A week after issuing a statement "strongly advising" airline passengers not to use or charge Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 — which has been formally recalled over a series of explosions due to battery malfunctions — the Federal Aviation Administration has officially banned use of the d … | Continue reading
This is a LIVE recording session of The Gillmor Gang on September 16th starting at 2pmPT/5pm/ET – with: John Borthwick, Frank Radice, Kevin Marks, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor. Today’s LIVE recording has concluded.Our live chat stream during the show broadcastGillmor Gang’s Fac … | Continue reading
If you're not getting the most out of your marketing automation, you might be missing the crucial element that fuels it: a robust content strategy. | Continue reading
Join the club. Numerous users are reporting iTunes is currently unavailable. So in case you can’t turn on your Apple TV, update your apps or buy your favorite album – you’re not the only one. Apple hasn’t confirmed the outage on the official iTunes Twitter account, but the Twitte … | Continue reading
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people make up nearly 40% of the 1.6 million youth who experience homelessness every year. Meanwhile, trans people are almost four times more likely than the average American to be living on less than $10,000 a year. In short, there’s … | Continue reading
GUEST: There’s been a lot of talk about chatbots in the past year. These mini-apps live within messaging services, mimicking human conversation and letting customers order a pizza or book a hotel effortlessly. They have the potential to improve the way we browse, buy, and communi … | Continue reading
Note7 owners won't have to wait much longer for a replacement device. With Samsung's official recall of the Note7 now underway, carriers have started to lay out when their customers can expect replacement devices. Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T and US Cellular have all confirmed … | Continue reading
Tim Baxter, COO and President of Samsung America issued a statement today. In short: we apologize, and please turn off your Note 7. | Continue reading
The doors to TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2016 opened September 12 at Pier 48 in San Francisco. The three-day conference hosted over 5,000 attendees, with hundreds of thousands more tuning in online. In fact, Disrupt SF 2016 was the first media conference to stream on Periscope Live in … | Continue reading
Epson announced its new LS10500 laser projector this week, as the successor to its LS10000 from last year. It still has the same $8,000 price tag, but this time around it comes with support for High Dynamic Range (HDR), which means it can play content from Blu-ray DVD players and … | Continue reading
Razer is for gamers, by gamers. The maker of gaming hardware is all about providing products for hardcore gamers, and it believes that the larger mainstream public will like those products as well. It’s just like Apple targeted creative professionals in its early years, and then … | Continue reading
Back in March Microsoft CEO Nadella announced “Bots are the new apps” while The Economist calls chat bots “the next frontier”. So that’s the hype taken care of but what does a bot-driven world look like, especially in the context of the Artificial Intelligence that’s theoreticall … | Continue reading
Dell’s XPS 13 is my favorite traditional laptop, and now it’s getting a mild refresh with some new internals and – wait for it – a rose gold color option. The most important change is the new set of Kaby Lake processors; Gizmodo has an easy-to-digest write-up on the processor’s b … | Continue reading
LeanToo Cottage was completed in 2016 by Nick Deaver in Austin, Texas. Project description: A work from home couple liking the vibe of South Austin found… Continue reading | Continue reading
This isn’t so much an acquisition as a welcoming back into the fold. Urban Engines was formed in 2014 by a bunch of former Google employees, with backing from Google Ventures and Eric Schmidt. The startup was formed to help deal with urban congestion and improve user commutes. La … | Continue reading
Yellow Apartment is an interior design project recently completed by Hamid Nicola Katrib in Bucharest, Romania. | Continue reading
Tulip, a cute little gumdrop-shaped baby monitor from Snugb is outfitted with a versatile camera that gathers data on room temperature, humidity and air quality around your baby’s crib. The camera can move in multiple directions for wherever your wee one has crawled and the devic … | Continue reading
Drury Street House, on an 800-square-metre site in Brisbane’s inner south, was redeveloped by Marc & Co Architects. | Continue reading
Miller House is an old house in Berlin that has been rebuilt and refurbished by ASDFG Architekten. Project description: The history and special situation of… Continue reading | Continue reading
Bots are becoming a part of our life. I wake up in the morning and tell Alexa to play my Brazilian samba, I let Amy set my meetings and I check stats and reports in Slack. Bot builders and users alike are starting to understand that bots are an integral part of our life. But what … | Continue reading
As data starts to trickle in for the iPhone 7’s launch, the iPhone 7 Plus and its dual-camera system seem to be swaying buyers away from its smaller counterpart. If true, this would be the first time the larger, phablet-sized phone outsold the smaller version. If, it’s true. For … | Continue reading
Yes, marketing in Japan has differences. But there are tremendous opportunities for companies like HubSpot who make the leap. | Continue reading
Our LG V20 vs LG G5 comparison runs through the significant ways in which the new device improves upon the old - very little of which has to do with looks. | Continue reading
The Xbox One lineup got a complete overhaul in August, and this led to some big sales for Microsoft’s products. Xbox One was the top-selling console thanks to the launch of the Xbox One S redesign, but that revamp also led to the Xbox One S Controller outselling all other gamepad … | Continue reading
Although many of us are proud owners of smartwatches, IDC numbers indicate that the market is at a crawl, especially when compared to basic wearables. | Continue reading
