer Sara Clemens will take … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Batman v Superman breaks records with $170.1 million domestic release

Despite getting a drubbing from critics before its debut last Friday, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice charged to an impressive $170.1 million at the domestic box office over the weekend. According to Variety, that's the most any DC film has earned in theaters to date, the bigg … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Netflix Party lets long distance friends watch together

Ain’t no party like a Netflix party cause a Netflix party eventually stops after a weekend of binging on House Of Cards and doesn’t start again until Netflix releases the new season the next year. But now there’s Netflix Party, a chrome extension that lets viewers sync their Netf … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Why Bitcoin’s Bad Reputation is in the Eye of the Beholder

In this opinion piece, a bitcoin industry founder seeks to unpack the digital currency's lingering reputation issues. | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

Apple’s OLED iPhone plans may include a 5.8-inch model next year

The evidence is strong that Apple is at least thinking about adding an OLED display to the iPhone, but now there's a suggestion that the company might also change the device's screen size. 9to5Mac reports that the latest investor note from well-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo cl … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

The miniature mysteries of Below

Oli and Johnny explore the depths of Capybara's brilliant mix of roguelikes and old-school Zelda after a GDC viewing. | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Video: So baut man einen Lebensmittel-Computer

Lebensmittel-Computer sind halb-lebendige, halb-technische Installationen aus Pflanzen, Robotern und Computern, die zusammen ein sich selbst regelndes System ergeben. Sensoren messen Sauerstoff- und Wasserstoff-Werte, die Temperaturen und Feuchtigk... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

NTT to buy Dell’s services division for $3.05 billion

You may know Dell as a computer and server maker, but Dell also operates a substantial IT services division — at least it did until today. NTT Data, the IT services company of NTT, is acquiring Dell Systems for $3.05 billion.The main reason why Dell sold off its division is that … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

How to Easily Create and Market Youtube Videos

Video marketing is booming. While investing in experienced video creators is always a great idea, you can start your journey to Youtube visibility almost for free! | Continue reading


@rightmixmarketing.com | 8 years ago

Tim Westergren takes over as CEO of music service Pandora amid larger exec overhaul

Music streaming service Pandora may be looking to sell itself, but more immediately it’s focused on firming up its management structure once again to shore up investor confidence. Today the company announced that founder Tim Westergren has taken the helm as CEO. Brian McAndrews, … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago