Man stumbles upon his phone background in real life

Life imitates tech. Or, perhaps it's the other way around.Reddit user xbshooter was traveling near Santa Cristina, Italy, when he stumbled upon a familiar sight: the same view that he had set as his phone background.SEE ALSO: Challenge of the day: Find the cell phone in this pict … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

No Man’s Sky travel diary, day five: searching for a purpose

No Man’s Sky is an almost impossibly huge game, an entire virtual universe filled with 18 quintillion planets, each one different from the next thanks to the powers of procedural generation. Instead of a typical review, I’m going to be writing daily dispatches from No Man’s Sky, … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

A lifetime of Droplr Pro’s premium file sharing service is now under $22

Project collaboration just got a serious upgrade. Set your team up with Droplr Pro, a convenient file-sharing service that uploads any files to a remote server, for access by anyone you designate. For a limited time, a lifetime license to Droplr Pro is only $21.99 on TNW Deals. D … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Google’s mysterious new Fuchsia operating system could run on almost anything

Google has a new operating system called Fuchsia in development, with the early results publicly available on Github (and you can even compile and run it yourself, should you feel daring. The new OS differs from both Android and Chrome OS since it doesn’t run on a Linux kernel, a … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

7 Etiquette Tips to Follow When Asking for a Content Share

Good manners will get you everywhere – as long as you know what you're doing. If your goal is to get more links, more retweets, more guest blogs, and more shares…then you need to use a lot of honey and pour out the vinegar when asking for a content share. It's a busy marketing wo … | Continue reading


@alltop | 8 years ago

You can now use your fingers to draw all over Microsoft Office for iPhone

Nothing says “professional business document” quite like finger drawn scribbles. Sure, it’s not likely to become anyone’s default method of expressions for Microsoft’s various iPhone Office apps, but when it comes to doing things like highlighting tidbits and adding notes on the … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

When disaster strikes “someplace else,” first send money | 2016 | Floods

When natural disasters occur, our first reaction may be to send things. First, send money.Related posts:When disaster strikes “someplace else,” first send money (continued) When disaster strikes “someplace else,” first send money (continued) When disaster strikes “someplace else, … | Continue reading


@rexblog.com | 8 years ago

The world is changing, and so too must Web Summit

In six short years, Web Summit has grown from a tiny and local 400-person gathering to the “most important event in technology”, “Davos for geeks”, “Glastonbury for geeks” and all those other nice things the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and the Guardian have noted.The post … | Continue reading


@blog.websummit.net | 8 years ago

You don’t have to be an audiophile to appreciate the world’s most expensive headphone system

US billionaire Warren Buffett likes to note how little advantage his considerable wealth secures him over the average person. He still wears pants like everyone else, lives in a modest house, and uses the sort of technology that’s accessible to the masses. The only thing, Buffett … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Minecraft erscheint sehr bald für Oculus Rift

Gute Nachricht für Besitzer einer Oculus Rift. Die VR-Brille wird demnächst (nächste Woche, um genau zu sein) auf der Windows 10 Beta Edition des Kultspiels Minecraft unterstützt. Das tweetete Tommaso Checchi von Mojang auf seinem... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Twitter takes a cue from Snapchat with the inevitable launch of promoted stickers

It seems everyone’s taking some “inspiration” from Snapchat nowadays – with the recent launch of Twitter’s Stickers, it comes as no surprise that the service will now work with brands to offer promoted stickers as a “visual hashtag.” The promoted stickers will work just like regu … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Sony’s latest beta update makes PS4 software feel more like a real operating system

Sony’s latest software update to the PlayStation 4 is now coming to beta users. Unlike the last major update, which added support for remote streaming to Macs and PCs, the 4.00 firmware beta (codenamed Shingen) is mostly focused on tweaking the PS4’s user interface. One of the bi … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Two HTC Nexus phones just passed the FCC

Details and code names for not one but two HTC Nexus smartphones have just passed through the FCC. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Google is working on a new operating system named Fuchsia

Here's a puzzle: Google appears to have started work on a completely new operating system, but no one knows quite what it's for. The project's name is Fuchsia, and it currently exists as a growing pile of code on the search giant's code depository and on GitHub too. The fledgling … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Jabra upgrades its Sport wireless headphones with new fitness features

Just in time (fingers sweatily crossed) for it to start being a little less excruciatingly hot outside, Jabra will be offering up refreshes to its line of fitness-tracking wireless headphones. The higher-end Sport Pulse bring VO2 Max tracking to the proceedings. What, you ask, is … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

It looks like you can glitch Pokémon Go gyms using eggs

Pokémon Go players have found a way to permanently win a gym for themselves - by placing an egg in the location instead of a Pokémon.Numerous gyms in the Ne… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Groupon top the app charts while eleven top retailers are failing their users

According to Internet Retailer 2016 Mobile 500, app-based sales are soaring. Purchases through mobile apps increased from $35.48 billion in 2014 to $59.86 billion in 2015. That’s a staggering 68.7 percent growth. But that doesn’t mean everything is rosy in the app sales garden. O … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Gamblit will put zombie and racing games into casinos

EXCLUSIVE: Casinos are full of the same old slot machines that don’t always appeal to young people. Gamblit Gaming wants to change that by taking new kinds of skill-based games that will take casinos into the modern age. So the Glendale, Calif.-based company is announcing a partn … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Why is It Important to Market An Event App? By @SwetaGovani of @Yapp

The benefits of an event app are clear for attendees, sponsors, planner and everyone else involved. However, how can reap these benefits everyone is buzzing about? You’ll need to market your event … | Continue reading


@techsytalk.com | 8 years ago

Microsoft introduces NFL Type Covers for your Surface

The NFL is well into its first week of preseason, and Microsoft is celebrating the return of football to our TV screens with some new Surface Type Covers. There are 32 designs to pick from, featuring all the team logos, and the Type Covers will work with a Surface Pro 3 or Surfac … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

What the Evolution of Search Means for Marketers

SEO and SEM are changing more rapidly than ever. Here's how marketers can prepare for the ongoing evolution of search. | Continue reading


@convinceandconvert.com | 8 years ago

How to Write So Vividly that Readers Fall in Love with Your Ideas

Henneke shares how to harness the power of visual language, which makes readers not only remember -- but also love -- your ideas. | Continue reading


@copyblogger.com | 8 years ago

9 Tips on Using Pinterest for Business

Are you using Pinterest for business? If not, here's why you should and 9 tips to help you get started today. | Continue reading


@xoombi.com | 8 years ago

21 Marketing Plan Samples And Everything You Need To Include In Your Strategy

Follow these 30 marketing plan samples to piece together your own detailed marketing strategy document, with three free downloadable templates to use. | Continue reading


@coschedule.com | 8 years ago

Social Sharing: An Analysis of the 1 Million Most Shared Articles on Social Media

Social Media - Which social networks do consumers use most to share third-party articles? Are the most shared text pieces on social media generally positive, negative, or neutral in tone? | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Absolut and Uber to offer private jet experience

Four lucky Uber users and their plus ones will be whisked-off on a private jet to a secret party hosted by vodka brand Absolut on Friday (19 August). | Continue reading


@campaignlive.co.uk | 8 years ago

Kraken Issues Warning as Phishing Website Ad Looms

Popular Bitcoin exchange Kraken has issued a warning regarding a potential phishing website. Various company users have reported this fictitious platform, which seems to be appearing in advertisements across all the main search engines. Internet criminals are working hard to stea … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Salesforce Inbox gains calendar from Tempo acquisition

Salesforce’s efforts to turn its Inbox app into a central resource for salespeople has a new trick: An integrated calendar built from its acquisition of Tempo that pulls in contact data from your Salesforce database, giving you a way to quickly find out more about the people you’ … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

PS4's next big update adds folders

The PlayStation 4's next big update adds a folders option.The beta for PS4's upcoming 4.00 update, codenamed Shingen, rolls out tomorrow for everyone included in the public beta program, Sony said.The update refreshes the user interface, adds the aforementioned folders and update … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

MegaBots CEO Gui Cavalcanti, and a giant fighting robot, are coming to Disrupt SF

An Oakland-based startup called MegaBots is making giant fighting robots a reality, and forming a league for them to fight each other under clear and fair rules, something akin to Formula 1 or UFC. Taking time away from all the test drives and trash talk that entails, MegaBots’ C … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Release von "Final Fantasy XV" verzögert sich

Fans von Final Fantasy müssen nun stark sein. Die Veröffentlichung des Games Final Fantasy XV wird sich verschieben. Das Rollenspiel, das ursprünglich für den 30. September angekündigt gewesen ist, wird nun voraussichtlich am... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Deus Ex GO coming to Android this week

Square Enix's mobile board-game adaptation of the Deus Ex universe, called Deus Ex GO, launches on August 18 on Android and iOS. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Watch: Assassin’s Creed stuntman perform a monstrous 125 foot leap of faith

Assassin’s Creed quickly made a name in the video game industry with its spectacular stunts and scenic action dynamics, but we’re yet to see how this aspect of the franchise will translate in its adaptation for screen. While the movie will certainly make heavy use of CGI to re-cr … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Sarah Kay to leave Story Events

Managing director of Story Events, Sarah Kay, has announced she will leave the agency at the end of October. | Continue reading


@eventmagazine.co.uk | 8 years ago

Blockstream Adds to All-Star Bitcoin Dev Team

Bitcoin startup Blockstream has announced a slew of new hires that serve to further the firm’s already impressive development team. | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

FAA-Berater C. Neal Monte bleibt Airborne Wireless Network während der Vorbereitung auf FAA-Zulassung erhalten

Airborne Wireless Network: Simi Valley, Kalifornien (ots/PRNewswire) - Airborne Wireless Network, ein in Nevada ansässiges Unternehmen (das "Unternehmen"), freut sich, bekanntgeben zu dürfen, dass C. Neal Monte dem Unternehmen als leitender FAA Designated Engineering ... | Continue reading


@presseportal.de | 8 years ago

Salesforce’s Inbox app gets a calendar powered through its Tempo AI acquisition

Salesforce Inbox app is getting a calendar feature so that salespeople will become more productive knowing everything about who they’re meeting and what the conversation is about. Leveraging its acquisition of Tempo AI in 2015, the company is continuing to build up its suite of p … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

How to Use Archetypes to Create Deeper Customer Connections

Margaret Mark and Carol Pearson, Marketing Archetype Experts, join the Business of Story Podcast to talk about what archetypes are, why we all resonate so deeply with them, and how organizations can use them to add meaning to their brand stories. | Continue reading


@convinceandconvert.com | 8 years ago

How states use facial recognition to sniff out driver's license fraud

By the time the law caught up with him, Ronald Carnes had been on the run for 40 years. He’d been moving from state to state after escaping from a North Carolina prison in 1973, finally landing in Waterloo, Iowa, under a pair of assumed names.He probably could have spent the rest … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Twitter introduces ‘promoted stickers’ for brands, with Pepsi as first partner

Twitter made its stickers for photos available to everyone at the end of last month, and now the company has quickly followed that up with the launch of its first branded stickers. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Hacker können Daten über Festplattengeräusche auslesen

Das Ganze klingt ziemlich nach Voodoo. Forscher haben kürzlich eine Möglichkeit entwickelt, anhand von Festplattengeräuschen Daten von einem Computer auslesen zu können. Der Hack nennt sich DiskFiltration. Jeder kennt die eigenartigen... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Google Play Store finally has separate charts for apps and games

Finally, Google has introduced a separate chart for the Top Apps in the Play Store, sifting out games to help users find the best software. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Deutschlandtourismus: Wertschöpfung durch Wertschätzung / Ergebnisse des DestinationCamp 2016 jetzt als "Werkschau" veröffentlicht

netzvitamine GmbH: Hamburg/Oberstaufen (ots) - Die Touristiker in den deutschsprachigen Ferienregionen haben in weiten Teilen drei große Problemkomplexe zu meistern: zum einen die Lebensentwürfe junger Touristiker, die ihr Leben lieber an den Freizeitwerten ihrer ... | Continue reading


@presseportal.de | 8 years ago

Cancelled Star Wars games: a Dark side Rogue Squadron and Chewbacca action adventure

Which Star Wars game would you have preferred: a Dark side Rogue Squadron, called Dark Squadron, or a Chewbacca action adventure?That's exactly the dilemma publisher LucasArts faced in late 2003, according to a new video by DidYouKnowGaming?. On the one hand there was Factor 5, d … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

First Click: Samsung Note 7 review, our favorite universal remote, Deus Ex Go, and more in the week ahead

The Galaxy Note 7 begins shipping on all four major US carriers on Friday, August 19th. Samsung's giant 5.7-inch handset still sits comfortably in the hand thanks to a dual-curved Super AMOLED display that helps reduce the phone's overall width. Other notable advancements over l … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

5 Magical Tactics for Repurposing B2B Marketing Content

Did you know, that on a daily basis, 16 to 20% of search queries on Google have never been seen before? With over 100 billion monthly queries, there are an incredible number of ways that people express their interests, wants and needs. At the same time, a study from CMI and Marke … | Continue reading


@toprankblog.com | 8 years ago

40 philosophies from famous marketers throughout history

I believe you can learn something from everyone — as long as you’re listening. We’re always building on the legacy and lessons of those who have come before us. For marketers, this is quite a legacy indeed. Although the discipline of marketing only emerged in the 1900s, it builds … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Fan-made Pokémon Uranium pulled after 1.5m downloads

A hugely-popular fan-made Pokémon game has been pulled offline after hitting 1.5m downloads.Nintendo lawyers began targeting Pokémon Uranium with takedown notices over the weekend. Pre-empting a messy legal challenge, its creators have simply removed the game's download links fro … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago