If anyone wants to text Ryan Leslie and have a one-on-one conversation with a big-deal rapper, here’s his number: 646-887-6978. That’s not a secret. Leslie shares the number publicly and encourages people to message him — it’s a way for him to develop a direct relationship with h … | Continue reading
Good news for New Yorkers who like deals and don’t mind sharing a cab ride with a complete stranger or two: Uber is sending out notices on Monday that its carpool service will now be a flat $5, but only in Manhattan below 110th Street and only during the peak hours of 7–10AM and … | Continue reading
Last year, we told you about the amazing new Tron-inspired rollercoaster planned for the Shanghai Disney Resort. But back then we only had concept drawings. Now the Lightcycle Power Run rollercoaster is finished and has started taking passengers, and the ride lives up to last yea … | Continue reading
pre:nth-of-type(4), pre:last-of-type { font-size: 0.7em; } This is my first post in the Command Line Monday series. It gives a short introduction to a useful command line tool every Monday. cal is part of the Single UNIX Specification and is should therefore be installed on … | Continue reading
The Xiaomi Mi Max is set to be unveiled on Tuesday, May 10th. To mark the upcoming event, the company have released a series of videos as a tribute to the event countdown and the launch of the Mi Max. | Continue reading
Have you just purchased a brand new Chromecast and have no clue how to set it up? Don't worry - Android Authority is here to help you through the process. | Continue reading
If virtual reality has taught us anything in its short time as a consumer product, it's that painting in thin air is magical. Now here comes Kingspray Graffiti Simulator VR to remind us that 2D painting can be pretty amazing as well.The painting app already exists in non-VR form, … | Continue reading
Vlambeer has only two people, but he Dutch indie game maker has managed to draw outsized attention to itself during its six years of making games. Part of the reason is that Utrecht, Netherlands-based company has made one hit after another in the “bullet hell” genre of moment-to- … | Continue reading
A number of young technology security companies are losing access to the largest collection of industry analysis of computer viruses, a setback industry experts say will increase exposure to hackers. | Continue reading
The Bitcoin industry can get unpredictable sometimes, just like the value of digital currency. In one such sudden, out of the blue announcement, Spondoolies-Tech’s CEO, Guy Corem in a post on the company’s page has announced that they have shut down their operations. The Israeli … | Continue reading
The structure rests on a concrete base, and the main building is a studwork house with beamed ceilings. The cottage holds a special place ... | Continue reading
The Raspberry Pi is one of the most versatile little computers ever created, and it can do all kinds of things — like powering robots, arcade machines, and now, expensive headphones. Pi 2 Design has created a hybrid vacuum tube amp called the 503HTA that towers atop the Raspberry … | Continue reading
MIAMI — Following injuries to Toronto’s Jonas Valanciunas and Miami’s Hassan Whiteside during Game 3 of their Eastern Conference Semifinals series, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra joked that the game’s final minutes looked “like a 6’4″ and under game.” Perhaps we should get used to it. … | Continue reading
It’s been a long night at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. But this time, you couldn’t see anyone waiting for a boat. Instead, the Cruise Terminal hosted a very special competition — the Disrupt NY Hackathon. Around 650 engineers and designers got together to come up with something … | Continue reading
The lanky, blurry apparition known as Slender Man has been haunting creative writing spaces on internet since it emerged from the Something Awful forums in 2009, and now it might be heading to theaters. The New York Times reports that Sony Pictures' Screen Gems division wants to … | Continue reading
Every student has a unique learning style, but it’s tough for teachers to figure out if they learn best through lectures, images, reading, self-directed practice, or group projects. By using publicly available education progress data and personality analysis, Lilwil is able to au … | Continue reading
Researchers often need to go beyond Google to find the kind of medical journal articles and flat data files necessary for their work. But many journal articles are locked away in databases like JSTOR or PubMed, which don’t have the reliable search capabilities of an engine like G … | Continue reading
NYU Shanghai students Sean Kelly and Sam Shi wanted to use VR to help increase access to information. Over the weekend at the TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon in New York, the duo initially looked at helping students learn brain surgery but they switched their target and developed Te … | Continue reading
An interesting hack presented on stage today at TechCrunch Disrupt New York 2016 is a platform for non-traditional banking services. Called e-susu, the app is designed for people who are involved with informal loan groups to help them better manage the process of lending money wi … | Continue reading
Today we are taking a look at the Zilker smart irrigation device for the home. It will grant you remote control, save water and keep your wallet healthy. | Continue reading
GUEST: With Facebook’s introduction of bots on Messenger last month, chatbots, which have been around for decades, have suddenly taken the leap from fun toy project to cutting-edge business proposition. With this rapid rise to prominence, it’s critical to differentiate the hype f … | Continue reading
Between Alexa’s built-in functionality and Skills API, you can now use the platform to do almost anything. Simple voice commands let you do things like order a pizza, send someone money on Venmo, or even buy another Echo.But here’s the thing – anyone using your Echo can do these … | Continue reading
When novice users are on the lookout for a proper Bitcoin wallet solution, search engines are the first tool they will wield. However, throughout the years, various fake wallet providers have made their way to the top of search results, and especially Bing seems to be a source of … | Continue reading
Can Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa serve as a matchmaker? That’s the idea behind The Blind Date Club, a project from a team of coders presenting today at the TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2016 Hackathon. Designed as a voice-activated app for the Echo speaker, The Blind Date Club lets y … | Continue reading
Twelve hours into last night’s Disrupt NY Hackathon, Andre Smith still wasn’t sure what he was doing. “People ask me about what my ideas are before the Hackathon,” he explains in a bit of a sleep-deprived daze. “I have no idea. I was already in deep. I didn’t really have a clear … | Continue reading
You have a bunch of ingredients in your fridge, and you don’t know what you want to cook. You just bought an Amazon Echo, dying to figure out some new things to do with it. Well, you can do both of these with a hack put together at TechCrunch Disrupt NY that does just that. With … | Continue reading
Der Urlaub liegt nun fast genau ein Jahr zurück. Mit den Reiseberichten wollte ich, zusätzlich zu den Fotos, diesen wunderbaren Urlaub auch in Worte fassen und für mich aufbewahren, aber auch mit der Öffentlichkeit teilen. Nebenbei sind auch einigen Video Clips angefallen die ich … | Continue reading
Radiohead promised to release its album by 2PM today, and it's almost here — but a Google Play Music page went live with details just a bit early. The group's ninth overall album is called A Moon Shaped Pool, and includes 11 tracks from "Burn The Witch" to "True Love Waits."Radio … | Continue reading
If it’s your birthday, Mother’s Day or some other significant occasion, it’s likely you’ll receive a barrage of text messages, emails and calls. Even if it’s not a special day, between your friends, significant other and boss, there’s probably a fair amount of action on your phon … | Continue reading
Makers of an app called Eliza want to make it as easy for people to track their psychological well-being as it is to track their physical fitness.The Eliza app asks users to record a voice memo, say, venting about an issue they’re dealing with at work or simply reflecting on thei … | Continue reading
At Unity Technologies, chief executive John Riccitiello sees a sea of games and game startups streaming through doors. Unity was founded in 2003 to “democratize game development” with easy-to-use game engine tools. In the last quarter, 220,000 games were made with Unity, and thos … | Continue reading
On a road trip across Germany earlier this year, my wife and I made a four-hour detour to visit Miniatur Wunderland. It's Hamburg's most popular tourist attraction and it was, without question, worth the trip.Miniatur Wunderland is the Guinness Book of World Records-certified lar … | Continue reading
Just getting started in PPC but know where to start? Take a look at our 6 part series for building PPC accounts on a budget. With this post focusing on account structure. | Continue reading
Too busy to keep up with your friends? There’s a chat bot for that. Read More | Continue reading
According to the research firm IBISWorld, there are currently more than 65,000 event promoters in the U.S., most of who have limited geographic reach. Even including the industry’s largest player, Live Nation Entertainment, the biggest companies in the space account for no more t … | Continue reading
Coders stayed up all night at the TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon this weekend in Brooklyn, New York. With just 24 hours to build something meaningful, it was no easy task. But four gentlemen met at the event and decided to build an app that could help keep homeless people off the s … | Continue reading
One of the biggest limitations of mobile VR at the moment is the lack of input. Google Cardboard is gathering some fixes via sensors from companies like PMD, but Angel Say wanted to make that solution available on the more high-powered Gear VR platform so at this weekend’s TechCr … | Continue reading
At the TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2016 hackathon, a team of engineers from MasterCard teamed up to create an app that can help travelers visiting a foreign country better understand what food is being described on a menu. Just by pointing their phone at the restaurant’s menu, the app … | Continue reading
Bitcoin may now have a fee market, but that reality doesn't mean the network has optimized for this environment, developer Jameson Lopp argues. | Continue reading
We're streaming live on Mobcrush right now. There's a couple different ways you can watch the stream, and they all work equally well and it's really just a matter of personal preference as to which method you prefer. The easiest way to watch is just watching the embedded player r … | Continue reading
The mainstream media has been having a field day ever since Craig Wright, the Australian computer scientist proclaimed himself to be the Satoshi Nakamoto. After Craig Wright failed to convincingly prove that he and Satoshi Nakamoto are one and the same, the media has painted him … | Continue reading
When you find yourself in an emergency situation, it’s hard to know what to do. And even if you do, panic can take over. 911bot, a product built at the Disrupt Hackathon here in New York, aims to help you out in a pinch. The Facebook Messenger-based chat bot lets you report emerg … | Continue reading
AdBlock and AdBlock Plus are now available from the Windows Store for Microsoft's Edge browser, letting Windows 10 users browse the way Microsoft intended while giving them the option to control the ads they see. Microsoft opened up Edge browser extensions to testers in March, pa … | Continue reading
Sad, mad, glad, confused about the presidential race so far? Well, if you are really lost on who to vote for, IBM may have a solution depending on your mood. Watson Elections, one of the surprisingly few political applications for IBM’s supercomputer, debuted on stage this mornin … | Continue reading
GUEST: Volatility in the on-demand economy has many citing a contraction. But is it all doom and gloom or is there another factor at play here? On one hand, new startups are constantly launching in the space, capitalizing on the public’s growing need for instant gratification. On … | Continue reading
Welcome back to Android Apps Weekly! This week we talk about a potential YouTube cable service, Google I/O 2016, and the best Humble Mobile Bundle ever! | Continue reading