This week on Ctrl-Walt-Delete, Walt and Nilay take on the long running dispute of the public opinion on open source tech, and whether there actually is a hard definition of "open" and "closed"We love your feedback and suggestions on how to make our show better and more fun — you … | Continue reading
Japanese technology conglomerate Hitachi is set to open a financial technology research laboratory that will focus on blockchain applications. | Continue reading
As promised last fall, Nintendo has now launched its first mobile smartphone application – but it’s not a new Mario game, and the app is for now only available in Japan for the time being. Today, the company unveiled “Miitomo,” a social app that lets users create cartoon-like ava … | Continue reading
Die Schlaumeier vom MIT Media Lab haben eine Telepräsenz-Drohne mit einem besonderen Dreh ausgetüftelt: Der Flying Pantograph ermöglicht das Zeichnen auf entfernten (Lein)Wänden. Das Prinzip ist dabei denkbar einfach und intuiti... | Continue reading
For the last few years, “mobile first!” has become the mantra among savvy digital marketers. But a mobile first approach seems to be more of an ideology than it is a standard in digital design. Recent research shows that marketers still invest in mobile as an afterthought or as a … | Continue reading
Xbox 360 fan favourite Alan Wake is now available to download and play on Xbox One.Microsoft has also added Castlevania: Shadow of the Night and Pac-Man to its backwards compatibility service.Alan Wake arrives ahead of its developer Remedy's upcoming Xbox One exclusive Quantum Br … | Continue reading
VC firm GV (né Google Ventures) has made another investment in Europe — its seventh — leading a $21 million Series B round for epigenetic sequencing tech company and Cambridge University spin-out, Cambridge Epigenetix. Read More | Continue reading
Kickstarter just announced its first ever acquisition — the crowdfunding company is snapping up music-subscription service and fan community Drip for an undisclosed amount. Drip was founded in 2012 as a service that connects music fans with indie labels, including Domino Records, … | Continue reading
Tips to mastering Twitter so you can get the most for your business with this growing social media platform. Read our full list and master Twitter now. | Continue reading
Destination NSW: Sydney (ots/PRNewswire) -- Erweiterung des Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney und des Taronga Zoos - Mehr als 80 Lichtanlagen und Projektionen - Bjork, New Order und Bon Iver für Vivid Music - Berühmte Autoren wie Spike Jonze, Jenji Kohan, Beau ... | Continue reading
Time is a flat circle, my friends: you can now play Sonic the Hedgehog [$2.99] on Apple TV. It's certainly a welcome update because who doesn't want more Apple TV games (and this one should work better with the remote than most games). But also, it leads to the comedy of a game g … | Continue reading
We've come to expect more out of our laptops than we used to. Sure, spreadsheets and e-mails are just as important as they've always been, but the popularization of touchscreens has really changed our expectations. Not only should our laptops help us work wherever we travel, but … | Continue reading
Revolution: the 25th Anniversary Collection was supposed to come out last Friday, but it didn't due to pesky production issues. Instead, it's coming out this Friday, 18th March.That's exclusively for PC, priced £29.99.The collection is the first time all of UK developer Revolutio … | Continue reading
Apple is getting ready to deliver a throwback.That will likely be the headline following the March 21 product event at its headquarters in Cupertino, California. The widely anticipated 4-inch iPhone (possibly called the iPhone SE, though iPhone 6C and iPhone 5SE are in contention … | Continue reading
Samsung has begun rolling out the latest March security update to its Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note Edge and Galaxy S5 in the Netherlands and UK. | Continue reading
Chrome for Android no longer merges apps and tabs together by default, which will likely be a welcome change for many of us. | Continue reading
Arlington, VA – (Marketwired – March 17, 2016) – BTCS Inc. (OTCQB: BTCS) (“BTCS” or the “Company”), a blockchain technology focused company which secures the blockchain through its transaction verification services business, is launching a pilot program to begin securing Ethereum … | Continue reading
When visiting London, there are hundreds of sights to see and quintessentially British pastimes to try, like traditional afternoon tea. But how could it all possibly fit into one trip? WSJ’s Niki Blasina discovered how to do it all… all at once. Photo: George Downs for the Wall S … | Continue reading
Alibaba has formerly thrown its hat into virtual reality ring after the Chinese e-commerce giant announced its own VR research lab, dubbed GnomeMagic Lab. Read More | Continue reading
At an event in New York today, Samsung announced that its newest Windows 10 convertible, the Galaxy TabPro S, will go on sale starting tomorrow for $899 – and this one brings the keyboard. The device was first announced at CES earlier this year, but this is is the first time a pr … | Continue reading
News aggregator Digg may no longer be the internet force it once was, but it still offers an interesting and engaging selection of curated news articles and videos across a number of categories, from science and technology to viral Internet memes. Now, the company will bring thos … | Continue reading
YouTube and T-Mobile are burying the hatchet: John Legere just announced that YouTube is the latest video service to stream over Binge On, T-Mobile’s free video streaming option. | Continue reading
Every year Stack Overflow surveys tens of thousands of developers through its service to gain insight into the state of development. For 2016’s study 50,000 people responded from across the industry – and the findings are fascinating, as well as insightful. The company found that … | Continue reading
A mini, form-factor PC code-named Skull Canyon NUC (next unit of computing) was announced by Intel at Game Developers Conference specifically aimed at the PC gaming audience.The Skull Canyon is packed with some decent hardware for such a small size — only 8.5 inches long, 4.6 inc … | Continue reading
Looker, a data visualization and business intelligence startup announced a new component today that brings Looker data directly into Slack conversations without having to access the program separately. The new tool is called Looker Slack Bot and is built using the Slack bot techn … | Continue reading
