Yesterday, news broke that Donald Trump had hand-selected Scott Baio to speak at the Republican Nation Convention. The news spread like wildfire across the Facebook streams belonging to the generation that knows who Scott Baio is. But what about the rest of us. Must our streams r … | Continue reading
How does Google keep all its services up and running? They almost never seem to fail. If you... | Continue reading
Wir wissen bereits, dass Bryan Fuller eine brandneue Raumschiff Enterprise-Fernsehserie schreibt und produziert, die schlicht "Star Trek" heißt und ab dem kommenden Januar bei CBS All Acess laufen wird (Trailer). Nun ist dieser Abokanal aber auf... | Continue reading
What if finding and fixing security flaws were just as fast and automated as the computer systems they’re trying to protect? What if cyber defense protocols were as seamless, sophisticated, and scalable as the internet itself? Those are questions at the heart of DARPA’s Cyber Gra … | Continue reading
Brazil’s biggest app developer, Movile, is taking its on-demand delivery service into the Mexican market through a joint venture with Grupo ampm. The deal will cement Rappido’s position as the largest on-demand delivery service in Latin America. Read More | Continue reading
BetaList features the newest startups. Today, we take a closer look at a beautiful writing app for crafting notes and prose. Submit your startup to get featured too. What is Bear? Bear allows you to write everything from quick ideas to essays and even books, then send your work t … | Continue reading
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Furniture has largely avoided the smart home revolution, but robotic furniture is coming, and it may be the ultimate space-saver for anyone with an apartment or small home. Designer Yves Béhar has collaborated with Ori, a company spun off from MIT Media Lab's CityHome project, to … | Continue reading
Microsoft today launched Stream, a new business video service that aims to give businesses that want to share video internally the same kind of tools and flexibility that YouTube offers to consumers — but with the added benefits of the security tools enterprises expect from their … | Continue reading
Microsoft today announced the launch of Microsoft Stream, a new service that people can use to upload and share videos with their work colleagues. The new service, which is becoming available today in preview, will eventually converge with the existing Office 365 Video service so … | Continue reading
It's still baffling to see the extent that Pokemon GO [Free] has blown up since its release two weeks ago. Even in relatively quiet suburban towns, everyone is glued to their phones to ensure any elusive Pokemon don't slip under the radar, and in big cities there have been thousa … | Continue reading
Hashtag creator and Uber developer experience lead Chris Messina took the stage at VentureBeat’s MobileBeat 2016 conference to talk about the evolution of “conversational commerce” — the trend where brands are attempting to chat with consumers like friends via messaging platforms … | Continue reading
Paramount has greenlit a fourth Star Trek movie, Deadline reports. Chris Pine, who starred in 2009's Star Trek, 2013's Star Trek Into Darkness, and the upcoming Star Trek Beyond, will return as Captain Kirk. The rest of the reboot cast is also expected to return, including Chris … | Continue reading
A year and change after first showing off ResearchKit, Apple has finally found a big name drug company partner for its medical research platform. GlaxoSmithKline, the camel cased conglomerate behind such pharmaceutical hits as Wellbutrin and Levitra, has signed on with the servic … | Continue reading
A Princeton, New Jersey startup called Arable Labs Inc. recently unveiled a professional-grade crop and weather sensor that’s solar powered, rugged and was designed by Fred Bould, the creative talent behind the Nest thermostat, smoke and carbon monoxide detector, as well as Fitbi … | Continue reading
Bitcoin price looked to be advancing only to bump against the resistance ceiling. How to trade in the coming days (or weeks) is dependent on how the market negotiates $680. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Not a member? Joi … | Continue reading
Pocket synthesizers are nothing new, but they don’t always scream "pick me up and play — now." That’s where this eye-catching new pocket synthesizer from a company called Zont Sound comes in.It has an AMOLED screen, LED back-lighting in the buttons, a soft-touch finish, and a bun … | Continue reading
AT&T is expanding the budget offering on its Next installment plans with the addition of the LG K10 and LG G Pad X 8.0 from July 22. | Continue reading
Earlier this month, the first Pokémon Go malware was spotted in the wild, but the app was not much of a threat to users as it never made it into the official Google Play store for download. The same cannot be said of a new group of dangerous applications targeting Pokémon Go user … | Continue reading
What launcher are you using? Do you prefer something customizable like Nova or Action Launcher, or do you simply use the stock launcher that comes pre-installed on your phone? | Continue reading
Thrive Capital, a New York-based, stage-agnostic venture fund that focuses primarily on media and internet investments, has closed its fifth fund with $700 million. The seven-year-old outfit is now managing a little less than $1.5 billion altogether.Thrive closed is fourth fund w … | Continue reading
Heute ist wohl Übernahmetag: Im zweiten Anlauf scheint die norwegische Firma Opera ihr Browser-Geschäft doch noch an den Mann bzw. Chinesen zu bringen. Nachdem ein erster Deal am Einspruch der zuständigen Wettbewerbsbehörden gescheitert... | Continue reading
HP is just about ready to release its new high-end Windows phone to the world. The Elite x3 is now scheduled to "[roll] out across the globe at the end of the month," with shipping beginning August 29th in the US.On its own, the phone will sell for $699; bundled with a charging d … | Continue reading
Facebook has made enhancements to its mobile app install ads that it promises will help brands not only get people to download their app but will also encourage users to take a specific action within the app. Starting today, the social networking company is supporting App Event O … | Continue reading
SPONSORED: This sponsored post is produced by Google. When I was growing up, I was one of the few girls playing such games as Mario, Zelda, Final Fantasy, and Castlevania. Today, my four-year-old daughter is learning the games that I played when I was a teenager, by herself on a … | Continue reading