GUEST: Bots may lack the initiative that true, fully realized AI promises, but this doesn’t mean that they aren’t useful to us right now. Day-to-day bots are taking over simpler functions and receiving plenty of press for it. Travel bots are cropping up on many of the major trave … | Continue reading
With side-hustles being all the rage these days, the new Shaper Origin makes it easier than ever to start building and selling cool gadgets in your free time. While you might not be able to build yourself a homemade Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s handheld CNC machine, you jus … | Continue reading
While the rest of the iPhone obsessed world was getting ready to stand in line or just impatiently waiting for their pre-order to arrive, the teams at iFixit and Chipworks were sharpening their tools like underfed lumberjacks sitting down to a steak dinner. Both sites offered liv … | Continue reading
Once the pinnacle of technological achievement (at least as it pertains to video games), Pac-Man and Donkey Kong have since become beloved relics of our forgotten arcade past. Six-foot tall cabinets that once made visits to the arcade, bowling alley or local pizza parlor so amazi … | Continue reading
If your twitching after the grammatical mistake I just made, this one’s for you. A $1 pack of stickers for iOS 10 lets you simulate red-pen editing within Messenger. Whether it comes from a teacher or an editor, seeing too much red ink always prompts anxiety, and now irritating p … | Continue reading
The Associated Press, Vice Media and Gannett, the parent company of USA Today, sued the FBI today in an attempt to uncover information about how the law enforcement agency was able to unlock an iPhone used by Syed Farook, one of the San Bernardino shooters. The Justice Department … | Continue reading
Everyone knows that the real hero in that galaxy far, far away is a stout droid with the designation R2-D2. Now, Electronic Arts is giving players the chance to accurately portray that irrefutable fact. The publisher released a trailer for the new Death Star expansion that is ava … | Continue reading
Leica’s cameras are well-known for their iconic design, stellar image quality, and, shall we say, "premium" pricing. But for wealthy camera connoisseurs looking for some extra style, Leica from time to time releases limited editions of its products, including an annual titanium v … | Continue reading
TechCrunch Include Office Hours are happening in NYC on September 27! Albert Wenger and Andy Weissman of Union Square Ventures will join TechCrunch to provide valuable advice and feedback to startups. Launched in 2014, Include is TechCrunch’s diversity program, aimed at facilitat … | Continue reading
The Pokémon Company has launched the first two videos in the new Pokémon Generations series of short cartoons on YouTube. It’s part of a celebration of the $45 billion franchise’s 20-year history. The Japanese company, which is part-owned by Nintendo, is wasting no time in taking … | Continue reading
Although its specs aren't much to write home about in other areas, the $150 device comes equipped with a truly massive battery. | Continue reading
Yesterday, The Verge fell in love with a fairly incredible report that Donald Trump was considering PayPal founder and venture capitalist Peter Thiel for a Supreme Court appointment, should he become president. For anyone who isn’t raptly following one of the weirdest sagas in te … | Continue reading
Dusting off your older content and repurposing it into something new offers value in everything from SEO to thought leadership to time-saving. | Continue reading
Apple has released a fix for the iOS 10 issue that caused "connectivity issues" for T-Mobile users.The carrier is now advising users who had problems to update to the latest version of iOS. SEE ALSO: Buggy rollout hasn't hindered iOS 10 adoption, report saysThe unspecified issue … | Continue reading
Right now, Facebook, Microsoft, and more than 170 companies across the bot landscape are trying to put software inside chat platforms. As bots become part of the biggest platforms on the planet, there’s wide speculation about how they will change tech and business That’s why thre … | Continue reading
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we look at an action role-playing game about burning books, Star Trek Online lets players 3D print their ships, and Sony updates the PlayStation 4’s user interface. Enjoy, and have a great weekend! Pieces of flair and opinio … | Continue reading
What’s the latest in gaming this week? Our Video Games Expert, Linar, covers it all… in GIFs! With Tokyo Game Show being the highlight of the week, there are so many gameplay trailers to check out. “Final Fantasy XV,” aimed to release in just two months (Mark your calendars: Nove … | Continue reading
Rejoice! Apple's new Smart Battery Case for the iPhone 7 is beefier than previous versions.When the $99 add-on rolls out at the end of this month, it'll improve the iPhone 7's "talk time" by up to 26 hours, Apple says. The case can also add 22 hours of internet use and 24 hours o … | Continue reading
BetChain, is one of most well-known online Bitcoin casinos. BetChain provides you with a top quality gambling experience. They offer over 200 games including all the classic casino games like Blackjack, Roulette, 3D Slots and more. They welcome players from all over the globe inc … | Continue reading
InFocus, the makers of the miniature $99 Windows 10-running Kangaroo PC, announced the Kangaroo Notebook earlier this week, a laptop that takes the miniature computer idea of the original Kangaroo PC and expands it to laptops.The Notebook itself — with a 11.6-inch screen and rela … | Continue reading
The 68th Emmy Awards are taking place this Sunday, and Jimmy Kimmel will host, which means he'll be responsible for some kind of pithy and irreverent opening monologue that will (probably clumsily) attempt to sum up the state of television. If the idea of watching that excites yo … | Continue reading
Android 7.0 Nougat represents a shift in the way updates are being handled, with quarterly updates (and more dev previews) being introduced to the mix. We talk a little about what some of this might mean for the future. | Continue reading