The rise was like a tech startup fairytale. Within three years of founding, this unicorn company had raised more than $1 billion in venture capital — closing an astonishing $950 million in its final private round at a nearly $5 billion valuation. Revenue growth was skyrocketing f … | Continue reading
The latest weapon in the War on Terror uses corporate-style analytics to direct the unseen hand of government propaganda. | Continue reading
Im vergangenen Frühsommer verstarb Satoru Iwata im Alter von nur 55 Jahren. Auf der Game Developers Choice Awards Show wurde dem langjährigen Präsidenten von Nintendo diese Nacht mit einem rührenden, schwarzweißen Zeichent... | Continue reading
An executive for private aerospace company United Launch Alliance (ULA) has resigned after making a series of candid comments about the firm's position in the industry and its dealings with partners. Speaking at a seminar at the University of Colorado, Brett Tobey, ULA's vice pre … | Continue reading
Total War Battles: Kingdom - the free-to-play Total War game - comes out on 24th March.That's for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Android devices, PC and Mac.Total War Battles: Kingdom launched in beta form on Steam in April 2015, and since then developer Creative Assembly has worked t … | Continue reading
Samsung today announced that its TabPro S convertible tablet will be available for purchase starting tomorrow, March 18th. The TabPro S runs Windows 10, comes with a keyboard case, and will cost $899.99. An optional pen will be available later in the year.The TabPro S borrows a l … | Continue reading
Italian Trade Agency: Cannes, Frankreich (ots/PRNewswire) - Eine Delegation, der neben hochrangigen Vertretern der italienischen Regierung auch Immobilien- und Handelsverantwortliche angehören, wird unter dem Motto "Invest in Italy" bei der jährlich stattfindenden ... | Continue reading
Lego Marvel's Avengers is getting a cinematic universe-full of extras, which publisher Warner Bros. Interactive has now detailed.More than 60 characters and another five levels are headed to the game over the next few months, all of which are wrapped up in the Lego Marvel's Aveng … | Continue reading
The National Highway Safety Transportation Administration (NHTSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced today that 20 automakers have agreed to make automatic emergency braking (AEB) standard by September 1st, 2022, representing "more than 99 percent" of … | Continue reading
YouTube and Google Play Movies & TV will now participate in T-Mobile’s “Binge On” program, which offers cellular subscribers the ability to watch a variety of services without those streams counting against users’ data plans. Google’s participation comes following its recent crit … | Continue reading
Last year, T-Mobile flipped a switch and began throttling all video that it can detect over its network as part of its "Binge On" program, requiring customers to go into their accounts and turn the program off if they want to watch HD video. Today, T-Mobile CEO John Legere announ … | Continue reading
In a surprise move, Nextbit has canceled its plans for a CDMA version of its Robin smartphone, according to a report from Recode. After repeated delays that pushed the ship date back to April, and issues with the carrier testing process that would've pushed the release of the pho … | Continue reading
Sachen gibt´s: Bei Indiegogo finanziert die Crowd gerade die Produktion von Streichholzbriefchen. Wobei es natürlich um ganz spezielle Streichholzbriefchen geht, denn bei den 8 Zündhölzern im MBI Matchbook handelt es sich um M... | Continue reading
During an afternoon call with me, Airmada CEO Dan Danay, outlined his autonomous drone product offering that he and co-founder Boris Lipchin are preparing for Y Combinator Demo Day next week. They duo plan to disrupt the commercial drone market with everything from automated mari … | Continue reading
Clothing brand Uniqlo is running a giveaway on the roof of its flagship London store, to celebrate its re-opening tomorrow (18 March). | Continue reading
Ahead of its May 27th premiere, we're getting another trailer for X-Men: Apocalypse, the followup to 2014's Days of Future Past.As the title indicates, the X-Men will be squaring off with Oscar Isaac's mutant Apocalypse in a fight for the fate of the planet. The new trailer gives … | Continue reading
DMM.com, an online entertainment platform that has 19 million users will enable its users to make purchases on the website with bitcoin. The feature is already active to millions of Japanese after being initiated on March 1, 2016. With 19 million users, DMM.com is among the top 2 … | Continue reading
Personal development is something everyone strives for in one way or another. Remente is a new app for iOS and Android that aims to help everyone with their development. Using a combination of brain training and psychology, the aim is to help everyone improve their overall lifest … | Continue reading
LIDE Deutschland: München (ots) - Die erfolgreiche Fußball-WM noch in bester Erinnerung, steht mit den Olympischen Sommerspielen in Rio bereits das nächste Großereignis vor der Tür, das den weltweiten Fokus auf Brasilien, den größten Markt Südamerikas, richten wird. ... | Continue reading
This post was brought to you by Zoho Creator. When managing a business, it makes sense to have software that can help optimize your internal processes. However, when you’re a small-scale operation, it doesn’t make sense to spend your resources on static spreadsheets or on hiring … | Continue reading
Europe’s highest court has just made a preliminary ruling that says owners of public Wi-Fi networks in places like cafes and bars cannot be expected to add passwords or monitor traffic, great news for those who are keen on illegal downloading. This follows a case where Sony in Ge … | Continue reading
It’s an unfortunate and unavoidable truth—today’s digital media is saturated with clickbait. Even a few traditional news sources seem to have given up “fighting the good fight” and have started using clickbaity headlines themselves (and you won’t believe what happens … Continue r … | Continue reading
In a heated exchange during the Flint Michigan water crisis hearing, Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan was asked to resign for "putting dollars over the fundamental safety of the people." Photo: AP | Continue reading