A couple of weeks ago I gave a talk at the largest Go conference, GopherCon, in Denver. It was the first time I attended GopherCon at all, and the first time ever I spoke in English in front of 1400+ people, and it was an absolutely incredible experience. Here is my story. My jou … | Continue reading
HTC has released its Q2 2016 financial results, showing slight improvements quarter-on-quarter, but a large fall in revenue since last year. | Continue reading
We had the pleasure of having Giphy’s COO Adam Leibsohn speak at TNW Conference back in May. This November, catch similar tech giants at Momentum– our new event for New York. Last week, we published your ultimate guide to GIFs: How to create them, when to use them and why they’re … | Continue reading
It’s hard standing out in the smartphone market. Of late, ZTE’s primary focus has been on pricing – a strategy epitomized by the recent launch of the company’s $99 Android phablet. But that’s become something of a race to the bottom as manufacturers rapidly work to undercut one o … | Continue reading
Turn-based role-player Darkest Dungeon launches for PlayStation 4 and Vita on 27th September.The psychological dungeon-crawler delves into the challenges of adventuring - both physical and mental.Sony's pair of PlayStation platforms get the game as a Cross-Buy and Cross-Save rele … | Continue reading
The team over at iFixit has completed their teardown of the new Xbox One S, and the results have revealed a couple of interesting features. The Xbox One S features a SATA III hard drive — specifically a Seagate Spinpoint M9T ST2000LM003 2 TB 5400 RPM with 32 MB Cache — a slight u … | Continue reading
I've been playing a bit of The Elder Scrolls Legends this week and I have to say I quite like it. I'm hardly the best at it - I'm still prone to making some pretty basic errors - but I am at least reassured that Legends is a card game with a decent amount of potential. Of course, … | Continue reading
Google today released a new application designed to get kids to explore the world using maps and 3D imagery. The new app, which the company describes as “an experiment,” takes advantage of Google Maps’ 3D imagery of the Himalayas but combines it with a bit of gameplay to make the … | Continue reading
This is where Facebook will prototype its solar drones, Internet-beaming lasers, VR headsets, and next-gen servers. The problem with moving faster than most companies is that Facebook was plagued by delays whenever it had to outsource prototyping and testing of its gadgets and gi … | Continue reading
On June 2, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) fined Bitfinex US$75,000 for handling illegal off-exchange financial retail commodity transactions without registering as a futures commission merchant. The CFTC – alongside other regulators – required the exchange t … | Continue reading
Pepper has been picking up retail work all over Asia, including a high profile gig working at Pizza Huts in Japan, but Softbank’s humanoid robot hasn’t had too much luck finding work here in the States. But now that the company is working toward a US release timed for later this … | Continue reading
Facebook, as one of the largest and most popular sites in the world, has a healthy amount of physical infrastructure to manage its various mobile apps and web services. Now, that collection includes a new 22,000-square-foot lab at its Menlo Park, CA headquarters, where the compan … | Continue reading
August 2, 2016 Romania, Bucharest – Bitcoin is one of the most volatile cryptocurrencies at the moment. The value of Bitcoin has increased in the recent days, making it the ideal time to trade it against other currencies. Experienced market players consider the price volatility a … | Continue reading
MENLO PARK, Calif. — When you think about hardware, Facebook is likely not the first company that comes to mind. But the social network is now investing more in hardware development than ever before.Facebook on Tuesday opened the doors to its new 22,000-square-foot hardware resea … | Continue reading
Content creation has become a critically important online marketing strategy for small business owners. Check out these tips to help you make an impact. | Continue reading
Google is now previewing Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) in search results. This means that AMP pages will be distributed across the SERP instead of only the “Top Stories” section. | Continue reading
SPONSORED: This sponsored post is part of our Mobile Commerce Explosion series. Produced in partnership with Braintree, the series looks at the explosive growth in mobile and how it’s disrupting industries and impacting brands. See the whole series here. Imagine this typical mobi … | Continue reading
Remember when devices didn’t connect to the internet? Remember when every gadget that launched didn’t come with Bluetooth or Wi-Fi enabled? Do gadgets even still work without an app?Prisma, a new device that launched on Indiegogo yesterday, brews cold brew coffee in 10 minutes. W … | Continue reading
I'll come to the point immediately today: Legends of Heropolis [Free]is a terrible game. If you had access to a state-of-the-art 1966 Batcomputer and asked it to show you the worst possible outcome of a merger between a Kairosoft sim and a Japanese free-to-play social RPG, Legend … | Continue reading
Good news, Android users: Google has updated Chrome to make streaming video faster and smoother, suck up less battery and reduce data usage.Improvements made to version 52 of Chrome will be "most noticeable on short videos" according to the official Google Chrome blog. Android us … | Continue reading
We really dug the first season of Netflix’s show Stranger Things. It’s a great mix of nostalgia for the films of the 1980s and a great story about a town getting to the bottom of a strange disappearance of a local boy. Like any good show, it left us wanting a bit more, and left u … | Continue reading
Today’s world is hurtling along at a rapid pace thanks to technology. Tasks that once upon a time could’ve eaten into our day are now complete in a flash, and all streamlined by our mobile devices. So why are we still waiting too long for our devices to charge? OnePlus is the n … | Continue reading
Polar goes back. Way, way back. Back to the early 80s, when the Finnish company launched its first portable heart rate monitor, the Sport Tester PE 2000. Back when wearable fitness devices weren’t really a thing.Of course, being the first doesn’t mean you’ll always be on top. Whi … | Continue reading
Soccer has Wembley. Cricket has Eden Gardens. Tennis has Wimbledon. And very soon, the increasingly popular sport of drone racing might have its own iconic stadium. The Chinese drone manufacturer DJI is working on its own mammoth indoor arena called, unsurprisingly, the DJI Arena … | Continue reading
Having a Facebook page is virtually essential for modern businesses, and now they might be able to reap some new benefits from it too. Facebook is rolling out two new sections to promote both goods and services that merchants sell on the platform. The Shop section lets businesses … | Continue reading
Bei der Rücknahme von Elektroschrott sieht es anders aus, aber bei der Auslieferung kann es Amazon gar nicht schnell genug gehen. Ab sofort können sich Amazon Prime-Mitglieder nach Berlin auch in München für knapp 7 Euro ihre Bestellungen... | Continue reading
New York has one of the best public transit systems in the country, but it’s still very much a mess. Why do I have to train it through Manhattan if I’d like to go from Forest Hills to Park Slope? How come there’s a train to JFK, but not for LGA? Won’t someone please just build a … | Continue reading
Flipboard today has added support for vertical videos ads enabled through its redesigned Cinema Loop product. When used, brands will see their 3 to 10 second animated GIF-like “teaser” clips extend edge-to-edge on the screen and link to the actual TV commercial or video in portra … | Continue reading
Not to be outdone by Twitter – who, yesterday introduced followable Moments and other means of tuning into Olympics news via its network – Facebook is rolling out a number of ways for its users to show support for their favorite teams plus track the Olympics news they care about … | Continue reading
In a summer movie season burdened by laborious franchise updates and a calendar all but void of fun, April and the Extraordinary World should have made a splash. Its synopsis is as grand and ambitious as any blockbuster. A family of scientists hope to create an elixir to end agin … | Continue reading
BlackBerry has today announced that it's making its Hub software available for all Android devices running Android 6.0 Marshmallow or newer. The Hub, which combines email, messaging, social networking, and other accounts together in one dashboard, was previously only available on … | Continue reading
BetaList features the newest startups. Today, we look at SCRN which takes screenshots on your mobile device to the next level. Submit your startup to get featured too. What does your product do? SCRN re-thinks screenshots on mobile devices. All active smartphone users use screens … | Continue reading
Buyers are in charge of relationships with companies they choose to do business with. | Continue reading
Each week, we’ll ask our stable of scribes across the globe to weigh in on the most important NBA topics of the day — and then give you a chance to step on the scale, too, in the comments below. BLOGTABLE: Your favorite Olympic memory? | Should LeBron chase ghost of Jordan? | Are … | Continue reading
Each week, we’ll ask our stable of scribes across the globe to weigh in on the most important NBA topics of the day — and then give you a chance to step on the scale, too, in the comments below. BLOGTABLE: Your favorite Olympic memory? | Should LeBron chase ghost of Jordan? | Are … | Continue reading
Each week, we’ll ask our stable of scribes across the globe to weigh in on the most important NBA topics of the day — and then give you a chance to step on the scale, too, in the comments below. BLOGTABLE: Your favorite Olympic memory? | Should LeBron chase ghost of Jordan? | Are … | Continue reading
Even though Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a full three months away, Warner Bros. is moving quickly to get a new trilogy off the ground. The first follow-up to the wizarding world epic is now slated for November 16th, 2018. David Yates will return as director, working … | Continue reading
The best way to communicate your message isn't through buzzwords and jargon, but using clear and concise language so everyone can understand and relate. | Continue reading
Igor Schwarzmann is the German co-founder of Third Wave, a strategy consultancy based in Berlin that works with small-scale industrial manufacturers. The company’s clients range across Europe, the... | Continue reading
Storytelling can make your content mesmerizing and ingrained in a consumer's mind. Our Creative Spotlight discusses storytelling tips to help you improve... | Continue reading
Marketing Strategy - Today, going global can be achieved more easily than ever—if you have the right strategy and solutions in place. Here are a few things you need to know about forming ... | Continue reading
Marketing Strategy - The final article in this series explores how to respond to altered behavior in the buying cycle, deliver content to where it is most needed, and focus on the proven ... | Continue reading
How are we only two (and a bit) months away from the release of Civilization 6? When did that happen?!Having played it a couple of times now, I'm feeling pr… | Continue reading
Rum brand Wray & Nephew will host 'Wray's Rum Tings', a series of events this summer, which kick off with Wray's Jerk Fest on 6 August in London. | Continue reading
While social games company Zynga’s push into real-money gambling may have had some hiccups, a group of alums who built a startup dedicated specifically to that have sold their company for up to $170 million. Rocket Games, a social gambling company based out of San Francisco, has … | Continue reading
An Altanta-based startup called Florence Healthcare has raised $1.7 million in seed funding to help drug companies and researchers at hospitals or other trial sites to exchange information about clinical trials in the cloud.Ultimately, helping these groups share information with … | Continue reading
We’ve all been there: We get a device, we like it, but then wish we could change just one or two details about it to make it perfect. ZTE wants to help you out by crowdsourcing its next mobile device throughout every step of the development process. It’s called Project CSX. Here’ … | Continue reading
Earlier in July, Indonesia was among the first countries to impose restrictions on playing Pokémon Go when it ordered police and military personnel to abstain from catching ’em all while on duty. Now the Indonesian government is also considering banning Pokémon Go at schools, cla … | Continue reading