When Redditor wowbobwow copped a cheap, battered 1980s Macintosh SE off of Craiglist with the intention of giving it a quick fix, he did not expect to come across an X-rated surprise hidden in the computer’s hard drive. Eagerly browsing through the Mac’s files, wowbobwow stumbled … | Continue reading
Most of the time we think of Amazon's Echo devices as Bluetooth speakers with some handy voice commands built in, but the retailer wants to remind you they're also tools for shopping. In the run-up to the company's annual Prime Day sale (July 12th), Amazon is offering a number o … | Continue reading
With Apple's relentless quest for thinness resulting in products like the MacBook featuring keyboards that I personally find to cause actual physical discomfort, I wouldn't be surprised to see more and more Mac users exploring the Windows-dominated world of mechanical keyboards i … | Continue reading
Premium spirit Gin Mare kicked off its two-day Med Rooftops sessions in London last night (7 July). | Continue reading
So that’s the week pretty much done, and it’s been one of the least inspiring weeks from an intraday trading perspective that we’ve had in a long time. It’s looking like the halving is impacting sentiment – something we discussed in a little bit of detail last night. Those who ar … | Continue reading
This week's top online marketing news from @toprank featuring beer, blogs, Snapchat memories and the B2B content struggle. | Continue reading
The potential for chat apps in financial services is by no means limited to social payments. Facebook has already confirmed that they are pursuing Wechat’s success, venturing into eCommerce. This is only the beginning. Read More | Continue reading
You can now buy the blood of Ultima creator Richard "Lord British" Garriott on eBay.Garriott is selling his bodily fluid by the vial for $5k (around £3.8k). You'll get the blood in a reliquary and also receive loads of in-game items for Garriott's current project Shroud of the Av … | Continue reading
OnePlus has resumed rolling out an update that addresses some of the criticism raised by early OnePlus 3 adopters. | Continue reading
Android users can now play the iconic role-playing title Final Fantasy VII on smartphones and tablets. The mobile port, released for iOS devices last year, can be found on the Google Play Store for $15.99. You'll need Android 4.1 or later to run it, as well as four gigabytes of f … | Continue reading
Visa Deutschland: Frankfurt am Main (ots) - Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) - Die Anzahl internationaler Reisen und die Reiseausgaben pro Haushalt werden bis 2025 stark zunehmen, das sind die Ergebnisse einer neuen Studie von Visa. Etwa 282 Millionen Haushalte weltweit werden ... | Continue reading
For years, experts have warned users to use secure browser communications whenever possible. If you visit a site and the URL in your browser's address bar starts with "https://", you know the communication between your computer and the server is encrypted. But that encryption, ac … | Continue reading
In the latest episode of "Scamalot," we witness a high-stakes email conversation between comedian James Veitch and a self-proclaimed "army intelligent" looking to transport a bunch of diamonds. Sounds legit.These red flags would divert the common Internet user from engaging with … | Continue reading
Facebook is facing the heat from U.S. tax authorities as news emerged this week that the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has sought a court order to force the social networking giant to provide the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with more details related to the transfer of certa … | Continue reading
UPDATE 12TH JULY: The reason people weren't seeing the below change in effect was because of a bug, Blizzard has explained. The change is definitely live no… | Continue reading
Turbine, the veteran Boston-based online game developer, has laid off staff for the third year in a row. The Boston-based studio created the well-regarded online role-playing games Dungeons & Dragons Online and The Lord of the Rings Online, but it has suffered since the launch of … | Continue reading
My marketing colleague Stephen Denny, together with Dr. Paul Leinberger at Denny Leinberger Strategy, just published a global survey to help us understand the impact of technology on culture, from the mindset generated by device dependence, to “social dislocation” to the plummeti … | Continue reading
G2A has moved to legitimise its business by adding security measures designed to verify those who sell game keys on the platform.G2A has been roundly criticised for providing a platform for fraudsters to sell game keys bought with stolen credit cards.Earlier this week, G2A announ … | Continue reading
Motorola and Verizon will officially launch the Moto Z Droid Edition and Moto Z Force Droid Edition in New York on July 14. | Continue reading
In the confusion during last night's shooting at a protest in Dallas, local police officers wrongly identified a suspect, who was exonerated within hours by evidence circulated on TV and social media. The shootings started at around 9PM local time last night during protests over … | Continue reading
Fintech companies are continuing to draw interest from investors in Asia. The latest company to pull in financing is Airwallex, a China-Australia startup that specializes in cross-border transactions. Read More | Continue reading
Es scheint so als wären die Samsung Galaxy S7 edge in der Olympia-Edition nicht nur den teilnehmenden Sportlern vorbehalten, sondern auch Olympia-Fans können sie ergattern. In Europa gibt es die Smartphones wohl nur in Deutschland und scheinbar... | Continue reading
The bitcoin price has increased nearly 50% since January 1. While the year has been tumultuous economically for the world, an upcoming network event called a Bitcoin halving could have had price implications and led to the big gains for Bitcoin price. Though, based on the only hi … | Continue reading
The upcoming Bitcoin halving has been a subject of great debate and excitement. While the block reward will be cut in half, the number of newly minted coins per day will decrease. Bitcoin miners, on the other hand, will earn less money, depending on how the Bitcoin price evolves. … | Continue reading
