Thanks to a piece of software called VRidge, you can now get a taste of what Oculus and Steam VR games are like on your cheap Cardboard set. | Continue reading
Given that roughly 500 million tweets are published each day, it can be difficult for any organization, including sophisticated government agencies, to analyze them for valuable insights. But doing so would help them get a better idea about critical events, like terror attacks, a … | Continue reading
If you use your PayPal account to support a crowdfunding campaign, you can’t rely on its Purchase Protection plan anymore. The payment platform has announced that after June 25, payments made on crowdfunding platforms will no longer be eligible for the program, which allows users … | Continue reading
Three different Motorola handset press releases have appeared and wow is there a lot to take in. Are we looking at the future today? | Continue reading
Combat fatigue. Are you using a 150-year-old story format? The inverted pyramid was invented in the late 19th century. | Continue reading
Key Highlights Ethereum price after trading as low as $8.40 started to gain bids vs the US Dollar. ETH/USD is making an attempt to trade higher, but may face sellers near a bearish trend line formed on the hourly chart (data feed via Kraken). A break above the trend line and resi … | Continue reading
ExxonMobil is backing a new process that would capture carbon dioxide from power plants, and use it to feed fuel cells. The oil giant announced Thursday that it is expanding a partnership with Connecticut-based FuelCell Energy to develop the smaller company’s fuel-cell technology … | Continue reading
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Greater transparency is usually a positive thing. It encourages big companies to share stories and talk with their customers on social networks. It makes it easy for us to watch behind-the-scenes videos of our President and First Lady dancing with R2-D2. It helps us feel more in … | Continue reading
Digital shoppers are not willing to wait a long time for website pages to load while shopping. In fact, more than a third of respondents said they are only willing to wait up to five seconds, according to November 2015 research. | Continue reading
Zappar co-founder and CEO Caspar Thykier believes that brands have to consider audience tastes when making a foray into augmented reality (AR). Thykier spoke with eMarketer about how the right content is key for engaging over AR. Zappar provides consumers with an app that allows … | Continue reading
Although men make up the majority of India’s mobile gamers, research suggests a segment of women in India play daily mobile games more frequently and download more games per month than their male peers. | Continue reading
Instagram adoption, among brands examined by L2 Think Tank, is nearly ubiquitous across industries. Snapchat, on the other hand, is a different story. Brands are more hesitant to adopt the social messaging app. | Continue reading
Financial institutions are increasingly blending the physical and digital world to deliver better customer experiences. According to Q1 2016 research from KPMG, some banking executives are prioritizing various initiatives to transform the overall physical bank branch experience. | Continue reading
Twitter has barred US intelligence agencies from using Dataminr, a service that analyzes tweets from across the globe to inform users about news events, according to the Wall Street Journal. The social network has not confirmed that it cut the agencies off from the service, which … | Continue reading
Twitter has blocked U.S. intelligence agencies from accessing Dataminr, a social media tool that sends out real-time alerts based on an algorithm that includes keywords and geotags, according to a report on Sunday night from the Wall Street Journal.SEE ALSO: Twitter is now a 'new … | Continue reading
Bitcoin Price Key Highlights Bitcoin price bounced off an area of interest last week, indicating that buyers may be regaining control. If so, price could make its way back to the longer-term resistance at $470 and make another attempt at breaking higher. Technical indicators are … | Continue reading
In 2016, B2B social media will generate leads for over half of all businesses and continue to break down barriers between you and those you wish to connect with - if you let it! | Continue reading
HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ is a great show for many reasons: most importantly, it’s freakin’ hilarious – and its ability to satirize the tech industry while maintaining a high level of authenticity is truly commendable. Spoiler warning before we move forward with this post: If you ha … | Continue reading
There’s no doubt that food delivery has been a hot sector in the European, Israeli and Turkish tech scene over the past few years. Regardless of where you live, you’ve probably seen flyers or ads from multiple food delivery startups on the bus, on the metro or at your doorstep. | Continue reading
Over the past few months I’ve been on a mission: I want to prove that the future is not going to suck. While this project was originally going to end up in a book – and it still will – I’ve started recording a weekly podcast called Technotopia in which I speak to amazing thinkers … | Continue reading
Many artists use as material for art the raw data produced by our societies, seeking innovative means of display or transforming it into a work of art. By blurring boundaries between art and information, data art dispels the myth of the romantic artist while offering a fundamenta … | Continue reading
The Star Wars opening crawl is probably the most famous film opening in history, but while the hand-cranked yellow text is memorable, it's hardly stylish. This video from Kurt Rauffer changes that, re-imagining the intro sequence for The Empire Strikes Back in the style of the se … | Continue reading
Not every social channel is great for marketing; in fact, each one provides a varying ROI. Here is a list of 9 best channels for maximum social media ROI | Continue reading
I’ve just migrated this blog from Second Crack to Metalsmith, mainly because I wanted to switch away from a PHP-based static site generator. I considered using Hugo, specially because it is pretty fast---and it would be nice to learn Go---but I found its template syntax a little … | Continue reading
I've just migrated this blog from Second Crack to Metalsmith, mainly because I wanted to switch away from a PHP-based static site generator. I considered using Hugo, specially because it is pretty fast---and it would be nice to learn Go---but I found its template syntax a little … | Continue reading
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