So, You Want to Use a Blockchain for That?

Is blockchain data 'true'? Blockchain consultant Antony Lewis breaks down these questions and more in a new opinion piece. | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

The Mr. Robot VR experience isn't a gimmick — it's true storytelling

Mr. Robot mastermind Sam Esmail has made a point of taking on nearly every creative role possible on his show, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that when the idea came up for a virtual reality tie-in, he took the same hands-on approach. Debuting at Comic-Con, Mr. Robot VR is a … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Samsung fixes waterproofing issues with the Galaxy S7 Active

The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active — a phone specifically designed to be waterproof — became the subject of scrutiny after a pair of the smartphones failed a Consumer Reports dunk test. At first, Samsung claimed that Consumer Reports could've had two defective devices — which would be … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

The Force is strong with these hand-painted, laser-shooting 'Star Wars' drones

More Star Wars drones are coming.Air Hogs's Millennium Falcon drone was pretty sweet, but undeniably... uh... foamy. (It is designed to be kid safe after all). At Star Wars Celebration in London last week, Propel announced its own lineup of drones based off of vehicles from the S … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Welcome to ‘The Daily Crunch,’ TechCrunch’s new curated daily newsletter

An inbox is a terrible thing to waste, which is why I’m going to make yours much better. Welcome to The Daily Crunch, a new daily, me-curated newsletter from TechCrunch. With The Daily Crunch I not only want to keep you up to date with the biggest news in emerging tech, but also … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

There's a whiff of Destiny about No Man's Sky's menu screens

Sony's put out a new trailer for No Man's Sky, which showcases the trade side to the space game.The video, below, reveals how you can harvest resources from the game world, then sell them at a space base.It's here we get a snapshot of No Man's Sky's menu screens, which remind me … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Funai stellt Produktion von VHS-Rekordern ein

Nachdem Panasonic die Produktion von Videorekordern 2012 eingestellt hat, war die japanische Firma Funai die einzige, die an den alten Standard festhielt und weiterhin in China VHS-Geräte herstellte. Nun gab Funai bekannt, dass es mit der Produktion... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Honda, Peugeot, Jaguar and BMW to activate at CarFest

Honda, Peugeot, Jaguar and BMW will all have a presence at this year's CarFest events in Cheshire and Hampshire. | Continue reading


@eventmagazine.co.uk | 8 years ago

How Intercom Creates the Best Shopping Experience

How Intercom Creates the Best Shopping Experience | Continue reading


@blog.atomicreach.com | 8 years ago

The Purpose Hotel, Dyson’s New Robot Vacuum And Target’s Big Bet On Kids | Issue #24

The big news of Unilever purchasing subscription site Dollar Shave Club for $1B this week probably dominated your newsfeed this … | Continue reading


@rohitbhargava.com | 8 years ago

T-Mobile has free data and calls for customers visiting Brazil for the Olympics

If you happen to be a T-Mobile customer in the US and planning to visit Brazil for the Olympic Games, then the last thing you need to worry about is your phone bill | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Holdout FARC Unit Could Threaten Colombian Peace Deal

The Colombian government is closing in on a peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or FARC, the country's largest rebel group, to end their half-century conflict. But now some rebels are saying they will not demobilize. Photo: Carlos Villalon for The Wall Stre … | Continue reading


@live.wsj.com | 8 years ago

Looking: The Movie is the perfect ending to an imperfect show

If Looking’s two-season run on HBO left any kind of mark on the TV world, it’s one that has more to do with the show’s languid pace than its ballyhooed homosexuality. Has any other narrative-driven show ever felt so unhurried? It had more in common with Chef’s Table — in-depth ch … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Twitter is verifying way more accounts, and here’s the data to prove it

Twitter announced on Wednesday it will now let any user apply to have their account verified. However, will more accounts actually gain Twitter verification? The answer appears to be yes. When Twitter announced this change in application process for verification, it did not appea … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Android Authority Plays Pokemon Go

Joe and Josh twist their caps backwards and go out into the world as Pokemon Go trainers. How successful are they? Find out as we play Pokemon Go! | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

The Moto Z is a good phone headed down the wrong path

I hate to be a hater, but some things just need to be said. I think Lenovo, the new patron of the Moto brand after it took over Motorola, is going down a very wrong path with its Moto Z modular smartphone series. As a company that’s losing ground to cheaper rivals at home in Chin … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

The Witcher 3's first-person mod looks like a fantastic reason to revisit the Northern Kingdoms