Yahoo (remember that site?) has used a Destiny screenshot to illustrate a news story about Saturn.I like to think Yahoo's choice of image was deliberate, since the article discusses the chances of life on Titan, which is both a moon of Saturn and the name of a Destiny character c … | Continue reading
Eleven police officers were shot by at least two gunmen during a protest over police brutality in Dallas. This video footage appears to show one of the gunmen. Photo: Randy Biart/Associated Press | Continue reading
The great thing about having a fairly well-balanced video team is that we all have our different areas of taste and expertise. Chris is the turn-based nerd (all hail the strategy king), Johnny likes Westerns and anything board game-related, I like queer, sexy, or story-based stuf … | Continue reading
Collaborating with your event team means working with a variety of people and all kinds of personalities. From time to time, you may find yourself disagreeing with a colleague or working with someone who has a less than stellar attitude. At the end of the day you must find a way … | Continue reading
Some Kickstarter backers of the Recreated ZX Spectrum have yet to receive the nostalgia-fuelled retro keyboard - and the boss of the company behind it has been silent for months.I've spent the past two weeks investigating what looks like another example of a Kickstarter gone horr … | Continue reading
This is such a simple but SUCH a delicious dessert. I’m talking plate-licking level delicious. The “cream” is in fact ice cream and I like to use a plain vanilla coconut milk ice cream (you can find all my ice cream recipes here) but you can use any ice cream you like or even se … | Continue reading
Fetch, the online pet store from Ocado, is creating what it says will be the world's largest dog bowl, in a bid to educate pet owners on the importance of keeping their dogs hydrated this summer. | Continue reading
Es ist ein Zeichen dieser Tage, das nahezu alles seinen Weg in die Video-Livestreams findet und je schockierender die Geschehnisse, desto mehr fast zynische Popularität bekommen die Streams im hartumkämpften Feld der Live-Video-Programme.Mark... | Continue reading
Bitly - the most popular link shortening service - finally has a dedicated app for Android, making shortening and sharing links for social media much easier. | Continue reading
The security nightmare posed by the Internet of Things isn’t just related to the lack of expertise in the types of companies adding connectivity to gizmos and gadgets. It’s the sensitivity of the connected sensors, strewn hither and thither, opening up potential attack vectors fo … | Continue reading
Piano wire? Check. Luxury leather gloves? They're packed and ready to go. Companion app? The modern hitman has got to consider all sorts of accessories as they track their mark now. Square Enix has just launched a companion app to complement this year's Hitman, and it's actually … | Continue reading
I loved using the HTC Vive’s handheld controllers to manipulate puzzle pieces and shoot evil aliens when I tried it at MWC earlier this year, but the strongest argument for getting the $800 VR experience hardware has been revealed: Fruit Ninja in virtual reality. That’s right, yo … | Continue reading
Finding a perfect bitcoin or Forex trading strategy is of great importance for every single trader. Trying out various approaches can be exciting and thrilling for many of us, especially when you test it out and see that your strategy is performing well in the market. Surely, som … | Continue reading
Es hätte für all die ultrasicheren, alles verschlüsselnden Smartphones keinen besseren Zeitpunkt geben können, als kurz nach den Enthüllungen von Snowden. Quasi eine weltweite Marketingkampagne für umsonst. Aber dennoch,... | Continue reading
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) just put out a call for White Papers that address the utilization of blockchain in healthcare. Let’s see what happens. A Call For Papers HHS recently offered a press release [PDF] that asked for registrants to register and re … | Continue reading
Online food order and delivery service Just Eat will launch its first ever food festival this month, offering guests the chance to try multiple cuisines from its partner restaurants. | Continue reading
TÜV Rheinland AG: Köln (ots) - Das Auto ist bei der Urlaubsfahrt das bevorzugte Verkehrsmittel: 40 % aller Reisen werden mit dem Pkw unternommen. Beim Packen gilt es einiges zu beachten. "Schwere Gegenstände gehören ganz unten in den Kofferraum. Bei Vans oder Kombis ... | Continue reading
Coinbase, one of the world’s largest bitcoin companies, has set its sights on Japan after landing funding from a range of Japanese investors, including one firm that helped Twitter set up shop in the country. Read More | Continue reading
Privacy is important on Reddit, where users enjoy a fair degree of anonymity (you don’t need to give your name, email address or any other details to create an account). As the platform develops, that may change to an extent. In March, the company began recording users’ clicks on … | Continue reading
Do you click through to see the underlying data? Are you aware of both the status quo and the argument against it? Have you done the reading? Are you comfortable asking, "why?" Do you know how it works? When someone... | Continue reading
Pop-up adventure Keeping up with the Jones' launched last night (7 July), devised by agency Meredith Collection and in association with Whirlpool and Bang & Olufsen. | Continue reading
As of 5.30am UK time this morning, Red Dead Redemption was officially made playable on Xbox One. Like all backwards compatibility games, the Xbox 360 version will be in your download list if you owned its Games on Demand version, or will download automatically when you insert the … | Continue reading
DeNA, the Japanese company you might remember as the key collaborator in Nintendo's smartphone efforts, wants to be a player in the transportation game. After announcing initiatives related to self-driving taxis, car-sharing, and parking space-sharing, the company has now detaile … | Continue reading
Curating this article to find stories worth sharing with you every week has helped me hone my ability to read (and … | Continue reading