Halfway through 2017, gamers have a new console from Nintendo to enjoy, a high-end option from Microsoft to look forward to, and increasing interest in VR titles. With these advances in hardware, it seems silly that Sony is pedaling backwards with its decision to keep PS4 gamers … | Continue reading
Samsung wants to make it effortless to ditch your old smartphone and switch to one of its new Galaxy handsets. To this end, the company is launching a new transfer app that enables users to freely move content from their old phone to any recent Galaxy device. What is particularly … | Continue reading
The aircraft has been designed by a German company called IAT 21 Innovative Aeronautics. The aircraft essentially consists of a fuselage, on which 4 propeller units are mounted. The aircraft can take off and land vertically. The propellers are gimbal mounted. The gimbal works jus … | Continue reading
The news that the Harry Potter series is twenty years old has left me saddened in the way only Dobby’s untimely death could. Has it really been that long? Apparently so. To celebrate, Facebook has added a bit of magic to the Facebook site and mobile applications. Statuses that co … | Continue reading
Silently but steadily, cloud computing and services have revolutionized the way we manage education, training and classrooms. | Continue reading
After reluctantly admitting that it is indeed a media company last December, Facebook is starting to get into the business of producing content including original TV-quality shows and unscripted video shorts. The social network is said to be betting big on fresh shows targeted at … | Continue reading
As the only TNW staffer currently residing in India, I find myself excluded from the music channel on our company’s Slack, where people share their favorite songs and new discoveries – all because my colleagues in the US and Europe use Spotify and the service isn’t available here … | Continue reading
Ask any art pro…finding a stockpile of quality vector graphics to incorporate into your own projects is worth its weight in gold. They’re high quality, they’re versatile, and with their host of customization options, they’re able to liven up virtually any graphics assignment with … | Continue reading
When engineers and mathematicians need to get down to some hardcore computer modeling and data visualization, MATLAB is one of the prime programming languages and environments of choice. Data analysis is one of the fastest growing areas of need in many businesses and MATLAB is at … | Continue reading
This week, a Seattle police officer chose to talk about the death of a pregnant woman at the hands of his fellow officers … while livestreaming a video game. On June 18th, officers came to Charleena Lyles‘ home to investigate a burglary she reported. Lyles, a pregnant mother of f … | Continue reading
The Central Intelligence Agency is America’s best-known intelligence agency, but it’s still shrouded in secrecy. Thanks to Wikileaks, we’ve learned a lot about its internal workings, particularly when it comes to cyber-espionage. One thing that I’ve come to appreciate is the humo … | Continue reading
From the moment I saw it, I was instantly enamored with TRVL. The brainchild of Dutch entrepreneur Jochem Wijnands, TRVL is a sort of mashup that turns each user into a travel agent with the potential to earn money for their recommendations. Think of it as TripAdvisor meets Airbn … | Continue reading
In case you were lucky enough to miss Bethesda’s tepid showing at E3 2017, blockbuster RPG The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is getting yet another re-release. This time, it’s coming out, at least in part, in VR. If this were the first, or even the second time that Skyrim has resurface … | Continue reading
When was the last time you bought a laptop that lasted as long as advertised, especially if its a PC? Probably not any time recently. Problem is, manufacturers continue to insist on using video playback to measure battery life. That is, frankly, nonsensical; video playback is li … | Continue reading
The Legend of Zelda was the pinnacle of 1980s console games. Its sprawling levels spanned multiple regions and included desert, wetlands, and tree-lined forests. For the time, it was a massive map and an impressive display of pushing hardware to its limits. Due to the size of the … | Continue reading
Instagram is rethinking the way you share on the platform. According to a report by The Verge, the company is testing a feature that allows you to share photos with just a limited group of friends – and Instagram will be a lot better for it. Currently, you have little in the way … | Continue reading
As a salesperson, you have one thing on your mind: closing as many deals as possible. Regardless of how much time you put into the sales process, it all comes down to the “final push.” This is when you negotiate, discuss the finer details, and do whatever it takes to close the de … | Continue reading
Putting together a website means answering a lot of questions. What type of layout should the site have? How should users navigate? What added graphics or animated elements would you like to see incorporated? For WordPress users, choosing the website theme that works best for you … | Continue reading
One of the most beloved features Google implemented in Photos was the ability to back up your image collection only while charging. But it seems Android users are in for a bitter disappointment as the company has officially ditched the functionality in the latest version of the a … | Continue reading
I live in Twitter. It’s where I find stories, communicate with my peers, and rant about PRs. That said, I’m not hugely impressed with the default Twitter web interface, which separates messages and the timeline into two disparate areas. Tweetdeck doesn’t do anything for me, eithe … | Continue reading
Facebook has been pushing video on its platform for quite a while now, but a revamped Videos tab in its mobile apps indicates that the company is hoping to draw even more eyeballs away from rival services like YouTube. I’ve only just spotted a new Video tab (marked with a ‘play’ … | Continue reading
Samsung blew the competition out of the water with its exquisitely designed Galaxy S8 flagship. But one thing consumers found rather underwhelming was the company’s decision to include a dedicated physical button for Bixby – and it seems even the virtual assistant has grown smart … | Continue reading
The digital divide —the gulf between those who have ready access to information and communication technologies (ICTs) such as computers and the internet and those who do not — does exist in Kenya and many parts of Africa. I got this key message during a media day in Kenya last we … | Continue reading
We’ve all been there. There’s a project at work that needs to be solved, but no matter how much you rack your brain, you can’t drum up any inspiration. To get out of a creative rut, work to trigger areas of the brain not typically associated with work, and challenge yourself to t … | Continue reading
Roberto Linck may be most known for his time playing professional soccer, but since retiring he is focusing on his long-term legacy in business. During his few years off from soccer, he has already launched and acquired ten companies. Each of his ventures is distinctly differen … | Continue reading
On-demand translations have come a fairly long way in the past few years, but they aren’t quite as capable as the Communicator in Star Trek. San Francisco-based startup BabelOn believes it can bridge that gap with its speech synthesis technology that it says will let you translat … | Continue reading
The day–to–day grind can be daunting: Bills need to be paid, errands need to be run, and work must be accomplished. But occasionally, the wonders of what is possible with technology hits us. Among them are devices, systems and programs that not only make life better (read: easier … | Continue reading
Of all the things Tesla might want to busy itself with at this point in its journey, it’s apparently chosen an incredibly difficult – and possibly foolhardy – challenge: launching its own streaming music service. Recode reports that the electric car maker has met with numerous ma … | Continue reading
If being a leader was easy, then everyone would do it. What exactly sets apart those who reached the pinnacle of business achievement? What is their secret sauce? As an aspiring leader, your goal should be to create not just a good company, but a great one. That’s why it’s import … | Continue reading
More than a thousand current Uber employees have signed a letter asking for Travis Kalanick to return. After stepping down earlier this week, employees went to bat for their former CEO. 1,100 employees “signed” a document by logging into a Google Doc using their Uber credentials. … | Continue reading
Girls as young as eight have become easy prey for plastic surgery apps, according to a report from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. The report also calls out the concerns over anxiety and self-image issues related to unattainable appearances. These “fun” gaming apps allow the … | Continue reading
Law enforcement agencies across America are unprepared to combat the threat of drone use by terrorists and common criminals. The problem isn’t a technological one, or a training issue; it’s a legal concern. The technology exists, but legally, we aren’t allowed to use it The Feder … | Continue reading
There are few things YouTube commenters like to call people out on more than shooting a vertical video. But they’ll have one less reason to do so after the YouTube app’s latest update. The update finally allows YouTube to properly display vertical video, filling up the whole scre … | Continue reading
Researchers at Caltech have come up with a new digital camera design that does away with the need for optics. The new technology uses an optical phased array to capture light at different times with different focus, thus creating an entire image. Traditional cameras require a len … | Continue reading
If you’ve ever spent an extended period of time using a VR headset, you know that the whole 360-degree video thing can get old pretty fast. Don’t get me wrong; I’ve had some amazing VR experiences that gave my neck a serious workout, but a significant portion of the content would … | Continue reading
Not everyone feels comfortable sharing every bit of their lives to social media. Some people aren’t even comfortable uploading a profile photo for fear of them being misused, but now Facebook is trying to give users a bit more peace of mind. The company is testing a new feature i … | Continue reading
Web technology is a volatile environment, so much so that it’s not uncommon for web-based enterprises to burn out—Myspace, anyone? Although the ever-changing online world is hard to navigate, companies like Google and Amazon do it successfully, every day. It’s hard to imagine the … | Continue reading
A group of scientists used moths as inspiration to create a substance for screens that increases reliability (up to) 10x in any lighting condition. At long last, someone is doing something about the Sun. Researchers at the University of Central Florida published the research in t … | Continue reading
Reserving an Airbnb for a large group of people can be quite the financial pain. One person has to put the entire expense on their credit card, and that’s not very fun if your friends are the kind who take a little too long to pay you back once the trip is over. Fret no more, peo … | Continue reading
My favorite tech innovations are the ones that are simultaneously good for humans and kind of vampiric at the same time. This new prototype wearable, aimed at diabetics and called an “e-mosquito,” scratches both itches simultaneously. The bloodthirsty wearable, which looks like a … | Continue reading
You can share a lot of things on WhatsApp: images, videos, audio, locations, and documents. But for some reason, the company has long limited you to just a few specific file types, like PDFs, Word documents, speadsheets, and slides. If you tried to share anything else, the files … | Continue reading
Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider build 16226 yesterday with a string of new features. The most exciting add-in: GPU tracking in the task manager. Currently the task manager tracks CPU utilization, memory, and other metrics but there’s been no native GPU support until now. Th … | Continue reading
Tesla is about to face some stiff competition: One unusually resourceful tinkerer has built a futuristic potato robot that has the capacity to drive autonomously – and charge its own battery. Built by developer Marek Baczynski, the quirky mini-vehicle uses a pair of electrodes to … | Continue reading
Our global community only continues to get smaller. As communication improves, travel distances become more manageable and international cultures interact and merge with each other, the boundaries of language are becoming one of the last big hurdles to a more connected world. You … | Continue reading
Google Fonts is getting more customizable and interactive. The company has updated its collection with its very first ‘parametric’ font – a new typographic technology that makes it easy for designers to tweak and modify the format of virtually any typeface. Developed in collabora … | Continue reading
It’s no secret that in this instant gratification economy, customers demand immediate responsiveness from brands and expect fast and reliable customer service across all channels. Customer care is moving quickly to keep up with evolving technological opportunities and companies a … | Continue reading
Recently, Apple promoted its resident VP of Worldwide Talent and Human Resources to the coveted position of VP of Diversity and Inclusion. Other major power players like Microsoft, Atlassian and Philips have implemented inclusive hiring practices, and startups in locales around t … | Continue reading
America’s Central Intelligence Agency has a bit of a bad reputation. That’s possibly because they’re digital voyeurs; high-tech Peeping Toms that almost certainly have footage of you laying a steaming cable, shot through the telephoto lens of a Predator drone. But in this article … | Continue reading