Beyond Verbal, an Israeli startup specializing in analyzing human emotion and traits based on their voice, has raised $3 million in a Series A round led by Hong Kong investment holding company KuangChi Science Ltd, with participation from Winnovation and Singulariteam. Founded ou … | Continue reading
A short conversation with a wonderful British physicist on a boat in Hong Kong prompted this post. It outlines the mathematical foundations of Web Summit, as well as our broader methodology for optimising human gatherings explained in part through lanyard design and graph theory. … | Continue reading
Sony Electronics is putting a stake in the ground. At the IFA trade show in Berlin, the company is announcing the MDR-1000X, a wireless headphone which Sony says has the best-ever noise cancellation. That’s consistent with Sony’s usual message that quality matters. In this case, … | Continue reading
Sony knows from phone cameras. After all, it’s the company’s companents that fuels the competition’s hardware. As such, it makes sense that it’s opted to focus on the feature for a pair of new additions to its Xperia X line, the flagship 5.2-inch XZ and 4.2-inch Compact. The comp … | Continue reading
Not every product briefing involves a large hidden speaker trucked in to reproduce plane noise. But Sony clearly very psyched about the noise canceling capabilities of its new wireless headset. In fact, the reps who did presentation even went so far as activating the white noise … | Continue reading
One of the biggest problems with wearing headphones — ...aside from this... — is losing awareness of the sounds around you. Once loud music is playing, you can’t hear if a friend is trying to talk to you, or if there’s an announcement on the subway, or if something falls and brea … | Continue reading
Sony is celebrating its 70th anniversary, and it's doing it up right. According to Wikipedia, a 70th anniversary is technically a "platinum" anniversary, but Sony's really exploring all the metals in this lavish new MDR-Z1R "Signature Series" pair of $2,300 headphones. There's th … | Continue reading
Sony’s move to metal-back phones in 2016 reaches its culmination today with the launch of the company’s new flagship phone, the camera-centric Xperia XZ. As the name suggests, it’s a splicing of this year’s Xperia X design with the previous flagship Z series, which was highlighte … | Continue reading
Sony has built the perfect complement to your Apple Watch Edition: a $3,200 Walkman that’s plated in gold.This is a super-high-end revision of the already-high-end Walkman that Sony introduced for playing lossless audio files last year. It basically takes that and modifies the ha … | Continue reading
The promise of a wireless earbud that can talk to us and take verbal commands has been a hot topic since 2013, when Spike Jonze’s Her wondrously reimagined near-future technology. Now, Sony’s take on the singular earbud, the Xperia Ear, has a release date at last. The device is d … | Continue reading
If you’re still interested in small phones, Sony continues to be the place to look. As it’s done in years past, it’s putting out a 4.6-inch version of one of its top devices. This time around, it’s called the Xperia X Compact.As the name suggests, it’s a shrunken down version of … | Continue reading
Das US-Startup Local Motors wird in eine Berliner Fabrikhalle unweit des Badeschiffs auf der Spree in Alt Treptow einziehen. Das berichtet die WirtschaftsWoche. Ab Anfang 2017 soll dort der fahrerlose und batteriebetriebene 12-Personen-Bus „Olli"... | Continue reading
BERLIN — Can you blame Sony for not wanting to just throw in the towel for its ailing smartphone business?As disappointing as the new Xperia X series is, Sony's pushing forward with the new Xperia XZ and X Compact, which it unveiled at IFA 2016. The XZ will launch in the U.S. on … | Continue reading
China’s SmartX is launching a toy-game hybrid experience today that allows you to use your smartphone to control a Galaxy Zega toy tank in a multiplayer battle. It’s a lot like the racing car games from Anki, but in this case, you can battle your friends using sci-fi toy tanks on … | Continue reading
License on Transfer (LOT) Network is looking to make it even easier for smaller startups to sign up for its cross-licensing patent “immunization” organization, which includes members like Google, Netflix and Uber. Between now and March 1, 2017, any new members that join LOT Netwo … | Continue reading
Renoviso thinks it can take the hassle out of home redecorating. Instead of searching for the right contractor, Renoviso determines which local partner can help you on projects like replacing your windows or getting new floors. And the Boston-based startup is now raising $3.5 mi … | Continue reading
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BERLIN — At its IFA 2016 press conference, Samsung unveiled the 88-inch KS9800, the world's largest quantum-dot TV on the market."The origin of the next TV begins with an amazing particle — just a few atoms wide — the quantum-dot," said Michael Zoeller, vice president and head of … | Continue reading
GameStore from The National Lottery and Puzzle London have come together to bring the Snakes & Ladders board game to life, with a Facebook live stream event taking place at Pinewood Studios. | Continue reading
BERLIN — Quick, what’s the most important feature you want from a tablet? I’m guessing it’s either better battery life or a better screen, with sound likely being an afterthought. But sound is what Huawei focused on in its new, 8.4-inch Android tablet just shown at an event in Be … | Continue reading
Der Drohnen-Hersteller DJI hat auf der IFA 2016 den Smartphone-Stabilisator Osmo Mobile vorgestellt. Das Gimbal ähnelt dem Vorgänger Osmo, nur dass an die Stelle einer integrierten Kamera ein Andoid- oder Apple-Smartphone tritt. Es wird von... | Continue reading
Learn why your influencer marketing program may not be as effective as you'd like. | Continue reading
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei just announced its latest Nova and Nova Plus smartphones at Berlin’s IFA conference, as it sets its sight on buyers who are looking for a mid-range handset. Both the Nova and Nova Plus don’t have any particularly standout features. Neither h … | Continue reading
