There's a lot of water between the continental U.S. and Japan, which makes sending data back and forth a little bit difficult.SEE ALSO: Microsoft and Facebook to build a high-speed underwater cable connecting the U.S. to EuropeIn an effort to boost trans-Pacific Internet speeds a … | Continue reading
Taking videos at concerts is already annoying, but if a certain Apple patent ever makes its way into a product, it also could be impossible.The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted Apple a patent — originally filed in 2011 — for a technology that would disable phones' … | Continue reading
An AI program developed with funding from the US military has managed to consistently defeat human pilots in a training simulator. ALPHA, which was designed as a research tool, was called "the most aggressive, responsive, dynamic, and credible AI I’ve seen to date" by United Stat … | Continue reading
Agency Crown has appointed Jasper Pearson as senior project director, as the agency seeks to expand into the pharmaceutical sector. | Continue reading
As companies like Apple, Google and PayPal continue to hone in on virtual wallets for consumers who dream of using phones or watches to pay for everything in person without fumbling around for a plastic card or cash; a startup called Index is focusing on how to make the experienc … | Continue reading
A good Furby doesn’t die, it just runs out of batteries. And maybe, if you’re lucky, it evolves every few years or so. Back in 2012, Hasbro brought the cuddly little iconic monster back from the toy grave with an electronic update. A few years on, the company is back with yet ano … | Continue reading
When people participate in events like the AIDS Walk San Francisco, which raises money for Bay Area organizations that are fighting the AIDS epidemic, you often see people post on Facebook that they’re looking for donations. Today, Facebook is rolling out the ability for everyday … | Continue reading
Facebook just made it a lot easier for users to raise money for the causes they care about.Several months after the social network launched a new "fundraiser" feature for nonprofits to collect donations, Facebook announced it has expanded the tool to individual users. Starting Th … | Continue reading
Spotify says Apple is making it harder for the streaming music company to compete, by blocking a new version of its iPhone app.In a letter sent this week to Apple’s top lawyer, Spotify says Apple is “causing grave harm to Spotify and its customers,” by rejecting an update to Spot … | Continue reading
The second edition of Amazon’s annual Prime Day is scheduled for Tuesday, July 12, the company announced today. Amazon Prime subscribers who live in one of the eligible countries will have access to what Amazon describes as “more than 100,000 deals across nearly all departments a … | Continue reading
A new research report by banking giant Citi asserts that it does not view bitcoin and other digital currencies as a disruptive threat. | Continue reading
Google Keep will now organize your notes by automatically creating topics like food, places, books, quotes and travel for easier searching. | Continue reading
On June 17, someone stole $53 million from the DAO, an experimental investment bank built in the Ethereum cryptocurrency system — and the developers have spent the last two weeks trying to get it back.The DAO’s withdrawal system froze the money for 27 days, and rather than let th … | Continue reading
Excited about Android Nougat? You’re not the only one! While many are just happy there’s a name, a good chunk of the early reactions to Google’s new mobile OS name is — well, less than sweet. The time has arrived! #AndroidNReveal pic.twitter.com/vtbSOjQvWh — Android (@Android) Ju … | Continue reading
Halt and Catch Fire, AMC's consistently entertaining, detail-obsessive '80s period drama, will return for its third season on August 23rd. The season's first two episodes will air back-to-back beginning at 9PM ET. Continue reading… | Continue reading
The Bitcoin community has seldom expressed concerns about the gradual centralization of the Bitcoin network. Ever since ASICs became the norm for Bitcoin mining, it has become impractical for individuals and small groups to involve themselves in profitable mining. A recent articl … | Continue reading
He’s witty. He’s thought-provoking. He’s a tweeting machine. Some also believe the big bets pioneered by his venture firm began a fast rise in startup valuations, as hedge funds, mutual funds and others took notice. We are thrilled to announce that Marc Andreessen is coming to Di … | Continue reading
Google has officially announced the name of the next version of Android. Android N will be officially be called Android Nougat.The news comes six weeks after Google put the name to the public.And in true Google fashion, the Nougat statue is already visible on Google's campus in M … | Continue reading
Aaaand there it is. Android N — the next version of Android, coming later this summer — officially has a name: Android Nougat. Sorry, Android Nutella-hopefuls. Don’t like the name? Think of it this way: At least more people will know how the heck to spell “Nougat” now. Android ha … | Continue reading
The Hubble Space Telescope is capturing amazing photographs of Jupiter’s auroras, which look like sparkly swirls at the planet’s poles.The vivid glows are created when charged particles enter the gas giant’s atmosphere near its magnetic poles; the collision with atoms and molecul … | Continue reading
The wait is over! Google has officially revealed that the next version of Android will be known as Android Nougat! | Continue reading
LG has released a new app called VPInput that allows you to control your LG smartphone from your Mac or PC. The app, which works with the LG G5, G4, and V10, will let you use your mouse and keyboard to remotely operate your phone. You can input text, send screenshots from your co … | Continue reading
