GUEST: While chatbots have been around since the early 90’s, this year they became completely synonymous with Facebook Messenger. Facebook brought automated, chat-based customer service into the mainstream at a time when businesses and buyers are obsessed with improving the custo … | Continue reading
The EU’s efforts to regulate financial markets has opened new opportunities for global fintech operators looking for universal standards to tap into the lucrative 28-country marketplace. While over-regulation can stifle growth, the fintech industry, in pursuit of consumer trust, … | Continue reading
All the best IFA announcements, an Honor 8 review, and more - here are the Android-related videos you don't want to miss this week. | Continue reading
Man, Azeroth is lucky I’m around. I’ve become a pretty big deal in the latest expansion for World of Warcraft, Legion. I’m now the leader of the Death Knights, I’m assembling ancient artifacts known as the Pillars of Creation, and I even crafted myself some cool shoulder pauldron … | Continue reading
GUEST: The first quarter of Regulation Crowdfunding has come to an end, and it has yielded some valuable lessons for entrepreneurs looking to crowdfund. In order to understand the results, I played a little Monday Quarterbacking with Marc Snover, CEO and an analyst with Stratifun … | Continue reading
For most of us, getting banned from Uber can make life tough, but if you're model and reality star Kendall Jenner, life is a little sweeter, thanks to Lyft. SEE ALSO: How Pittsburgh became the heart of Uber's self-driving revolutionThe Uber ride sharing competitor got a big shout … | Continue reading
For the first time ever, Apple’s approved blockchains and cryptocurrencies have been revealed. The biggest technology firm in the world did this after reaching out to Anthony Di Iorio, founder of Jaxx, a crypto-currency wallet, to tell him they could no longer feature a version o … | Continue reading
Today we are taking a look at some new images featuring the upcoming Samsung Folder 2 flip phone. The photos are not blurry, and they actually look amazing. | Continue reading
It’s Labor Day weekend, which for most of us means a nice, three days off from work. It’s the perfect opportunity to catch up on some of the shows that you’ve probably been hearing about from friends and co-workers.Here’s ten shows to watch this long holiday weekend on before you … | Continue reading
Over the past few months, there have been multiple malvertising campaigns.The primary objective of these campaigns is to infect Internet users with ransomware and other malware. Cisco’s Talos Group successfully shut down one of these campaigns, which was relying on the Neutrino E … | Continue reading
The cloud has become the default for practically every industry, from storage to transportation to communication to retail. But there’s one fundamental space out of which it has yet to take a bite. Ironically, software development — the process of editing, building, debugging and … | Continue reading
This week, #ContentChat was joined by Gini Dietrich who discussed the PESO model and the importance of content in public relations. | Continue reading
Gram Games, the Turkish company that has specialized in hit puzzle titles for smartphones and tablets, has had its games downloaded more than 75 million times. And now the company can add 2 million more downloads to that list, thanks to the launch of the Six! mobile game on iOS. … | Continue reading
We’ve seen Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare’s single-player gameplay and space battles in recent months, but now we have a good look at how the game will be handling multiplayer. Infinity Ward has released a new pair of trailers that highlight some of the new features of the game a … | Continue reading
Bitcoin remains a topic of substantial debate and lots of opposition. Despite the advantages cryptocurrency offers when it comes to crowdfunding, very few platform shave integrated cryptocurrency support. GoFundMe suspended a campaign which had a Bitcoin address listed, as it all … | Continue reading
GUEST: While virtual reality has been high in the hype cycle for a couple of years now, its market impact has been relatively modest. High visibility VR headset products like Oculus and Microsoft’s HoloLens created a lot of smoke but relatively little fire. The high prices, lack … | Continue reading
Tech House is a contemporary weekend retreat and the result of collaboration between Hoyt Architects and CTA Architects Engineers. | Continue reading
Designed by Nap, the URI light collection are a series of unique LED bulbs with minimalist lines that create remarkable lighting effects. | Continue reading
Designed by Locati Architects, Vikings View is a ski chalet located in the Yellowstone Club, Big Sky, Montana. Interior design scheme was ... | Continue reading
The hacking group responsible for breaking into the social media accounts of a number of high-profile tech executives took aim at a different kind of target on Saturday: Variety. SEE ALSO: Leslie Jones hack being investigated by Homeland SecurityEarly Saturday afternoon a number … | Continue reading
GUEST: One of the most critical elements to creating a great chatbot is copywriting. The right words will keep your users engaged for hours while the wrong ones will make them want to run for the hills. Here are four tips to write scripts for your bot that make it sound more huma … | Continue reading
In this post from IFA 2016 we’ll be looking at a Lenovo tablet with a distinctive design, the Yoga Tab 3 Plus. | Continue reading
The rise of darknet marketplaces is attributed to the increased adoption of digital currencies like Bitcoin. Darknet marketplaces use digital currencies as a mode of transaction to ensure anonymity of all the parties involved. Lately, law enforcement agencies from across the worl … | Continue reading
Earlier today, the United States and China announced that they would formally ratify the Paris Climate Agreement, a pivotal step towards reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. The announcement comes on the eve of the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China, after weeks of negotiations b … | Continue reading
The Gillmor Gang — John Taschek, Keith Teare, Frank Radice, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, September 2, 2016. Waiting for latency can be a lonely thing, but the media march toward live streaming reaches new urgency. Plus G3 with Mary Hodder, Elisa Camahort … | Continue reading