Experiment e.V.: Bonn (ots) - Zurzeit dominieren in den Medien kritische Töne zu den USA. Dem möchte die gemeinnützige Austauschorganisation Experiment e.V. nun etwas Positives entgegensetzen. Schließlich ist die USA nach wie vor das mit Abstand beliebteste Land für ... | Continue reading
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If you can create content that can produce an online word-of-mouth popularity, then it can give you exponential traffic growth as well as broad media coverage with the just the minimum cost. | Continue reading
The Japanese Mizuho Bank is in trouble for its association with the now-defunct Bitcoin exchange, Mt Gox. The banking major recently had its appeal against a class action lawsuit dismissed by a US Court. The class action lawsuit was filed against Mizuho bank soon after Mt Gox sto … | Continue reading
E-mail is a popular method of communication between patients and dentists. Of course, when you are sending a dental newsletter to your patients, you want it to get their attention. One of the best metrics to find out if it is would be to review the analytics. | Continue reading
There are numerous articles about mistakes agencies make when working with clients, but those lists tend to be quite big, addressing everything – from communication style and understanding the business, to skipping steps in the design and delivering untested builds. At Five, we’v … | Continue reading
BERLIN — Huawei is a company that likes to cover all bases. Besides its flagship Huawei Mate and P series of devices, all of which come in several sizes and flavors, it also has a number of low-priced devices, and a separate smartphone sub-brand called Honor in some countries. O … | Continue reading
VISITFLANDERS: Brüssel/Köln (ots) - Künstler sind für ihre sensiblen Antennen bekannt. Mit ihren Arbeiten nehmen sie häufig gesellschaftliche Veränderungen oder gar Revolutionen vorweg. So lautet die These einer mit Spannung erwarteten Ausstellung, die unter dem ... | Continue reading
Als HTC letztes Jahr zur IFA das One A9 präsentierte, knüpfte die kriselnde Firma große Erwartungen an das Gerät, ein Jahr später geht es HTC immer noch nicht rosig und man zeigt ein Nachfolgemodell namens One A9s, das reichlich... | Continue reading
Irrespective of the size of the firm or industry, a content creator works with a goal in mind – create social media content that spreads like wildfire. | Continue reading
Apple CEO Tim Cook weighed in the recent European Commission tax ruling that stated Apple must pay Ireland $14.5 billion in unpaid taxes by calling it "maddening" and "political crap."SEE ALSO: Here's what Apple's $14.5 billion in Irish taxes looks like in Apple productsIn an int … | Continue reading
A bunch of new products out of Huawei this morning, as the company kicked the second day of IFA press conferences. In addition to two new entries in the company’s mid-tier Nova line, it also introduced a new 8.4-inch tablet the MediaPad M3.At the center of the tablet is a 2560 x … | Continue reading
Negative reviews aren’t bad news. Yet, many businesses fear negative reviews, without realizing that they are easy to deal with and can can actually have a positive effect on your business. The truth about bad reviews It’s impossible to live in a world of five-star experiences, s … | Continue reading
Komy Co. Ltd.: Kawaguchi, Japan (ots/PRNewswire) - - Erstmontage im Airbus A320neo - Ein von Komy Co., Ltd., entwickeltes neues KomyMirror-Modell wird zuerst in einer neuen Art von Gepäckablagefächern im Airbus A320neo eingebaut. Komy führte seinen innovativen ... | Continue reading
When it comes to Android tablets, there's not a lot of options so can Huawei stake a claim for the best Android tablet with its MediaPad M3? Let's find out! | Continue reading
Kein Mate 9 und auch kein Mate S2 hat Huawei auf der IFA aus dem Hut gezaubert, sondern – man hatte bereits gemutmaßt – eine neue Mittelklasse-Serie: Nova. Zwei Geräte machen den Anfang, das Nova und das Nova Plus.Auf den ersten... | Continue reading
Reddit has removed ads impersonating the Trezor shop, the most recent incident of fake bitcoin websites that scam users. Trezor advertises its bitcoin wallet as a secure home for bitcoin, but that does not prevent scammers from capitalizing on its name for malicious purposes. The … | Continue reading
Huawei just took the wraps off of two new mid-range smartphones at IFA 2016. We go hands on with the Huawei Nova and Nova Plus! | Continue reading
At IFA 2017 in Berlin, Huawei has unveiled the next iteration of its MediaPad M tablet line, the 8.4 inch dual-speaker MediaPad M3. | Continue reading
Huawei kicked off its IFA keynote this morning by debuting Nova, a new mid-tier line of handset line offering up solid specs on a budget. The line kicks off with two devices, the simply named Nova and Nova Plus. The two handsets are largely the same, though the Plus, as the name … | Continue reading
lastminute.de: München (ots) - Sand zwischen den Zehen, das türkisfarbene Meer im Blick und das Palmenrauschen in den Ohren - die perfekte Szenerie für deutsche Urlauber in Sachen Traumstrand. Tatsächlich bevorzugen knapp Dreiviertel aller Befragten (72 Prozent) ... | Continue reading
Like Apple and Samsung users in China, Xiaomi smartphone owners are now able to "tap to pay" at contactless terminals in stores. But Xiaomi users will have an additional feature — they can also tap to pay on public transportation in six big cities there.Specifically, those cities … | Continue reading
Here's a look at what we are focusing on in the bitcoin price this morning. | Continue reading
In an interview on an Irish public radio station, Apple CEO Tim again denounced a ruling by the European Commission that the company had dodged $14.5 billion in taxes and said the company would begin moving its profits back to the U.S. Cook said Apple will repatriate billions of … | Continue reading
tado° hat die dritte Generation des smarten Thermostats angekündigt. Das Münchener Unternehmen setzt vor allem auf Konnektivität und die Integration in so viele Systeme wie möglich. Und neue Hardware.In einer Wohnung in einem... | Continue reading