Video game publishers mastered the dark art of the pre-order long ago. In return for an extra in-game costume or some cheaply made bric-a-brac, a publisher can net thousands of sales ahead of (potentially negative) reviews, and maybe in the process make extra cash off merchandise … | Continue reading
Stre.am wants to step up to conquer the unclaimed territory of mobile game streaming with their platform-agnostic streaming service. | Continue reading
It turns out that those concerns from some about how the U.S. uses military drones against enemies abroad one day becoming an important issue domestically weren't overblownA new report reveals the Pentagon has flown spy drones over U.S. territories for non-military missions for r … | Continue reading
Android N has brought the return of the M preview's dark mode, alongside several new enhancements that help improve it noticeably. | Continue reading
Oculus today announced a slew of new features for the Samsung Gear VR. The Facebook-owned company is unsurprisingly focusing on social, and in this case that means video and games. In November, Samsung released the Gear VR in collaboration with Facebook’s Oculus VR. Upon unveilin … | Continue reading
Researchers at Google are trying to help robots navigate the world as well as humans can, and that means a lot of practice. Research scientist Sergey Levine and his team took fourteen robotic arms, networked them together, and used convolutional neural networks to let these robot … | Continue reading
Nexon Korea has established itself on the PC as a strong publisher of free-to-play games, now it’s trying to take that strategy to mobile. Sangman Lee, Nexon Korea’s global mobile business director, is guiding a company that has a strong hold on PC gaming in Asia as it tries to w … | Continue reading
The Verge's New York offices now have an official virtual reality room. The library for its HTC Vive Pre holds a bunch of experiments and demos for full games we won't see for weeks or even months. But there's too much cool stuff to ignore. So for the next few weeks, we're puttin … | Continue reading
Volkswagen just announced that Michael Horn, the company's top executive in the US, is leaving the company effective immediately. In his place, VW USA Chairman Hinrich Woebcken will take over the CEO job on an interim basis.The company is clear to note that Horn is leaving "to pu … | Continue reading
Skład: ok. 500 g obranych ziemniaków 1 szczypiorek z cebulką 1 jajko 2-3 ząbki czosnku szczypta gałki muszkatołowej ok. 100 g tartego parmezanu (może być ser feta lub inny żółty ser) garść świeżego szpinaku (pokrojony) garść zielonej pietruszki (pokrojona) sól morska i świeżo zmi … | Continue reading
The first uterus transplant completed in the US has failed, with the organ being removed in light of a "serious complication" developed by its recipient, according to The New York Times. The Cleveland Clinic performed the procedure two weeks ago, giving the uterus to a 26-year-ol … | Continue reading
iOS Engineer Ron Lisle shows us the ropes of developing an app for Amazon's voice assistant, Alexa.Alexa is a quick learner, and creating "Skills" will have your Amazon Echo dimming the lights in no time. Once paired with a cloud-to-hardware service like Particle, the possibiliti … | Continue reading
With any highly competitive business, it is important to stand out from the crowded field. | Continue reading
Square, which has been on a bit of a run lately, posted a quarter where it beat revenue estimates and saw its shares pop slightly after it reported its fourth-quarter earnings. This was Square’s first time reporting quarterly earnings as a public company, and it looks like the re … | Continue reading
A system for powering South African schools using bitcoin was demonstrated at a recent event at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. | Continue reading
Cloud storage company Box reported fourth quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday, sending the stock up 13% in after-hours trading. Better-than-expected results brought the stock slightly above the $14 barometer from last year’s IPO price. Fourth quarter revenue was $85 mil … | Continue reading
If Oculus has its way, the virtual reality space may grow to be the next major social space for far-flung friends to dive in and hang out. Starting tomorrow, users on the Gear VR platform will be able to create their own user profiles and search for friends by username who they c … | Continue reading
Cloud file syncing and sharing software company Box today reported strong financial figures for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016, which ended on January 31. Box reported a $0.26 million non-GAAP net loss on $85 million in revenue for the quarter. Analysts were expecting a l … | Continue reading
Square has released the numbers from its first quarter as a public company, bringing in $374 million in total net revenue, up 49 percent annually, and a gross payment volume of $10.2 billion, an increase of 47 percent from the previous year. It had a net loss per share of $0.34. … | Continue reading
It’s that time of year again and I’m excited to have the opportunity to meet with so many incredible companies, entrepreneurs and people changing the world. There are a number events, book signings and presentations that I wanted to share with you. If you have time to make one or … | Continue reading
Oh Game Dev Story [$4.99]. I have such a soft spot for you in my heart. Way back in October of 2010, I was still fairly new here at TouchArcade and Game Dev Story had just released, but was on absolutely nobody's radar at the time. It's not really hard to see why. It had | Continue reading
Controversy surrounding tennis star Maria Sharapova illustrates the difficulty brands often face with celebrity endorsements. Sharapova admitted she tested positive for the drug meldonium, a medication the World Anti-Doping Agency only recently banned. The International Tennis As … | Continue reading
Back on February 14th, Google’s self-driving car had its first fenderbender to occur while the car’s AI was in control. The Associated Press managed to get footage of the accident from the bus’ own cameras and… well… it’s (fortunately for all involved) about as mundane as the ori … | Continue reading
Google is offering a big discount on its Pixel C tablet to encourage developers to start working with Android N. Google's discount knocks 25 percent off the price of the tablet, bringing its 32GB model from $499 to just under $375 and its 64GB model from $599 to just over $449. T … | Continue reading
