Facebook called the detention of its vice president for Latin America on Tuesday an "extreme and disproportionate measure" stemming from a case in Brazil involving its messaging service Whatsapp, which operates separately from the Facebook platform. | Continue reading
It’s always fun to find out what others think about what you do. In regards to conversion optimization, we’re of the belief that UX is a big part of our process and that great UX leads to more conversions. But how do UX people view conversion optimization? What do they think it i … | Continue reading
Patchwork[$2.99] is a very cute game. It has a charming facade of quilty-buttony comfort that is really quite inviting and calming. It's almost a shame that the game is very much a game of cut-throat cold logic devoid of much wiggle room around the fact that the person who can pl … | Continue reading
Alan Wake's Return, which popped up last week in domain name and trademark listings filed by developer Remedy, is real. Sort of.Hidden in Quantum Break is a live action trailer, viewable on an in-game TV set. But rather than a new game, it sounds like Alan Wake's Return is a live … | Continue reading
A legislator in Japan’s ruling political party has called for bitcoin purchases to be exempt from an 8% consumption tax, a regional news source says. | Continue reading
Google today rolled out a refreshed look-and-feel for its Developer Program Policy Center, aimed at making its guidelines for app developers easier to locate, read through, and understand. The revamp includes a visual makeover utilizing Google’s own, colorful “Material Design” to … | Continue reading
Google is updating its developer policies to make it easier for everyone to know what they can (and can’t) do with Android apps on Google Play. The developer program policy center has been redesigned to make communication more transparent and simpler. It now has a thematic organi … | Continue reading
The Vivo Xplay 5 Ultimate Edition has been officially launched in China, becoming the first smartphone in the world to ship with 6 GB of RAM. | Continue reading
Tony Fadell, currently the CEO of Nest, has had a crucial role in the design of both the iPod and the iPhone, and boy has he got some stories to tell. In an interview at the SVForum in Palo Alto, California last week — fully transcribed by VentureBeat — Fadell shared a number of … | Continue reading
One way Chris Rock proved how much Hollywood needs black actors on Oscar night was with an extended clip showing what some of last years best movies could have been like if they employed actors of color. For Joy, Rock had Whoopi Goldberg, in a janitor’s jumpsuit, interrupt the sc … | Continue reading
After years of development and demos, virtual reality’s moment of truth is approaching. And that’s pretty exciting for Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus VR, which Facebook bought for $2 billion in 2014. Luckey has been touting the virtues of VR for several years, and he was ou … | Continue reading
Japan is the only one among seven major industrialized nations to tax bitcoin. The voice of the critics bemoaning the tax is rising. | Continue reading
Wirtschaftsbetriebe der Stadt Norden GmbH: Norden-Norddeich (ots) - Spektakuläre Drachenflugshows, heiße Reifen am Deich und ein buntes Blütenmeer: wortwörtlich im Sturm erobert das Nordseeheilbad Norden-Norddeich auch in diesem Mai wieder Herz und Seele stressgeplagter Großstädt … | Continue reading
Steve Ballmer's career has had many highlights. He rose from early employee to CEO of one of the most influential companies in the world. He oversaw the launch and rise of successful businesses... | Continue reading
FEATURE: Pokémon is a multimedia giant, but it all started with one man. That would be Satoshi Tajiri, who created developer Game Freak and the initial idea that would become one of the biggest gaming franchises of all time, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this week. Sales … | Continue reading
Tidal has let go of its CFO Chris Hart and COO Nils Juell, the company confirmed to The Verge. The news of their terminations was originally reported by the Swedish news site Breakit and Norwegian newspaper Dagens Næringsliv. Breakit reports that Hart was let go after a dispute a … | Continue reading
You'd think after seeing the latest Bugatti, Lamborghini, and Koenigsegg have to offer I would be feeling jaded by this point, but Aston Martin's DB11 has me thrilled and excited all over again. Unlike the extraterrestrial supercars unveiled earlier in the morning, the DB11 is wi … | Continue reading
Entrepreneurs in developing nations have redefined the words “bootstrapping” and “disruptive,” creating all kinds of businesses that solve major societal problems. These solutions affect hundreds, thousands and sometimes millions of people, and are often developed with few resour … | Continue reading
Roger, the walkie-talkie style voice messaging app created by a team of ex-Spotify engineers, has landed on Android. Read More | Continue reading
The Phantom 4 is DJI's most advanced "prosumer" drone ever, and it looks pretty sharp, too.One of the most popular drone manufacturers in the world, DJI had a big hit with last year's Phantom 3. This time, it's taken that design and improved upon it in meaningful ways while maint … | Continue reading
New Yorkers, what are you doing tonight? Whatever it is, drop it and buy tickets to the New York TC Meetup. We’ve got an amazing lineup for tonight, and we’ll be at Output Williamsburg, which is where the cool kids hang out. Trust me. To start out the show, we’ll be having a litt … | Continue reading
Industrial Toys wants to get us hooked on playing shooter games on mobile. That’s why the indie game studio is unveiling Midnight Star: Renegade, the second in a series of shooter games for mobile devices. Shooters are a multibillion-dollar genre on consoles and PCs, but they hav … | Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: Instagram is one of the few “authentic” social networks. Why? Because it lacks a feature Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn all enjoy, but one that makes those platforms open to abuse and bots. Automated posting. Because Instagram doesn’t allow you to create posts through … | Continue reading
After a year filled with space veggies, microgravity water ping pong, and gorilla invasions, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is at long last coming home today. Yesterday, Kelly handed over command of the International Space Station to NASA astronaut Tim Kopra in preparation for his de … | Continue reading
Scientists have, for the first time, identified specific genes linked to graying hair, eyebrow and beard thickness, and unibrows, in a study of the genomes of more than 6,000 Latin Americans. The findings could help reconstruct what a person looks like from their DNA — useful in … | Continue reading
When The Verge began covering “drones” three years ago, we got a lot of grief about using that word: drone. These were just remote control toys, they couldn’t fly themselves! When drones got smart enough to navigate using GPS, and to follow people around, the naysayers pointed ou … | Continue reading
It's enough to give you goosebumps, even today. There's an endearing nuttiness to the shrill enthusiasm that met The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess' reveal at E3 in 2004, the excitement building to a crescendo of raw hysteria by the time Shigeru Miyamoto stood proud on stage … | Continue reading
Midnight Star [Free] was a game I enjoyed quite a bit when it came out last year. The shooting was very cleverly done, it looked really good, and the competitive aspect of it made me return to it again and again. Today, Industrial Toys has announced that it's developing a new gam … | Continue reading
Assassin's Creed Syndicate's final slice of DLC is now available for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.The Last Maharaja adds 10 new missions centering on Duleep Singh, who made a small appearance in the original campaign.There's new story for twin protagonists Jacob and Evie Frye, … | Continue reading
Die Firma Holleyweb hat ein Zelt ausbaldowert, das Nutzern auf dem Zeltplatz die volle Aufmerksamkeit der Mitcamper sichert, das Teil ist nämlich nicht nur aufblasbar, sondern auch rundum glasklar transparent. Sinn und Zweck des Inflatable Bub... | Continue reading
Unless you have kids, here’s one thing you might not have expected to be doing on Google today: listening to animal noises straight from your search result. In late January, Google quietly added a new feature that lets users click on various animals to hear the sounds they make. … | Continue reading
VB INSIGHT: Leanplum, a mobile marketing automation platform, is announcing its first research study today, called “Breaking Barriers to Push Notification Engagement.” The study, which is the result of an analysis of 671 million push notifications and 1.4 billion in-app events, r … | Continue reading
Josh asks friends from Android Authority and beyond to say what they think about the Galaxy S7, S7 Edge and LG G5 in just 20 seconds. | Continue reading
Despite a trio of parliamentary committees criticizing the UK government’s draft surveillance legislation — and some committee members even calling for a complete rethink — the government is rushing ahead anyway… Read More | Continue reading
Bank of America has revealed it is working on a blockchain-based trial centered on trade finance. | Continue reading
SPONSORED: The Game Developers Conference recently released results of its fourth annual State of the Industry Survey. It reveals trends in the games industry based on the feedback of more than 2,000 game developers just ahead of the 30th edition of GDC and the inaugural edition … | Continue reading
Date: 01/03/2016Are you interested in submitting a proposal for Horizon 2020 'Smart, Green and Integrated Transport' challenge?Start building your consortium of excellent partners from industry and academia now - initiate contacts and cooperation towards successful Horizon 2020 f … | Continue reading
Booking.com B.V.: Amsterdam (ots/PRNewswire) - Mit dem Destination Finder revolutioniert Booking.com die Hotelsuche - im Mittelpunkt stehen fortan Reiseerlebnisse und Aktivitäten Ob Yoga, Klettern oder Aquarellmalerei - für immer mehr Urlauber stehen individuelle ... | Continue reading
Parents have been keeping an eye on what their kids do on the internet since it was first invented. Tools like Kiddle, a search engine designed for kids, aim to relieve parents of this duty and let the software do their job. There’s one problem with this though – Kiddle is determ … | Continue reading
SXSW Interactive is nearly upon us again. As usual, TNW will be there to bring you the best of this huge event that takes over Austin, Texas for five days in mid-March. What’s more, we’re throwing a party! Yes, on the evening of Monday, March 14 we will be partnering with the Ber … | Continue reading
Gastautor im TP Blog? Über diese Einladung freue ich mich wirklich sehr. Der APA TP-Blog ist für mich seit vielen Jahren eine Quelle der Inspiration. Mit meinen Beiträgen möchte ich ebenfalls zum Nach-, Vor- und Weiterdenken anregen. Ich hoffe auf viele weiterführende Diskussione … | Continue reading
PREVIEW: Pit People is not going to win Microsoft the console wars. It’s not going to get more gamers on the PC. But it just might be silly enough to attract a small smattering of fans who like this sort of thing. I saw a preview of developer The Behemoth’s Pit People for the Xbo … | Continue reading
Patience is a key component of any financial asset trading strategy, and the last 48 hours or so have demanded plenty of it. Aside from the early morning breakout that reversed and took out our short position for a loss (the one we discussed in this morning’s bitcoin price watch … | Continue reading
Bitcoin price declines reluctantly and has not achieved a new high since Sunday. Successive lows are printing in the chart and the bulls seem to be using each as an enthusiastic buying opportunity, making for a jagged decline. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour … | Continue reading
Ever wanted to peek inside the human body while it’s still alive? If so, Virtuali-Tee is just what you’ve been looking for. The wearable is basically a tee shirt with a screen-printed code that uses an app to alter what you see on-screen. Currently, the only example is of the hum … | Continue reading
The HTC Vive virtual reality headset is off to a very, very good startPre-orders for the $800 Vive opened on Monday and within the first 10 minutes HTC sold 15,000 units, according to Shen Ye, a VR product specialist at the company.See also: The HTC Vive, not Oculus Rift, has con … | Continue reading
I love but it turns out I use it less than on Twitter. Emoji Life, a fun analytics tool for Twitter, tracks which emoji you tweet and gives you tons of detail about them. Log in with your Twitter account and you’ll get an overview of your emoji usage — apparently I use emoji ju … | Continue reading
Microsoft is adding several highly requested features to the Xbox One in the next system update. Available to preview members today, the next Xbox One update will allow console owners to buy and play Xbox 360 games. While Microsoft added backwards compatibility last year, Xbox 36 … | Continue reading