An intrepid modder is reworking The Witcher 3 so it can be played in first-person.Modder SkacikPL has been working on re-jigging The Witcher 3's camera for some time now, and has released a series of videos showing his work in progress.The video, below, offers a tour of the huge … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Dear Google, the future is fewer people writing code

There’s a reason why a college education still demands a level of proficiency in various topics, as well as offers a bulk of elective credits. Even at 20 years old, most people haven’t found enough intersectionality between what they enjoy and what they are good at to pick a care … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Creative Spotlight: Know Your Audience: Voice and Content Creation

During the content creation phase, knowing your audience is key. Our writer spotlight discusses knowing your audience for voice and content creation. | Continue reading


@copypress.com | 8 years ago

New trailers: three Netflix and Marvel series, Ava DuVernay's Queen Sugar, Suicide Squad, and more

OMG IT'S COMIC-CON WEEK. No, like seriously, that all caps intro is deserved and emotionally how I feel. Please, if you will, imagine all of this in capital letters, and italics, and maybe bolded or underlined and also strikethroughed, because it's COMIC-CON WEEK and things, on t … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

10 Tips for Making Popups Go the Extra Mile for Your Business

Web Sites - Popups were once the bane of the Web; today, they are an excellent way to capture visitors' attention and improve conversion rates. But if not done properly, they still ruin ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Following Privacy Laws Doesn't Mean You're Not Still Freaking Out Your Customers

Customer Relationships - When the issue of privacy comes up in marketing, most companies only consider whether they're following policies and laws. But even when you adhere to the rules, you can accidentally ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

#SocialSkim: What All Marketers Need to Know About Messaging App 'Line,' Plus 10 More Stories This Week

Social Media - This week, the hot $1B South Korean messaging platform Line, Snapchat's push to bring movie studios and TV partners aboard, how you can now target your Facebook Live streams at ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

This photo of various iPhone 7 models looks eerily real

It's common to see leaks and rumors in the weeks leading up to a big Apple event, but the number of photo and video leaks related to the upcoming iPhone 7 must be setting some kind of record. We've already seen a video apparently showing the headphone jack-less bottom of the iPho … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Der Galaxy Note 7 Iris-Scanner im Video

Wir haben zwar schon Fotos und auch Details zum Galaxy Note 7 gesehen, aber es gibt wieder neue Renderbilder des kommenden Galaxy Note 7, diesmal sogar ein Video des Iris-Scanners in Aktion und ein paar sehr interessante Details zur Funktionsweise.Ein... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

For Dyson, the 360 Eye robot vacuum is only the beginning

But true advances takes time, and the tech behind Dyson’s first robot vacuum is nothing if not advanced. The 360 Eye vacuum boasts a sophisticated 360-degree vision system that combines a top-mounted spherical camera with a pair of advanced sensors flanking the robot’s ‘face,’ an … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Pay what you want for the year’s best design assets in The 2016 Summer Design Bundle

A digital designer without high-quality assets is like a canvas artist without paints. The right tools are essential for unlocking the hidden genius in you, and that’s just what you’ll get in the Pay What You Want: 2016 Summer Design Bundle. It’s an unbeatable deal for the year’s … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

SpaceX recently landed another rocket — here's what it was like to see it

When SpaceX successfully pulled off its first Falcon 9 rocket landing in December, I knew it was something I had to see for myself someday. I watched through my computer screen as the 14-story vehicle delicately floated down to SpaceX’s landing site at Cape Canaveral, Florida, al … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Friday Handshake Report: We All Rely On Someone

I was thinking about this today as I was switching over my phone account to a different provider. | Continue reading


@alltop | 8 years ago

12 minutes of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare gameplay

Activision's put out 12 minutes of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare gameplay.The video, below, expands upon the footage shown at E3 in June.Infinite Warfare, from Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward, is set in the future and expands the series' traditional boots on the ground co … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Star Trek Beyond review: two minutes of humor, two hours of angst

For just a few delirious minutes at the opening of Star Trek Beyond, the third film in the latest Trek reboot cycle, director Justin Lin (Fast And The Furious 3 through 6) and writers Simon Pegg and Doug Jung appear to be making a comedy. It’s hard to believe it’s been 30 years s … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

The Walking Dead's third season screens shows off Telltale's improved engine

The Walking Dead: Season Three will - finally - see developer Telltale update the engine of its undead survival series.Telltale's third run of episodes is due to launch this autumn, and will move on the series' timeline by several years.Returning character Clementine is now a tee … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

See the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 in all its glory

Though Samsung's upcoming stylus-equipped flagship, the Galaxy Note 7, will officially be unveiled on Aug. 2, we can already see exactly what it looks like thanks to a full set of press photos that made the rounds online. Published by Samsung-tracking blog SamMobile, the photos s … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

7-Eleven delivers by drone in Reno including, yes, Slurpees

7-Eleven Inc. and a tech startup called Flirtey have beaten Amazon to the punch in making the first drone delivery to a customer’s home in the U.S. Most already know 7-Eleven, the convenience store retail chain that boasts about 10,800 stores in North America and 59,500 in total … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Event Tech of the Week: @Ubidock

Today, we’re talking about: Ubidock Company/tool name: Ubidock Website: www.ubidock.com Twitter: Facebook: Instagram: What is the “problem” that your tool seeks to solve?  Event attendee’s mo… | Continue reading


@techsytalk.com | 8 years ago

The space auction where a Sputnik model goes for $269,000

For only $269,000, you can buy a full-scale model of the Sputnik-1 satellite, made by the USSR to test the very first satellite humans launched into space. It’s still operational, with live transmitters, 59 years later. On the catalog of the Bonhams auction house in midtown Manha … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Rainmaker Rewind: Launching Your First (or Next) Digital Product

Rainmaker Rewind spotlights 10 excellent Rainmaker FM podcast episodes. This edition begins with Sonia Simone discussing digital product creation. | Continue reading


@copyblogger.com | 8 years ago

The 10 Biggest Advertisers in the United States

Advertising - Procter & Gamble spent the most money ($4.3 billion) on US advertising in 2015, according to recent research from Ad Age. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Buyer Personas: Do You Really Need Them?

Are you using buyer personas to hone in on your target audience & understand their pain points? Here's why personas can make content marketing more effective. | Continue reading


@xoombi.com | 8 years ago

BlackBerry ‘Hamburg’ gets FCC certification, possibly launching July 26

The first of three new rumored BlackBerry devices running Android, the 'Hamburg' has passed through the FCC, with a rumored announcement date of July 26. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

This minimalist circuit board generates digital audio in its simplest form

The matte-black circuit board that holds Tristan Perich’s Noise Patterns has a few things in common with your average smartphone. It’s small and sleek enough to fit into your pocket, and it comes with a standard 3.5mm headphone jack that gives you direct access to the music withi … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Jon Stewart got back behind a late night desk, so we might be fine after all

After sticking his toe in the water and joining Stephen Colbert in the woods for a few spit takes on Monday night, Jon Stewart finally made his way to the right side of a late night desk yesterday evening. He's still got the funemployment beard and the dingy T-shirt (now with cli … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Watchever macht noch dieses Jahr dicht

Watchever, die Vivendi Videostreaming-Marke, war 2013 recht früh und mit guten Features gestartet, um sich als große Streaming-Option zu etablieren, die Konkurrenz aber scheint mit den internationalen Playern Netflix, Amazon und dem in Deutschland... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Hands-on with the SpeedX Leopard carbon fiber racing bike

It was challenge: finding a day in New York City where it wasn’t raining or sweltering, so I could get half an hour with the SpeedX Leopard racing bike. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

The Lunar XPRIZE: For Google, sky’s the limit

In 2017, Google wants to help independent R&D teams send a rover up to the Moon! Welcome to the Lunar XPRIZE, which I think is the most fascinating Google-sponsored competition yet. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

NASA's Curiosity Rover now decides which Mars rocks to shoot all by itself

It's good to remember, sometimes, that despite the hell and misery that is the year 2016, we still have a robot on Mars that shoots rocks with a laser and sings 'Happy Birthday' to itself every year. I'm talking, of course, about NASA's Curiosity rover, which this week was given … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Israel is opening an innovation center to showcase Israeli technology and inspire young entrepreneurs

It’s no secret that Israel is a hotbed of technological innovation. Just over the past few years the country has given birth to popular consumer startups like Waze, Viber and Fiverr. Plus, Israel also is the birthplace of many hard science inventions like USB Flash Drives and cor … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

India’s Treebo Hotels raises $17 million for its budget hotel network

Treebo Hotels has raised $17 million led by Bertelsmann India Investments (BII) with participation from existing investors SAIF Partners and Matrix Partners India. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago