Apple has launched a Twitter account dedicated to providing customer support. The account went live 8AM ET this morning, and within about 20 minutes started responding to customers' requests for help. It's already fielding questions about Apple Music, Apple IDs, and enabling smar … | Continue reading
Building and operating a website without a background in coding was an abstract fantasy just a few short years ago, but convenience is king in today’s day and age, and the times are definitely a-changin’. If you’re looking to establish a simple but professional-quality website th … | Continue reading
Director Paul Feig has been slowly teasing his new reboot of the '80s classic Ghostbusters: a proton pack here, the new Ecto-1 there, the triumphant first shot of the four new female leads, in all their ectoplasm-kicking glory... and now it's time for the first trailer. It starts … | Continue reading
Amazon has unveiled the Amazon Tap and Echo Dot, two new additions to the Alexa-enabled device family. The former is a $130 portable version of the Amazon Echo and a Bluetooth and Wi-Fi speaker, while the latter is a $90 compact voice-controlled device that can easily connect to … | Continue reading
Life is hard enough for teens, so Shots sidestepped bullies with a selfie sharing app that doesn’t allow commenting. Now the 6.6 million daily active user social network wants to boost kids’ spirits by refocusing around comedy. Today’s iOS and Android update lets users share any … | Continue reading
Uber is making it easier for you to use its service for business. The company has launched an auto-expense feature that’s part of your business profile. With this feature, you don’t need to worry about paperwork — Uber will automate the process and send a ride receipt to your exp … | Continue reading
According to experts presenting at the RSA Conference in the US this week, Dutch police drones are vulnerable to being hacked by little more than a smidgen of knowledge and a $40 of easily obtainable parts. The researcher, Nils Rodday, says that the Xbee telemetry module fitted t … | Continue reading
It sounds like it could be the start of a JJ Abrams movie: 16 teams compete to win a big cash prize by landing a spacecraft on the Moon. Except, instead it’s a series of JJ Abrams documentaries about real life. The celebrated TV and film producer has teamed up with Oscar-nominate … | Continue reading
Amazon is bringing Alexa to two new devices.The company unveiled two new Alexa-enabled devices Thursday: the $129.99 Amazon Tap, a portable Bluetooth speaker, and the $89.99 Echo Dot, which allows you to bring Echo-like functionality to other speakers in your homeSee also: Amazon … | Continue reading
When Amazon first unveiled the Echo, its smart speaker with the Alexa virtual assistant, most people didn't know what to do or expect from the thing. And not surprisingly: Amazon had given no hints or advance notice that it was even releasing the tubular speaker. In the time sinc … | Continue reading
The X Prize Foundation has brought J. J. Abrams aboard — to document the race to send the first privately funded lander to the Moon. Abrams is producing a documentary web series, called Moon Shot. It will feature nine of the 16 teams in the Google Lunar X Prize competition, highl … | Continue reading
Last month Amazon started allowing its Alexa voice assistant to control smart home thermostats. Now, Amazon's virtual assistant will be compatible with two major brands: Honeywell and Google-owned Nest. Both companies' Wi-Fi-connected thermostats, which are usually controlled by … | Continue reading
Amazon usually wants to make shopping on its site as easy as possible for people, but that's definitely not the case with one of its newest gadgets.At launch, Amazon is only selling the new Echo Dot speaker through Alexa, its voice assistant. That means you already have to own a … | Continue reading
Amazon's newest hardware product might look like a compressed version of the tall Echo speaker, but its place in your home will likely be very different. Today the company unveiled Echo Dot, which is basically an Echo without the big speaker housing. Instead, you either plug the … | Continue reading
Amazon’s voice-operated command center Echo produces something close to modern-day magic within our homes: Get the latest news, order a pizza, turn off the lights or find out who killed Bruce Wayne’s parents in fewer than 1,200 milliseconds. Read More | Continue reading
Jahr für Jahr brach Game of Thrones Rekorde bei den illegalen Downloads, was für die Serie bisher aber kein Problem war, eher wohl das Gegenteil. Dass letztes Jahr noch vor Beginn der fünften Staffel die ersten vier Folgen durchsicke... | Continue reading
Too often, B2B companies come across as stiff and impersonal. These exercises will help you uncover your brand's unique, relatable voice. | Continue reading
The Digital Entrepreneur podcast discusses strategies, concepts, and tactics necessary for pure digital entrepreneurs to thrive in today's marketplace. | Continue reading
Regardless of how much storage you have, you always want more. But marrying sheer capacity with speed can be a daunting task. Not anymore. Samsung has started shipping its 15.36 terabyte SSD — the largest capacity SSD we've ever seen.SEE ALSO: Samsung's 256GB flash memory chips a … | Continue reading
BlackBerry Priv, the company's first Android phone, has finally escaped AT&T's clutches and is now also available on Verizon. The device starts at $30 per month for the 24-month plan, or the full retail price of $720. SEE ALSO: BlackBerry Priv is the best BlackBerry in a decadeLa … | Continue reading
Don’t miss Alexander Klöpping at TNW Europe in May! Get your discount ticket here. What do you call people who are stretching the limits of their imaginations to engineer a new future? At The Next Web, we went with imagineers. Produced in partnership with the City of Amsterdam … | Continue reading
Getting through to Apple’s customer care team on the phone is like a game of roulette, you could get someone in two minutes today and wait hours the next. Likewise, if you walk into an Apple store in any city in the world, you’re probably going to face a lengthy queue or be told … | Continue reading
Aarhus 2017: Frankfurt (ots) - Aarhus, Dänemarks zweitgrößte Stadt, hat jüngst eine Reihe von Höhepunkten aus ihrem Programm als europäische Kulturhauptstadt 2017 bekanntgegeben. Unter dem Leitthema "Neu Erfinden" bzw. "Let's rethink" wurden genau ein Jahr vor ... | Continue reading
Cadbury officially kicked off its Easter campaign today (3 March), by placing three oversized, purple-coloured eggs in the Loch Ness. | Continue reading
Dzień dobry! Dzisiaj miałam zamiar pokazać Ci kilka przepisów na wiosenne kiszonki, jednak myśląc o kiszeniu i laktobakteriach przypomniałam sobie o ciekawej konferencji on-line,... | Continue reading
Das war aber auch höchste Eisenbahn: Etsy-Verkäufer uvproductionhouse hat sich des lästigen Fische-im-Gepäck-Problems angenommen und einen Aquarium-Rucksack konstruiert. Die genauso einfache wie geniale Erfindung macht Reisen mi... | Continue reading
StockRadars, a Thailand-based service providing mobile-based analytics and insight for trading, just followed Robinhood’s lead and enabled real-time stock trading inside its app for the first time. Read More | Continue reading
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When it comes to self-promotion, Instagram is probably one of the best tools around. With over 400 million users across the globe, leveraging its linkable website section in your profile to promote your Twitter or Facebook page has always been worthwhile. However, the company has … | Continue reading
Let's be honest, the Geneva Motor Show is a beauty contest above all else. None of the cars here move, very few are ever allowed to even make a sound, and the majority of press coverage is built around their appearance. This is why every new car here has to look new, and it's als … | Continue reading
Our fearless hosts, Chris Moody of Oracle Marketing Cloud and Randy Frisch of Uberflip, take over the mics this week on the Content Pros Podcast to talk about how to improve upon one of the top predicted trends of 2016: sales enablement. | Continue reading
While it's yet to be seen whether or not bitcoin will revolutionize the way we handle money in the digital area, one aspect of the cryptocurrency is garnering a lot of attention. The blockchain is the backbone of Bitcoin, and is being heralded as the most important innovation sin … | Continue reading
While Angie’s List continues to reject acquisition offers, the home services marketplace is taking a big step to boost its online audience, and hopefully the number of people using it to find their next carpenter or masseuse. Today, the company is announcing that it will drop its … | Continue reading
As France continues efforts to reboot its digital image, the country’s growing tech economy got a welcome progress report that points to some growing momentum. According to study released today by Tech.eu, a European news and information site based in Belgium, French companies ra … | Continue reading
Microsoft made Windows 10 a "Recommended" update last month, but that change did nothing for its adoption rate. The pace of new Windows 10 installs has slipped markedly since January. | Continue reading
With Oculus Rift and HTC Vive expected to hit the market in late March and early April (respectively), Limitless Studios wants to get in on the action. Founded by former Pixar and Bungie character designer Tom Sanocki, today Limitless has announced a creative platform that will e … | Continue reading
VIDEO: Highlights from Wednesday’s games NEWS OF THE MORNING Durant: Thunder ‘fooling ourselves’ about status | Bulls’ Butler making progress | Right shoulder bothering Kobe | Gentry: Pelicans’ playoff hopes are over No. 1: Durant: Thunder ‘fooling ourselves’ about being great te … | Continue reading
Everyone’s favorite retro backpack maker is heading into the 21st century. The Vancouver-based company has released something called the Lawson Backpack, a grand departure from their olde-timey design and materials.The Lawson uses a rip-stop material called Sealtech which can res … | Continue reading
I’m a sucker for old-school operating systems running in ways that feel impossible and now there’s a way to run Windows 98 or a bunch of Linux distributions in your browser, no plugin required. With browser-based Windows 98 you can relive the glory days of the past by playing Min … | Continue reading
According to new data, Apple shipped more units in India than Xiaomi for Q4 '15. However Samsung still remains the top vendor. | Continue reading
DRV Deutscher ReiseVerband e.V.: Berlin (ots) - Zwei Drittel der Geschäftsreisenden haben schon einmal Carsharing wie Car2go, DriveNow oder Flinkster genutzt. 31 Prozent steigen manchmal in ein Carsharing-Fahrzeug, 14 Prozent sogar häufig. Das sind Ergebnisse der Studie "Chefsach … | Continue reading
The Samsung Upgrade Program is now officially live in the UK. The program allows you to get a brand spanking new Galaxy phone on a 24-month repayment scheme with the option to upgrade to the Galaxy S8 after a year. | Continue reading
BlackBerry has announced that its Priv smartphone is now available on Verizon, the third of the big four mobile networks in the U.S. that BlackBerry’s inaugural Android device is now on. The Priv can be purchased online from today starting at $30 per month on a 24-month plan, and … | Continue reading
Armed with $13.25 million in funding from Khosla Ventures, Ron Conway, Marc Benioff, Bain Capital and others, Roofstock is launching a marketplace for buying and selling already-rented homes. The idea is that if you buy a home that currently has tenants, you avoid the hassle of f … | Continue reading
Given that most kids under the age of 16 already think YouTube is a TV channel, it was only a matter of time before the folks handing out the awards for the best television programming got up to speed. The Television Academy, which hosts the Emmy Awards, has just unveiled plans f … | Continue reading
This week I've been kicking the tires of the finest, most exclusive, and most exotic cars at the Geneva Motor Show, and I've spotted two emerging trends: cheap oil is bringing huge gas guzzlers back into fashion, and Google's Android Auto is falling behind Apple's CarPlay. Androi … | Continue reading
Dell has dropped the price of its 16GB and 32GB Venue 8 7000 tablets by $200. | Continue reading
The world of luxury yachts isn’t something we dip into a lot here at The Next Web, but when one comes along and looks so much like a cross between the ancient pyramids of the past and any UFO-like craft depicted by sci-fi fantasy, I just couldn’t resist. According to design Jonat … | Continue reading