Google has finally revealed the name for its next version of Android: Nougat. That’s certainly less exciting that Nutella, but also better than some user-chosen names, so I guess we’ll take it. Developing… | Continue reading
N stands for Nougat. The next version of Google’s mobile operating system and the successor to Android Marshmallow will be Android Nougat. To pick the name for Android N, Google for the first time asked the public to weigh in. At the company’s I/O 2016 developer conference, Dave … | Continue reading
Google announced on Snapchat today that Android N, the latest version of Android, will now go by Android Nougat. The announcement comes after the company said at I/O last month that users could submit suggestions for the name online.Nougat is the latest dessert-themed version of … | Continue reading
BlackBerry geht es immer noch nicht gut, trotzdem oder gerade deshalb interessieren die Geräte, mit denen der Krise getrotzt werden soll, wobei BlackBerry-Manager bereits durchblicken ließen, dass dieses Jahr zwei eher mal mittelklassige... | Continue reading
Hubble gets a peek at what the early universe might have looked like by watching an old galaxy come back to life. | Continue reading
One of my favorite iOS wargames is Shenandoah Studio's Battle of the Bulge [$9.99], so I've always kept an ear out for any game that has anything to do with that company. Unfortunately, as you might already know, after releasing some really good wargames, Shenadoah went bankrupt … | Continue reading
Aircall just launched its mobile apps on iOS and Android out of beta. The company announced the first beta of its mobile app at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco. The startup is bringing all of the core features of the service to its mobile app. Aircall lets you generate virtua … | Continue reading
Some thoughts on getting through the creative process between the SFD and the finished product without likely reducing your life expectancy. | Continue reading
Stellar founder Jed McCaleb takes on a new role as the company he co-founded takes another step towards serving the unbanked. | Continue reading
It's a challenge for HR pros to teach managers how to document performance problems in an appropriate manner. | Continue reading
We’ve been waiting long enough: Google is revealing Android N’s name today. You don’t want to miss this. #AndroidNReveal pic.twitter.com/6ivBfkNVCV — Google (@google) June 30, 2016 Google is highlighting the release on Snapchat. That might seem like an odd platform to reveal the … | Continue reading
On Friday, the European Union will implement new rules for electronic signatures, replacing existing regulations that had made the use of digital authentication difficult across the economic bloc.Starting on July 1st, the eIDAS Regulation goes into effect, allowing individuals an … | Continue reading
Time for a 12-million gun salute, as the newest Pebble Kickstarter campaign closed its doors with $12.8m raised from almost 67k backers, becoming the third-most-backed crowdfunding campaign on the popular crowdfunding platform. Pebble’s campaign settles into Kickstarter’s most-fu … | Continue reading
Android N is getting an official name today! | Continue reading
iRobot makes the Roomba. It also makes a mopping robot, a bot to help clean gutters, and one to clean pools. Now, the company might be nearing the release of a lawn mowing robot called Terra, according to patent filings released earlier this month. The company wrote in its applic … | Continue reading
I recently did an interview for Silvia Pellegrini @EventsUncovered about how technology and social media can help you better brand your organization. Check it out here! The interview is also availa… | Continue reading
Virtual reality (VR) is one of the big breakout trends of 2016. And now sports fans will be able to sample some of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in VR thanks to a tie-up between NBC and Samsung. Kicking off in August, the two-week long event will see millions of people around the wo … | Continue reading
Renowned online casino platform FortuneJack today launched a giveaway promo game that distributes up to 30,000 mBTC per month. LuckyJack, as the new bitcoin giveaway promo game is titled, enables players to automatically enroll themselves in a luck-based round after their game re … | Continue reading
As the rumors about the disappearing headphone jack continue to surface, Walt reviews new earphones that still take advantage of this classic technology but adds a new twist. This sparks a new conversation about how the powered audio jack can benefit this new technology being int … | Continue reading
This week on #ContentChat we had the pleasure of hosting Anne Janzer, (@AnneJanzer), author of "The Writer's Process: Getting Your Brain in Gear," who shared her secrets for creating a more effective writing process. If you have ever struggled with... | Continue reading
Capcom's Monster Hunter Freedom Unite [$14.99] has been broken for... What feels like forever. It was one of the many games that got smoked out with the release of iOS 9, and somewhere along the timeline of this whole cluster-you-know-what they eventually just removed it from the … | Continue reading
GM halves the price on monthly calling plans, just in time for summer and kids streaming more videos en route to the beach. 10GB per month is now $40, not $80. | Continue reading
Despite a seemingly believable render of a red colored OnePlus 3 appearing a few days ago, the company itself has confirmed it's not in the pipeline. Sorry. | Continue reading
Aufbauend auf einen früheren Artikel zu eine Entwicklungs-Kit für Kopfhörer mit Lightning-Anschluss, erreichen uns aktuell diese Bilder von einem vermeintlichen Prototypen von Apples neuen EarPods. Ob es hierbei um echte Aufnahmen oder... | Continue reading