Android users have access to a huge choice of music services, offering MP3, FLAC, and more to stream and download. Here's everything you need to know. | Continue reading
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Apple’s reality TV show ‘Planet of the Apps’ keeps getting weirder. Every time Apple and Propagate release new information about the show, it gets harder to understand what they’re actually trying to build. This time, Variety got a statement saying that Jessica Alba is joining th … | Continue reading
Snapchat is making it easier for anyone to create on-demand geofilters through the launch of templates you can customize right through the company’s website. For those that just want something quick and more “do-it-yourself,” this eliminates the need to use image editing software … | Continue reading
Online furniture shop Wayfair has acquired a Boston-based mobile messaging application called Trumpit, with the aim of utilizing its technology in order to expand its customer service offerings. So yes, that means messaging will be a part of the mobile Wayfair application in the … | Continue reading
Because you have clicked this story, I will assume you have moved into your first dorm room, continue to live in a small apartment because modern rent charges are stacked against us, or you have a perverse fascination with confined spaces. Whatever the case, welcome.Normally on W … | Continue reading
Luxembourg based satellite company SES announced today that they’ve made an agreement with SpaceX to be the first company to launch a payload on a used Falcon 9 rocket. The re-flight, scheduled to take place late this year, will mark the next big milestone on SpaceX’s path toward … | Continue reading
Last November, Google+ started trialing a huge redesign that focused on its Collections and Communities features. That redesign is will now available to everyone by default over the next few days. You can switch back to the old one, but Google note’s it’s only “for the time bein … | Continue reading
You don’t need a PlayStation to play PlayStaton games anymore: Sony’s Playstation Now subscription-based game streaming service is now out for PC, and you an grab the app and start playing some of PlayStation’s best legacy titles immediately if you’ve got a Windows machine. It’ll … | Continue reading
Warren Spector has talked a bit about the story in System Shock 3, a game in development at a new studio he's in charge of, OtherSide Austin. More on that later.He told Polygon that System Shock 3 will explore why Shodan, the evil artificial intelligence from the other two games, … | Continue reading
Twitter has always represented a bit of a raw deal for creators when it comes to monetization. Unlike YouTube, there’s no publicly-accessible revenue sharing program. If you create a piece of content that does well, there’s no way to shove an advert on it and make some money, unl … | Continue reading
Google will no longer use the ‘Nexus’ branding for its smartphones and (maybe?) tablets, a new report from Android Central suggests. Additionally, flagship Android handsets from Google will no longer be ‘vanilla’ Android, instead adding a layer of complexity atop the experience, … | Continue reading
Indie developer Vagabond Dog is promoting its next game, Sometimes Always Monsters, by doing something usually reserved for musicians or authors: going on a bus tour. Our managing editor Jason Wilson is joining them today in their unconventional ride, and he’s streaming his exper … | Continue reading
While Kickstarter is a great place to start selling products online, and Amazon is a good next step, you’ll often see hardware companies begin shipping their products to local retailers like Best Buy. There’s a good reason for that — online commerce may be increasingly eating awa … | Continue reading
Actor and entrepreneur Jessica Alba will appear on Apple's Planet of the Apps as a "mentor" for up-and-coming developers. She's the fourth big name to be added to the show's list of mentors, the last three including Will.i.am, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Gary Vaynerchuk.Alba's addition … | Continue reading
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Okta announced it was bringing identity management to APIs today at its Oktane customer conference in Las Vegas.For a long time, Okta was about connecting people with cloud applications such as ServiceNow, Salesforce or Office 365. A couple of years ago, the company extended that … | Continue reading
Okta has become the latest company to commit to the 1% pledge, giving away its services and technology to support the community. The identity management platform provider announced that nonprofits will be able to use any product within its Okta Identity Cloud for free — up to the … | Continue reading
You can now buy a Sense sleep monitoring system from Best Buy and Target. Starting today, target.com will carry Sense, with Best Buy’s online portal getting it “soon.” The system is expected to hit store shelves later this year. James Proud, CEO of the company behind Sense, Hello … | Continue reading
Snapchat wants to make your party planning easier.The mobile storytelling app has released customizable templates for geofilters, the in-app illustrations that are seen more than 1 billion times every day.Now, Snapchat users can go to the on-demand geofilter page on desktop to ac … | Continue reading
I’ve just released SCS, a session management package for Go 1.7+. Its design leverages Go’s new context package to automatically load and save session data via middleware. Importantly, it also provides the security features that you need when using server-side session stores … | Continue reading
Bitcoin price pushes higher, again, from horizontal support zone near $560. The outlook remains that the market is engaged in a sideways base formation prior to advance. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Not a member? Join n … | Continue reading
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Audi’s upcoming four-door luxury electric car will have a 311-mile range, along with Level 4 self-driving features (essentially full autonomy for those keeping track) and three separate electric motors, according to a new report from Autocar. The car is set to go head-to-head wit … | Continue reading
It was just last week that Sony announced that its PlayStation Now streaming service would be expanding to PC — and now it’s already available. The service lets users stream hundreds of different PS3 games for a single monthly fee of $19.99, making it something akin to Netflix fo … | Continue reading
If you pre-order the Fitbit Charge 2 or Flex 2 on Amazon right now you can enjoy a nice discount of between $20-35 off the RRP. | Continue reading
Twitter wants the kind of video creators YouTube has — and the massive audiences that come with them.To make this dream a reality, the company is pulling a page from YouTube’s playbook: It’s going to sell ads alongside creator videos and share that ad revenue with the people maki … | Continue reading
Von Sonos war heute zu hören, wie sich der Hersteller von drahtlosen Lautsprechen und Multiroom-Systemen die Zukunft des eigenen Ökosystems vorstellt. Die Änderungen bzw. Weiterentwicklungen bestätigen die Strategie, die sich vor... | Continue reading
The latest drone from Yuneec isn't targeted at drone enthusiasts, but at people who want to step up their Instagram game. The Yuneec Breeze is a $499 "flying camera" that can take 4K video and 13MP images that can easily be shared to your social media accounts through the accompa … | Continue reading
If summer movie season is when thought and reason are jettisoned in favor of explosions and bombast, then fall is when Hollywood decides to get serious. Or should we say, it's when Hollywood decides audiences are ready to get serious — because over the next few months a slew of O … | Continue reading
American Airlines doesn't know what to say. And they're having a lot of trouble saying it. They're making a fortune this year due to low oil prices, and one way to manage shareholder expectations for the future is to put... | Continue reading
Microsoft has been gradually detailing all the new car options in Forza Horizon 3 in recent months, but the company has saved a secret addition for Halo fans. Halo's Warthog will be driveable in Forza Horizon 3, alongside 350 other vehicles. It's the first time Microsoft has allo … | Continue reading
If CES is the tech industry's Super Bowl, IFA is like the NCAA Football Bowl. Not quite the trendsetting tech event of the year, but still worth getting excited for.Held annually in Berlin, Germany, IFA is essentially Europe's version of CES with one big key difference: It's open … | Continue reading
Google today announced a slew of Google+ updates. The redesigned Google+ is now rolling out to all users, a few new features have been added to the social network, and it is becoming a core Google for Work service. Google first showed off the new Google+ for the web, which puts a … | Continue reading
The US government's Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has announced the winners of a blockchain research paper contest. | Continue reading
Disembodied hands put a vinyl record on a turntable. It is not the turntable The Wirecutter recommends for casual listening. The taste of the owner of these hands is suspect.The hand-possessor sets the record to play. "Five years ago today" Your Friend became Facebook … | Continue reading
Despite progress in creating bug-resistant crops, pesticide is still one of the most effective and cost-efficient ways to ensure good produce yields. But the current approach actually involves applying a huge volume of pest-control poison – way more than you need, because just 2 … | Continue reading
Welcome to episode 17 of VB Engage, the VentureBeat podcast where we dissect mobile and marketing in a brutally honest way. This week, we take a look at the world of customer relationship management (CRM). Before you hit the snooze button, there’s a lot brewing in the world of mo … | Continue reading
Flipboard has launched another way for brands to easily advertise on its publishing platform with the creation of a private premium marketplace. Through a partnership with Rubicon Project, this invite-only offering lets select advertisers programmatically purchase advertising wit … | Continue reading
Washio, the on-demand laundry startup that launched in 2013, has today announced that it will shutter its service.In a letter posted to the website, Washio founders announced that the company will shut down operations, effective immediately. No new orders will go through the serv … | Continue reading
We still have some waiting to do before we find out more about Nintendo’s next console. Nintendo announced today that it will run a Nintendo Direct livestream on September 1, focusing on upcoming releases for its aging 3DS handheld system. Nintendo specifically told GamesBeat in … | Continue reading
There’s a chance you’re reading this on a public Wi-Fi network, being completely unprotected to dangers from people wanting to do your computer serious harm. You should use a VPN. Even though they are widely promoted, not enough people use them yet. At TNW, we actively support ev … | Continue reading
Dieses Projekt ist wohl genauso abwegig wie gruselig: Eine gemeinnützige Organisation namens RISE (Robots in Service of the Environment) tüftelt angeblich an einem autonomen Tauchroboter, der vor der US-Atlantikküste gezielt Jagd auf... | Continue reading
Conversable and Olo have partnered to help restaurants offer food-ordering bots to office workers — and those of us who often say, “Let’s order in” — using chat and messaging applications. The offering aims to help brands reach people at work via popular communications platforms … | Continue reading
Twitter is rolling out a new way for content creators to monetize their videos and work across the platform. The company’s Amplify Publisher program now supports the inclusion of pre-roll ads to videos, while its Media Studio and Engage apps have received updates designed to make … | Continue reading
One of gaming’s most outspoken developers has gone back to update one of her best-known releases. Brianna Wu and her Giant Spacekat studio are gearing up to release Revolution 60: Special Edition for Steam and iOS on September 6. This is an update to the original 2014 iOS release … | Continue reading
After opening up its Amplify program last fall to a wide range of publishers, Twitter says it’s expanding the video ad program again, this time to individual creators. After creators are approved for the program, the company says that when they’re about to tweet a video, they can … | Continue reading