A UK House of Lords committee will meet next week to hear testimony from academics and representatives of the blockchain industry. | Continue reading
Ergo, the secretive, CIA-linked firm that was paid by Uber to investigate the plaintiff in one of the ride-hail startup’s many lawsuits, has now admitted to lying and illegally recording phone calls during its probe, according to Law360. Lawyers for Ergo owned up to the infractio … | Continue reading
[appicon]If you have an Eevee in Pokemon GO [appprice url="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pokemon-go/id1094591345?mt=8"], and want to make sure that it evolves into one of Jolteon, Vaporeon, or Flareon, it seems as if Niantic has offered a way to do so. As discovered by Reddit u … | Continue reading
Encrypted comms company Silent Circle, which also makes a security-focused Android smartphone called the Blackphone, has announced it’s closed a $50 million Series C round of financing, led by Santander Bank. Read More | Continue reading
Tests can be stressful. I mean, that makes sense when you're not confident about the material on the test, but sometimes tests that cover things you know very well can be even more nerve-wracking. You shouldn't fail something if you know what you're doing, right? Now imagine the … | Continue reading
Talking to your TV is so hot right now. Apple TV does it. Google TV does it. Android Fire TV does it. I get it, Dish, you wanted in on this action. I don't fault you for that.But holy hell, how did you make a remote this ugly? The Hopper 3 has been shipping since Febru … | Continue reading
Legion Analytics is looking to make your sales team more productive with the help of artificial intelligence. We covered the startup last year when it was part of Y Combinator’s fellowship program and offered to help companies find sales leads. CEO Jamasen Rodriguez told me that … | Continue reading
Boris Titov, the leader of Russia’s Party of Growth, called for the country to legalize cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and become a leader in blockchain development, according to Tass, a Russian news agency. Speaking at a press conference, Titov also said Russia can take advantage … | Continue reading
Let’s just push past the whole inherent irony of naming a product category “smart dumbbells,” shall we? This is 2016, we’re living in the future. And really, if something isn’t connected to a smartphone, does it really exist? No. Of course it doesn’t. BowFlex has been showing off … | Continue reading
While we've already posted this trick for using the Ingress [Free] map to find Pokestops in Pokemon Go [Free], there's a considerable amount of friction in downloading and installing Ingress, signing up for the game, and using the surprisingly clunky browser map. Well, Yelp [Free … | Continue reading
Mixtapes are so 1980s. To help you catch up with the 21st century during your next Netflix and chill sesh, the company today introduced a feature called “Flixtape,” which is basically a mixtape for – take a wild guess – Netflix. Meet flixtape…it's like a mixtape, but for Netf … | Continue reading
Those still rocking the Nexus 5 have started experiencing some strange audio bugs after the most recent update. Fortunately, a fix has been made available. | Continue reading
You know how Netflix is always suggesting you watch a Psycho-Thriller Comedy With A Strong Female Lead And Vague Romantic Subplot Plus Conspiracy Theory Twist? And you're like, What dark algorithm hath created this chaos? Well Netflix has just announced a new platform that lets y … | Continue reading
A tropical addition to the restaurant scene in Amsterdam East, Bar Botanique, designed by Studio Modijefsky, brings a green interior ... | Continue reading
If you want to grab a bite to eat and then grab an Eevee in one stop, the Yelp app is a great complement to your Pokédex. The user-review site and app for businesses and restaurants in your neighborhood has added a filter that will only show you locations that have a PokéStop nea … | Continue reading
Movie tie-in games are notoriously bad, and movie tie-in mobile games even more so. Oftentimes the game's release is tied to the release of the film, so development cycles are rushed in order to get the game out in time resulting in a far worse experience than if the game had the … | Continue reading
Hank the Cat always had promise. Born in a refrigerator box, his family didn’t have money but they had morals and respect. His mother was a house cat. His father, he was also a house cat.They led an ordinary life structured by rules, and Hank found a passion for the law. On his f … | Continue reading
Whether you’re developing apps or bots, it’s a mobile world. And while the Pokémon Gos and Snapchats of the world grab the lion’s share of attention, the pick and axe sellers of the mobile revolution are companies that supply mobile-focused software development kits, or SDKs, tha … | Continue reading
The rover NASA plans to send to Mars in 2020 is taking shape, and today its near-final design was revealed, along with details on several of its cool new instruments. The computer-generated image of all the rover’s components is too cool to be missed. Read More | Continue reading
Although many pharmaceutical and biotech companies have a social media presence, most do not take full advantage of the wealth of information obtainable through social media listening, experts say. Many healthcare companies hesitate to adopt social media listening due to worries … | Continue reading
Cubot hat sich mit Cheetah Mobile für dieses 5,5 Zoll Smartphone der Mittelklasse (preislich gerade ab ca. 155 Euro erhältlich) zusammengeschlossen, die man vor allem von ihrer "Clean Master" App kennt. Das bedeutet natürlich auch eine... | Continue reading
Andy Samberg and Murray Miller (executive producer of Girls) are working on a follow-up to last summer's incredibly odd tennis movie 7 Days in Hell, Variety reports. The mockumentary starred Samberg and Game of Thrones's Kit Harington as a mullet-ed pervert and an affectless wimp … | Continue reading
Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 is almost upon us but before then, what makes a Galaxy Note? What's in the DNA and how has the series stacked up so far? Here's a history of the Galaxy Note series. | Continue reading
“Please speak up…” “Why don’t you share your thoughts with the group?…” “Don’t isolate yourself from others…” Sound familiar? Whether you’re learning a new language, or going through training at your workplace, we’re either taught to collaborate or fail. But is this really the be … | Continue reading
SpaceX finally announced the date of its hotly anticipated Hyperloop pod competition: January 2017. The contest was initially planned for the summer of 2016, but SpaceX said it was pushing it to next year after several of the teams requested more time to complete their pods. “We … | Continue reading
Just in time for the weekend, Netflix today announced the launch of a new service called Flixtape, which the company describes as a way to make short playlists of your favorite Netflix titles. “It’s like a mixtape, but for Netflix,” the site explains. The new tool lets you create … | Continue reading
The first thing most people will notice about the dreamy, heavily stylized animated noir Phantom Boy is that it doesn’t look like any other animated film from the past five years. Ever since Pixar’s Toy Story hit theaters in 1995, American theatrical animation has been an aggress … | Continue reading
There weren't a lot of games that used the "draw a line" mechanic before smartphones, but the ones that did exist really stand out. One such title is Kirby: Canvas Curse, released on the Nintendo DS in 2005, among several other follow-ups and clones. Most of them follow the same … | Continue reading
The White House has announced a $400 million research program aimed at building 5G wireless networks across the country, TechCrunch reports. The project, called the Advanced Wireless Research Initiative, will be led by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Over the next seven ye … | Continue reading
With our pace anywhere from quick to ludicrous, as Mel Brooks would say, we tend to skim the surface of most things and situations. For many, this is a survival mechanism, until it becomes a habit and keeps us from the actual physical experience of living. Sir Ken Robinson would … | Continue reading
Here's a study on how alternative Hampton Creek uses social media to share the story of the fastest-growing food company in the world. | Continue reading
Es ist ein wenig unerklärlich, warum manch praktische Features oft erst sehr spät aktiviert werden. Für manche Streaming-Anbieter ist offline ja immer noch ein Problem, bzw. eins dieser Spätkommerfeatures, aber zumindest Amazon Video... | Continue reading
Bragi Dash is the realization of a dream. It’s a completely wireless earbud system that sounds as good as it looks, and there’s good reason to think it’s the future of wearable audio technology. At Tech Open Air Berlin, we spoke with its founder, Nikolaj Hviid about what makes Da … | Continue reading
The whole Pokemon GO [Free] craze is unlike anything I've ever seen before. I totally get that people who aren't partaking in all the craziness are sick of hearing about all things Pokemon, and to be perfectly honest I'm pretty sick of it myself. But that hasn't diminished my she … | Continue reading
Now it's even easier to take your favorite videos with you. Amazon Video and Amazon Prime Video let you download titles to your SD card on Android devices. | Continue reading
While SAP has been exploring blockchain for over a year, it's only recently decided to become more vocal about its work. | Continue reading
EventsThe information day addresses potential applicants to the Horizon 2020 'Smart, green and integrated transport' calls for project proposals under the 2016-2017 Work programme.Presentations will cover the various topics open for submission and the application procedure, as we … | Continue reading
EventsObjective The aim of the event is to give the research community an overview of ongoing activities in the following PPPs : Factories of the Future, Energy-efficient Buildings, Sustainable Process Industry and European Green Vehicles Initiative. Support will be given for the … | Continue reading
Google has added a tool to its search engine that is designed to improve voter turnout in this November’s U.S. elections. The company announced that when you search for “register to vote” or something similar, it will show you a state-by-state guide with information on how to get … | Continue reading
FastCompany's Jared Newman has written an interesting article talking about Nintendo's challenges in mobile from here on out. Obviously Pokemon GO [Free] has been a massive success, and some commenters (ahem) think that Nintendo should focus on mobile from here on out. But Newman … | Continue reading
We're quite fond of a little healthy competition here at Eurogamer, which is why it's fair to say the recent meteoric rise of Pokémon Go has the potential to bring out the worst in us. Sure, it isn't even a multiplayer game, and there's been a nice cameraderie about everyone taki … | Continue reading
Nicht nur hat T-Mobile in den USA etwas besonders für seine Kunden zu bieten, nein auch Sprint will beim Run auf die Pokémons dabei sein und verspricht in ihren Shops "Lure Module" einzusetzen (um mehr Monster im Laden zu haben), erschöpfte... | Continue reading
Microsoft today announced the release of a new Windows 10 build for PCs and mobile for people participating in the fast ring of the Windows Insider Program. Build 14390 for both PC and Windows 10 Mobile arrives just three days after Microsoft rolled out build 14388. Just like wit … | Continue reading
Happy Friday, marketers! To commemorate the close of another productive week, I wanted to share some of my favorite articles from the week. This week, more research confirming the value of video and some best practices for building a guest blogging strategy: Give the lead lifecy … | Continue reading
You know, even if I didn't love kung fu movies and think of Bruce Lee as an inspiration and a hero, I would still probably love this game. This is the kind of game touch screens were made for. Simple, unique, original, fun gaming on the go. I love games that personify this philos … | Continue reading
It was probably inevitable that apps made to offer local recommendations would give in to the Pokémon Go phenomenon, and that's just what Yelp has done today. The popular guide to nearby businesses can now filter your search results to show places that are in the vicinity of poké … | Continue reading
Every time people have asked me if I want to go to the beach this summer, I have one response: "Sure, for like half an hour." I mean, I don't mind the trek. And I like looking at the ocean and walking in the sand for about five seconds. It's also cool to take off my shirt and suc … | Continue reading
A team of scientists from Oxford University used a virtual prototype to demonstrate how the natural movement of bacteria could be harnessed to turn cylindrical rotors and provide a steady power source. The study, published in the journal Science Advances, showed that the chaotic … | Continue reading