Embedded fuel cells power smartphones for a week… and could run the world

People love their smartphones but hate poor battery life. We love having access to the world’s information at our fingertips but tire of the need to constantly plug in to the world’s electricity grid. The recharging model of batteries fails us — the marketplace is ready for a new … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

How to Use Google, Email, Social Media & Web: The Grandparent’s Guide to the Internet [INFOGRAPHIC]

You don’t have to leave the internet to the young. And the truth is that fewer and fewer older people do. The internet is not hard to learn, and most people find that once they take the dive, they really enjoy it. What’s more, before long, you might be teaching your grandson a th … | Continue reading


@digitalinformationworld.com | 8 years ago

Opera launches a free VPN app for iOS

Just a couple weeks after introducing a free and unlimited virtual private network (VPN) for its browser, Opera is doing the same on iOS. The company launched a new iOS app Monday that brings an unlimited free VPN to iPhones and iPads. SEE ALSO: Whack-a-mole between Netflix and V … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Why is Apple still able to command such high prices for its iPhones?

The average iPhone costs significantly more than the 'equivalent' Android phone. So why is Apple still able to command such an extravagant price? | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Siri's creators introduce Viv, their new AI-powered personal assistant

Siri may be synonymous with the words "digital assistant," but Apple's sassy assistant will soon have a lot more competition — and it's going to come from the same people who first created Siri in 2007.Viv, a new artificial intelligence-powered assistant app, just made its formal … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

With Offworld Trading Company, a revolutionary idea takes its tepid first steps

REVIEW: We like watching numbers get bigger. Perhaps the simplest way of providing positive feedback to players, increasing numbers form the foundation of many different games, and with good reason. It’s the easiest way to show players they’re improving in a quantifiable manner, … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Pinterest’s browser button is now asking some users to ‘Save,’ not ‘Pin it’

Pinterest, that Web and mobile app for saving and sharing Pins of images, videos, articles, and other content, has made a small but telling change to one part of its button for browsers like Chrome, Firefox, and Safari on desktop. The button has historically had the words “Pin it … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

The Information Age is over; welcome to the Experience Age

Twenty-five years after the introduction of the World Wide Web, the Information Age is coming to an end. Thanks to mobile screens and Internet everywhere, we’re now entering what I call the “Experience Age.” Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

SourceClear launches free tool for finding vulnerabilities in open-source code

SourceClear, a startup with software for spotting potential vulnerabilities lying dormant in open-source code that could pose security issues for applications that rely on that code, is announcing today the launch of a free tier called Open. The idea here is to “work with the com … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

‘Trump’s Wall’ is an iOS game that (unlike Trump) is actually pretty enjoyable

Trump was once entertaining. He was a human cartoon character, a real-life being worthy of mockery for his half-baked ideas on how to “make America great again.” Now, the joke is far less funny and Trump is only a step away from the White House. If you need help transporting your … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Chinese tech giant Kuang-Chi harnesses Israeli tech to build smart cities in China

Last week, Kuang-Chi, a Shenzhen-based technology conglomerate, launched a $300 million Israel fund in Tel Aviv to tap the country’s smart city know-how, according to the company’s founder Ruopeng Liu. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Virtual reality will revolutionize media content but VR headsets need to evolve

Virtual reality can deliver on its promise to bring new and immersive experiences to the masses, but the current iteration of hardware will need to evolve first. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Syfy is working on a series about Superman's home planet

Another superhero TV series is in the works: Syfy has ordered a pilot for a show titled Krypton, which will essentially be a prequel to Superman. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the series will begin two generations before the planet Krypton's destruction (and Kal-El's expul … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Playful’s Paul Bettner: VR is just getting its start, like Disney in the 1920s

Paul Bettner has been waiting for virtual reality for decades. That’s one reason why his VR gaming studio, Playful, created Lucky’s Tale as a launch game for the Oculus Rift VR headset. It launched as part of a bundle with the Rift on March 28, and it has drawn praise as a platfo … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

On the Gap Between Perception and Skill

To bridge the gap between perception and skill we need to build on technique, says the emperor Hadrian in Memoirs of Hadrian via Marguerite Yourcenar. Describing the emperor's early years: “I was beginning to have my legend, that strange flashing reflection made up partly of what … | Continue reading


@conversationagent.com | 8 years ago

Leaked images of the Honor V8 showcase the dual camera

We already know what the Honor V8 will be running under the hood, but now we've seen some shots of it out in the wild. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

The next Moto X could have modular add-ons just like LG's G5

Lenovo's next Moto phones have surfaced via leaked images over the past few days, and Venture Beat has published an interesting report hinting at some big plans — modular ones — for the upcoming devices. It seems that Lenovo will follow LG's lead in building add-ons that owners o … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Square Enix Announce 'Final Fantasy Brave Exvius', Sign up Now for Bonus Items

If you were looking for a new Final Fantasy game to get excited for, the just-announced Final Fantasy Brave Exvius might be just what the doctor ordered. You can sign up on the game's site to pre-register to get "powerful items" to use when the game launch. The whole teaser site … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Groupon sues IBM over location-based patent

(Reuters) – The online marketplace Groupon has sued IBM, accusing it of infringing a patent related to technology that helps businesses solicit customers based on the customers’ locations at a given moment. Groupon filed its lawsuit on Monday with the federal court in its hometow … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Ride along with Blue Origin’s rocket as it descends toward Earth

A new video from private spaceflight venture Blue Origin gives people a different perspective of the company's New Shepard rocket returning to Earth from space. The footage, taken from a camera on top of the vehicle during an April 2nd test flight, shows the changing landscape ar … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Japanese mobile hit Puzzle & Dragons reaches 10M downloads in North America

A trio of games make the bulk of the money from the lucrative Japanese mobile app market, and one of those is continuing its push into the West. More than 10 million people have downloaded Puzzle & Dragons in North America, according to developer GungHo Online Entertainment. The … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Silent Hill and Bloodborne receive Unreal Engine 4 fan tributes

The Creative Assembly (Alien: Isolation) 3D artist James Brady has recreated the Midwich Elementary School scene from Silent Hill in Unreal Engine 4.Amusingly, Brady's colleague at The Creative Assembly, Liam Tart, offered a similar treatment of Half-Life 2 when he replicated Val … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Why a dedicated HomeKit app in iOS 10 is exactly what Apple needs

There's a handful of Apple-compatible smart home products already on the market, but as of right now, you can't control them via one master app or hub. This is one of the biggest disadvantages of Apple HomeKit — the software framework that smart gadget builders use to make their … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Gemini Trading Launch Does Little to Boost Ether Price

Ether prices experienced only modest movements on 9th May despite its listing on a major US exchange. | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

Dark Souls 3 mod makes Lothric look like Limbo

Dark Souls 3 modder googl4 has created a mod that makes From Software's latest action-RPG look an awful lot like Limbo with a completely colourless palette.… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

T-Mobile becomes third US carrier to allow roaming in Cuba

President Obama’s administration has made large strides towards opening up relations with Cuba, and mobile phone carriers are taking advantage. T-Mobile today announced it’s inked a deal with the Empresa De Telecomunicaciones De Cuba. Thanks to today’s agreements, T-Mobile post-p … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

New & upcoming Android phones

In this article we aim to highlight the most action-packed phones coming to the market in the near future. Let's take a look! | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Watch the Millennium Falcon take off from the runway at Miniatur Wunderland

One of the most amazing sections of Miniatur Wunderland — a massive model railway installation in Hamburg, Germany that is Guinness-certified as the largest in the world — is the Knuffigen Airport. It's a huge model airport with dozens of planes and associated airport vehicles, a … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Netflix's first reality show comes from Sylvester Stallone and is called Ultimate Beastmaster

Netflix has picked up its first reality show: an athletic competition series with a title that's likely donned several bad fantasy novels — Ultimate Beastmaster. According to Variety, the series will have athletes from across the globe running through a "demanding" obstacle cours … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Disney's Search for CEO Successor Could Be Costly

Finding an eventual replacement for Disney Chairman Robert Iger could be a costly endeavor for Walt Disney Co. WSJ's Lee Hawkins explains the details. | Continue reading


@live.wsj.com | 8 years ago

Huge 'King Rabbit' Update Hits Thursday, Includes New Levels, New Characters, and More

Raresloth's fantastic puzzle platformer King Rabbit [$0.99] is getting ready to be injected with a huge amount of new content this Thursday. As they've detailed in our forums, this update is dubbed the Fire Adventures Update and comes with 16 new campaign levels that'll be free f … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Dragon’s Tale – Guess which Fruit Monkey will pick and Win Jackpot

Dragon’s Tale is one of the oldest Bitcoin Casinos in the ecosystem and also one of the funniest Casinos around. Dragon’s Tale managed to develop a game where players could experience the wonders of a role play game while being able to gamble through several casino-based mini gam … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Sample blog 3

  Text Below PhotoThe post Sample blog 3 appeared first on Brandpoint.com. | Continue reading


@alltop | 8 years ago

VRidge puts PC VR games on your Google Cardboard phone

Have a decent PC, but don't have $1,500 to spend on a secondhand Oculus Rift from eBay? VRidge is a new app from RiftCat which turns your phone into a headset for PC games. You download the VRidge desktop app, pair it wirelessly with the VRidge Android app (they're working on an … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Five Nights at Freddy's is planned for consoles

Cult animatronic horror series Five Nights at Freddy's is planned for consoles, according to developer Scott Cawthon.When asked on Steam about a console release, Cawthon answered: "Actually, yes! It will happen. I'm talking with a few companies who are interested in doing console … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

FCC, FTC examining how carriers release mobile security patches

Today the FCC and FTC announced that they would be launching an inquiry into why companies take so long to rollout security updates to mobile devices. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Lose yourself in videos of people burning things they shouldn't

I checked my calendar and it's still Monday. We have four more days and some odd hours until the weekend. More than any other day, I find it easy to get lost on the internet on Mondays. One moment, I'm productive. The next, I find my eyes glazed as a glow stick melts on loop.Wee … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

9 Reasons Content Marketers Should Use Pop-up Boxes

Are you using pop-up boxes on your website? You know what I’m talking about — those forms that magically appear when you visit a site for the first time (or every time) encouraging you to sign up for a newsletter or some other form of regular content. When and where they show up … | Continue reading


@lushthecontentagency.com | 8 years ago

The Ily phone lets kids make video calls without using the scary internet

The internet is great because it makes it easy to stay in touch with friends and family, but it can also be a scary place, especially for kids. They can surf to smutty websites or end up chatting with strangers. Not good. The people behind a new product, Ily, think they have a wa … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Laugh.ly aims to be the Pandora for stand-up comedy

A company called Laugh.ly wants to make streaming sets from the best comedians as easy as streaming music on Pandora. Though not yet available to the public, Laugh.ly’s iOS application will allow users to follow both big-name comedians like Louis C.K., Kevin Hart, Aziz Ansari, an … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Why Internet links are blue, and what Google's 'black' experiment means

Google’s search experiment — where text links in search results appear black and not the traditional blue — is freaking people out, and with good reason. The blue link (underlined or not) has been around for so long that it's become borderline dogma for web design.For as long as … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

WaterO brings reverse osmosis drinking water to the kitchen table

A month before Disrupt, Yu Zhou sent us an email titled, “We want to help solve the Flint water problem.” WaterO’s CEO wasn’t claiming to have the catchall solution to the lead problem plaguing the Michigan city, but his company was in a unique position to lend a hand. Since then … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Report: Moto X “Vertex” and Moto X “Vector Thin” will have modular back panels

A report by Venture Beat's Evan Blass reveals that the two 2016 Moto X variants will adopt a modular design allowing for "Amps". Details and specs within. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Check Out the Newest Trailer for 'Warcher Defenders', an Upcoming Archery-Based Castle Defense Game

Warcher Defenders is an upcoming game from developer Ogre Pixel that I've quietly been keeping my eye on in our forums since last November, and with the new trailer that was released over the weekend, I feel like it's finally time to start blowing the whistle for the hype train f … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Botify is an SEO crawler that helps your website optimize for Googlebot

Most businesses live or die on Google search rankings. If you can’t crack the top few results, it’s almost impossible to consistently drive organic traffic to your site. But how does Google decide which sites appear at the top of the results list? It uses Googlebot, a proprietary … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Kansas City just installed free public Wi-Fi and dozens of 'smart' streetlights

Kansas City, a place long known for jazz and barbecue, now wants to be known as one of the most futuristic cities in America. Last week, the city announced plans to install free public Wi-Fi covering 50 blocks of its downtown, 125 "smart" streetlights that automatically dim when … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Dead Island: Definitive Edition includes 16-bit beat-'em-up mini-game

Dead Island: Definitive Edition will include an all new 16-bit beat-'em-up mini-game entitled Dead Island Retro Revenge.In the vein of Streets of Rage or The Simpsons the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade Game, Dead Island Retro Revenge follows a man named Max on a quest to res … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

The Mini-Guide to Use Quora to Promote Your Blog or Business

The Mini-Guide to Use Quora to Promote Your Blog or Business | Continue reading


@blog.atomicreach.com | 8 years ago