Entertainment news site Variety was briefly hacked earlier today by a group called OurMine. The incident took place just a couple of months after Google CEO Sundar Pichai Quora account and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s Twitter account were hacked by the same group.The group used Vari … | Continue reading
I was linked to Revel Systems CTO Chris Ciabarra’s recent TechCrunch piece “IoT’s Killer App is Home Security” by a friend and found myself a bit taken aback by what I was reading. I’m sure he’s a very nice man, but the assertions made about being able to rely on IoT in a home se … | Continue reading
Infinity Ward had three years instead of the usual two to make Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. So it decided to add a Zombies co-op mode to the game, and in doing so, it took some huge creative risks. While Infinite Warfare is a serious epic that delves into the future of militar … | Continue reading
Motorola just released two new TV commercials for Moto Mods – Moto Insta-Share Projector and JBL Soundboost Mod – and they are pretty funny. | Continue reading
VR backpacks are officially a thing. HP, MSI and Zotac all announced VR backpacks, which are basically just battery-powered gaming laptops, with shoulder straps this year. And at IFA 2016, I finally got to try one for myself from XMG.SEE ALSO: Alcatel's Vision VR headset doesn't … | Continue reading
Most technology out in the world is merely functional, exciting emotions only when it fails to perform routine duties. But sometimes that technology gets used for a higher purpose, such as with LG’s OLED tunnel at IFA in Berlin. Created using 216 55-inch curved display, it’s a 15 … | Continue reading
For years, we’ve have a distinct line separating membrane keyboards from those that use mechanical switches. Now, the lunatics at Razer have said, “why not both?” The Razer Ornata Chroma keyboard is a new $100 device that brings together elements of mechanical and membrane techno … | Continue reading
The online gift card application, eGifter has now enabled support for Dunkin Donuts cards. With this new addition, Dunkin Donuts customers can now pay for their donuts and coffee with Bitcoin, in addition to regular modes of payments. eGifter platform is known to offer prepaid gi … | Continue reading
Imagine a five-year-old watching Mum talking to Siri, and Dad talking to Alexa, on a daily basis — what must she think of such interactions? Children nowadays witness computers that seem like they have a mind of their own — and even a personality with which to engage. It can be t … | Continue reading
Unlike a lot of artists, Janice Chu didn’t necessarily grow up knowing she wanted to draw things for a living. In fact, she originally went to university to study computer science, but that only lasted a semester. “There was just too much math,” she says. Eventually she switched … | Continue reading
I wasn't expecting to be impressed. Mechanical keyboards are great, but they're rarely practical. It feels badass to mash into a great keyboard with Cherry switches when I'm playing games, or for a brief session of pseudo typing, but when I actually want to be a productive writer … | Continue reading
Activision Publishing and Infinity Ward showed off the multiplayer combat for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered at the Call of Duty XP event, and we had a good hands-on session with the game. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare really set the tone for the blockbuster Call of Dut … | Continue reading
In this op-ed, investor and author William Mougayar discusses why global governments should be – and increasingly are – embracing blockchain. | Continue reading
The recent Falcon 9 rocket explosion badly damaged SpaceX's Florida launch pad at Cape Canaveral, meaning the company’s primary launch site is out of commission for the foreseeable future. But while that pad undergoes repairs, SpaceX says it can continue launching vehicles from i … | Continue reading
Apple plans to introduce one previously rumored black colorway for its expected iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus but also a new “piano black” shade that will be glossy, according to a new report that cites a new note from trusted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI. The information is emerging … | Continue reading
After a surprise Nigeria visit to meet with techies in Lagos, Mark Zuckerberg took his Africa tour to Kenya this Thursday. There the Facebook CEO visited the iHub innovation space, reviewed the BRCK mobile Wi-Fi device, had lunch with Kenyan ICT Cabinet Secretary Joseph Mucheru, … | Continue reading
Exposição do Mundo Português (1940), Lisboa, Portugal | Continue reading
Bitcoin price is drawing close to its 4hr candle chart 200-period moving average (200MA). Crossing above it will signal an intermediate period of advance. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Not a member? Join now. Bitcoin Pri … | Continue reading
It seems like across the board people are into the way The Night Of ended. I'm right there with everyone — without spoiling much, the way it ends up focusing more on the evils of the justice and prison systems makes it a far more interesting show than it would have been as just a … | Continue reading
The upcoming LG V20 won’t have a modular design, but you will be able to access the battery by sliding open the back of the device. | Continue reading
It’s been a long day away from outlets, so I reach into my pocket and fish around for a battery module. The zoom camera pack clips out easy, making room for the added battery capacity, which should give me enough juice to get through the evening. I slip the camera module back int … | Continue reading
Tonybet.com, an online betting and gaming site, has started to allow players to make deposits in bitcoin, then convert the funds to regular currency while playing, the company announced on its website. TonyBet is managed by Tonybet OU in Tallinn, Estonia and is licensed and regul … | Continue reading
Poor Qualcomm. Always the reference design, never the retail unit. It’s like being the guy behind the guy, the comedian’s comedian, the power behind the product that doesn’t get to reap the pomp and circumstance of a retail displays and big and flashy press conferences. The San D … | Continue reading