Letters for Black Lives now seeks translators to address all immigrant communities

After the shootings of Alton Sterling and Philanto Castile last week, the online Asian American community pooled their efforts to pen a letter explaining Black Lives Matter to their immigrant family members. The letter became so popular that the open Google Doc became inaccessibl … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Overwatch's first new post-launch hero is Ana, a 'support sniper'

Blizzard is keeping its massively popular team shooter Overwatch fresh by periodically adding new, free playable characters and maps, and the company revealed its first such addition to the game this afternoon. Ana is a long-range support character who can heal her allies from fa … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Android distribution numbers for July show steady Marshmallow climb

This month's Android distribution numbers see Marshmallow steadily rising from a 10.1 percent share of the ecosystem to 13.3 percent. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

JPMorgan Exploring Blockchain for Trade Finance

A senior trade finance executive for JPMorgan Chase has offered details on the bank’s work with blockchain technology. | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

Turn-Based Dungeon Crawler 'Guild of Dungeoneering' Is Coming to Mobile July 14th

Guild of Dungeoneering looked intriguing the first time we saw it at PAX South, and it's finally about to come to mobile. If you haven't read our earlier story on the game, Guild of Dungeoneering is a turn-based dungeon crawler where instead of controlling your hero, you get to b … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Overwatch Competitive Play to forbid doubling up on heroes

Blizzard will forbid Overwatch Competitive Play teams from doubling up on heroes - or tripling, quadrupling, and so on."The big thing for Competitive Play is we're going to turn on one-hero limit, so players will not be able to stack more than one of the same hero within a Compet … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Twitter signs deal with Bloomberg to live stream financial news

Twitter and Bloomberg Media have announced today that they signed a deal to live stream three Bloomberg shows, as well as the network’s markets coverage. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The shows included in the agreement are “Bloomberg West,” which broadcast technology … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

10 best alarm clock apps for Android

Is the stock alarm clock app on your phone just not cutting it? We can help fix that and start your day better with the best alarm clock apps for Android! | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

'Lumines - Puzzle & Music' to Be Released in Japan, Australia, and New Zealand Next Week

We tried to add up the number of cumulative hours that Team TouchArcade has spent playing various iterations of Lumines, but couldn't find a calculator that could go that high... So instead, we're just refocusing our mathematical lasers on being super excited for the upcoming lau … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Pornhub ‘Pokémon’ searches spike 136% following release of Pokémon Go

Y’all aren’t just catching Pokémon — some of you are watching them in their private moments as well. The adult entertainment site Pornhub has seen (link is mostly SFW) a 136 percent increase in searches for “Pokémon”since the launch of the Pokémon Go game last week. It is already … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Bitcoin Price Watch; Upside Action!

This morning, we discussed the fact that price had finally decided to serve up some volatility and that – as a result – we were able to get into an overnight breakout trade and draw a profit from the market. We opined that, based on the volatility we saw, the markets might be fin … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

I've got a theory about those unnamed Overwatch heroes in Ana's origin video

Ana Amari has been revealed as the next Overwatch hero, and included in the announcement splurge was an origins story video for her, which contains a picture of the vintage Overwatch team. It's this picture that poses an interesting question: who are the two unidentified people i … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Project Fi adds Three to growing carrier list, Nexus 6P available for just $349 with activation

Google has just announced it's adding Three to the growing Project Fi carrier list, and that the Nexus 6P is now on sale for just $349! | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

First direct images of a gas giant exoplanet in a triple-star system

Three hundred and forty light years from Earth, there burns a triple star system lighting a planet unlike any other world we've ever seen. What might you see, if you could go there and look up at its sky? | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

Our first look at Overwatch's new hero, Ana

Blizzard has revealed its 22nd Overwatch hero, Ana Amari.As last week's tease suggested, she's a support sniper with the ability to both damage her enemies and heal her allies, by firing at them with her rifle.This is brand new for Overwatch, but it's also a mechanic that's rarel … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

IBM to Open Blockchain Development Center With Singapore Regulators

IBM expanded its blockchain efforts today with news it will open a blockchain center in partnership with the Singapore government. | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

Sanders and Clinton make it Snapchat official

Bernie Sanders has endorsed his Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton — and the newly united pair have featured in a Snapchat geofilter to mark the moment. The MS-Paint style graphic is clearly aimed at (hopefully for Clinton) former Sanders supporters. But since the filt … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Illustrated Bachelorette Recap: the horse whisperer

A half-dozen men are left to compete for the heart of JoJo. For Bachelorette fans who watch the show for the emotional deconstruction of grown men, this is when hours of contextual investment pay off in sweet, syrupy boy tears. With hometown visits on the horizon, JoJo has big de … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

'Pixel Cup Soccer 16' Updated with Replays, Daily Challenges and More

Despite Portugal somehow winning the Euros regardless of only winning one game in normal time and against the will of an army of moths, Pixel Cup Soccer 16 [$2.99] still remains a highly enjoyable footbal experience on mobile. In our review last month we loved the tight arcade ac … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Dronémon is the best Pokémon Go cheat we’ve seen yet

To best way to catch creatures in the Pokémon Go for Apple and Android smartphones is to get out into the world and start walking or riding a bike. Except it’s 90 degrees (Fahrenheit) today, and I don’t like sweating. That’s where Dronémon Go comes in. A handful of engineers at t … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Lance Bass will host the first dating show with an all-gay cast

Logo has just green-lit the first-ever reality dating TV show to feature a cast of all gay men, Variety reports. It's called Finding Prince Charming, and Lance Bass will host. The premise of the show sounds very similar to The Bachelor, (a show that has only ever portrayed hetero … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Lynch: 'Incredibly Proud' of Clinton Email Investigation Team

Attorney General Loretta Lynch praised the work of career agents and prosecutors at the Department of Justice who investigated Hillary Clinton's email practices. Lynch repeated she didn't discuss the case with former President Bill Clinton in their tarmac meeting. Photo: AP | Continue reading


@live.wsj.com | 8 years ago

Cloud With Me makes setting up and managing AWS servers easier

Nobody has ever accused AWS of being too easy to use. While Amazon’s cloud computing platform is extremely powerful and launches feature updates on an almost daily basis, all of that power comes with a lot of complexity. Even if you only want to set up a basic WordPress install o … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

How to Hatch 'Pokemon Go' Eggs Without Walking: Use a Record Player or a Ceiling Fan

[appicon]Friends of mine who have spent time in the military seem to love saying, "If it's stupid and it works, it isn't stupid." Well, that's certainly the case with this particular Pokemon Go [appprice url="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pokemon-go/id1094591345?mt=8"] tip. We' … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Hey Journalists: Content Marketing Is Not Your Enemy

Stalwart journalists say content marketing has too many gray areas. Here's some breaking news: They're wrong. | Continue reading


@brandpoint.com | 8 years ago

These speakers show what luxury tech should be about

The Feniks Essence speakers that have been gracing my desk for the past two months are expensive. They cost more than $1,200 to their earliest Kickstarter backers and have been crafted for the quite narrow purpose of sitting on your desktop and pumping sound out of your computer. … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

How should TV shows and movies depict texting?

How do you translate our increasingly digital lives into compelling, dynamic on-screen action? It’s one of the biggest questions facing the people making 21st century film and TV, and it remains largely unresolved. Some directors are setting their entire movies within the context … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

LG X max

Vor einigen Wochen wurde zum ersten Mal das LG X max angekündigt. Ein Smartphone mit 5,5 Zoll großem Display, zu dem nun erstmalig ein Produktvideo veröffentlicht wurde. Viel ist über das Device noch nicht bekannt. Auch nicht wann... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Three months on, Oculus fulfils all Rift pre-orders

It's pretty rare that a company can enter the world of consumer electronics manufacturing and not have a pretty rough time for it, and so it's been for Oculus, the Facebook-owned virtual reality pioneer. Its VR headset Rift has been dogged with supply and manufacturing issues, le … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Teachers and mentors: apply to have your students attend Disrupt SF

Applications are now open for student groups to attend Disrupt San Francisco at Pier 48 on Tuesday, September 13 or Wednesday, September 14th. The program is part of Include,  TechCrunch’s diversity program aimed at facilitating opportunities for underrepresented groups in tech t … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Who, us? VCs blame banks for emphasizing growth over revenue to startups

Despite all the capital that venture firms have managed to raise in the first and second quarters of this year, VCs at an investor panel at Fortune’s Brainstorm conference this morning said that early-stage valuations are softening, reality is “setting in” for unicorn companies t … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Holocaust museum pleads: stop playing Pokémon Go here

Pokémon Go is a huge phenomenon, but there are places where people should simply know not be on their mobile phones.Pretty much at the top of that list? The Holocaust Museum in Washington DC.Speaking with the Washington Post, the institution has said it is trying to get the - cou … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Bright future for solar fuels, say EU scientists

AchievementsThe EU-funded SOLARH2 project has established a pan-European research network that is tapping into the potential of solar fuel, a clean energy source that could one day replace fossil fuels.Date: 12/07/2016 - 18:06Relying on fossil energy sources such as oil, gas and … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

Koski is like Lego with augmented reality, but more fun than that sounds

Koski is a building blocks game that combines Lego, magnets, and augmented reality in an engaging fashion that may eventually pull your kids away from Pokémon Go. The game — created by Václav Mlynář — uses wooden blocks, magnetic discs, and an iPad app to allow players to create … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

How to promote your website locally on Google

Trying to promote your website locally on Google and struggling? Here's a complete guide on how to do it yourself & start getting better local traffic today | Continue reading


@popcontent.co.uk | 8 years ago

5 mobile models for Nintendo’s other popular game franchises

Pokémon Go used Google-incubated AR MMO Ingress as a functional model, but the same model doesn’t make sense when applied to Mario, Zelda or Animal Crossing. Investors are looking at Pokémon Go as a sign that Nintendo’s ready to unlock its mobile value, but the wrong move would b … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Accessible, digital natural history

AchievementsFrom insect and plant specimens to slides of fossil samples and microscopic life forms, Europe has an unparalleled wealth of natural history resources. Maintained by museums and institutes, collections are now being made accessible both physically and digitally by an … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

Latest Prime Day deal: NVIDIA Shield can be yours for as little as $150

Start at 8:55am PST, you’ll have the opportunity to pick up an NVIDIA Shield or Shield PRO for $50 off, plus a free controller. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Vertical Scaling Works for Bits and Bites

This is just to delicious a parallel to pass up. Here we have Google building a new four story ... | Continue reading


@highscalability.com | 8 years ago

Fallout 4 Vault-Tec Workshop DLC out 26th July

Fallout 4's Vault-Tec Workshop DLC comes out on 26th July, Bethesda has announced.Vault-Tec Workshop is the fifth add-on for Fallout 4 and the third workshop add-on. It lets you create a massive Vault and attract new dwellers. As an Overseer, you can run Vault-Tec-style experimen … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Entire TV shows and movies are being crammed into single hypnotic Twitter GIFs

Yesterday Twitter expanded its size restriction on animated GIFs from 5MB to 15MB, and immediately users exploited their new found power. Larger GIFs. Longer GIFs. Higher-resolution GIFs. What impressed us most were the folks who fit complete music videos, television shows, and … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Demand for Amazon Prime Day deals leads to checkout issues for shoppers

Amazon Prime Day has arrived – the sales holiday the internet lovingly dubbed last year as Amazon’s online garage sale, in reference to consumers’ disappointment with the deals’ quality. The company still broke sales records, despite complaints. This time around, Amazon is aiming … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

A talk with the creators of cyberpunk bartending simulator VA-11 Hall-A

It’s no coincidence that Neuromancer, one of the most influential science fiction books ever written, opens in a bar. The bar is a safely familiar place to touch the future’s bleeding edge, and the perfect symbol of the cyberpunk genre’s “low life and high tech” ethos. And it’s o … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Google Fiber for SMEs now offers 3 plans: $250 for 1,000 Mbps, $100 for 250 Mbps, $70 for 100 Mbps

Google has announced a new triumvirate of payment plans for businesses looking to sign up to the internet giant’s superfast Fiber internet service. The company first revealed it would specifically target small businesses back in November 2014, with the aptly-titled Fiber for Smal … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Biz Stone throws his weight behind the Polaroid Swing motion photo app

The last couple of decades haven’t been particularly kind to the Polaroid brand. The once mighty king of instant photography (which had a heck of a mid-to-late 70s) declared bankruptcy in 2001 and again in 2008. These days, the brand name is licensed out and mostly shows up third … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

The Internet of Things has a dirty little secret: it's not really yours

The Internet of Shit is a column about all the shitty things we try to connect to the internet, and what can be done about it. It’s from the anonymous creator of the Internet of Shit Twitter account.If you pay any attention at all to technology news right now, you might be led to … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

'LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Review - Chewie, We're Home

We've seen a lot of licensed LEGO games in the 11 years since the series of action games from Traveler's Tales first kicked off. Batman, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, the Avengers, Indiana Jones, Jurassic World, and Pirates of the Caribbean have all had at least one game made … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Land Rover erkundet selbstfahrende Off-Roader

Land Rover hat immer wieder mit innovativen neuen Technik-Konzepten gepunktet, aber dabei ging vergleichsweise um Details: Aktuell beschäftigen sich die Land-Rover-Tüftler jedenfalls mit nichts weniger, als selbstfahrenden Off-Road-Vehikeln,... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago