Brendan Iribe, chief executive of Facebook’s Oculus VR division, dedicated the launch of a new computer science building at the University of Maryland over the weekend. On Facebook, he wrote that he attended the groundbreaking of the new Iribe Center for Computer Science and Inno … | Continue reading
When YouTube star Casey Neistat launched his Beme video app last summer to his nearly one million subscribers, it blew up right out of the gate: In just a few days, half a million people downloaded the app and double that number of videos were uploaded to the platform.It was deem … | Continue reading
Intel recently reported 12,000 job losses and the cancellation of Broxton, after struggling to make an impact on the mobile market. Here's a rundown of what Intel is up to and has planned for mobile. | Continue reading
Shelby Bonnie had just made a connection at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport when he realized he had misplaced his iPad. He was flying from San Francisco to the Bahamas on April 22, and told the New York Times he believes he set the device aside when he was rearranging the conte … | Continue reading
Call of Duty developers at Activision’s Infinity Ward studio took to a Twitch livestream today to talk about the design choices they made in the newest installment in the modern combat shooter series: Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. The game will take Call of Duty fans into space … | Continue reading
WhatsApp, Facebook’s messaging service that recently rolled out end-to-end encryption to its users, will be blocked in Brazil for 72 hours, starting this afternoon.A Brazilian judge ordered telecom providers in the country to block WhatsApp today in a dispute over access to encry … | Continue reading
The NX will not be sold at a loss upon its March 2017 launch, Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima has confirmed."We are not thinking of launching the hardware at a loss," Kimishima said in a Q&A about the company's latest financial report. This may come as a surprise to some, as … | Continue reading
Google has acquired Synergyse, a Toronto-based interactive training service for Google Apps for Work that was launched by a group of former Google employees in 2013. As part of this acquisition, Google will make Synergyse Training for Google Apps available for free to all Google … | Continue reading
We’ve all slightly lost our faith in what carmakers say since that tiny emissions cheating thing by Volkswagen turned it into the new Samsung in the eyes of the tech world. Well, in a bid to prove it’s no liar on its green creds, Tesla’s showed off the results of a test that pump … | Continue reading
Virtual reality doesn’t have to stick to transporting you to realistic settings. You can use the technology to visit worlds previously seen in animated films. Studio Ghibli films like My Neighbor Totoro are coming to life in virtual reality thanks to developer Nick Pittom, and yo … | Continue reading
Google today announced it has acquired Synergyse, a training service for Google Apps. The company plans to integrate the tool into Google Apps “later this year.” Google describes Synergyse as a “virtual coach inside of the Google Apps interface, built on Google Cloud Platform.” T … | Continue reading
Productivity app maker EasilyDo is best known for its smart assistant for iPhone that lets you do things like organize your travel plans, track shipments, update your contacts, create personalized email alerts, and more. Now the company is taking some of its best features to a ju … | Continue reading
Nvidia and Samsung said today they have agreed to settle all pending intellectual property litigation between the two companies. Nvidia, the world’s biggest stand-alone maker of graphics chips, said the agreement will lead to the immediate dismissal of all pending IP litigation i … | Continue reading
A court order is about to cut off WhatsApp service in Brazil for three days, according to a report from O Globo. First announced on April 26th, the order was scheduled to take effect at 1PM ET today. That measure is the result of a failed 2013 access order from a branch of civil … | Continue reading
Motorola India has taken to twitter with a series of tweets that tease an upcoming new phone, likely the next-gen Moto G. | Continue reading
The simulation game factory that is Kairosoft continues to crank out new games to the iOS platform in the West, with the latest being Pocket League Story 2 [Free] which has just arrived this morning. It's a sequel to their 2012 fan-favorite release that had you putting together y … | Continue reading
The makers of Call of Duty have always prided themselves on the realism of their military first-person shooter games. But in a quest to provide jaded gamers with something different, the new game that the Infinity Ward studio unveiled today — Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare — take … | Continue reading
Thanks to its many unique properties, synthetic DNA is well placed to take on the coming data tsunami. | Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: InnoSpark is unveiling Trendy Town as a new kind of take on social networking games. The real-time town simulation game combines features of massively multiplayer online games as well as chat apps such as Line or Kakao. Dozens of players can chat and socialize in each … | Continue reading
Forscher der University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine und die Imagine-Firma 4DDI habene ein Roboter-gestütztes Computer-Tomografie-System entwickelt, mit dem sie stehende Pferde durchleuchten können. Statt das Pferd erst z... | Continue reading
Designers have a new tool at their arsenal, and it may help them create UX that is close to perfect without relying too heavily on user feedback. Called CanvasFlip, the tool takes wireframed apps and tracks how we use them. As someone migrates their way between views, CanvasFlip … | Continue reading
It's rare, sure, but people have been coming back from the dead since the first season of Game of Thrones. Whether or not this kind of thing can happen has never been the question. Rather, since Jon Snow finally laid down on the blood-spattered snow at the end of season five to p … | Continue reading
The past week can best be summed up in one word: strategy. The headlines were filled with reveals and announcements of high-profile partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions. Nokia acquired digital health company Withings for a reported $191 million, signaling the former mobile gia … | Continue reading
The poor Monospinner has accomplished quite the feat — it can fly with just one propeller — but lacks a point. Yes, it's an engineering marvel and proof of concept, but we can't even use it to take sick videos or spy on our enemies. The Monospinner is the "mechanically simplest c … | Continue reading
Those who haven't watched the Kentucky Derby in recent years might still picture an anachronistic sporting event in which jockeys push horses to their physical limits, men and women wear antebellum styles with churlish pride, and Southern millionaires pine for a time when the he … | Continue reading
WSJ's Sumathi Reddy joins Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero to discuss one of the most vexing challenges facing new parents: sleep training newborns. Photo: iStock | Continue reading
Are you on the fence about buying an Oculus Rift because you haven’t actually tried one? If so, just head on over to a Best buy this weekend. Starting May 7, 48 Best Buy stores across the country are offering demos of the VR headset. These include the Oculus Dream Deck (basically … | Continue reading
Elvis Costello once famously said that writing about music was like “dancing about architecture” — or maybe it was Martin Mull or Laurie Anderson or Frank Zappa, but that’s beside the point really. Reporting on VR carries a similar caveat. You just really have to try to get it. R … | Continue reading
WSJ's Paul Vigna joins Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero and sheds light on claims by Australian businessman Craig Wright that he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the elusive inventor of Bitcoin. Photo: drcraigwright.net | Continue reading
Is your smart home too smart for its own good?A home full of connected devices like front-door locks, motion sensors, thermostats and smoke alarms all talking to a central hub and controllable via an app is the promise of smart home platforms like Samsung SmartThings. But all tha … | Continue reading
The ‘sharing’ economy is but one part of the big tech opportunity that remains on the minds of regulators across the world. New York’s Major Bill DeBlasio has come to a peaceful, short-term deal with Uber that has seen the city drop plans to cap the number of Uber drivers pending … | Continue reading
What was called “arithmetic” in grammar school, “math” in high school, and “statistics” in college is called “data analytics” in business. Data analytics has become an increasingly important skill for public relations professionals and other creative professionals in business. Co … | Continue reading
The DragonBox Pyra, a portable open-sourced mini-computer / gaming PC is now available for preorder. The modular device — that looks like an overweight Nintendo 3DS, with a QWERTY keyboard, and runs Debian Linux — has been in development since 2014 and comes with a pretty average … | Continue reading
Call of Duty‘s creators are going for the nostalgic audience by including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered in a bundle with the next installment in the modern combat shooter series: Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Coming on Nov. 4, the new Call of Duty game will get bundle … | Continue reading
Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing arm of the Web commerce giant, is partnering with investment firm Digital Currency Group. | Continue reading
CME Group, the world’s leading derivatives marketplace has now collaborated with Crypto Facilities Limited, a London-based bitcoin financial services firm to develop new cryptocurrency based products. According to the latest press report, both the companies will be working togeth … | Continue reading
Derivatives marketplace CME Group and Crypto Facilities have unveiled two bitcoin benchmarks designed to give investors a new way to hedge. | Continue reading
Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb): Berlin (ots) - Seit Sonntag sind die meisten kommerziellen Ferienwohnungen in Berlin verboten. Trotzdem finden sich auf den Portalen Airbnb, Wimdu und 9flats noch Hunderte Angebote. Der Bezirkstadtrat von Mitte, Stephan von Dassel, will die Port … | Continue reading
Der Marktanteil von Microsofts Betriebssystem Windows ist nach aktueller Messung von Netmarketshare auf unter 90 Prozent gefallen. Alle Windows-Versionen kamen zusammen auf 89,23 Prozent aller von Netmarketshare überwachten Website-Aufrufe, der... | Continue reading
Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune's crowdfunded spiritual successor to the Blue Bomber, Mighty No. 9, will finally launch on 24th June in Europe.Those in North America and Asia will receive it three days earlier on 21st June.Mighty No. 9 has become somewhat notorious for its many de … | Continue reading
Paul, a noted and frequently shamed iOS loyalist, talks with Dan to see what he's missing out on in Android land. There's a lot to cover, as it turns out! Will fifteen minutes of Facebook Live be enough? Find out literally right now. Continue reading… | Continue reading
I'm in love with an iPhone battery case. Yeah, I still can't believe it either. But hear me out.There are tons and tons of iPhone battery cases to pick from. Last year, I highlighted the seven best ones for any situation. iPhone battery cases usually forsake form for function. Af … | Continue reading
The International Special Events Society announces much-anticipated name change for the association. | Continue reading
As part of Samsung's "Make for india" celebrations, until May 15 you can put down just one Rupee and walk out with a brand new Galaxy Note 5 or Galaxy S6. | Continue reading
If you claim computational approaches to history (“digital history”) lets historians ask new types of questions, or that they offer new historical approaches to answering or exploring o… | Continue reading
The Oculus Rift is coming to retail stores this weekend, and things just got a little more complicated for preorder customers. On May 7th, 48 Best Buy locations across the US will start offering demos of Oculus' virtual reality headset. The chains will also have an "extremely lim … | Continue reading
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While Rayark has recently received quite a bit of acclaim for their stylish action game Implosion: Never Lose Hope [$9.99], longtime fans of the developer likely associate them more with rhythm games. Both Cytus [$1.99] and Deemo [$1.99] are counted by rhythm game lovers as being … | Continue reading