Tony Dyson, longtime special effects supervisor and the "father" of lovable Star Wars droid R2-D2, has died at the age of 68. In addition to his work on Star Wars, Dyson also worked on Superman II, built a miniature space battle for Bond movie Moonraker, and put together a huge r … | Continue reading
[Bild: Steve Jurvetson / Tesla Obelisk / CC BY 2.0 / edited]Dieser Blogpost ist lang und schmerzvoll. Aber "Warum ich denke, dass Tesla Einmalautos baut", führt genau auf, wie viel Mühe sich der US-Autohersteller Tesla macht, seine Kund... | Continue reading
Bezier, despite the French title, lifted from the Renault employee Pierre Bézier, who in the 1960s helped teach computers how to draw curves, is a quintessentially British sort of video game. It fits snugly within the tradition of eccentric psychedelic shooters - Jeff Minter's Sp … | Continue reading
Apple customers were targeted by hackers over the weekend in the first campaign against Macintosh computers using a pernicious type of software known as ransomware, researchers with Palo Alto Networks told Reuters on Sunday. | Continue reading
Google’s managing director for South East Asia and India Rajan Anandan told The Economic Times in an interview that the company is in talks with local telecom service providers to pilot Project Loon, its program to beam internet access from balloons floating thousands of feet up … | Continue reading
Der Hersteller von Vantablack, Surrey NanoSystems, hat eine neue Version des seines extrem schwarzen Materials Vantablack vorgestellt. Version 1 lockte 99,96 Prozent des einstrahlendes Licht in sein Labyrinth aus Kohlenstoffnanoröhren, der Res... | Continue reading
Ray Tomlinson, one of the men who pioneered email, has passed away at the age of 74, according to reports in Australia. Read More | Continue reading
Wer auf seinem Mac regelmäßig den BitTorrent-Client "Transmission" im Einsatz hat, sollte dringend prüfen, welche Version aktuell installiert ist und der etwaigen Aufforderung zum Update folgen. Version 2.90, erst vor kurzer Zeit ve... | Continue reading
As I sit in my hotel room in Virginia trying to fall asleep (and not succeeding), my mind has wandered to my trip here from Austin this morning and my trip home to Colorado tomorrow. During this contemplative moment, I’m fantasizing about teleportation. I would like to simply wal … | Continue reading
Engineer Raymond Tomlinson, who invented email way back in 1971, died on Saturday morning of a suspected heart attack at the age of 74. 45 years ago, while working at R&D firm Bolt Beranek and Newman in Boston, Tomlinson developed a system to transmit images between computers usi … | Continue reading
XTrade is one of the most popular international providers for Contracts for Difference (CFDs). The company is equipped with one of the best leading trading platforms and offers the highest quality trading on Shares, Commodities, Forex, and Indices. Contracts for difference (CFDs) … | Continue reading
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Security firm Palo Alto Networks said in a blog post over the weekend that it found ransomware bundled into a popular Mac app. It’s believed to be the first-ever piece of malware developed for the platform. The company noted that it detected ransomware that it’s calling ‘KeRanger … | Continue reading
Insurers are using drones to assess the damage caused by bushfires, so it seems only fair firefighters should get a couple of their own devices.On Monday, the New South Wales (NSW) government rolled out a technology package worth more than A$4 million (US$2.96 million), aimed at … | Continue reading
Arnold Schwarzenegger endorsed John Kasich in a Snapchat video on Sunday and joined the Republican presidential candidate's campaign rally in Ohio. Photo: Snapchat/Arnold Schwarzenegger | Continue reading
Key Highlights Ethereum price bulls continued to outpace sellers, and created a new high above $11. A new high of $11.98 was formed, and it looks like there can be more gains likely in the near term. There is a bullish trend line and a bearish trend line formed on the hourly char … | Continue reading
GetLinks, a Bangkok-based startup focused on helping tech companies find and hire top talent, has closed a $500,000 seed round. Read More | Continue reading
Since the passing of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, the most charismatic member of the company's public-facing team has been senior vice president of software engineering Craig FederighiOn Sunday, Federighi used some of that social capital to push Apple's message forward regarding … | Continue reading
Bitcoin Price Key Highlights Bitcoin price recently encountered resistance at the top of the symmetrical triangle visible on its 4-hour and daily time frames. This was enough to send price back to the bottom of the chart pattern and test support at $380. Technical indicators are … | Continue reading
Digital buyers in India have not much changed the frequency with which they shop digitally or in-store, according to longitudinal research. Though digital shopping has become slightly more frequent, trips to the store have barely budged. | Continue reading
Consumers use a variety of channels for customer service, and while social media may be another option, some feel that it takes too long to address issues and has limited functionality. | Continue reading
Mobile video accounted for a majority of all mobile data traffic in Russia last year—and one researcher estimates that by 2020, three-quarters of all mobile traffic will come from video viewing. | Continue reading
It can be difficult for marketers to encourage users to install mobile apps. And once they do, many abandon the apps, or even uninstall them. According to 2015 research, WhatsApp is the least likely of all mobile apps to be uninstalled by Android users. | Continue reading
Digital video viewers are increasingly subscribing to streaming services like Netflix and Hulu. According to research, 80% of digital videos viewed on a TV are accessed via subscription streaming services. | Continue reading
There is a rising tide of concern in the U.S. This concern has always been front and center in Silicon Valley. It centers around the shortage of skilled IT workers and the threats modern technology poses to today’s blue-collar workers and those without a STEM degree. Read More | Continue reading
Joseph Gordon-Levitt has backed out of the planned Sandman movie, three years after he helped to get a film version of Neil Gaiman's classic comic greenlit. In a Facebook post this weekend, the actor said he made the decision to walk away from the movie after he realized that he … | Continue reading
Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering (and one of its most popular WWDC presenters) says the FBI’s demands on the company will make all iOS users more vulnerable to malicious attacks in an opinion piece for the Washington Post. Read More | Continue reading
Here are 7 traffic-increasing strategies you can try. They have worked for many others, and you won’t spend a penny. Getting more traffic means getting more conversions, and if getting them hasn’t cost you anything, your ROI is “killer.” | Continue reading
Petrol stations around Australia will have to smarten up. Launching nationally in Australia Monday, the app GasBuddy allows users to report and compare petrol prices around their location, and hopefully, find a better deal.Available free on iOS and Android, GasBuddy has joined ap … | Continue reading
You can now get paid tips for broadcasting mobile games. Kamcord, the mobile game livestreaming company that operates the Kamcord app for Android and iOS, has introduced a new way for viewers to directly fund their favorite streamers through donations. With Twitch and YouTube bat … | Continue reading
We've had presidential endorsements via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, but as you'd expect from a man famous for playing a robot from the future, Arnold Schwarzenegger is ahead of the tech trend curve. The ex-Terminator and former governor of California delivered his president … | Continue reading
Since 2007, London-based Mubi has quietly built a reputation as a stellar streaming service for serious film lovers. While Netflix has grabbed the headlines, Mubi has survived and thrived, snagging a recent valuation of $125 million and sweeping into China ahead of its much-large … | Continue reading
As the legal battle between Apple and the FBI continues, Apple's vice president of software today presented the company's case to the public. Craig Federighi, Apple's vice president of software, is the latest to present the case for the company to the public. In an op-ed in the W … | Continue reading
They call it SOUNDBOKS, and the makers claim this thing is as loud as the all-caps name entail. | Continue reading
Even with a big debate looming on Sunday night, Hillary Clinton was doing all she could to gain more traction with younger voters, a demographic that has eluded her so far this primary season in favor of opponent Bernie Sanders. On Sunday afternoon, Clinton took to her Reddit pag … | Continue reading
Hayao Miyazaki, the director and writer of some of the world's most beloved and masterfully imaginative anime films, has a following in and outside of Japan dedicated enough to rival that of Disney. So it was no surprise to see the line for an art show inspired by his sprawling b … | Continue reading
Users of BitTorrent client app Transmission became the first reported victims of Mac ransomware this week. People who downloaded infected versions of the app also received "KeRanger" malware, 9to5Mac says, nefarious software that would encrypt a user's hard drive three days after … | Continue reading
GUEST: Virtual reality is being hailed as the Next Big Thing, the newest tech trend that will upend all our lives and make a handful of Silicon Valley wunderkinds very, very rich (already happening as we speak). If you’re old enough to remember past high profile failures in VR li … | Continue reading
Cybercrime is an enormous problem — a nemesis of the federal government, America’s biggest corporations and tens of millions of individuals. But there is now legitimate hope that a big piece of the cybercrime problem can eventually be solved. Read More | Continue reading
Ray Tomlinson, the inventor of modern email, has died at age 74Raytheon Co., his employer, on Sunday confirmed his death; the details were not immediately available.See also: Study reveals how many times you should be checking email daily to reduce stressAlthough Tomlinson wasn't … | Continue reading
Architect Luca Tausani has chosen Inkiostro Bianco wallpapers for a unique interiors design project of a private house in Cattolica, Italy. | Continue reading
Alcatel has released a phone that may be able to put up with your fun and active lifestyle. | Continue reading
Here’s an overview of the 10 biggest European tech news items for this week. | Continue reading
The English Mood collection has proved a superb triumph, by creating a refined and charming setting in which no detail has been left to chance | Continue reading
GUEST: As developers continue to push the boundaries of technology, consumers will continue to expect more and more advanced app functionality. This could be daunting for app makers, but they’re being aided by an expanding market of features-as-a-service. Providers of APIs have g … | Continue reading
It’s being predicted that by the end of this year, mobile payment transactions in the U.S. will grow 210 percent. Despite this impressive gain, it turns out that not everyone is taking advantage of mobile payments. Why aren’t more people enjoying the convenience and ease of mobil … | Continue reading