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Android fans are all about the pure Google experience, but we can't deny we are sacrificing much for that clean UI. Are there features Google should add? | Continue reading
Google is finally conducting a test for a revamp for YouTube’s website that’s in line with Google’s Material design principles. It’s surprising because Google introduced Material design literally almost two years ago and is only now getting around to deploying the code in the wil … | Continue reading
CoinDesk's ‘Building Blocks’ Hackathon at Consensus 2016 concluded today. Here's our recap of the event's big winners. | Continue reading
VIDEO: Gregg Popovich after Sunday’s practice. SAN ANTONIO — If they needed a reminder, the Spurs could always dig deep into the NBA annals to the 1985 Finals where Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the Lakers were thumped 148-114 at Boston Garden in the series opener by the … | Continue reading
The Guardian has just released a new VR experience named "6x9", which places you right in a USA solitary confinement cell measuring... well, 6x9. | Continue reading
The multinational tech corporation Intel, the largest semiconductor chip manufacturer, is currently keen on blockchain technology. The Santa Clara, California-based company, announced its latest initiative called “Sawtooth Lake” this April alongside a Hyperledger technical discus … | Continue reading
The fact that plain passwords are no longer safe to protect our digital identities is no secret. For years, the use of two-factor authentication (2FA) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) as a means to ensure online account security and prevent fraud has been a hot topic of disc … | Continue reading
BMW's i3 electric car will have a little more juice for 2017, gaining a bigger battery to boost its electric range from 80 to 114 miles. It's all thanks to a 50 percent increase in battery capacity. Thanks to denser lithium ion batteries, the i3 goes from 22 kWh to 33 kWh without … | Continue reading
Random fandom—the trait philosopher Bertrand Russell quaintly labels "zest" —is the sign of the happy camper. You can be a fan of almo... | Continue reading
Portland Trail Blazers guard Gerald Henderson and Golden State Warriors reserve center Anderson Varejao were ejected late in the third quarter of Sunday's Game 1 in the Western Conference semifinals after getting into it for a second time and receiving two technical fouls. | Continue reading
This election cycle, the tech elite are almost exclusively backing liberals: Tesla’s Elon Musk donated to Hillary Clinton, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg gave handsomely to the San Francisco Democratic Party organization, and Microsoft’s Bill Gates gave to three Democratic congressme … | Continue reading
Apple continues its "Shot on iPhone" ad campaign with a new Mother's Day commercial, seemingly created with the intention of sending me into a wild tailspin because here I am creating internet content, and all the while I've apparently forgotten to call my dear old Mom (on a land … | Continue reading
Stephen Curry has resumed light shooting without movement on his injured right knee with the hopes he can get into scrimmages by later next week, perhaps in time to be ready for Game 3 of the Golden State Warriors' Western Conference semifinals at Portland. | Continue reading
Beyoncé's visual album Lemonade will debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, Billboard reports. This milestone makes Lemonade Beyoncé's sixth album to reach the top of the charts. Continue reading… | Continue reading
In Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics Gary Zukav says: “The importance of nonsense can hardly be overstated. The more clearly we experience something as 'nonsense', the more clearly we are experiencing the boundaries of our own self-imposed cognitive structures … | Continue reading
FEATURE: The 2016 United States presidential election is weird, but the Internet is doing its best to prove it can always get stranger. Supporters of Republican presidential primary leader Donald Trump recently turned into demons and stormed the unofficial headquarters for Bernie … | Continue reading
Europe is increasingly becoming a digital currency-friendly continent. If there is a Bitcoin-friendly territory index, then the Isle of Man will definitely feature at the top. True to its intention of becoming the Bitcoin capital, Isle of Man has recently decided to relax its gam … | Continue reading
Thomas Mayer, a carpenter and designer based in Germany, has created a ping pong table concept that's more exciting than the entirety of Balls of Fury. As Designboom notes, Mayer's project uses two Playstation eye cameras and an HD projector to track the ball and collect data, wh … | Continue reading
GUEST: Advisory boards are all the rage right now. A startup can make headlines by appointing a tech veteran to their advisory board, and a pedigreed advisory board can become a selling point in establishing market credibility. Unfortunately, many CEOs are enamored with the idea … | Continue reading
The Nexus rumor fest is officially open, as this week brought us our first real hint at what's to come from Google and HTC. Here's the news of the week! | Continue reading
Win yourself a brand new Nexus 6P in this week's Sunday Giveaway! | Continue reading
VIDEO: Durant and Westbrook reflect on Game 1 loss at San Antonio SAN ANTONIO — The Thunder are three defeats away from kicking off the Summer Of Durant, which will be slightly less intense than the Summer Of LeBron (2010 version), because of course Kevin Durant will be the most … | Continue reading
Activision Blizzard has set a timer for the revelation of its next Call of Duty game, which rumors suggest will be called Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. The timer, released through social media, is set for a revelation at 9 am Pacific time on Monday. The countdown is one of mult … | Continue reading
