Hubris is both the fuel for great disruption, and meteoric failure. Wonder is betting big. The stealth startup funded by Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC, Atari founder Nolan Bushnell, and actor Kevin Spacey wants to challenge Apple for the high-end phone market. According to sources close to … | Continue reading
Although fans of the Moto X series will be familiar with this feature already, Google Camera for the latest Nougat Dev Preview is getting a twist gesture. | Continue reading
So the day has now come to an end, at it’s time to take a second look at the bitcoin price market ahead of tonight’s Asian session. Thing shave been pretty volatile today, as we expected they might be, and we’ve got plenty to discuss before we get to the end, so here goes. First, … | Continue reading
Bitcoin has made millionaires nearly overnight, lost some their life savings, and fluctuates more than a politician during election season, but make no mistake: it’s not currency, at least to this Florida court. A Miami-Dade judge ruled in favor of a man, Michell Espinoza, charge … | Continue reading
New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton joined Mayor de Blasio on Monday to announce that officers are getting more tactical equipment, including helmets and bulletproof vests, following recent violent events in Paris, Orlando and Dallas. Photo: Fox | Continue reading
Google might be the holy grail of analytics, and there's little question that you need it plugged in if you want to track your website's success. But that doesn't mean Google Analytics is telling you the full story. In fact, your analytics could be telling you outright lies. GA d … | Continue reading
Apple is reportedly tapping former executive Bob Mansfield to lead its not-so-secret car project, which many believe is called ‘Titan.’ If you’re not familiar with Mansfield, you’re definitely aware of the products he’s helmed. On top of the iMac, MacBook Air and early iPads, the … | Continue reading
Earlier this year retro peripheral companies Analogue and 8Bitdo joined forces to create a wireless receiver for the original NES, allowing players to enjoy their classic games on native hardware without those clunky cords getting in the way.Now the peripheral makers have offered … | Continue reading
On Friday, WikiLeaks published a stolen archive of emails from the Democratic National Committee — and Washington spent the weekend trying to figure out if the dump was a normal political scandal or something far more sinister. The dump revealed a number of embarrassing facts, in … | Continue reading
Twitter came into our lives in 2006, and after a decade of existence, most people still have no idea what Twitter even is. Ninety percent of respondents to a Twitter-organized questionnaire say they recognize the brand, but most "didn’t know or simply misunderstood" what it was f … | Continue reading
It is a very competitive landscape for on-demand rides. While Uber dominates the market in the U.S., Didi Chuxing is the leader in China. And in Europe, there is another player that is making headways. Gett, formerly known as GetTaxi, is the “number one on-demand mobility company … | Continue reading
Nintendo’s shares plunged after the company said late Friday that the worldwide success of Pokémon Go will not significantly impact its financial results. Nothing Nintendo disclosed about the ownership of the game was new information, but markets were shocked anyway. The stock sa … | Continue reading
It’s Groundhog Day in the world of European restaurant delivery. Despite Delivery Hero-owned Valk Fleet’s spectacular failure, another startup is trying its hand at letting quick service restaurants or take-outs outsource delivery. Stuart, the heavily-funded “last-mile” delivery … | Continue reading
One of the most-voiced concerns about cord-cutting being a viable alternative to cable/satellite is the lack of live sports. After today’s announcement from Sony that it’s bringing NFL Network and its subscription service, RedZone, to PlayStation Vue, it’s clear this is becoming … | Continue reading
Microsoft is overhauling its authenticator apps for Android and iOS next month, with new features and a refreshed user interface. While Microsoft has long supported two-factor authentication for multiple services on Android, the iOS app has always been restricted to Microsoft Azu … | Continue reading
The Democratic National Convention kicks off this week in Philadelphia, in the wake of the GOP convention and a massive leak of Democratic National Committee emails that’s been widely attributed to Russian hackers. It should be an interesting event, and not just because of all th … | Continue reading
In 2000, Yahoo was worth $125 billion. In 2008, it rejected a $44 billion buyout from Microsoft. And today it sold to Verizon for $4.83 billion. The lesson here is, if you won the last computing platform and are on the cusp of the next one you’re not built for, you might want to … | Continue reading
There’s a Tinder verification scam going around, and being caught up in it means you may end up spending a lot of cash on porn instead. It’s basically phishing; a bot tries to talk you into migrating awy from Tinder to be verified. Instead, your personal information and payment d … | Continue reading
Magic Leap CMO Brian Wallace showed off a video preview last week of what we might eventually see from his secretive company. The video, which Wallace played at a conference in Shanghai, shows how consumers will be able to shop through Magic Leap’s AR headset. They’ll be able to … | Continue reading
One of the saddest scenes in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy is watching the slow-moving Ents – the massive tree shepherds that took days to decide whether or not to react Sauron’s onslaught – are cut down by the wily Orcs. Only a few fall in the battle but when they do the giants … | Continue reading
It seems like just yesterday The Verge was at Randall's Island in New York City for Panorama, talking to artists, catching shows, and applying sunscreen like we were getting paid for it. That's because it was just yesterday — the final day of the festival. The artists who played … | Continue reading
A year after the mysterious Axon Phone, ZTE have launched the Axon 7 with a lot of upgrades and a $400 price tag. Is it the best affordable flagship though? | Continue reading
If we haven’t jumped the shark on Pokemon Go yet, this should do it: there’s now a Tinder-style dating app for Pokemon enthusiasts. PokeMatch (if you say it wrong, it’s pretty dirty) is designed to let you swipe right or left on nearby PokeNerds as you’re swiping up to toss balls … | Continue reading
