New initiatives emerge to help refugees

Prompted by the ongoing refugee crisis affecting much of the western world, new initiatives have emerged to provide solutions to the many challenges facing the beleaguered masses. In a sea of clueless government bureaucrats and fearful citizens, these new startups want to tap int … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

SeeNote is a digital replacement for your sticky notes

Sure, you may have calendar reminders, mobile notes, and plenty of other ways to tell you about the stuff you need to get done, but there's something charming about the analog sticky note pasted to the fridge (or wherever else). SeeNote wants to bridge that gap between the past a … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

On my mind: Is Samsung still keen on its Galaxy Note line?

Samsung has been doing some curious things with its premium phablet series in recent years. Notes: Although you want to take them, does it still want to make them? | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

OpenBazaar Now Used in Over 183 Countries

OpenBazaar, the decentralized marketplace has spread across 183 countries. The announcement was made earlier yesterday by the company on its Twitter channel. The project, started small in a hackathon has now become an international product fueling global e-commerce, in a decentra … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Hearthstone 101: How beginners tackle Standard and Whispers of the Old Gods

FEATURE: If you’ve ever been interested in playing Blizzard Entertainment’s collectible card juggernaut Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft but never jumped in, now is a great time to give it a try. This week, new players have a bit easier time getting started. Several decks poofed f … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Uber agrees to $225,000 settlement in lawsuit alleging discrimination against the blind

Uber has agreed to pay the National Federation of the Blind $225,000 over three years to settle a lawsuit alleging discrimination against blind riders, the company announced yesterday. Continue reading… | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

More teasers for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare appear on livestreams

Activision Blizzard has released more teasers for the next Call of Duty game, which rumors suggest will be called Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. In the Nuk3town multiplayer map in Call of Duty Black Ops III, Activision has released several teasers for Infinity Ward’s new Call of … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

5 can't-miss apps: Rex, Kamcord, 'Loop Mania' and more

With Apple and Facebook both dropping their latest earnings reports and new rumors around the next generation Apple Watch, you may have missed some of this week's best new appsSee also: 7 hidden features in the latest Snapchat updateEach weekend, we round up a few of our favorite … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Numbers preview: Warriors-Blazers

VIDEO: All-Access: Warriors Advance HANG TIME NEW JERSEY — The Golden State Warriors have hit a bump in the road to another championship. After winning a record 73 games in the regular season, they lost presumptive MVP Stephen Curry to an ankle injury and then a knee injury in th … | Continue reading


@nba.com | 8 years ago

About 40% of gamers will buy a VR headset in the next year

The Entertainment Software Association, the trade group that represents the game industry in Washington, D.C., issued its annual report on the U.S. game industry this week. Here are some of the essential facts about the game industry. About 40 percent of the most frequent gamers … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Much Awaited DECENT Platform’s Crowd Sale Goes Live in June

DECENT, the decentralized blockchain based content distribution platform is soon organizing a crowd sale. DECENT Foundation, the governing body of DECENT platform has announced yesterday about the impending crowd sale scheduled to start in the month of June this year. According t … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Here are the videos you don’t want to miss this week – April 30, 2016

HTC 10 camera focus, LG G5 vs Nexus 6P, and more - here are the Android-related videos you don't want to miss this week. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Bitcoin Price Support and Resistance

Bitcoin price will make many people rich this year. The bullish prospects are self-evident and a steady parabolic advance, some time this year, will give bitcoin traders what they want. Bitcoin price waves, like all market charts, advance and decline between established support a … | Continue reading


@cryptocoinsnews.com | 8 years ago

Conversion Course: Learn How to Write Profitable Websites

Learn more about a Copywriting for Conversion, a concise conversion course packed with lessons for writing a more profitable website. | Continue reading


@feldmancreative.com | 8 years ago

According to its cofounder and CEO Snapchat is mainly “a camera company”

While Snapchat Stories may be the feature that brings the company the revenue model it needs to validate its $16 billion valuation, and while the ephemeral messaging feature may be what initially attracted the hordes of millennials sending digital ephemera to each other billions … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

This smart collar delivers the dumb idea of giving your cat a human voice

Because your cat doesn't already hate you enough, why not strap a gadget around its neck and give it even more reasons to look upon your human form with disdainThat's the only cat conclusion we can come to after watching the YouTube commercial for a device called the Catterbox, a … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Kindle Oasis is beautiful, pricey and still not like reading a book