Something strange is happening with Radiohead. You could probably write that sentence at almost any time and it would be true, but, as Pitchfork points out, today the band has started erasing everything from their website, Facebook, and Twitter. No tweets, no cover images, no pro … | Continue reading
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London-based SAM Labs just announced that it raised $4.5M from a group of investors led by Imperial Ventures. In addition, the round was padded out with smart money from a number of angels specializing in high growth education technology. The investment will help the company cont … | Continue reading
Twitter’s stock is cratering this week following its earnings report on Tuesday, down around 15% and shaving more than a billion dollars off its market cap — again. This isn’t even an all-time low for Twitter. But the company is a long, long ways from its successful run after its … | Continue reading
Terrence Malick's upcoming documentary, The Voyage of Time, just got a release date — at least in IMAX form. The Film Stage found the date buried in a recent IMAX press release: October 7th, 2016. As The Film Stage points out, a fall release points to a likely premiere at the Tor … | Continue reading
GUEST: Looking at what early-stage startups are working on is not only entertaining — and sometimes concerning — it can also be a good indicator of where tech is headed. Since we have data on these young ventures at my company, Startup Tracker, we have the opportunity to glimpse … | Continue reading
The official CIA Twitter account is a strange place, filled with ICYMI's from decades ago, facts about invisible ink, and images of counterfeit Nazi paraphernalia. The agency will often tweet about historic military operations whose details are no longer classified, but today it … | Continue reading
People view Bitcoin as a variety of tools, ranging from something that facilitates illegal activity to financial freedom and just an investment vehicle. Rather than trying to put people into “categories”, the better approach would be to see which phase of Bitcoin adoption they ar … | Continue reading
The day I met Keith Block at the Salesforce World Tour in Boston he was relaxing in a suite at the Heinz Convention Center, a man at ease with his considerable responsibilities as vice chairman, president and COO at Salesforce. His Twitter bio, like mine, also lists him as a Bost … | Continue reading
How important are specs, features and design for you? Is the camera the be all of a perfect smartphone or is battery life the critical factor? | Continue reading
Here's your chance to own a piece of automotive history: British supercar maker McLaren Automotive has announced that it will be selling one of the last F1 supercars ever built.SEE ALSO: Joe Biden lost $10 betting a Cadillac was quicker than a TeslaThis is momentous for several r … | Continue reading
Apple today posted online a new video ad that’s arriving right on time for Mother’s Day. It’s like Apple’s previous “shot on iPhone” billboards, but the 30-second clip contains photos and videos shot on iPhone that specifically show mothers and their children. Here it is: It’s pe … | Continue reading
Windows 7 is still the king, but it no longer holds the majority. Nine months after Windows 10’s release, Windows 7 has finally fallen below 50 percent market share and Windows XP has dropped into single digits. While this is good news for Microsoft, April was actually a poor mon … | Continue reading
We’re trying something new at GamesBeat Summit 2016, to be held May 3-4 at the Cavallo Point resort in Sausalito, Calif. — lightning talks. These are five-minute talks from industry veterans that will deliver focused lessons on gaming. There will be no PowerPoint, and it will tak … | Continue reading
Chance the Rapper just traded in his White Sox hat for a hat bearing the number three — a reference to his upcoming third mixtape. Yesterday, the Chicago rapper tweeted the above illustration, which is likely the mixtape's album art. Continue reading… | Continue reading
Clash Royale [Free] continues to give us sneak peeks for the upcoming update. The second sneak peek, spoiled today, is all about better rewards, specifically giving out more gold for wins. After the patch hits, you'll be getting gold after winning a battle, and you can get it up … | Continue reading
Samsung is working on an app capable of sending recordings from straight from parents to premature babies still in the hospital, Engadget reports. The app, called Voices of Life, allows parents to record stories and lullabies, and then removes any high-frequency sounds that would … | Continue reading
Bitcoin price is stuck inside a resistance zone. A skylight (and escape rally) is $20 above current price ($450 Bitstamp) but the market is turning its toe in the sand, and leaving the indicators to revert to neutral. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. R … | Continue reading
Nearly everyone has heard of the term “bionics” in movies, books or TV shows (i.e., the Six Million Dollar Man and Darth Vader). However, few people really stop to think about where the energy to power these amazing devices comes from. Hollywood seems to have come up with their o … | Continue reading
On Friday, the Obama Administration unfurled its progress report on the gun control policy the President first presented in January. A key pillar of that report is “smart gun” tech. Continue reading… | Continue reading
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A new Xposed module will re-enable the ability to merge apps and tabs in Chrome for Android. | Continue reading
This weekend, SpaceX made a few updates to its website, changing the launch capabilities of its Falcon rockets. The company claims its Falcon 9 rocket can transport nearly twice as much weight into lower Earth orbit as originally thought. The upcoming Falcon Heavy — a much bigger … | Continue reading
GUEST: In 2014, Facebook acquired WhatsApp for $19 billion. That astronomical number set off waves of speculation as to what value Facebook could possibly see in a company with just 55 employees and roughly $20 million in revenue, although it had 500 million users. At last week’s … | Continue reading