In his State of the Union address on Wednesday, European Commission President Claude Juncker said Brexit wouldn't mean the breakup of the European Union. | Continue reading
We suspected it was happening and now Amazon has confirmed that the Amazon Echo and smaller Echo Dot is coming to the UK (and Germany), the first release outside of the U.S. for the e-commerce giant’s voice-controlled speaker and smart home hub. Read More | Continue reading
As Elon Musk struggles in acquiring land rights for testing his audacious Hyperloop project in the United States, India has emerged out of nowhere to offer him a helping hand. SEE ALSO: Hyperloop One passes first big testIndia is offering Musk's SpaceX a big chunk of land and per … | Continue reading
Dungeons & Dragons is enjoying a spike in popularity and influence unlike anything the role-playing game has seen in its 42-year history, and that’s helping its flagship digital experience surge as well. Neverwinter now has more than 12 million players on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, … | Continue reading
Olfa Turki, Founder & Editor of Our Family World, joins the Influence Pros Podcast to talk about the power of evergreen content, focusing on your audience, and why keeping your voice consistent is key. | Continue reading
Some users have spotted that Google Maps is now displaying speed limit sign information when using Navigation mode, both in the app and Android Auto. | Continue reading
If you’re late for your flight, Estimote‘s Mirror could tell you the gate where you have to go by flashing it on a video screen at the airport. Estimote is introducing its Mirror video beacon today for hands-free, and app-free, interaction and experiences in retail environments, … | Continue reading
Canva has raised $15 million more for its online design platform, placing a $345 million valuation on the company. The latest round was led by Blackbird Ventures and Felicis Ventures, which will be used to not only accelerate accessibility of Canvas’ tools, but also develop a sui … | Continue reading
The first time I tried kava, I gagged — and then a few minutes later, I was bonelessly relaxed. I was at Kavasutra, a small kava bar in the East Village in Manhattan, where my eyes were often caught by a big, bright TV displaying weird videos about bugs. I had heard about kava fr … | Continue reading
You’ve probably never heard of Erato. They’re one of the many companies that tried to sell people on the idea of truly wireless earbuds before big names like Samsung or Apple jumped into the market. The company’s first foray into hardware, the $300 Apollo 7s, were short on featur … | Continue reading
Follow My Lead: The Story of the 2016 NBA Finals marks a strange milestone. At 25 minutes long, it’s one of the first virtual reality films to approach the length of a single TV episode. If this sounds like a small achievement, though, think of it this way: Oculus, the NBA, and a … | Continue reading
There are no spoilers for the 2016 NBA Finals, we already know that Cleveland made history. But the NBA and Oculus just made sports-media history by giving us those epic moments in virtual reality. SEE ALSO: Watching sports in virtual reality isn’t great now, but it can beIn part … | Continue reading
Amazon has launched a new cheaper version of its Echo Dot voice-controlled device today. The launch comes six months after Amazon first introduced two new Echo devices — one of which was the $90 Echo Dot, which has a line-out port to connect to third-party speakers. It has been s … | Continue reading
LONDON — Alexa, Amazon's personal assistant, is going global.The company debuted her British and German accents as it announced that the Echo — the speaker/microphone connected to Alexa — will be available in the two countries in the autumn.At a press conference, Amazon showed of … | Continue reading
Amazon says the future of digital assistants isn't just a talking computer in your kitchen — it's a talking computer in every room in your house. To make that dream a little more accessible, the company is now selling multipacks of its new, upgraded Echo Dot, which will ship to c … | Continue reading
Customer experience is said to be a top business priority for most companies around the world. Many experts agree that investing in CX establishes a competitive advantage against companies that choose to solely prioritise the bottom line. While customer experience is a noble and … | Continue reading
NEWS OF THE MORNING Shaq: Simmons a ‘LeBron-type player’ | Payne on mend for Thunder | Schroder embraces bigger role on Hawks No. 1: Shaq calls Simmons a ‘LeBron-type player’ — As a Hall of Fame player and today as a TNT analyst, Shaquille O’Neal is never one to shy away from a b … | Continue reading
A US congressman has proposed that the country’s administration for veterans affairs use blockchain to track medical appointments. | Continue reading
At a press event in Central London, Amazon today announced it is bringing its Echo voice-controlled speakers and the Echo Dot to the UK and Germany, along with its Alexa virtual personal assistant. Members of the tech press reported receiving invites to the event last week. Almos … | Continue reading
This week Apple customers are being treated to both software and hardware updates. Friday is hardware day, with the retail launch of the iPhone 7, 7 Plus, and Apple Watch Series 2. But I’m more interested in the software, with Apple releasing three updated operating systems yeste … | Continue reading
Dual cameras are on their way to becoming a smartphone staple, and Qualcomm wants to help that happen. It’s developed a dual-camera package that manufacturers can add to their phones and tablets, so long as they’re running on a Snapdragon 820 or 821 processor. The intention is to … | Continue reading
Ein hilfsbereiter Tekkie in der Nachbarschaft ist Gold wert und spart Zeit und Nerven. Wer keinen solchen Freund hat, kann jetzt einen buchen: Conrad Electronic vermittelt gemeinsam mit der Service-Vermittlungsplattform Mila sogenannte „Friends"... | Continue reading
Ride-sharing service Lyft has struck up an interesting partnership with Budweiser that will see the former give you free rides when the latter gets you drunk. From September 16 through the end of the year, the two companies will be offering free rides to drunk people as part of a … | Continue reading
Amazon launched its Echo Dot device earlier this year, but it has been sold out in recent months. While the original Echo Dot was priced at $89.99, Amazon is unveiling an all-new, second-generation Dot today that's priced at just $49.99. Just like the previous Dot, you can use th … | Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: IronSource is launching a new ad engagement tool to provide developers with better analytics for their mobile apps and games. The tool for IronSource’s ad mediation platform provides developers with unique user data and placement performance to further maximize in-app … | Continue reading
Google is announcing a couple of upgrades to its ad capabilities today as part of the DMEXCO digital media conference in Germany. First up are its Universal App Campaigns, where developers can promote their apps across search, display, Google Play and YouTube advertising. Google … | Continue reading
One of the best things about iOS 10 is the addition of rich notifications, which let you do things like view photos and videos that you receive in various apps and respond to messages without having to launch apps separately. SignEasy is taking advantage of the feature in updatin … | Continue reading
A teaser Tweet reveals that Lenovo's new Moto E3 Power will be heading to India on September 19th. | Continue reading
WhatsApp has just started distributing a much-anticipated update for its iPhone client via the App Store. The upgrade transports a flurry of added functionality to the instant messaging platform, including the ability to use Siri to place calls and compose messages, but you’ll ne … | Continue reading
Romanian bitcoin exchange BTCXchange has officially closed down. | Continue reading
Uber announced today that it has expanded testing of its self-driving cars in Pittsburgh so that certain customers will be able to ride them for free. “We’re inviting our most loyal Pittsburgh customers to experience the future first,” the company wrote in a blog post. “If a Self … | Continue reading
Der Dash Button von Amazon ist seit kurzem auch in Deutschland erhältlich. Konsumentenschützer haben von Anfang an vor der Nachbestellung von Alltagsbedarf auf Knopfdruck gewarnt. Intransparente Preise, fehlende Vergleichbarkeit und Datensammelei... | Continue reading
After months of beta testing, Apple has finally released the first official version of iOS 10.The update brings Siri to third-party apps and supercharges Messages with a lot of new superpowers. Siri and Messages may be the stars of iOS 10, but there are still plenty of new featur … | Continue reading
Amazon is launching its Echo speaker and Alexa voice assistant in the UK and Germany today, but the company also unveiled a new edition of the Echo speaker. The white version has the same internals as the existing black Echo unit, and Amazon is bringing the new model to the UK, G … | Continue reading
Not long ago we reported that the Dutch national police was training birds in its efforts to take down drones that are being operated illegally. After a seven-month-long trial, the force is now certain that well-trained birds will be able to help them with its tasks involving tac … | Continue reading
The Amazon Echo is finally available to buy outside the U.S., as the internet giant revealed to a packed audience in London that the voice-activated contraption is coming to the U.K. and Germany this fall. Additionally, Amazon announced a new white version of the device which wil … | Continue reading
Amazon originally launched its Echo speaker back in late 2014, designed as a Bluetooth speaker with the Alexa voice assistant. Inspired by Star Trek's Starship Enterprise, Echo has been exclusively sold in the US so far, but Amazon is starting to bring it and Alexa to internation … | Continue reading
Fishburgery czyli kotlety rybne panierowane (smażone lub pieczone), podawane w bułce z warzywami i pysznym sosem tatarskim. Sposób na urozmaicenie codziennego menu, który z pewnością przypadnie do gustu dzieciom i młodzieży :-) | Continue reading
Google is reportedly in the process of adding speed limit indicators to Android Auto and Maps app, testing a feature that has been requested by many users, and is already available in software from competitors like Garmin and Waze. A Google Maps user posted a screenshot showing a … | Continue reading
Your content marketing efforts get 15 seconds to connect with a reader. Here's how to make every second count by answering reader's questions. | Continue reading
YouTube has just launched the beta of its new Community feature, which allows content creators to communicate with their followers using text, images, and video in real time. | Continue reading
Last year, when The Verge’s Lauren Goode reviewed the Microsoft Band 2 she posed the question: "Why, exactly, has Microsoft made another fitness tracker?" It seems the company has been asking itself the very same question, with signs suggesting it will be discontinuing the produc … | Continue reading
The country’s supervisory body for telecommunication, internet and mass media, Roskomnadzor has recently issued an order banning access to LocalBitcoins in Russia. The government body’s move came as a surprise to both LocalBitcoins and the country’s Bitcoin community, mainly due … | Continue reading
The Apple Watch Series 2 is the first real Apple Watch. It delivers on the promise of a mostly passive device that can accomplish simple tasks in 1-3 seconds. There is now built-in GPS which allows for exercising without having to lug along a comparatively heavy iPhone just to ge … | Continue reading
The Water Project is one of the many charitable organizations accepting Bitcoin payments. While there has been a good amount of donations from cryptocurrency enthusiasts so far, things have been taken to a new level. One – or multiple – anonymous donor(s) sent a whopping 38 Bitco … | Continue reading
If you’re an app developer, you gotta have analytics. And Kochava is making mobile app analytics available for free with its Free App Analytics tools. Sandpoint, Idaho-based Kochava has plenty of other ways to make money with its mobile attribution, analytics, and marketing tools … | Continue reading
On Monday, I found myself behind the wheel of a Ford Fusion driving down a Pittsburgh street lined with gorgeous Romanesque brick factories. The sky was a cloudless blue, the Allegheny River sparkled seductively through the trees, and I was able to drink in all the splendor of th … | Continue reading
Let’s call it what it is: a fitness tracker. The Apple Watch Series 2 is exactly that. It’s what Apple had resisted calling its wearable for the past year and a half, even declining to categorize it as such when citing industry rankings, opting for the “smartwatch” category inste … | Continue reading