This is awkward: Verizon’s enterprise security division suffered a data breach

A recent thread posted on a guarded cybercrime forum advertised a database containing contact information for roughly 1.5 million Verizon Enterprise customers for sale at $100,000 for the lot, reports Krebs on Security. Verzion confirmed in a statement that it had identified and … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Bitcoin Price Technical Analysis For 03/25/2016 – Break Near?

Key Points Bitcoin price stayed in the bullish zone, and rebounded successfully after a minor dip towards the $413-412 support area. BTC/USD is currently attempting to break a bearish trend line on the hourly chart (data feed from Bitstamp). A break above the trend line and resis … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Reclaiming Design Patterns (20 Years Later)

tl;dr 20 years ago, the "Gang of Four" published the seminal work on design patterns. Written to the languages of its time (C++ and Smalltalk), and written using the design philosophies of the time (stressing inheritance, for example), it nevertheless spawned a huge "movement" wi … | Continue reading


@blogs.newardassociates.com | 8 years ago

U.S. indicts 7 Iranians for hacking dozens of banks, New York dam

(Reuters) – Seven Iranian hackers broke into computers of dozens of U.S. banks, causing millions of dollars in damages, and tried to shut down a New York dam, the U.S. government said on Thursday in an indictment that for the first time accused individuals tied to another country … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Apple is putting iOS 9.3 updates on hold for older devices

If you’re rocking an iPhone 5s, iPad Air or older Apple gear, you may have to wait a bit for iOS 9.3. iMore reports that the update that Apple just pushed installed the new version but required users of older iOS devices to enter their Apple ID and password to complete the setup … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Ethereum Price Technical Analysis 03/25/2016 – Buyers Struggle To Keep Pace

Key Highlights Ethereum price after dipping towards $11.00 jumped higher once more to create a new weekly high of $12.48. It looks like buyers are struggling to keep the pace, and as a result, there was a downside reaction noted during the past couple of sessions. A bullish trend … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Google makes its $149 Nik Collection of photography tools completely free

Google has dropped the price of the Nik Collection, a suite of seven desktop plug-ins aimed at advanced photographers, from $149 to nothing. The Nik Collection first came under Google's stewardship when the company bought German developer Nik for its mobile editing app Snapseed; … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Inside the Tesla Gigafactory, Elon Musk’s secretive battery production facility

Elon Musk likes his secrets. Tesla Motors isn’t known for being particularly open to the media, especially when it comes to major projects like the lithium-ion battery cell “Gigafactory” taking shape just outside Reno, Nevada. Billed as the largest factory of its kind in the worl … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Article: How Live Streaming Video Events Can Benefit Retailers

Nearly eight in 10 US retail executives say producing live streaming video events creates more authentic interaction with audiences, according to January 2016 research. | Continue reading


@emarketer.com | 8 years ago

Article: Smartphones and iOS Devices Lead Japan's Mobile Phone Sales

2015 shipments of mobile devices in Japan decreased by 5.9% from the year prior, according to research. The decline was driven primarily by sagging demand for feature phones, which are increasingly being replaced by iPhones. Apple now controls more than 50% of the country's s … | Continue reading


@emarketer.com | 8 years ago

Article: Addressable Programmatic TV: Inventory Is Minimal, but Ad Opportunity Is Massive

With more than 20 years in the industry at companies such as Yahoo, ValueClick and Wal-Mart, Pete LaFond brings a strong, unique background to programmatic advertising and audience targeting platform TruSignal. LaFond spoke with eMarketer about programmatic advertising in the add … | Continue reading


@emarketer.com | 8 years ago

Article: UK Digital Buyers Research More on Mobile

Though desktop-based ecommerce purchases in the UK are typically preceded by desktop-based research, mobile is gaining ground earlier in the funnel. And research suggests it’s common for mobile buyers to complete the entire purchase process on their smartphones. | Continue reading


@emarketer.com | 8 years ago

Article: US Spending on Paid Media Expected to Climb 5.1% in 2016

2016 will be a challenging year for advertising in the US. Although paid media spending will rise by 5.1%, growth will be slower than previously expected as advertisers pare investments on traditional media formats like TV and radio. | Continue reading


@emarketer.com | 8 years ago

Hey! Where’s Our Content?

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@thecontentwrangler.com | 8 years ago

As Silicon Valley chills, Europe’s tech gets hotter

We are accustomed to hearing that European tech is perpetually in Silicon Valley’s shadow. Now there have been suggestions that the local tech scene is starting to feel Silicon Valley’s valuation woes. If true, this should raise alarm bells, because if European technology startup … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

4 Content Marketing Blunders that Can Destroy All Your Efforts

Today, every single business whether it is a small startup or a gigantic company uses internet and social media as a primary resource to connect with the target audience. But for all this, a killer content marketing plan works as a backbone. Unfortunately, many amateur marketers … | Continue reading


@digitalinformationworld.com | 8 years ago

Report: Pelicans’ Davis out 3-to-4 month after surgery

VIDEO: Anthony Davis will miss the next 3-to-4 months recovering from knee surgery HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — New Orleans Pelicans All-Star Anthony Davis will miss the next three to four months of basketball activity after undergoing surgery on his left knee, according to a report … | Continue reading


@nba.com | 8 years ago

How PlayStation’s ForwardWorks can succeed — or drown — on smartphones

FEATURE: We already knew that Sony Computer Entertainment was shifting to Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) in April, but now the company has revealed it is also starting a new mobile-gaming division. ForwardWorks Corporation is a Sony subsidiary that will will “deploy new ser … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Sanitation And Health Rights in India launched its non-profit for sanitation and water purification services

Sanitation and Health Rights in India is the fruit of work that 29-year-old Anoop Jain has struggled with for the better part of the last six years. After a trip to the Himalayas left Jain with an abiding sense of the profound transformations that could be wrought through non-pro … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Snapchat buys Bitmoji app maker Bitstrips

Snapchat is buying Bitstrips, the company behind the Bitmoji app that lets you create an avatar of yourself to share on social media and over text, according to a source familiar with the deal.Fortune’s Dan Primack, who first reported the news, said Snapchat is paying “in the bal … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Apple offers a workaround and patch for older iOS devices stuck halfway through the iOS 9.3 update

It seems that some iOS users on older devices are running into a snag during the 9.3 update. If you have an iPhone 5S, iPad Air or earlier model, you might want to wait a few days for the update to the update. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Netflix admits to throttling speeds for AT&T and Verizon subscribers

Last week, both AT&T and Verizon came under fire by T-Mobile CEO John Legere. He thought both were throttling Netflix traffic for their subscribers, but it turns out Netflix was restricting the flow of data. Netflix said it caps streams at 600 kilobits-per-second for AT&T and Ver … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

The first Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets start to ship to backers

The first Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets have shipped, according to Oculus VR chief executive Brendan Iribe. The headsets should start arriving on launch day on March 28, Iribe said in a tweet. The first Oculus Rift has shipped, deliveries begin Monday 3.28.2016. pic.twitte … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Snapchat reportedly buys Bitstrips for roughly $100 million

Snapchat has purchased Bitstrips, the service behind those funny DIY comic strips. Though terms of the deal were not disclosed, sources tell Fortune it was a mixture of cash and stock worth “in the ballpark” of $100 million. Bitstrips let users create comics starring themselves a … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

NBA voices concerns over controversial North Carolina law

HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — The NBA has formally expressed concerns over controversial legislation North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed into law Wednesday. The Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, implements a statewide policy that bans individuals from using public bathrooms … | Continue reading


@hangtime.blogs.nba.com | 8 years ago

Redditor crushes souls with Nintendo NX Controller hoax

For days, gamers have been caught up in the hype of Nintendo’s next-generation console, codenamed the “Nintendo NX,” particularly as several purported shots of its controller have made the rounds of popular forums. But if you wanted to really believe, prepare for your heart to ge … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Netflix admits to throttling video for AT&T and Verizon customers

After T-Mobile CEO John Legere accused his rivals of throttling Netflix video, the streaming video service came out today and admitted it was slowing down its own streams, according to a report today from The Wall Street Journal. Netflix has, for more than five years, capped its … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Want to import Dark Souls 3 on PS4? Here's what you should know

Dark Souls fans will no doubt have heard by now that a strange exploit has resulted in Xbox One owners being able to snag the English version of From Software's highly-anticipated action-RPG ahead of its 12th April western release. That trick doesn't work on PS4, however, though … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Machine learning technique boosts lip-reading accuracy

For human lip readers, context is key in deciphering words stripped of the full nuance of their audio cues. But a technology model for lip-reading developed at the University of East Anglia in the UK has been shown to be able to interpret mouthed words with a greater degree of ac … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

At least one of the alleged NX controller images is a hoax, according to original leaker

Despite the denizens of the Web coming together yesterday to crack the case, we probably still have no clue what the controller for Nintendo’s mysterious NX console looks like. A few days OK, Reddit user Idriss2Dev posted an image of what he claimed was the controller for Nintend … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Apple Music for Android now has a widget, which leaves iOS users wanting

Apple Music for Android now has a widget, leaving iOS users swooning. It’s a simple addition; all you can do is control the playback. But the ability to pause, play and skip tracks without actually entering the app is a very Android feature. If you’re interested, here’s the full … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

We're Streaming iOS Games Live on Mobcrush [Hearthstone]

We're streaming live on Mobcrush right now. There's a couple different ways you can watch the stream, and they all work equally well and it's really just a matter of personal preference as to which method you prefer. The easiest way to watch is just watching the embedded player r … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

RPG Reload File 074 - 'Hunters: Episode One'

Hello, gentle readers, and welcome to the RPG Reload, the weekly feature where we don't have much better to do than grind our daily quests. Each week, we take a look at an RPG from the App Store's past to see how it holds up in the light of our futuristic society of today. It's | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Is Your Sales Team Using Your Content to Convert Customers?

Is your sales team leveraging your content assets? Here are some ways they can contribute to your inbound marketing strategy. | Continue reading


@sproutcontent.com | 8 years ago

'Chronicle: Runescape Legends' PC Open Beta is Live, So Go Secure Your Display Name

A few months back, I wrote about Chronicle: Runescape Legends, an upcoming cross-platform CCG that promises an interesting twist on the genre formula. While the iOS version is still in the works with no release date yet, the PC version is coming along nicely and it's giving us a … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Dragon’s Tale – Play the Mining Game and Earn Bitcoin

Dragon’s Tale is one of those addicting games that you just don’t forget. Its ingenious originality has made the game quite popular among the role play game and casino gaming lovers. Today, it is already considered the most popular Casino Role Play game in the Bitcoin Industry. D … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Getting started with IF by IFTTT for Android Wear – Android customization

Android Wear offers great convenience to users, let's use this Android customization to step things up a notch, let's get started with IF by IFTTT. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Apple Music now has its own Android widget

Home screen widgets still don't exist on iOS, but that's not stopping Apple from taking advantage of Android's unique strengths. Today the company updated its Apple Music app with a new widget that can be dropped onto your phone or tablet's home screen. It's pretty basic (most mu … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

'Aralon: Forge and Flame' Updated with New Paladin Class, New Dungeon, and In-App Store

If you've been enjoying your virtual adventures in Aralon: Forge and Flame [$2.99] but feel like you'd enjoy it even more if you could play as a Paladin class, well, today's update is for you. The oft-requested Paladin class has been added to the game, along with a brand new dung … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

The Oculus Rift is now shipping

Oculus VR will make good on a promise that's been years in the making: starting next week, the first consumer versions of the company's Rift virtual reality headset will begin arriving at preorder customers' doors. CEO Brendan Iribe today tweeted out a photo of a boxed Rift bundl … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Volkswagen and US government given more time to hammer out diesel settlement

Volkswagen and a handful of US regulatory agencies have been giving more time to work out a settlement agreement addressing the hundreds of thousands of cars affected by VW's diesel emissions scandal, reports Reuters.A federal judge extended a settlement deadline from March 24th … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Deal: DJI Phantom 3 Standard Drone w/ 2.7K Camera HD Camera $399

The DJI Phantom 3 Standard Drone rocks a 2.7K camera, and when it first hit the market, it sold for a cool $1000. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

How a DDoS campaign became an act of cyberwar

In September 2012, US banking websites started picking up floods of fake traffic. It was a denial-of-service campaign, waged more or less weekly. It went on for month after month, always hitting in the middle of the week, during normal business hours.Under other circumstances, it … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Level 5's 'Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble' Now Available in English

Level 5's Yo-Kai Watch series has been rapidly expanding, with a TV cartoon, several 3DS games, and now a mobile game of its very own, available in the US, Canada, and Australia: Yo-Kai Watch: Wibble Wobble [Free]. This game has you swiping to connect various Yo-kai creatures in … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Apple is making an original TV series about apps with Will.i.am and Ben Silverman

Apple today confirmed reports that it’s working with the entertainer Will.i.am and producers Ben Silverman and Howard Owens on a new nonscripted television series about the app ecosystem and app development. “We’ve seen some really, truly inspiring and incredible stories from our … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Esports attracts $325M from brand marketers desperate for a young audience

Esports has an enormous audience, and it’s quickly making more cash thanks to the power of those dedicated fans. Corporations are going to spend $325 million on sponsorships and marketing related to the esports market this year, according to intelligence firm Newzoo. That’s 70 pe … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Hulu dives into VR with a Samsung Gear VR app

Hulu has taken the dive by launching a dedicated app for the Samsung Gear VR that lets users stream 360-degree videos. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

This Week in Native Ads 03/25

Campaign of the Week: Wakayama - Make it Happen Source: The Atlantic Why we like it: Interactive and artfully put together, this custom feature in CNN tells a great narrative as to why you should visit Wakayama. It includes multiple content types and invites you to the best that … | Continue reading


@giveitanudge.com | 8 years ago