Apple will officially unveil the iPhone 8 at an event on September 12th, and with it the future of smartphone design. The company appears to have crammed the upcoming device with a bevvy of new features including a complete redesign of the display (goodbye home button!) and an al … | Continue reading
It used to be that people made their living according to the old model of work: specialize in a skill or trade, get a full time job, do it for your entire working life, and then retire. However, there’s a new model of work that’s been emerging over the past decade or so, and that … | Continue reading
Just before the deadline to submit comments to the FCC regarding net neutrality, AT&T managed to slip a statement in. It was a statement that, after reading, it was probably hoping you didn’t notice. In it, Joan Marsh, Executive VP of Regulatory & State External Affairs, attempte … | Continue reading
Marshall is getting into the multi-room audio game with its updated line of speakers. Think Sonos, but with a retro aesthetic. Marshall is known mainly for its guitar amps, but the company has recently delved into personal audio by licensing its name out to Zound Industries, the … | Continue reading
Look outside. See that brightly burning ball of gas, hovering above our heads? That’s the sun. It won’t be around much anymore; summer is almost over, bringing with it a malaise of rain, early sunsets, and seasonal affective disorder. So, enjoy it. Go outside and get some vitamin … | Continue reading
I’m going to start this off by saying that typically, I stay away from all things politics. Is it right? Debatable, but at the end of the day, I never feel equipped to have those difficult discussions. For one, it’s a massive conversation to have – there are so many moving pieces … | Continue reading
Brands have used ambassadors for as long as there have been brands. Even in the 1700s the royal family was talking up Josiah Wedgwood’s pottery, and today Wedgwood is a household name. Branding works, but things are starting to shift. People no longer want to hear from marketing … | Continue reading
Apple has sent out invites for its next launch event taking place on September 12 – just as the rumors suggested. Apple is expected to launch three iPhones: the iPhone 8 with its nearly bezel-freedesign, as well as two devices that follow the mold of the iPhone 7. All devices are … | Continue reading
Republicans are hitting the brakes on net neutrality discussions planned for September 7th, citing the need for further input from tech companies and internet service providers (ISPs). The US House Energy and Commerce Committee had requested the CEOs of numerous technology compan … | Continue reading
WhatsApp is down, according to DownDetector and a flood of complaints on social media. The complaints appear to be coming from Europe, Asia, and South America, with scattered complaints from other regions. I know I can’t use it here in Texas, and my colleagues in Amsterdam report … | Continue reading
Today, at Berlin’s IFA conference, TCL announced the global availability of the BlackBerry KEYone Black Edition, which packs a midnight-black physique with moderately upgraded specs. Honestly, there’s nothing much to get excited about here. The KEYone sees a modest performance bu … | Continue reading
Two years ago, Sphero released its BB-8 droid to coincide with the beginning of a new Star Wars trilogy. It was not only adorable and incredible fun, but it actually had personality in a way few toys do. Now the company is bolstering its line-up with something new and something o … | Continue reading
The U.S. economy is estimated to grow at between 2.5 to 3 percent this year, and it’s positively affecting the gig economy and its nearly 54 million freelancers who are telecommuting from home and co-working spaces across the country. The impact is huge because by 2020, at least … | Continue reading
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Legendary pokémon are one of the ways Niantic is reviving Pokémon Go, whose popularity has waned significantly since it came out last year. Not only are they ultra-rare, but they’re often seriously difficult to capture, bringing an element of challenge into the game. Starting fro … | Continue reading
Over a year ago, I wrote about how phone makers were starting to do away with headphone jacks. I’ve seen this unfortunate trend – which I hoped would just be a passing fad – continue to plague devices well into 2017, and it looks like we’re still in danger of losing one of the mo … | Continue reading
Every time is like this: filling forms with username, email, credit card, phone number, password and more. Otherwise, just go to the social-connect button and use your Google/Facebook account as your identification. Then, get an app like Dashlane to manage passwords and, finally, … | Continue reading
The eclipse was an incredible spectacle. Unfortunately, the event was overshadowed (pun intended) by some people eager to make a quick buck by selling dangerously inadequate eclipse glasses that could harm the wearer’s eyesight. Many of these were flogged through Amazon, and now … | Continue reading
Olympus’ OM-D series has long been one of the most popular choices among mirrorless enthusiasts, combining compact design with retro aesthetics, speedy performance, and excellent image stabilization. Now Olympus is bringing some of the best features from its premier camera to its … | Continue reading
LG finally did it: it’s created a phone that feels as premium as anything Samsung has to offer. The V30 might be the company’s first phone that really captures mainstream recognition. At least, that’s how I feel after spending over a week with a pre-production version of the devi … | Continue reading
I fondly remember Palm’s handheld devices as being the ultimate in personal technology, back when I first saw them grace my father’s desk in the 90s. It was one of the first gadgets I’d seen that featured a touchscreen with handwriting support, a boatload of apps and enough memor … | Continue reading
At the IFA expo in Germany, Google announced that it’s letting third-party hardware makers bake its AI-powered Assistant into their gadgets and home appliances, which means you’ll be soon be able to control all kinds of devices just by saying, “OK Google…” around the house. Assis … | Continue reading
Dear Ann Coulter, Hi Ann! Wait, can I call you Ann? Fuck it, doing it anyway. I’m writing in regards to a tweet you sent out earlier this week. In it, you put ignorance on a pedestal. Worse, you empowered a populace that’s growing to not only ignore, but actively resent science. … | Continue reading
The cannabis industry is expected to add more than 250,000 jobs over the next five years according to Vangst, a talent scout agency focused on the marijuana sector. To address this issue the company today unveiled Vangsters — an Indeed for weed. Vangsters is a confidential place … | Continue reading
It’s no secret Apple is killing the home button on the bezel-less iPhone 8. But a new report tells us its replacement is something much better. Bloomberg says it’s seen images of the new devices, which will replace the physical home button with a thin bar at the bottom of the scr … | Continue reading
Today is the last day US citizens can make their voices heard in the fight for net neutrality, or at least the last day the FCC will accept comments before the final voting process. Whether those comments mean anything or not is up for debate, but if you’ve got something to say y … | Continue reading
Have you ever wished you can shave your face with your iPhone? No? Well, whatever, because now you can. Japanese gadget company Thanko just released a tiny electric razor that plugs into your iPhone’s lightning port. It uses a single rotary blade, and looks as silly as it sounds. … | Continue reading
Few devices in recent memory have managed to create as much hype in so little time as the Essential Phone. The brainchild of Android co-founder Andy Rubin, the PH-1 (as the phone is technically known) promises the purest version of Google’s OS this side of a Pixel, with a premium … | Continue reading
Somewhere in the world there’s probably a developer working on an algorithm that can accurately predict the year in which future technology will become accessible. According to a report by Gartner, a technology research and analysis company, that technology should be mainstream i … | Continue reading
Security researchers discovered a doozy of a spam list this week — over 711 million email addresses on it in total. That means it’s time to check your security again. A Paris-based researcher called Benkow uncovered the spambot, called “Onliner.” It uses a tiny, pixel-sized image … | Continue reading
Due to a DDoS attack, The Pirate Bay went down for several hours today. This is nothing unusual when you run the world’s largest torrent site. Perhaps more interesting is what caused slowdowns on both Monday and Tuesday: “Game of Thrones.” Once uploaded early Monday morning, the … | Continue reading
Amazon’s Alexa and Microsoft’s Cortana are teaming up. The companies today announced integration between the two services, allowing you to access Cortana’s features from Alexa, and vice versa. As it stands, voice assistants are walled gardens, with too many options to choose from … | Continue reading
It’s the first new programming language integrated into Android's development in a decade, so be the savvy developer who knows how these exciting new pieces work together when you study the Complete Android Oreo with Kotlin course bundle, available now for just $34 (over 90 perce … | Continue reading
Another day, another massive data breach. This time it’s the turn of CeX, which says two million customers may have had their personal information stolen by hackers. This information includes names, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers. The data dump also contains passwo … | Continue reading
Finding the right camera is already difficult enough, but pairing it with the right lens could be even more of a hassle – especially to rookies. But fortunately, this is precisely what this handy photography tool can do for you. What The Lens is a simple web-application that lets … | Continue reading
Many focus on the fact that Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin is a seventh-generation descendant of the railroad and shipping tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt. But, she was also born with a huge entrepreneurial spirit and an insatiable desire to forge her own way in the world as a musician, … | Continue reading
It might have earned over a billion in funding, but Essential is off to a rocky start. Hundreds of customers who preordered the flashy new Essential Phone are being blasted with suspicious emails, prompting them to verify their purchase with a “photo ID.” The sketchy email is bei … | Continue reading
Our screens are getting smaller, our mobile devices are getting smarter while the e-commerce industry is getting bigger. Bigger to the tune of $2.29 trillion by the end of the year, over one-third of which will come from purchases made on mobile devices in the US, according to eM … | Continue reading
Google has launched a preview of ARCore, a software development kit that brings augmented reality capabilities to Android mobile devices, including those without high-end hardware like depth sensing cameras. If that sounds familiar, it’s because Google already has an AR platform … | Continue reading
Following a report from earlier this week, Expedia chief Dara Khosrowshahi has been named the new CEO at Uber by the company’s board of directors today. He starts tomorrow, taking over from co-founder Travis Kalanick, who resigned from the role in June following numerous major s … | Continue reading
Sonos is hosting a launch event on October 4, and all signs point to a smart speaker with support for voice assistants like Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa. The company sent TNW an invite to the event in New York City. The image features a prominent Rolling Stones-esque mouth, a … | Continue reading
An announcement today by Ford and Domino’s could mean bad news for delivery drivers. According to a joint press release, the companies are combining forces to deliver fresh-from-the-oven pizza using Ford’s self-driving Fusion test vehicles. For customers that opt in (currently li … | Continue reading
Across the globe, in millions of storefronts, employees build displays and arrange products in a bid to get customers to buy things they hadn’t planned on. It’s called a store plan, and thanks to the marriage of AI data analysis and virtual reality the concept is much smarter tha … | Continue reading
Why should a flying robot need to see the world the same way we human beings do? Conventional cameras only scratch the surface of what’s possible for drone vision systems. The simple truth is that there are other categories of visual sensors ready to grant autonomous platforms ne … | Continue reading
After playing the the PS4 port of the Nintendo 3DS classic, “Resident Evil: Revelations” — available on Xbox One and PS4 today — I have one question: If you’re going to release an old game for a new console (and charge for it), why wouldn’t you make some effort to make it look be … | Continue reading
A diabetic lies on a surgeon’s table surrounded by a team of doctors, scientists, and academic researchers. As she counts backwards from 10, the lights slowly dim and the world goes black. When she awakes, she’s pleased to learn the surgery was a success. The pancreas, which for … | Continue reading
Solis is the latest travel Wi-Fi hotspot from Skyroam. The premise behind it is simple; when you’re abroad, rather pay through the nose for Internet access, you pay a single flat $8 fee for 24 hours’ access. The device works in over 100 countries, including the US, Israel, most o … | Continue reading
There’s a certain allure to working for a technology startup. For a lot of people between the ages of twenty and thirty, their ideal job meets the stereotypical Silicon Valley trope — working with people in their age group on exciting problems, offices furnished with pool tables … | Continue reading