The most basic thing you thought you knew about giraffes is wrong — in fact, there are four species of giraffe, not one, scientists announced today: the southern giraffe, the Masai giraffe, the reticulated giraffe, and the northern giraffe. Genetically, they’re as distinct as bro … | Continue reading
Mit der Jam erweitert Native Instruments nicht nur das Angebot an bestehender Maschine-Hardware, sondern das gesamte System um einen neuen Ansatz. Setzte man bislang der der Maschine auf das MPC-Prinzip, also auf große berührungsempfindliche... | Continue reading
Yesterday, Apple took to the stage at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco to unveil the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. The company also used the event as a platform to take the wraps off the Apple Watch Series 2 and a set of wireless headphones that were designed to co … | Continue reading
Google Maps users will now have even more ways to compare transportation options. The service announced it’s added Lyft and Gett to its roster of ride-hail partners. Now users who want to compare prices and travel time between different services can do so when they toggle over to … | Continue reading
Pre-orders for the two new iPhones start on Friday, with store availability from September 16. But, unlike in previous new iPhone release cycles, come Monday Apple won’t be saying how many handsets it’s shifted. Read More | Continue reading
If a new report from The Information is accurate, Amazon is planning to update the Alexa assistant found on its Echo speakers (and now Fire tablets) so that it will automatically speak aloud certain important notifications — without first being prompted by users. Right now, you m … | Continue reading
Google is beefing out the number of ride-sharing options available through Google Maps in the U.S. This news follows the launch of a new ride-services tab within the Google Maps mobile app back in March, whereby navigators could compare etaxi options alongside their usual public … | Continue reading
The young Bay Area accelerator NFX Guild hosted its third Demo Day yesterday at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, and the attendees were a veritable who’s who of venture and angel investing. It wasn’t necessarily a surprise that roughly 200 top investors were sitting … | Continue reading
Hey, it's HighScalability time: An alternate universe where Zeppelins rule the sky. 1929. (... | Continue reading
After nine months of rumors that the company would enter the market, Apple finally unveiled its first pair of truly wireless earbuds: the AirPods. They let you stream music, ping Siri, or talk on the phone with no wires required, and they’ll cost $159 when they hit shelves this f … | Continue reading
Uber is a pretty simple app to use: press a button, hail a ride. But now things are getting a little funkier, thanks to an integration with Pandora and Spotify that allows you to seamlessly play your music during your next trip. Passengers will be notified when their driver has c … | Continue reading
This year’s Apple event might have been the most playful and most controversial one yet. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Standalone Featured, Iphone, Iphone Apps, and Apple Watch | Continue reading
Google today revealed the first step in its long-term plan to mark all HTTP sites as non-secure in Chrome. Starting in January 2017, Chrome will mark HTTP sites that transmit passwords or credit cards as non-secure. HTTPS is a more secure version of the HTTP protocol used on the … | Continue reading
In one of many shining, surreal moments in FX’s new series Atlanta, chronic underachiever Earnest "Earn" Marks (Donald Glover) is riding the bus home with his baby daughter. Weary and maybe less than awake, he encounters a man in a brown suit and bowtie. "Ya mind’s racing," the m … | Continue reading
After sustained criticism, Airbnb today announced changes to how it handles discrimination on its service. Continue reading… | Continue reading
Private spaceflight company Blue Origin is planning to conduct the next test flight of its New Shepard rocket in early October — and it looks like it’ll be the most explosive test yet. That’s because the company is going to try out the vehicle’s escape system during flight. It’s … | Continue reading
Chrome is getting serious about websites that don’t use encryption. The next version of Chrome will include a new warning for unencrypted login sites, according to a post today on the Google Security Blog. Chrome 56, which is planned to launch in January, will mark HTTP login pag … | Continue reading
Almost all organizations post on social media. But maintaining presence on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn does not equal social media success. While some companies certainly obtain measurable benefits, many do not. Most don’t know if or how much social media impacts business goals … | Continue reading
PRESS RELEASE: Unitas Global, leading enterprise cloud solutions provider, was recently named "Top Cloud Solution Provider: Client Engagement" by StrataCore, premier data center, IT infrastructure, network connectivity, and cloud services agent.... | Continue reading
Hier kommt der nächste Konzept-Laster von Mercedes-Benz, der als Basis für autonome Zustellbots den Lieferverkehr umkrempeln soll, allerdings handelt es sich dieses mal nicht um Flugdrohnen, sondern um die autonomen Bollerwagen von Starship... | Continue reading
it’s the 50th anniversary of Star Trek, counting from the airing of the first episode of the original 1966 Star Trek series starring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. Facebook is marking the occasion, in a few different ways. First, there’s a personalized greeting appearing atop … | Continue reading
Artificial intelligence is changing the way we interact with our devices, friends and data. It promises to revolutionize how we work, shop, socialize, date, bank, heal, navigate… how we live. Yet here I am in the engine room of the revolution, getting increasingly frustrated with … | Continue reading
Web designer Steve Krug pronounced the "Three Laws of Usability" in his decade-old Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web U... | Continue reading
Apple has decided to stop disclosing how many iPhones are sold during their initial preorder period and opening weekend. The change, it says, is because the iPhone 7 is going to sell out, making initial sales "no longer a representative metric" of demand and a poor gauge for inve … | Continue reading
DirecTV’s streaming service for cord cutters, Sling TV, has made its way to Windows 10. The company announced today the launch of its on-demand TV service for Windows 10 PCs and tablets, through a new application live now in the Windows App Store. While Sling TV’s legacy PC softw … | Continue reading
24th August 2016 – With Bitcoin establishing its presence in the online gaming market, Tonybet.com started accepting deposits in digital currency. An all-around online gaming site has announced it has partnered up with the SpectroCoin e-wallet to become one of the first recognise … | Continue reading
Revelator, a cloud-based provider of sales and marketing intelligence for independent music businesses, has raised $2.5 million this week in its recent Series A funding round led by Exigent Capital. Revelator promises to efficiently track music rights and distribute royalties to … | Continue reading
In just 30 seconds, you can enjoyably consume a viral video or a few Facebook stories. But until now, the shortest thing you could typically listen to was a three minute song, especially when you factor in the time to get your headphones untangled, on, and playing. Hearing anythi … | Continue reading
Accio remaster! Warner Bros. Interactive announced today that it is bringing its Lego Harry Potter games to the PlayStation 4 in a single package. It’s called Lego Harry Potter Collection, and it will come out on PlayStation 4 on October 18 for $50. Warner Bros. did not mention a … | Continue reading
SPONSORED: The first Watson Developer Conference is rapidly approaching, and if you’re interested in peering into the future of cognitive technology, you should plan to be there. | Continue reading
As many already know, online tracking is everywhere. Your online activities are relentlessly profiled by data collectors so that other companies can figure out what you want to buy and how to better make you part with your cash. Many of us are understandably cautious about havi … | Continue reading
Amazon is finally bringing Alexa to its tablets. The company today unveiled the new Fire HD 8, meant mainly for light media consumption. The specs are nothing to write home about, but a solid deal for $89 bucks: 8-inch HD Display (1280 x 800, 189 ppi) Quad-core 1.3 Ghz processor … | Continue reading
Bears at the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone, Mont., are given 60 minutes to try to pry, scratch and dig into various outdoor products. Manufacturers hope their gear will be certified "bear resistant." Photo: Grizzly & Wolf Center | Continue reading
Ford's F-Series is now the official truck of the NFL. This is a sentence that raises a few questions (like why does the NFL have an official truck?) but that is, at heart, simple to understand. There's a football league. Some of its fans like trucks. Money has changed hands for t … | Continue reading
Oculus Story Studio has won an Emmy for its second film, a Pixar-esque animated short called Henry. Henry was named best outstanding original interactive program, part of an interactive media category that was added to the TV-focused awards in 2013. While it’s not the first virtu … | Continue reading
Microsoft has been testing a variety of Surface all-in-one PCs, and the company is expected to unveil at least one model during a hardware event next month. ZDNet reports that Microsoft will unveil a Surface-branded device currently codenamed "Cardinal" at an event in New York Ci … | Continue reading
The speaker that speaks might soon speak without you speaking to ask it to speak. Amazon’s Echo is set to get push notifications, according to The Information, which would allow it to give you a heads up about activity from its connected services, so it could, for example, tell y … | Continue reading
Apple has done it again: The company launched a key product sans a feature literally no one wanted to see removed. The amount of attention the iPhone 7's missing headphone jack has received in the last 24 hours is crazy, but also fully warranted: Everyone wants to know why the co … | Continue reading
LinkedIn is rolling out an update to its desktop publishing tools today, as the soon-to-be Microsoft-owned company seeks to make its platform stickier for writers and readers. The most immediately striking facet of the update is the interface, which sports a cleaner design, with … | Continue reading
Paul Byrom, managing director of Upper Street Events, has been officially elected as the new chair of the Association of Event Organisers (AEO), following a successful year as vice chair of the association. | Continue reading
After days of trawling the IFA 2016 show floor looking at new products, here's our pick for the best product across Android, Audio & Computing. | Continue reading
Three airlines in Australia are now requesting passengers to abstain from charging or even powering on their Galaxy Note 7’s while on board of their planes. | Continue reading
Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton responded to questions on national security and military affairs in back-to-back appearances on a televised forum. Photo: NBC News | Continue reading
Social media and data analytics go hand in hand, and are important to any digital business. Through the Social Media and Google Analytics Certification Bundle, you’ll have the chance to master them both. This premium training is now just $29 from TNW Deals. Throughout two courses … | Continue reading
Wir haben schon eine Menge Roboter-Kämpfe gesehen, aber dabei agieren die Blechkameraden entweder ferngesteuert oder Fantasie-getrieben. Anders dagegen diese japanischen Sumo-Roboter, die autonom in den Ring steigen und sich dort tatsächlich... | Continue reading
Europe’s top court has ruled that knowingly posting links to copyrighted material can be an infringement of rights holders’ rights — even though the copyrighted material in question is being hosted elsewhere. People posting links in a for-profit scenario also have an obligation t … | Continue reading
Uber has launched a redesigned music program for riders allowing them to listen to Pandora or Spotify right from the ride-hailing app. This updated feature will be rolling out over the next few weeks and is only available on Uber’s iOS app and to those where Pandora and Spotify a … | Continue reading
Yesterday Apple pronounced the headphone jack dead. If you’re buying an iPhone 7, it will only have a Lightning port and nothing else. If you’re one of the billions of people around the world that still uses headphones using the analog 3.5 mm standard, that sucks. You’re either b … | Continue reading