If you've ever been rejected (grad school, an article submission, a job) you may have spent some time analyzing the rejection letter itself, reading between the lines, trying to figure out why you were actually rejected. The thing is, there's... | Continue reading
Seit einiger Zeit setzt Amazon auf Dash. Damit lässt sich der Haushalt besser führen, aber es lässt sich auch hacken, um andere Daten zu erheben, die mit Konsum nicht so viel zu tun haben. Neuester Coup ist dieser Wasserfilter von B... | Continue reading
Europeana hopes to promote the adoption of the IIIF technology by demonstrating its value. As part of the Europeana Cloud project, a document proposing data modelling solutions for representing digital objects (such as images) and full-text with a particular focus on Newspapers r … | Continue reading
Yesterday evening, we noted that in response to the action we had seen in the bitcoin price throughout the Monday morning and early afternoon sessions, we would maintain the previous session’s range in an attempt to draw a breakout profit. We highlighted some pretty tight targets … | Continue reading
Videogram, the Japan-US company that helps publishers and creators get more out of online video content, has closed a bridge round of funding ahead of planned Series B later this year. Read More | Continue reading
Während die Konflikt zwischen Apple und dem FBI bzgl. des verschlüsselten iPhones des Attentäters aus San Bernadino heute in Washington vor einem Untersuchungsausschuss verhandelt wird, bekommt Tim Cook Schützenhilfe aus New Yor... | Continue reading
Worldhotels: Frankfurt (ots) - Worldhotels setzt seinen Wachstumskurs fort und nimmt in den ersten drei Monaten des Jahres 13 neue Hotels in sein globales Portfolio auf. Zu den Neuzugängen gehören sechs Hotels in Südamerika und sieben europäische Häuser - und ... | Continue reading
Zusammen mit 178 weiteren Hotelbetrieben nahm das Kultur- und Bildungszentrum Kloster Seeon kürzlich am 21. Grand Prix der Tagungshotellerie teil. Das Tagungszentrum, das bei seiner ersten Grand-Prix-Teilnahme im letzten Jahr den überraschenden 4. Platz erreicht hatte, konnte in … | Continue reading
Microsoft hat die neue Holographic Academy gestartet. Eine Videotutorial-Reihe, die Entwickler in die Plattform Hololens einführt und in unterschiedlichen Kursen zeigt, wie man am besten mit der holografischen Technologie arbeitet. Alle Kernf... | Continue reading
Microsoft is bringing its Forza Motorsport series to the PC later this year, with a stripped back free-to-play version of last year's instalment, dubbed Forza Motorsport 6: Apex, coming to Windows 10 this spring. The news comes via a leaked report by The Seattle Times from a rece … | Continue reading
What is Europeana 280? In April, Europeana will launch Europeana 280, a cross-border campaign to get people excited about Europe’s shared art heritage by celebrating the diverse and magnificent artworks that are a part of it. We invited all 28 ... | Continue reading
There are a lot of great ways to celebrate an anniversary, like taking a hot-air balloon ride, having a friends and family barbecue or maybe even going on a Hawaiian vacation.Instead of those things, though, for its 100th anniversary, Lamborghini built this: the Centenario. And i … | Continue reading
Need a cheap — really cheap — virtual reality headset? Google's got you covered with its $15 Cardboard, which you can now buy directly from the company's web store. Until now, Cardboard was only available bundled with other products or through third party resellers. SEE ALSO: Goo … | Continue reading
Xbox One subscription service EA Access has added the original Plants vs. Zombies to its vault of games.The Xbox 360 title has been playable for a while via… | Continue reading
Footballing car game Rocket League will get a disc-based release for the first time later this year.Rocket League: Collector's Edition is set to launch for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this autumn.The pack will contain the base game and its three major expansions so far - Supersoni … | Continue reading
A proposed change to the Unicode standard this week plans to introduce emoji customization, so that you’re able to change the hair color or gender of an emoji. UTS 52 is a change that would allow for major emoji customization for the first time — and it’s now going through the pr … | Continue reading
