A major wildfire near Fort McMurray in Canada has forced more than 100,000 people to evacuate the area and destroyed roughly a fifth of local homes. One of the affected houses belonged to a man by the name of James O'Reilly, who got a uniquely intimate perspective on his home's d … | Continue reading
HTC musste im heute veröffentlichten Geschäftsbericht zum Ende des ersten Quartals 2016 einen heftigen Umsatzeinbruch mitteilen: 64 Prozent weniger Umsatz als im Vorjahrsquartal. Statt 41,5 Milliarden Taiwan-Dollar (NTD) setzte das Untern... | Continue reading
The second, bigger Witcher 3 expansion Blood and Wine may be released 30th May.That's according to an apparent Steam listing for the game that jumped the gun yesterday and has since been taken down. A screenshot was captured on Twitter (via IGN) and looks authentic.Among the expa … | Continue reading
Located at The O2, NY-LON bar opened last summer in a collaboration between Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines. | Continue reading
In another sign of the challenges facing food delivery startups in India, HSBC said in a recent report that it believes Zomato’s valuation is $500 million—half of the $1 billion valuation the company reportedly was pegged at after its eighth round of funding a year ago. Read More | Continue reading
DER Touristik: Frankfurt/Main (ots) - Die internationale Führung der DER Touristik Group ist komplett. Boris Schnabel (45) wurde vom Vorstand der REWE Group zum internationalen Chief Financial Officer (CFO) DER Touristik Group berufen. Die DER Touristik Group ist ... | Continue reading
EKD Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland: Hannover (ots) - Das 500. Reformationsjubiläum wird ein mutiges Aufbruchszeichen für Kirche und Gesellschaft. Mit diesem selbstbewussten Signal haben die Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland (EKD) und der Deutsche Evangelische Kirchentag (DEK … | Continue reading
Nur wenige Tage nach der Bekanntgabe, dass Google und Fiat Chrysler die Entwicklung der autonomen Autos zukünftig gemeinsam vorantreiben wollen, wird klar, dass noch viele Fragen und Details ungeklärt sind. Nicht dass beide Unternehmen di... | Continue reading
Shoreditch venue Zigfrid Von Underbelly is a two-floor venue space in Hoxton Square. | Continue reading
As of June 25, 2016, changes to PayPal's user terms and conditions will remove its buyer protection feature for crowdfunding projects. | Continue reading
Bitcoin mining equipment developer Spondoolies-Tech has ceased operations this month, CEO Guy Corem revealed. Israeli bitcoin mining equipment developer Spondoolies-Tech, a prominent bitcoin hardware manufacturer in recent years has, in a surprising announcement, revealed that it … | Continue reading
HTC is finding itself on the wrong side of a rapidly evolving smartphone market. The Taiwanese company reported today that its revenues fell 64 percent in the first quarter and profits fell 78 percent compared to the same period a year ago. While HTC has been in decline for sever … | Continue reading
Another day, another trademark infringement case in China – except this time the court has ruled in favor of Facebook, despite its service being banned. The case, brought by a court in Beijing found that a different company attempted to register the trademark “Face Book” in China … | Continue reading
Sometimes, it's the smallest part of a video game that ends up making the biggest impact on you. It could be an atmospheric side-quest, or an oddly enthralling mini-game. And sometimes, that smallest part is the whole game, as in the case of Viridi, a meditative, free-to-play tit … | Continue reading
Sometimes copying a design element hurts more than just sensibilities. Huawei chose to use pentalobe screws on the bottom of the P9, and the folks over at iFixit are not happy about it. | Continue reading
There's now a keyboard with a built-in search feature that allows you pull results directly from Google Images and paste them into your message. | Continue reading
PRESS RELEASE: PsiKick announced today the appointment of Philip J. Carmack as Chief Executive Officer. Carmack was also elected to the Company's Board of Directors. Brendan Richardson, founding CEO, has transitioned to VP of Business Development.... | Continue reading
This project is based on the reform of an existing house in Petrer, Alicante, a construction of 86m2. 'Reform for Niko' is the name of the ... | Continue reading
Bookatable GmbH & Co.KG: Hamburg (ots) - Aktuelle Bookatable-Umfrage: Die meisten Gäste geben gerne Trinkgeld; besonders die Schweizer erwarten dafür aber sehr guten Service Hierzulande existiert kein Gesetz, dass die Höhe oder gar die Verpflichtung zum Trinkgeldgeben in ... | Continue reading
Ab dem 29. Juli kostet Windows 10 Geld. Wissen wir. Wer sich also fest vorgenommen hat, auf die aktuelle Version des Betriebssystems zu updaten, sollte sich zeitnah damit auseinandersetzen. Es gibt aber auch genügend Userinnen und User, die Wi... | Continue reading
Above and beyond the logistics, the planning, the delivery and the reconciliation here are 8 other hats worn everyday by each and every event coordinator. Event management is many things. Some people go into it because they throw a great party, some fall into it from another care … | Continue reading
I’ve had a quite a few comments and messages from readers asking about nut-free recipes. When I first started this blog, I wanted to make recipes that everyone could enjoy and although many of my recipes are nut-free, I never had a dedicated category. Well, I’ve just added a nut- … | Continue reading
It's great to dream like a kid, but no fun to be treated like one. It bristles because we feel that, even if the person involved has best intentions, we've outgrown being treated like a child. Some behaviors to consider... | Continue reading
ADAC: München (ots) - Am kommenden Pfingst-Wochenende ist die Staugefahr auf allen deutschen Autobahnen groß. Autofahrer fast aller Bundesländer sind jetzt unterwegs und starten in ein verlängertes Wochenende oder in die Ferien: In Berlin, Brandenburg, ... | Continue reading
This week, the US patent office issued 6,768 patents. Each patent adds a little something new to the human knowledge base. As we cannot list all six thousand, the PatentYogi team has selected the six most interesting patents. Google’s self-driving car is now self-cleaning Patent … | Continue reading
A new 30-year study out of Australia claims that there is no correlation between increasing usage of cell phones and incidences of brain cancer. | Continue reading
The Donkey Kong world record high score has changed hands multiple times over the years. But perhaps the to-ing and fro-ing is about to end.On 5th May Donkey Kong player Wes Copeland posted a new world record high score of 1.218m in the classic arcade game - and reckons it's as c … | Continue reading
It seems that an all-metal look is in for 2016. A string of leaked images of Lenovo's upcoming Moto X (branded as Droid on Verizon), published by hellomotoHK, show the new phone in what appears to be an aluminum body — a big departure from the metal frame/plastic back combo sport … | Continue reading
It’s the start of a fresh week, and the weekend just gone has been a bit of an anomaly when compared to the last couple of months’ worth of action. Often, we will see a large, distinct, and usually sustained, price move. Across the weekends just gone, however, price has remained … | Continue reading
Twitter will nicht mehr, dass Geheimdienste über den Webdienst Dataminr in ihren Nachrichtenfeeds auf die Suche nach verdächtigen oder nur interessanten Zusammenhängen gehen können. Dataminr ist das einzige Unternehmen, das voll... | Continue reading
Krispy Kreme opens its 'Hole in the Wall' pop-up today (9 May) showcasing its limited edition doughnut, the Nutty Chocolatta, filled with Nutella. | Continue reading
The first ever bar to be staffed by dogs was opened by premium beer Kronenbourg 1664 on Friday (6 May). | Continue reading
Blizzard has extended the Overwatch open beta by a day.It was supposed to end this evening. It will now run until 10am PDT on 10th May - that's 6pm UK time tomorrow."We hope everyone has been enjoying the Overwatch Open Beta," community manager Lylirra wrote in a post on Battle.n … | Continue reading
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises: Hamburg (ots) -- Premiere: Weltumrundung mit MS EUROPA - Fünf Etappen und 21 Teilstrecken - Von der Wildnis in Südafrika zu Zielen mit Expeditionscharakter in Alaska bis hin zu Megametropolen in Asien und den USA - Reisezeitraum: August 2016 bis ... | Continue reading
Street Fighter 5 has sold 1.4m copies, Capcom has announced.That's across PlayStation 4, PC and includes download copies. Those sales were from release in February up to 31st March.Capcom had hoped to sell 2m copies of the fighting game by the end of its financial year. Despite t … | Continue reading
The Indian government has issued a proposal to regulate how companies and individuals create and share mapping data about the country, and it’s probably one of its worst ideas yet. The Geospatial Information Regulation Bill (PDF), which is currently only a draft and is open to fe … | Continue reading
Man nennt das wohl "Markenbindung" und einfach cleveres Marketing. Jaguar Land Rover will Anfang kommenden Jahres ein erstes eigenes Smartphone auf den Markt bringen. "Eigenes" ist in diesem Zusammenhang ein großes Wort, der Autohersteller ka... | Continue reading
The Imperial Data Science Institute in London has an exhibit of 64 monitors with lines moving in geometric shapes representing real-time bitcoin transactions, according to The Imperial College of London website. Harry Pettit, a graduate student, recently visited the exhibit and d … | Continue reading
Stargazers will have a rare opportunity on Monday to witness Mercury fly directly across the face of the sun, a sight that unfolds once every 10 years or so, as Earth and its smaller neighboring planet come into perfect alignment. | Continue reading
It may be an upstart in the automotive world, but Tesla already has a healthy tradition of including Easter eggs in its software updates. The most recent to be spotted treats Tesla owners to a miniature light show — Model S and Model X owners who press the button on their car's c … | Continue reading
Die New York Times berichtet, dass sich Apple-Manager mit erfolgreichen Podcast-Moderatoren und -produzenten getroffen haben, um über Nöte, Sorgen und Verbesserungsvorschläge zu sprechen. Es gibt da offenbar Gesprächsbedarf.Na... | Continue reading
You might look at Galak-Z and wonder what needs adding. Here is procedural deep-space dogfighting with roguelike elements, lurid acid-belching foes, gorgeous hand-drawn explosions, and the ability, when things get tough, to transform yourself from a nimble little starfighter and … | Continue reading
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