Tinder today is launching a new application for social polling. The company announced the debut of “Tinder Stacks,” an app for iMessage users that will let you use the “swipe to like” gesture the dating app popularized for anything you want – whether that’s polling your friends w … | Continue reading
To mark the occasion of his new Super PAC, Save the Day, Joss Whedon enlisted about a zillion of his celebrity buddies to help him make a pro-voter registration / anti-Trump PSA.Unlike most celebrity PSAs, this one involves all of the celebrities acknowledging the cliche of celeb … | Continue reading
Since 2009, Atlas Obscura has been one of my favorite internet rabbit holes. I sometimes spend hours on the site, which collects curiosities from across the globe, bouncing from enchanted forests to Russian space-age monuments. Now, the site’s founders have turned their website’s … | Continue reading
It’s a software feature that used the two lenses of the iPhone 7 Plus to create the look and feel of an image shot with portrait settings on a camera with a telephoto lens. Simply put: a pleasing blur that separates the foreground (person) from the background (other junk). I’m go … | Continue reading
As any Etsy seller will tell you, photography is up there with the top most important parts of your sales listing. And yet, there’s a load of sellers who are great at making doo-dahs, but who post photos that are, frankly, embarrassing. Orangemonkie fixes that with smart and easy … | Continue reading
Until now, there were few details about Apple’s secretive project to power its Mesa data center, a facility Apple announced would run entirely on solar power. Today, Salt River Project (SRP) — an Arizona-based water and electricity provider — spilled the beans. The 300-acre solar … | Continue reading
Some 24 hours before Google Assistant launched as part of Allo last night, Google updated the beta version of its Google app. The big change? Almost all Google Now branding has been removed or replaced. Android and Google blogs collectively lost it, quickly declaring that Google … | Continue reading
Enough nations have committed to the Paris climate accord that it will go into effect this year, The New York Times reports. That means that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump won’t be able to pull out if elected.The Paris accords, approved by the United Nations last … | Continue reading
As the debate over kids and screen time rages on, Amazon offers up a happy medium of sorts. The online retail giant is selling a bundled version of its Kindle focused specifically on young readers.The package features the latest version of the company’s base-level e-reader, coupl … | Continue reading
McLaren says there is no truth to the rumors that it is in acquisition or investment talks with Apple, and that there are no plans to sell the company or form a partnership. The talks were first reported by the Financial Times, and then confirmed by The New York Times."We can con … | Continue reading
This episode of Members Only goes in-depth on the ideas and strategies that make a significant impact in your online marketing efforts through exclusivity. | Continue reading
Agriculture tech startup BrightFarms has raised $30.1 million in Series C funding to bring its high-tech greenhouses, and fresh produce, across the U.S. The company is on a mission to make all fresh fruit and vegetables locally, rather than require them to be hauled from long dis … | Continue reading
If you're new to Google Allo and want to know how to start an incognito chat, here's what you need to do. | Continue reading
Whether in the once-sizzling pages of Valleywag or on the screen of HBO, most of SV can, at the very least, tolerate a good roast.Either way, we’d better all be ready.The next roast is coming soon in the form of SOMA, The Musical. SOMA is a new comedy about SV’s worst offenders — … | Continue reading
The EpiPen, a spring-loaded device full epinephrine, of has entered the pantheon of modern pharmaceutical chicanery of late after its maker raised its price to $600 a unit. Now, however, you can make your own EpiPencil for about $30. The EpiPencil is a project by the Four Thieves … | Continue reading
China’s space station Tiangong-1 is expected to fall to Earth and burn up in the planet’s atmosphere sometime in late 2017, The Guardian reports. The news was announced last week and seems to confirm rumors that China has lost control of the 8-ton unmanned space lab because of so … | Continue reading
Samsung is back with a new version of its PCIe-based 950 Pro SSDs with the announcement of new 960 Pro and 960 Evo models. Both drives feature 3D NAND (which Samsung refers to as V-NAND) to offer more storage capacity than a traditional 2D NAND methodology would allow. While comp … | Continue reading
Apple may or may not be building a car, and now a report by the Financial Times indicates the company is in talks with British carmaker McLaren about a potential acquisition. Apple is allegedly considering either a full-on purchase or a ‘strategic investment’ in the automaker; ne … | Continue reading
Grass-fed beef, once a luxury, is now on Wal-Mart shelves and ballparks across the country. WSJ’s Ellen Byron joins Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero to talk about why everyone wants "more beef." Photo: iStock | Continue reading
Viacom’s interim CEO Tom Dooley, considered a top candidate to become permanent CEO, will depart the company in November as Viacom continues to try to overhaul its finances. WSJ’s Sarah Rabil joins Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero to discuss what is next for the media giant. Photo: … | Continue reading
Microsoft is back with another round of complimentary games for its Xbox Live Gold subscribers. In October, anyone who has an active membership to Microsoft’s premium network service will get two Xbox One and two Xbox 360 games. As usual, the 360 releases are also compatible with … | Continue reading
‘Back to school’. Words that can fill a child with dread, but one also gives anyone older than about 15 to splash out (or more likely, bug their parents) for some new tech. It can helps ya learn good, don’t ya know. So, we’ve put together a list of five essential items that you s … | Continue reading
Tim Armstrong is probably having a bad day. The AOL CEO’s Twitter account has been hacked by an unknown individual, and posted spammy tweets at a rate of 20 a second. Here’s what it looked like. At first glance, the links were for Baidu – a legitimate (and massive) Chinese search … | Continue reading
Photokina is the big, but shrinking, stage for presenting the future of photography. The 2016 edition of the biennial camera show has lost some of its luster and techie momentum with Samsung’s silent retreat from the market, and the news that’s emerged here in Cologne just hasn’t … | Continue reading
Developers call it “growth hacking.” Recipients call it spam. The latest app to engage in the less-than-wholesome practice of asking users to text invite links to your entire contact list is Everalbum. The fast-growing photo-sharing and backup service climbed to the top of the iO … | Continue reading
Yi has released a new mirrorless camera called the M1 that will appeal to Leica lovers who may not want to spend Leica money. The M1, which is clearly inspired by the Leica T, features a 20MP Sony IMX269 Micro Four Thirds sensor, and comes with a 2-40mm zoom lens with an f/2.5-5. … | Continue reading
Forget about going fast. Sonic’s gotta go retro. Sega has released a video detailing what comes with the Sonic Mania Collector’s Edition, the premium version of the upcoming sidescroller. Sonic Mania returns the hedgehog to his pixelated, 2D platforming roots. Since it’s a throwb … | Continue reading
We dig into the different options available for android developers to store data locally on an android device. Complete with sample source code. | Continue reading
(Reuters) – Apple has approached British Formula One team owner McLaren Technology Group for a strategic investment or a potential buyout, the Financial Times reported, citing sources. The loss-making automotive group could be valued at between 1 billion pounds ($1.30 billion) an … | Continue reading
The most interesting piece of photographic equipment announced at the biennial Photokina trade show this week is Fujifilm’s GFX 50S. A brand-new medium-format camera system, the GFX 50S takes the best attributes of Fujifilm’s smaller X-series camera and pairs them with a massive … | Continue reading
There’s a new digital team at the American of Society of Composers, Authors, and Performers. ASCAP is a nonprofit organization that helps songwriters track and collect payments for performances of their work. (It says it has 585,000 members, with 2015 revenues topping $1 billion. … | Continue reading
It seemed it’s all love between Microsoft and Linux, but things might be about to change drastically very soon. As observed by Redditor BaronHK and corroborated by digital freedom advocate Techrights, Microsoft is now preventing some laptops from installing any other OS than the … | Continue reading
The shoes you’ve been waiting for since roughly 1989 finally have a release date. After months of teasing the HyperAdapt 1.0, Nike is finally ready to bring its self-lacing shoes to the mass market. A PR rep for the company took to Twitter to announce that the wearables (we can c … | Continue reading
Billboard advertising Steelo steel wool cleaning products, Victoria, approximately 1925 | Continue reading
Weebly launched in 2007, at a time when businesses wanted an easy, drag-and-drop, “what you see is what you get” (WYSIWYG) approach to websites. But the space was crowded, and it found itself going up against Wix and Squarespace, as well as Tumblr, WordPress, Facebook, and servic … | Continue reading
In an age of super-loud rock concerts, you need something like EarDial. The makers of EarDial are launching a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign today to raise money for their discreet and comfortable hearing protection. They can replace foam ear plugs and are especially designed … | Continue reading
If you’re concerned about your privacy, you should check out Disconnect. Available for Android and iOS, it blocks the trackers that slow down your browser, and spy on you. Disconnect says that filtering these unwanted tracking requests has significant performance benefits. Apps a … | Continue reading
The U.S. Air Force says one pilot was killed and another was injured whey they were ejected from a spy plane shortly before it crashed in Northern California on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Photo: Fox | Continue reading
HTC is rumored to be releasing a new phone called the Bolt on Sprint later this year. Evan Blass leaked an image of what that phone might look like, and from what we can tell, it’s relatively similar to the HTC 10 with the same antenna lines and centered camera. The new phone lik … | Continue reading
We've been hearing an increasing number of reports from Nexus 5X owners about bootloop issues after upgrading to Android 7.0 Nougat. | Continue reading
AT&T and Samsung both deserve a pat on the back after pushing new updates to the Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge+. | Continue reading
Looking for an easy medium to trade Bitcoins (buy or sell) against cash, Paypal, gift cards, bank transfers and others? Bitcoins for all your need Earn money or spend it, your new online currency the bitcoin gives you the much-desired anonymity along with flexibility in the amoun … | Continue reading
Earlier this month, YouTube launched its own social network of sorts with the debut of YouTube Community; now it’s enlisting help from viewers to help moderate it, along with other content on the video-sharing site. The company has announced the launch of a new, crowdsourced mode … | Continue reading
Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter just now to announce the "gradual" rollout of the electric car company’s new Autopilot 8.0. It is the first update to the semi-autonomous software since a Tesla driver was killed while using Autopilot in May.V8.0 starts downloading tonight. Rel … | Continue reading
Why makes a good operating system? Utility, intelligence, consistency, stability, speed and knowability.The last component should be the easiest one, especially for well-established OSes, but it’s where many have stumbled. Microsoft, for instance, learned a hard lesson with the i … | Continue reading
The world's largest social network is turning its attention to the International Day of Peace.Facebook just unveiled a new feature for the occasion, which first started 35 years ago. When you use the "Love" reaction on Facebook Wednesday, the heart will come to life, displaying a … | Continue reading
Hacker… Probably one of the top five most bada** sounding professions. Right up there with ninjas, pirates, and international superspies. When I was a little kid I wanted to either be Indiana Jones or James Bond, because these were the rebellious BA’s fighting the good fight – at … | Continue reading
Schlaumeier an Sonys CSL Research Laboratory in Paris haben eine Künstliche Intelligenz programmiert, die mehr oder weniger automatisch neue Popsongs produzieren kann - und das auch noch im Stil beliebiger Bands/Musiker. Die Pop-AI hört auf... | Continue reading