I’ve spent the last week trying to pretend the new Kindle Oasis is the same as reading a real book. It’s not. I love books. I love Kindle’s e-readers and was hoping this was the melding of the two. That real book feel was part of the inspiration for the latest Kindle in the famil … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Apple's great taste doesn't extend to grammar

I don't know a ton about grammar. My girlfriend taught me almost everything I know over the course of 30 minutes one night when I was 21, shortly after graduating college with an English degree. I've occasionally thought about buying a used copy of Strunk & White because it looks … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Gillmor Gang: iPad Prose

The Gillmor Gang — John Taschek, Frank Radice, John Taschek, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, April 29, 2016. Apple dips and Twitter flutters, but the Gang won’t bet against them as new media picks new winners. Plus, the latest G3 with Halley Suitt Tucker, El … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Peace & Stability through the Blockchain: Policing

This is part 4 of CCN’s “Peace & Stability Through The Blockchain” Series.  For part 1, click here. For part 2, click here. For part 3, click here. In this edition, we explore the way in which policing can be changed via public ledger technology.  Similar to how blockchain-forwar … | Continue reading


@cryptocoinsnews.com | 8 years ago

GamesBeat Summit: 37 speakers, 39 CEOs and founders, and lots of networking

We’re about to hold our second annual GamesBeat Summit event on May 3-4 at the Cavallo Point. I’m very excited to say that we’re going to be have a lot of very interesting people in the room. We’re still signing up people to attend and we hope to have about 180 guests overall. Ri … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

8 things I learned in 7 years writing for The Next Web

Today is my final day writing for The Next Web before I embark on something new. Late May will mark seven years since my first ever article was published. It was about the launch of Google Wave, and thankfully my career here outlived that once hotly-anticipated piece of technolog … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Apple Watch hack lets you put Windows 95 on your wrist

We love to see examples of how powerful current everyday technology is compared to the tech of just a few decades ago, but this might be the best example we've seen yetSee also: This is how hard it was to send email in 1984Software developer Nick Lee pulled off the ultimate Apple … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Herbert Ernest Hart on horseback, Bruck, Germany

Herbert Ernest Hart on horseback, Bruck, Germany | Continue reading


@nos.twnsnd.co | 8 years ago

Random Fandom

Random fandom—the trait philosopher Bertrand Russell quaintly labels "zest"—is the sign of the happy camper.You can be a fan of almost anything—foods, wines, games, cameras, books, birds, rocks, plants, people, countries, cultures—and it will light your fire, Russell says in The … | Continue reading


@alltop | 8 years ago

Steinmarder stoppt den Large Hadron Collider

Ein kleines Raubtier hat am weltgrößten Teilchenbeschleuniger LHC bei Genf einen Kurzschluss ausgelöst. Einem PDF der europäische Organisation für Kernforschung CERN zufolge war es ein Steinmarder. Leider musste der putzig... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Bitcoin's Messy Push for Innovation is Winning Over Payments Innovators

Despite criticism of bitcoin's approach to payments innovation, its development process may have advantages over existing methods, observers argue. | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

How to be human: how can I stop making everything about me?

Leah Reich was one of the first internet advice columnists. Her column "Ask Leah" ran on IGN, where she gave advice to gamers for two and a half years. During the day, Leah is Slack’s user researcher, but her views here do not represent her employer. You can write to her at askle … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Morning shootaround — April 30

NEWS OF THE MORNING What’s next for ‘tough luck’ Clippers? | Walton offers Lakers hope | Wade digs deep, goes deep | Portland’s underdog ride blazes on No. 1: What’s next for ‘tough luck’ Clippers? — One day and two months. That’s the latest way to frame this so-called curse that … | Continue reading


@nba.com | 8 years ago

Apple’s been quietly experimenting with its App Store search algorithm

GUEST: Some surprising search results in the US version of the Apple App Store got us curious. Is Apple experimenting with the algorithm, and to what end? We all know Apple likes black boxes more than most technology companies. It likes to keep its secrets close and well guarded. … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Google has discontinued the $999 Chromebook Pixel ($1299 model still available)

It is unclear as to if the decision is the result of market conditions, a pending product launch, or a desire to focus on the HP Chromebook 13 - which Google helped create - instead. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

The American muscle car that wirelessly charges your phone while doing donuts

With a 455-horsepower V8 engine, Chevy's 2016 Camaro SS is definitely an American muscle car, but can it wirelessly charge a smartphone while doing donuts? Mashable's Transportation Reporter Nick Jaynes jumped into Chevy's new beast to find out.More details: http://on.mash.to/1Wx … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Startups need to do due diligence, too