A private stock exchange based in Gibraltar is adding an exchange traded instrument (ETI) invested in bitcoin. | Continue reading
Fans of the classic Milton Bradley/Games Workshop role-playing board game HeroQuest who are looking for a similar experience on mobile have a few decent choices available to them. There are games that use the basic concept as a springboard for a larger, deeper adventure such as H … | Continue reading
Bespoke typefaces have become all the rage in Silicon Valley. Google has its Roboto font family that’s become a cornerstone of the identity of many of their Material Design applications. Apple has its custom-made San Fransisco, which recently became the default typeface across th … | Continue reading
Gibraltar Stock Exchange has announced the introduction of a new Bitcoin backed security into its list of trading instruments. BitcoinETI, with the assigned ticker BTCETI is an asset-backed Exchange Traded Instrument created by Argentarius ETI Management and invested exclusively … | Continue reading
After a half-dozen years heading the company, Hans Vestberg is out as Ericsson’s CEO. The Swedish telecommunications giant announced today that the exec is stepping down from his post effective immediately. Jan Frykhammar, who has been working for the company since 1991 will be s … | Continue reading
Though Marissa Mayer is openly stating she plans on staying on at Yahoo after its merger with AOL under Verizon ownership, she’s got $57 million reasons to leave. As part of a regulatory filing for the acquisition, it’s been discovered that Mayer has a $57 million golden parachut … | Continue reading
Audi is joining others like Daimler in focusing future investment on emerging tech categories like electric vehicles and self-origin cars, according to to CEO Rupert Stadler. Speaking to German newspaper Stuttgarter Zeitung (via Reuters) this past weekend, Stadler said that in ad … | Continue reading
I've held a few tennis balls in my life, even though I don't play. There are also 360 million of them made every year - this is how. | Continue reading
The AG600, the world’s largest seaplane, was rolled out by a state-run Chinese company last week, which experts say is the country’s latest effort to bolster its nascent aviation industry. The plane is roughly the size of a Boeing 737, has a range of 2,800 miles, and will be used … | Continue reading
Last week Capcom announced remasters of its first few Dead Rising games for PS4, Xbox One and PC. Now we know who's behind these restorations and what they look like.As revealed on the Xbox Store, the original Dead Rising is being ported to modern platforms via QLOC, a Polish qua … | Continue reading
Creating urgency can dramatically increase your conversion rates. See the results of urgency based CRO testing. | Continue reading
Many corporations have assumed a leading role in educating the public about protecting the environment, in developing more environmentally-friendly products, and in positioning their products as “green.” Sometimes though positioning and promoting green products goes too far in a … | Continue reading
It can’t be disputed: Windows 10 has been a wild success for Microsoft, after being installed on more than 350 million devices. To mark this, August 2nd is the release of the Anniversary Update which brings a slew of tweaks, fixes and new features. Read More | Continue reading
San Diego Comic-Con has come and gone, and we're left with sore feet, full pokédexes, and more trailers than one person could ever hope to keep track of. That's what The Verge is here for. We've sifted through the hours of footage shown off at this year's event to pick out the be … | Continue reading
A new bot scam on Tinder is tapping into users’ desire to become “verified” on the popular dating service – a process that would allow them to confirm their identity, and legitimize their account for the purposes of trust and safety. According a recent report from security resear … | Continue reading
Windows 10 has been out for almost a year. 350 million devices later, the company is preparing to release its biggest update to the OS yet on August 2 – the creatively-named Windows 10 Anniversary Update. We’ve been running the final build of the update for several days now – and … | Continue reading
Given that the general state of the world in 2016 could be classified as The Worst, it was only a matter of time before a tech company started selling gadgets to Make You Feel Safe Again. Enter RiskBand, a personal safety device from Whereable Technologies that can pinpoint your … | Continue reading
EventsThe aim of the ETFA 2016 conference is to bring together researchers and practitioners from the industry and academia and provide them with a platform to report on recent advances and developments in the newly emerging areas of technology, as well as actual and potential ap … | Continue reading
Hello everyone, and I hope you've had a great week and a fantastic weekend. Normally, this is where I tell you about everything that happened in the world of Hearthstone [Free] last week, but because I was at San Diego Comic Con for most of last week, our weekly roundup will be p … | Continue reading
Rihanna's ANTI world tour touched down in Lille, France over the weekend, and she took some time out of her jam-packed set to make sure fans were focusing on her. "I don't want to see you texting your boyfriends and your girlfriends," said the star. "I don't want to see you catch … | Continue reading
You will be able to connect your Android device or iPhone to every single one of Ford's 2017 production vehicles, via its SYNC 3 entertainment unit. | Continue reading
As more and more users flock to visual based apps such as Pinterest, Instagram and Snapchat - visual content marketing continues to grow by leaps and bounds. Don't get left in the dust by not using visual images for your content. Adopt these 10 tips to make your visuals stand out … | Continue reading
At a delegate breakfast in Philadelphia, DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz was cheered and booed by a raucous crowd a day after she submitted her resignation over leaked emails that appeared to show favoritism for the Clinton campaign. Photo: AP | Continue reading
If you've worked a full day at the office before, you know what 3 p.m. feels like. 3 p.m. is when your hands fall slack off your keyboard and you mope to the nearest coffeemaker or soda machine, desperate to find a kick that will help you through the final hours of the day. It's … | Continue reading
We’ve gathered 3 of our favorite content marketing examples from recent weeks to help inspire your inner content creator. | Continue reading