Google today announced that it’s retiring Melange, a website and a piece of software that it has used for many years to run the Google Summer of Code, a program that gives stipends to university students who work on open source software projects. The Melange site is home to many, … | Continue reading
The Verge's New York offices now have an official virtual reality room. The library for its HTC Vive Pre holds a bunch of experiments and demos for full games we won't see for weeks or even months. But there's too much cool stuff to ignore. So for the next few weeks, we're puttin … | Continue reading
The Washington Wizards have waived guard Gary Neal and signed Marcus Thornton to replace him on the roster. | Continue reading
While you can't put yourself in the shoes of Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, you could place yourself in her seat. The chair the author sat in while writing the first two Potter books will be auctioned next month at Heritage Auctions in New York City, according to The Guardian. … | Continue reading
If you’re looking for a new an novel way to experience the games that have likely shaped your childhood, look no further than one developer’s bold attempt to bring the classics of the NES into the third dimension. The 3DNES project, available in beta for free in the Firefox brows … | Continue reading
Sony Music Entertainment is reportedly ending its contract with superproducer Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald a year before it was set to expire. According to TheWrap, the decision is a consequence of Dr. Luke's prolonged and complicated legal dispute with Kesha, the artist who's curr … | Continue reading
The forthcoming Samsung Bluetooth C-Pen is for use with the Windows-powered Galaxy Tab Pro S, and we just got some more info on it. | Continue reading
It seems as though the simple days of coloring books and blocks could officially be behind us.With the constant technological advances in today's society, children are developing a strong attachment to their screens and becoming less interested in the world around them.Mom comes … | Continue reading
Hot on the heels of yesterday’s news that the FCC would begin to subsidize broadband in low-income households, President Obama voiced support for the FCC’s ‘Lifeline’ subsidy and detailed a desire to expand the initiative to get 20 million low-income households subscribed to high … | Continue reading
Pieczone filety z kurczaka w parmezanowej panierce (które wiem, że bardzo lubicie w letniej odsłonie ze świeżymi pomidorami), dzisiaj z domowym sosem all'arrabbiata. Bardzo polecam ten sos jeśli jeszcze go nie próbowaliście - jest najprostszy z możliwych, a wspaniały w smaku i ba … | Continue reading
HANG TIME NEW JERSEY — The Chicago Bulls are on their way to San Antonio to face the Spurs on Thursday. But their season may hinge on a trip to Alabama. That’s where Jimmy Butler is heading to visit Dr. James Andrews, looking for a second opinion on a left knee issue that has kep … | Continue reading
After deciding to position Google+ around interests and communities, Google is making its largest push yet with a new site dubbed ‘Create.’ What Create (actually ‘crea+e’ in Plus-speak) hopes to do is source thought leaders around topics. Those who create themed Google+ collectio … | Continue reading
Stowaway Cosmetics is a startup taking on the $60 billion dollar makeup industry by selling pint-sized lipsticks, blushes and foundations direct to consumers. Chelsa Crowley and her co-founder Julie Fredrickson started the company after realizing they never used up all their make … | Continue reading
It’s a tough world out there for on-demand startups — confusion around the W2 vs. 1099 conversation, tough margins, and customer service are but a few of the initial obstacles for these companies. Add in the necessity of huge amounts of up-front capital and it’s an uphill battle … | Continue reading
So, you’re cruising down the highway with your latest fare, making money whenever you choose to turn on your engine. But that 1099 economy you’re so fond of should come with a warning: Steep Drop-off Ahead. Why? Because with the gig economy comes an entire set of income volatilit … | Continue reading
We've just finished flashing the Android N developer preview on a Nexus P just to kick the tires and peek under the hood. And though of course we can't speak to everything that's here, our early hands-on has left us impressed. Yes, this is a completely clean and totally fresh dev … | Continue reading
Google is updating Docs to make it easier to manage large, complex documents. The company is adding a new outline tool which collates headers from whatever you're working on (that unfinished novel, for example), allowing you to jump quickly from introduction to index with minimum … | Continue reading
Happy birthday, Super Mario RPG! The Super Nintendo classic (which had the subtitle Legend of the Seven Stars in the U.S.) came out in Japan on March 9, 1996, which makes it 20 years old today. Made with Square (now known as Square Enix), the developer behind the successful Final … | Continue reading
Google Docs just got a handy new ‘outline’ feature that lets you jump from section to section in a snap on desktop or Android. For the desktop, a new preview pane on the left side shows you the header sections of your document, almost like an evolving table of contents. Click on … | Continue reading
An öffentliche Beta-Programme, an auch all diejenigen teilnehmen können, die keine registrierten Entwickler sind, hat man sich ja mittlerweile schon gewöhnt. Dass es eine Software jedoch schon vor der mit viel Tamtam verbundenen Ank&... | Continue reading
Why do we love the Full House theme? And does the Fuller House update tell us anything about nostalgia, song covers, and the way popular music reflects the time? Tuner, a podcast that deconstructs songs in the zeitgeist, has the answers in its latest episode, "Here, There, and Ev … | Continue reading
Gulf Oil International has struck a deal with the Aguri Formula E team to bring one of the most iconic racing liveries to the all-electric racing series. Gulf will be the team’s title sponsor for the rest of this season, starting with this weekend's race in Mexico City. Both team … | Continue reading
Android N (N standing for “nut telling,” according to Hiroshi Lockheimer) is here and we’re all super excited to see it in action. But is it safe to install the Android N factory images on your main phone or tablet? | Continue reading