It took Uber nearly six years to complete a billion trips, but only six months to finish another billion. Today, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick announced his company hit its two-billionth trip on June 18th — with the added caveat that the two billionth car ride was actually 147 trips t … | Continue reading
July 14 was a big day for Mastercard. The company held an event to unveil two significant developments for its future: An enhanced version of the innovative Masterpass global digital payment service that’s designed to positively change the way consumers conduct everyday transac … | Continue reading
HP's one of the few companies keeping up the good fight for Microsoft's all-but-dead Windows 10 Mobile platform.The Elite x3 phablet that I called "the hero Windows 10 Mobile needs" when it was announced in February now has a price and release date: It starts at $699 and launches … | Continue reading
BMW might have found a low-risk way to test its autonomous driving systems — in the pool. Wait…what?For the past six years, BMW has been the official mobility partner of the U.S. Olympic Committee. As part of the role, the automaker has created a customized motion tracking system … | Continue reading
Adweek is changing owners again. The ad- and media-focused industry magazine is being sold by MediaBistro Holdings to private equity firm Beringer Capital, with Beringer co-founder Brian F. Martin becoming Adweek’s chairman. This follows last year’s spin out of Adweek and other m … | Continue reading
Sure, you like the Olympics. But do you, you know, like-like the Olympics? As in, would you pay a $100 premium for a special limited edition version of the Galaxy S7 Edge in order to proudly display your devotion to the 2016 summer games to the world for the next two or so years? … | Continue reading
Cars that drive themselves should be able to account for themselves, or so goes the thinking behind new legislation proposed by Germany’s transport ministry. The country is planning new laws that require cars equipped with self-driving features to also include a black box, Reuter … | Continue reading
Grafenstein Freizeit- und Tourismuswerbung GmbH: Berlin (ots) - Grafenstein Freizeit- und Tourismuswerbung GmbH übernimmt ab 1. August 2016 die Repräsentanz von Jamaika für die DACH-Region und Polen. Die Berliner sind künftig Ansprechpartner für Reiseveranstalter, Reisebüros und … | Continue reading
In March last year, Apple unveiled ResearchKit — a medical platform designed to turn the iPhone into a diagnostic tool for clinical trials and studies. Now, Apple has found its first ever partnership with a drug company. British firm GlaxoSmithKline has announced it will be using … | Continue reading
In June, Square Enix revealed its plans to make a mobile game alongside Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, a big console game coming out on Aug. 23. And now it has revealed more details about Deus Ex Go, which is coming soon for smartphones and tablets. The announcement from the big Japan … | Continue reading
The man who fatally shot three police officers in Baton Rouge on Sunday before being killed has been identified as a former Marine sergeant. Mark Kelly reports. Image: AFP | Continue reading
Apple has always been “notoriously protective of its platform.” With a recent first-ever slowdown of iPhone sales, however, Apple decided to give other businesses the opportunity to interact on its interface. This means a massive shift in not only Apple’s relationship with other … | Continue reading
Apple's decision to give other businesses the opportunity to interact on its interface means a massive shift in your relationship with iMessage. | Continue reading
Microsoft's new smaller and sleeker Xbox One S finally has a release date: Aug. 2.Announced at E3 in June, the Xbox One S is Microsoft's most compact Xbox game console yet. Starting at $299 with a 500GB hard drive, the Xbox One S is 40% smaller than the Xbox One, supports 4K UHD … | Continue reading
Oberoi Hotels & Ressorts: New York (ots/PRNewswire) - Oberoi Hotels & Resorts wurden zum zweiten Mal in Folge zur weltbesten Hotelmarke von Travel + Leisure, World's Best Awards, 2016 gewählt. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160718/814053-a ) (Photo: ... | Continue reading
Jack in the Box, a fast-food chain that does not have any locations in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States, wants New Yorkers to be able to experience its new "Brewhouse Burger," which is being unveiled today. To that end, they have created a VR experience revolving arou … | Continue reading
GoPro posted a new video of some MotoGP racing bikes to its YouTube channel late last week that shows off something curious: a compact, two-lens camera capable of shooting 360-degree video.This is something that CEO Nick Woodman first promised back at CES in January, and nothing … | Continue reading
Spätestens mit dem weltweiten Boom von Pokemon Go ist klar, dass die Akkus in Smartphones für die allerwenigsten reichen. Vor allem wenn so eine Saftschleuder wie das AR-Game von Niantec installiert wurde. Akku-Packs können da in der Not... | Continue reading
The most frequently asked question and only major decision you'll have to make whilst playing Pokemon GO [Free] is 'what team should I join?'. Your decision, whether that is Blue for Mystic, Red for Valor or Yellow for Instinct, will come to define and mould your experience of pl … | Continue reading
Hey, Tom Brady — deflate this football at your own risk. According to the Toronto Sun, the NFL is planning on inserting customized data chips into game balls for the 2016 preseason, beginning next month, and for Thursday Night Football regular-season games. The Sun reports that n … | Continue reading
ARM Holdings, a chip design firm that doesn’t manufacture or sell any chips, has just been bought by SoftBank for a cool $31.4 billion. That’s four times as much as Microsoft paid for Nokia, close to three times Google’s expenditure on Motorola, and an order of magnitude more tha … | Continue reading
Here’s our first look at what could be the next high-end Xperia phone. Images supplied to GSM Arena by a tipster reveal what could be the successor to the current Xperia flagship. | Continue reading
At nearly every major technology event for the past five years we’ve been given at least one “wow” moment — when one of the big players would unveil some sort of product or service that no one had ever seen before. The bar was set high for innovation, because there were wide-open … | Continue reading