Google is working on Trips, a travel app that scours your Gmail account for travel-related info and lets you plan and book your trip, all from your mobile phone. The app is currently in testing, and is available as beta only to some members of Google's Local Guides program, as re … | Continue reading
French startup Sqreen wants you to rethink how you deal with security for your web-based apps. With little effort, Sqreen can inspect, track and fix security holes, acting like a shield. You won’t have to change your workflow as Sqreen plugs to your existing app. Read More | Continue reading
Bitcoin has often been referred to as the disruption of the remittance sector, due to its global availability and low fees when sending money around the world. It comes as quite a surprise to find out Western Union has invested in Digital Currency Group, a company focusing on Bit … | Continue reading
IBM has announced a new framework for securing blockchain systems running in its cloud services. | Continue reading
Content may be king, but no ruler should be an island. Account-based marketing is a potent tool that can support your current content strategy. | Continue reading
When any kid with a smartphone has the ability to create an account on Tinder and start connecting with people, many parents will want to make sure their children aren't doing anything inappropriate.TeenSafe, a leading phone-monitoring web program for parents who want to be aware … | Continue reading
Die Codenamen sind raus: M1 und S1 aka Marlin und Sailfish und sie führen, wie in der Nexus-Tradition üblich, die Seemetaphern weiter. Und damit sind die beiden kommenden Nexus-Geräte gemeint, die wohl von HTC kommen sollen. Es ist n... | Continue reading
Over the past seven years, President Obama has poked fun at the press, himself and Washington insiders during his speeches at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Here is a look back at some of his best quips. Photo: Getty | Continue reading
Just as they started, randomly, on a whim, as a child desire to learn to play the violin, the lessons that Kent has been taking for almost two years came to an end two weeks ago. It was hard to tell Julie — his teacher — that he was not to continue, but it was what he wanted.Kent … | Continue reading
Chicken Shed was completed in 2015 by Hall + Bednarczyk Architects. What seems like a newly-built Scandinavian-inspired wooden house is ... | Continue reading
Secret Garden Party's water fight event, which was scheduled to take place on Sunday (1 May), has been postponed due to the bad weather expected this weekend. | Continue reading
The first few years of any startup are generally characterized by long hours, cramped workspaces, shoestring budgets, and skeleton teams. In a scene closely resembling a beehive, individuals and divisions scramble around each other, totally focused on their individual goals and d … | Continue reading
Right on time for the EEXCESS Final Conference next week, we have released new features for the EEXCESS “flagship” application, the Chrome extension. Here´s what´s new: First of all, we were able to integrate six new content providers: The Digital Public Library of America , The … | Continue reading
Google may be the king of search but some of its best efforts around building communications tools have failed – remember Wave? – or faltered – remember the last time you used Google+? No, me neither. Google Chat, now integrated with Google Hangouts, was once my go-to office goss … | Continue reading
You might not know Rovi, but the company is apparently quite big as it is acquiring TiVo for $1.1 billion in a cash-and-stock deal. Rovi holds a bunch of patents related to the entertainment industry and does a lot of software licensing to set-top box makers. It also manages meta … | Continue reading
Reports in the Russian press that Google tried to acquire the Telegram messaging app last year for $1 billion have been firmly rebutted by Telegram founder Pavel Durov. The rumors had been widely reported in the tech press today. Read More | Continue reading
It had to end sometime. Apple’s incredible growth that saw the company report record quarterly earnings over a span of 13 years was untenable. Any one company would be thrilled by the success brought by the Apple II, the Mac, the iPod, the iPhone, or even the iPad. But for all of … | Continue reading
Blackberry is rolling out a video calling beta feature to its BBM app for Android users in Canada and the USA. | Continue reading
Microsoft hat wohl von dem San Francisco Start-Up Twist Bioscience 10 Millionen künstliche DNA-Stränge mit Daten kodieren lassen, um herauszufinden, ob sich die Daten wieder zurückgewinnen lassen. 100 Prozent sagt Doug Carmean, der a... | Continue reading
Phone manufacturer Fairphone is all about making smartphones that are as accessible and ethical as possible. This includes trying to find conflict-free minerals for use in their phones' construction, but also the software that lives on these devices. Yesterday, the company releas … | Continue reading
The rumors were true: Rovi today confirmed it intends to acquire DVR pioneer and set-top box maker TiVo, in a $1.1 billion deal. Rovi, formerly known as Macrovision, specializes on-screen TV guide listings, and as result of this deal it will create what it calls a “$3 Billion ent … | Continue reading
Bitcoin exchange Coinbase has announced that it now enabled instant purchase of bitcoin via debit cards. The feature is available to all users in the United States. Coinbase users in the United States will, like their European counterparts, have the means to instantly buy bitcoin … | Continue reading
Haribo recently surprised shoppers at Westfield London with a piece of 3D street art, which was made using 7,000 pieces sourced from its Tangfastics range. | Continue reading
More than ten years after its announcement, the PlayStation exclusive Nioh reemerges under the guiding hand of Team Ninja for release this year. On the surface, Nioh feels like a cross between Dark Souls and Ninja Gaiden 2004 and after playing through this rather challenging alph … | Continue reading
Lego Dimensions is nearing the end of its successful first year - just one small release of figures is left, next month - but we may already have a glimpse at what's coming next.Or rather, who is coming next: a Supergirl figurine for Lego Dimensions has been listed (and now pulle … | Continue reading
A large crowd of demonstrators clashed with Donald Trump supporters outside the Republican front-runner’s rally in Costa Mesa, California on Thursday. Photo: AP. | Continue reading
Will.i.am's standalone smartwatch, the Dial, is now available to preorder in the UK. The device is an updated version of the Puls — a smartwatch we described as the "worst product we've touched all year" — and works without a tethered smartphone. This means you need to buy your o … | Continue reading
This week's online marketing news round up from @toprank featuring short attention spans, Google's Feed Rules and Starbucks emojis. | Continue reading
GUEST: Chat bots are the tech du jour, and for good reason. No one likes the frustrating parts of customer service: the long hold times, multiple transfers, repeated requests for information, and unresolved issues. Bots offer the promise of personalized service — at lower cost an … | Continue reading
Google has been called “the best company to work for in America” by Business Insider thanks to its reported emphasis on employee happiness – and that message has clearly reached Capitol Hill as 197 government staff have moved there since Obama took office. That’s on top of 61 peo … | Continue reading
Die Gerüchte sind offenbar wahr: Das Unterhaltungsimperium NBCUniversal, das zu Comcast gehört, übernimmt DreamWorks Animation für umgerechnet 3,33 Mrd. Euro. Damit würden so erfolgreiche Franchises wie Shrek, How To Train... | Continue reading
It’s a common misconception that personal branding is reserved for authors, speakers or those looking to become well-known personalities. In our digitally savvy world, where potential clients, investors and employers are just as apt to look you up on Facebook or Google search you … | Continue reading
Jednym z Waszych ulubionych czekoladowych ciast jest opadające ciasto czekoladowe, zwane też "czekoladową chmurą". Przygotowanie jest banalnie proste (podobne do brownie) a smak idealny. Dzisiaj proponuję Wam wersję mini tego deseru, z truskawkami i granatem (uważam, że jest to ś … | Continue reading
München (ots) - CHECK24.de wird Gesamtsieger mit "sehr gut" vor Billiger-Mietwagen.de und Mietwagen-Check.de / nach Stiftung Warentest, FOCUS-MONEY und Clever reisen! erzielt... | Continue reading
Google is working on a new travel app that stores your itinerary offline and offers up travel and attraction tips, but it's currently in beta testing. | Continue reading
Hundreds of millions of kids around the world lack access to, among other things, basic education — much less organized school systems with adequate teaching resources. XPRIZE is hoping that tech can help where humanitarian efforts have yet to make a dent — and putting $15 millio … | Continue reading
Social media management tool market is still in its infancy, and the fact that the state of social media itself changes so quickly, it is clear that the market is yet to settle. | Continue reading
The Chaos Warriors DLC, which allows players to control the Chaos race in Total War: Warhammer, will now be free to everyone that purchases the game within the first seven days.The DLC was originally planned as a pre-order incentive, something that upset Total War fans who were d … | Continue reading
Japan’s first blockchain industry organization, the Blockchain Collaborative Consortium (BCCC), sees 34 companies as founding members coming together. BCCC will help promote blockchain solutions and innovation to the public as well as working with other blockchain organizations f … | Continue reading
“When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.” [Ernest Hemingway] Listening has become a rare skill. In a visual and written world we are losing our ability to pay close attention to what we hear so we can respond to what is happening in new ways. We react to si … | Continue reading
I usually have a hard time following competitive Super Smash Bros. matches, but honestly, they make so much more sense when accompanied by some freeform jazz drumming. The video above shows what a perfect pairing this is — with drummer Caleb Goss providing a soundtrack to a Janua … | Continue reading
GUEST: Personal assistants and software bots have enjoyed significant buzz in recent months. New assistants are launched every week, and the Slack App Store already lists more than 40 bots. Working with Opus Research, we have published an update of the Intelligent Assistance Land … | Continue reading
Sony has posted a record profit margin – the best in almost a decade – despite selling 20% fewer phones in 2015. Here's why it doesn't add up. | Continue reading
Auch die größten Player im Silicon Valley wissen, ein Auto zu bauen, ist gar nicht so einfach, soll es denn sicher, langlebig und vor allem gut zu fahren sein. Daher plant, so berichtet unter anderem der Wall Street Journal, Alphabet ei... | Continue reading
Samsung has officially announced the 2016 variants of the Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 for South Korea. Details and pricing within! | Continue reading