Madrid, 22-24 June 2016 This conference seeks to anticipate the future of education, offering a critical inside look into the current trends and resources being used in teaching and learning environments. The 2016 e-learning strategies and trends will be explored through the pres … | Continue reading
Wikinger Reisen GmbH: Hagen (ots) - Vielfalt: rund 25 geführte und individuelle Wikinger-Touren Wikinger Reisen verbreitert sein vielfältiges Island-Angebot weiter. Der Veranstalter bringt vier neue geführte Programme: zu unentdeckten Wanderparadiesen im Norden, eine ... | Continue reading
South Korea’s securities exchange, the Korea Exchange (KRX) is developing a blockchain platform to link sellers and buyers to trade securities directly. Korea’s stock exchange operator is reportedly seeking to launch a platform powered by blockchain technology to stir up the off- … | Continue reading
Google hat kürzlich einen Werbespot für Android produziert, der sich Monotune nennt. Protagonist ist der Pianist Ji-Yong Kim, der auf zwei Flügeln den dritten Satz von Beethovens Mondscheinsonate spielt. Der Clou: Piano 1 ist ein he... | Continue reading
The conflict in Syria just got a little closer to home.Amnesty International Australia is using 360-degree video technology to bring the destroyed streets of Damascus and Aleppo to a screen on your face. Using a virtual reality headset and panoramic photographs shot by activists … | Continue reading
Facebook's Moments app was introduced last June as an easier way for people to share photos with their friends. Now a new update has widened Moments' scope, adding support for video, as well as pictures. The app — available on iOS nd Android — scans through your smartphone's phot … | Continue reading
Zürich (ots) - Zürich steht 2016 im Zeichen der Kunst. Die Limmatstadt feiert als Geburtsstätte von Dada das 100-jährige Jubiläum der Kunstbewegung mit zahlreichen... | Continue reading
(Reuters) – Yahoo said it may have to write down the goodwill value of Tumblr, more than two years after the web pioneer spent $1.1 billion to buy the microblogging site. Yahoo said earlier in the month it took a $230 million impairment charge related to Tumblr and was considerin … | Continue reading
Unfortunately, it turns out that IBM isn't working on a full-on Sword Art Online MMO with Watson, SoftLayer, and virtual reality technology combining to render your own body in the game. News to that effect circulated last week, but as Road to VR points out, it was a misunderstan … | Continue reading
Europ Assistance: München (ots) - Die Bedeutung von Assistance-Leistungen für die Versicherungswirtschaft wird durch das aktuelle Assistance Barometer 2016 erneut bestätigt. 82% der befragten Versicherungsunternehmen messen der Assistance-Philosophie eine hohe bis ... | Continue reading
Forscher am MIT haben neuartige Solarzellen entwickelt, die so dünn und leicht sind, dass sie sogar auf eine Seifenblase platziert werden können, ohne dass diese zerplatzt. Dies würde unzählige Anwendungsgebiete ermögliche... | Continue reading
Raumgestaltung und Design sind bedeutende Elemente in der Live-Kommunikation und bei Events. Um Caterer und Veranstaltungsplaner bei der Raumgestaltung und der Auswahl des passenden Designs zu unterstützen, bietet Party Rent drei neue Kollektionen zu seinem Sortiment an Mietmöbel … | Continue reading
Social media scheduling tool make life SO MUCH BETTER. I can’t imagine doing all my social media without them. There are a lot of options out there, and finding the right fit can be really overwhelming. There’s nothing worse than setting yourself up on one, just to find out you i … | Continue reading
Honda Civics — save the tuned ones from the Fast and Furious franchise — have always flown under the radar.That's because they're mostly just nice, reliable and rather innocuous ways to get from A to B. However, as the Civic enters into its 10th generation, Honda is messing with … | Continue reading
Ford-Werke GmbH: Köln/Genf, Schweiz (ots) -- Ford stellt auf dem Automobilsalon von Genf erweitertes Vignale-Modellangebot und spezielle Service-Dienstleistungen für Vignale-Kunden vor - Neu: Ford S-MAX Vignale und Edge Vignale sowie Mondeo Vignale als ... | Continue reading
A recent poll suggested that the majority of Americans support the FBI and its order to open the iPhone used by San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook. While some of those voices may be less aware of the specifics of the situation, Apple has the backing of the husband of one o … | Continue reading
The managing director of Google Australia and New Zealand, Maile Carnegie, has announced she is resigning from the company.Carnegie, who spent three years at the technology giant, will move to ANZ bank as group executive of digital banking in July. SEE ALSO: Google, Facebook, Mic … | Continue reading
CHECK24 Vergleichsportal GmbH: München (ots) - Längere Anfahrt bis zu fünf statt zwei Kilometer lohnt sich nicht: Hotelübernachtung maximal fünf Euro günstiger / zentral gelegenes Hotelzimmer kostet während der Messe mindestens 132 Euro pro Nacht / Anbietervergleich spart bis zu … | Continue reading
Indonesia-based Tinggal is less than one month old, but today the company announced that it has raised $1 million in funding. Particularly of interest is the fact that this financing has come from the investors and members of the executive team behind India-based Wudstay, a budge … | Continue reading
Bitcoin has gained the notoriety of being the criminal’s currency. The use of bitcoin on the deep web marketplaces like Silk Road since its early days has garnered the public’s interest in the digital currency. In its initial days, bitcoin was considered to be completely anonymou … | Continue reading
Tokyo-based Port is preparing for the beta launch of Port Medical, a telemedicine platform allowing chronic patients to consult a doctor online. | Continue reading
The Los Angeles Clippers have unveiled a new mascot: Chuck the California Condor. | Continue reading
DailyHotel, a Seoul-based app that lets harried travelers quickly find hotel rooms, has launched in 10 new Asian countries. The startup was founded in 2013 by brothers Ryan and Jimmy Shin after Ryan struggled to find a last-minute hotel room in Seoul. It has raised more than $10 … | Continue reading
When is a remaster truly a worthy endeavour? It's a question we've asked ourselves often as countless remakes and remasters continue to stream onto today's consoles. These days, our thoughts on the matter are pretty simple - any game that remains exclusive to a single platform, e … | Continue reading
Against all the advice of cyberpunk movies, dystopian novels, and general common sense, we humans are still going out of our way to antagonize the robots we create, kicking them, pushing them over, and knocking their favorite boxes out of their robo-hands. But at least when we re … | Continue reading
Key Highlights Ethereum price continued to consolidate in a tiny range, and waiting for a catalyst for a break in the short term. As highlighted yesterday, a contracting triangle pattern formed on the hourly chart (data feed via Kraken) is still in play and may act as a catalyst … | Continue reading
WASHINGTON — A schism is emerging among family members of victims and survivors of the December's shootings in San Bernardino, California, with at least one couple supporting Apple in its battle against a federal court order to help the FBI hack into a shooter's locked iPhone.See … | Continue reading
Emojis may just be the new “internet slang.” According to research, more brands worldwide are using them in posts on Facebook and Twitter than did a year before. | Continue reading
An increasing share of total sales for Vietnamese businesses are happening online, placing growing emphasis on digital marketing tactics to boost digital sales. Companies report that social networks and search are the most popular channels for such digital marketing efforts. | Continue reading
Both the commercial TV and streaming audiences in Norway are virtually evenly split between male and female TV viewers. | Continue reading
Predictive marketing is becoming important among marketers. In fact, more than six in 10 executives worldwide said that achieving a more complete view of the customer helped them more accurately predict customer needs and desires. That made it the leading benefit of a unified cus … | Continue reading
Less than 20% of US internet users have used a meal delivery service—like Blue Apron or Plated—even a single time, according to February 2016 research. | Continue reading