I hear a lot of horror stories about investors. Many are misunderstandings. Some are just outright false. Then there are those that are true. Sadly, there are a lot of those. This kills companies. I’ve watched great entrepreneurs with brilliant ideas sink because they’ve been fuc … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

11 hidden features in Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Every release of Android brings with it improvements and fixes, many of which make your phone more secure from hackers and add new, useful features. Some are easy to spot and others not so muchThough Android N is on the horizon, that doesn't mean Android 6.0 Marshmallow is on its … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

SpaceX zeigt Floß-Landung in 360-Grad-Video

Ein toller Rundumblick aus nächster Nähe: Das Drohnenschiff scheint wie in freudiger Erwartung zu zittern, bevor die Erststufe behutsam aufsetzt. Die endlich geglückte Wasserlandung der Falcon 9 von SpaceX Anfang April haben wir zwar... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

The Apple Watch: Year One

This week was the official one-year anniversary of the Apple Watch. I've owned one for almost all of that time, and — like many tech journalists and gadget commentators — I believe it's worth reflecting on what the Apple Watch has meant to the tech world, the wearables category, … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

How confidence affects your creativity

Chutzpah, pluck, or just blind faith in your creative idea – whatever you call it, self-confidence is essential if you’re going to put your writing out there. But confidence alone won’t mean your idea will see the light of day – you need it in just the right amounts. In the early … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

San Francisco Modern House by John Maniscalco Architecture

Butterfly Residence is a San Francisco modern house designed by John Maniscalco Architecture. This complete rebuild of a mid-century ... | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 8 years ago

First 'Clash Royale' Sneak Peek Shows Live Spectating and TV Royale Changes

Supercell has started spoiling features from the upcoming Clash Royale [Free] patch, so from now until the update drops in a few days, we'll be bringing you all the sneak peeks so you can be as prepared for the changes as possible. The first feature we are getting is a Live Spect … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

The Large Hadron Collider was shut down by a small mammal

CERN's Large Hadron Collider — the massive, atom-smashing machine that uncovered the Higgs boson — may have met its match: a tiny animal.The LHC was shut down this week after a marten made its way inside and damaged a transformer. Although early reports had suggested the animal w … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Supercharge your resume with the Ultimate SQL Bootcamp

Professionals of virtually any field can significantly sharpen their resumés and expand employment opportunities with acquired mastery of SQL, the database communication language which enables businesses of all sizes to efficiently manage and deliver information throughout their … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Chevy's Camaro SS can wirelessly charge a phone... while doing donuts

Video: Nichi HoskinsThe Camaro nameplate is about a synonymous with American muscle as NASA is with space travel and the Twinkie is with indestructibility.With the sixth-generation Camaro, though, Chevy has massaged more into the iconic pony car than just burliness. Chevy furnish … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Beware of Unsafe User-Generated Content [Infographic]

Content - Most marketers get very excited about user-generated content (UGC) because it can boost brand awareness and business. But beware: Some UGC can actually damage your brand. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

A history of HTC’s Android designs

Looking at the HTC 10’s new look made us think about the company's past. Here's all the memorable Android smartphones HTC has produced throughout the years. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

So ist es richtig: Phil Schiller klärt die iPhone(s)-Frage

Heißt es zwei iPad oder zwei iPads? Bei uns habt ihr garantiert schon beides gelesen und gehört. Bei Apple übrigens auch. Apple-Boss Tim Cook ist laut Apple Insider ein überzeugter Anhänger des kleinen "s". Bei der Verk&uu... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Tribeca Loft – 1892 Building Transformed into a Home in St Hubert 10, NY

Tribeca Loft is a project of transformation conceived by New York-based ODA Architecture. Situated on a cobblestone street in TriBeCa ... | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 8 years ago

Shoot and edit like a pro with the Adobe Digital Photography Training bundle

If you take pride in your photography or you’d like to learn how to master the tools and techniques of the pros, TNW Deals has an incredible offer to put you on the fast track to professional-grade photography. For a limited time, you can take a full 98 percent off the price of t … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Why the NRA hates smart guns

With yet another push from President Obama to revive initiatives to develop “smart gun” technology, it’s time to once again revisit the issue. The most common question I got in response to my previous piece on smart guns is, “why is the NRA so opposed to smart guns?” The NRA’s of … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago