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
If Kim Kardashian can make $80 million from her mobile game in partnership with Glu Mobile, then, hell, Gordon Ramsay should be able to make a whole lot f****** more. After all, the reality TV chef star swears a lot more than Kardashian, who, together with Glu, pioneered the lucr … | Continue reading
Next to full body sensor suits, one of the main components missing from virtual reality experiences is the ability to share experiences with othersNow a new app called vTime hopes to bridge that gap by giving users full VR character avatars that can interact with each other in vi … | Continue reading
New domain extensions have accumulated some pretty big numbers over the last couple of years. Collective registrations for the new GTLDs (generic top-level domains) have now surpassed 13 million, according to NTLD stats. This number is not small by any means. Read More | Continue reading
Do machines have rights? It's a classic question in science fiction, but we've reached a point where the question can be hammered out in actual case law too. A new paper from Ryan Calo at the U... | Continue reading
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Virtual Reality is one of the hottest trends at South by Southwest, but it's also pretty limited: If you want to experience it, you have to put on ungainly goggles. Unless, that is, you're using Voxiebox, which employs biology and physics to create live holograms … | Continue reading
Did you know phone calls just turned 140 years old? I had no clue, until the guys from Primo Connect sent us an email about it. Surely, things have changed plenty since then. We now carry powerful computers in our pockets, and it seems calls are about the most basic thing they ca … | Continue reading
GUEST: On the February 23, 2016, bitcoin saw the highest number of bitcoin transactions so far in a single day. According to a tracking graph on Blockchain.info, there were about 260,578 transactions in the day. The highest peak before this was in October, 2015, when about 241,34 … | Continue reading
Those of us in America are very familiar with the rights of free speech — we take the First Amendment very seriously. But when global platforms like Facebook and Google are charged with protecting the value of hate speech, even in places where it’s more common to be mindful of hu … | Continue reading
50 years ago, in 1966, the gorgeous Lamborghini Miura was introduced. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic mid-engined supercar, Lamborghini's PoloStorico division has painstakingly restored the original Miura SV (Super Veloce) that was revealed at the Geneva Motor Sho … | Continue reading
Facebook cofounder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg today has some positive things to say about Google. The remarks come a few hours after Google’s AlphaGo artificial intelligence (AI) program beat Lee Sedol, a highly decorated player of the board game Go, in the third consecu … | Continue reading
It's easy to love a robot with a face. But it turns out we'll react just as positively to a trash can sitting on a Roomba. That was the finding of four students at the Stanford Center for Design Research, who sent a mobile trash can equipped with a hidden camera into two public l … | Continue reading
Sony’s Future Lab unveiled the first of many concept prototypes that it wants your feedback on. At the South by Southwest Interactive conference, the company touted its first project called “N”, a hands-free headphones that may remind you of LG’s Tone Infinim Wireless headset, bu … | Continue reading
Representative Katherine Clark (D-MA) has announced a new federal bill to ramp up cybercrime enforcement training for police departments and create a national resource center that hosts a cybercrime-specific library. Clark announced the bill at a SXSW panel about how law enforcem … | Continue reading
Leave it to HBO to use SXSW as an annual opportunity to amp up the upcoming season of ‘Game of Thrones.’ This year, the team at the cleverly-named SXSWesteros exhibit keeps it current with The Hall of Faces, the theme in one of GoT’s latest season six trailers. Fans of the show – … | Continue reading
VB WEBINAR: With marketing covering more territory and tasks than ever, marketing clouds are becoming indispensable. But figuring out where to start and how to choose can make walking on hot coals a more attractive undertaking. Join us for this quick one-hour webinar and learn wh … | Continue reading
AUSTIN — HBO’s Beware the Slenderman documentary, which made its world debut at SXSW on Friday night, is your next Making a Murderer and Jinx-style true crime obsession.But unlike the other two series, Beware the Slenderman isn’t a who-done-it story. With front-loaded confessions … | Continue reading
Sony has launched a new research and development program called Future Lab, and is at SXSW demoing the first prototypes from the program, including a new wearable device with the working name “N.” The device responds to voice prompts and can be used to receive information, like n … | Continue reading
Like any piece of new technology, virtual reality needs a legacy mode to handle content not designed for VR. Soon, the HTC Vive (and other Steam VR headsets) will have just that, with "Desktop Theater Mode."Unfortunately, we don't have any images of the feature yet, but it's safe … | Continue reading
The World Economic Forum, the Detroit Auto Show and CES all occurred recently, and each has driven a great deal of discussion around self-driving cars. The expectation is that within a decade we will begin to see autonomous vehicles on the streets and a correlated reduction in ac … | Continue reading
Bitcoin and blockchain technology are being increasingly used for purposes other than peer-to-peer transactions for which it was originally created. The potential uses of blockchain technology being currently assessed and developed include trade settlement and ownership solutions … | Continue reading
Richard Linklater has never cared about plot in his movies and he’s never really concerned himself with adhering to genre, either. What Linklater loves to do is is simply hang with his characters, and whether it’s the ‘70s teens of Dazed and Confused, the constantly evolving rela … | Continue reading
It wouldn’t be SXSW with a handful of experiences that explore the boundaries of the weird and wonderful parts of technology. Last night I had the pleasure of interacting with a giant, stark white ‘playground’ that looked like one part Chuck E. Cheese interactive station and one … | Continue reading
While internet connects us and unites us, it also has the potential to facilitate a kind of imperialism and monoculture. Read More | Continue reading
GUEST: Each year, SXSW brings together a unique mix of people in the world of technology, design, media, film, music, and — as of late — an increasing number of people associated with the worlds of philanthropy and social change. The event provides a unique opportunity to cross-p … | Continue reading
Andy and Barry share insights on how to prepare for marketing events, learn more, make meaningful connections and create content. | Continue reading
There is now an actual Snopes debunk for an amusing Forza 6 video that features a Cadillac limo drifting backwards around a track. Why? Some people apparently thought it was real-life footage of Secret Service agents training for "advanced reverse escapes" in the President's heav … | Continue reading
Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge unboxings, everything you need to know about Android Pay, and more -- here are the Android-related videos you don't want to miss this week. | Continue reading
Bitcoin price has reversed from a bull-trap as the reality of a hardfork with the potential to destroy coins and time locked transactions persists. Nevermind the asset damage, the fundamental consensus breach of Classic(TM) is devaluing Bitcoin and incumbent businesses every day … | Continue reading
Lee Sedol, who many people believe to be the top player of the ancient Chinese board game Go, put up a real fight in each of the three games against Google’s AlphaGo artificial intelligence (AI) program, but in the end, the machine won the match. And for that, Lee Sedol is sorry. … | Continue reading
The Gillmor Gang — John Borthwick, Robert Scoble, Daniel Ilkovich, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, March 11, 2016. The Gang joins the hybrid world of thin media, where bots masquerade as us and vice versa. Plus, the latest G3 (below) with Elisa … | Continue reading
Valve just announced that it has launched an early beta test for the SteamVR Desktop Theater Mode, which enables players to play non-virtual-reality games with VR systems. The new mode will work with the upcoming HTC Vive virtual reality headset, and it will be shown off at next … | Continue reading
Leah Reich was one of the first internet advice columnists. Her column "Ask Leah" ran on IGN, where she gave advice to gamers for two and a half years. During the day, Leah is Slack’s user researcher, but her views here do not represent her employer. You can write to her at askle … | Continue reading
"I see you have your computer linked to the telephone line, can you tell us how you did that?"Those are the words of a Thames TV host back in 1984 explaining the first steps needed to send an email before most people even knew what email was. Even for long-time Internet users, th … | Continue reading
The Memphis Grizzlies today announced injury updates for guard Mike Conley and center Chris Andersen. | Continue reading
GUEST: There’s been a healthy amount of chatter lately from analysts and tech writers that we are approaching a meltdown in startup financing. Unicorns, those startups valued at $1 billion or higher, are being downgraded at a rapid clip. The most recent victim is Flipkart, an Ind … | Continue reading
When Benjamin Franklin proposed Daylight Saving Time — he invented it — it was a joke. These days, it's more like a practical joke we play on ourselves every single year. It's time to end this dumb prank once and for all. Continue reading… | Continue reading
LONDON — Driverless cars will begin trials on local roads in the UK this year, motorways the next, and could be widely used by 2020, if Chancellor George Osborne has his way.Osborne will use the occasion of the budget statement Wednesday to announce measures intended to make Brit … | Continue reading
Who's leading the Hyperledger blockchain project? CoinDesk profiles the 11 members of its Technical Steering Committee. | Continue reading
Broad City creators and stars Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer announced at a SXSW panel today that an episode featuring Hillary Clinton will air this Wednesday. Clinton herself announced the guest spot with a tweet from the set of the show back in December, but the plot and timing … | Continue reading
If you ever find yourself in Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, remember to obey the speed limit.The town is notorious in the state for being one big speed trap, which even led to an investigation in 2012. But when the Google Street View car was rolling through the town in May 2009, t … | Continue reading
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Sony is offering South by Southwest attendees a rare glimpse into some of its more futuristic research concepts.The company is showcasing its most experimental projects — all of which are part of the company's Future Lab R&D program — to SXSW attendees beginning S … | Continue reading
The concept of artificial intelligence has been around for a long time. We’re all familiar with HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey, C-3PO from Star Wars and, more recently, Samantha from Her. In written fiction, AI characters show up in stories from writers like Philip K. Dick, … | Continue reading
DeepMind’s exploits in South Korea have captivated the world this week, as its AlphaGo program has defeated Go champion Lee Se-dol three times to secure overall victory in a five-game series — something AI experts had previously predicted was decades away due to the ancient Chine … | Continue reading
VIDEO: Top 10 Plays from Friday night NEWS OF THE MORNING Damian Lillard says don’t compare me to Steph | Davis copes with tough season for New Orleans | Heat still in a holding pattern over Bosh | Raptors have a duo in the front court, too No. 1: Damian Lillard says don’t compar … | Continue reading
Out on the red carpet for the New York City premiere of Daredevil season two, Power Man himself Mike Colter announced that Marvel's third Netflix series, Luke Cage, is officially set to debut on September 30th. The release puts its just under a year from the premiere of Jessica J … | Continue reading
Mobile gaming is more a science than an art, and that’s a problem for some developers that are heavy on creativity and lacking in a capacity to crunch through data. That’s why one company is offering a boot camp-style crash course to help studios better understand their players. … | Continue reading
Unsere Kollegen vom US-amerikanischen Engadget haben sich das Samsung Galaxy S7 (und das Edge) nicht nur in einer ausführlichen Review vorgenommen, sondern ihre wichtigsten Erkenntnisse auch einem einminütigen Video zusammengefasst: nach... | Continue reading