It's hard to describe Project X Zone 2 without using the phrase "fan service." Because that's exactly what it is. A decadent celebration of crossovers, rife with in-jokes, sometimes inappropriate humour, and the kind of quasi-innocent and often contentious sauciness that permeate … | Continue reading
HP überrascht auf dem Mobile World Congress mit einem neuen Smartphone, dem Elite X3. Zwei Jahre gab es keine neuen Telefone mehr von Hewlett Packard, was vielen gar nicht aufgefallen sein dürfte. Jetzt will man es nochmal wissen. Mit Win... | Continue reading
Sony has launched two new smartphones today in the form of the Xperia X and Xperia XA at Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona today. The two new X series are the first of the ‘new-look’ Xperia brand. Both are available in a range of colors, as well as being offered in a gold v … | Continue reading
When it comes to internet marketing, particularly inbound marketing, knowing your consumers is critical to success. Research shows that as early as 2016, consumers would go 57 percent of the purchase journey before engaging a sales representative. That is to say, they do a lot of … | Continue reading
Imagination Technologies has taken the wraps off a new generation of PowerVR graphics chips that will be targeted at high-performance, low-power, and low-cost consumer devices. The graphics processing units (GPUs) will be aimed at low-cost portable devices to 4K televisions. The … | Continue reading
Casting a spotlight on the immense challenges confronting the mobile industry, a new report shows that a range of security and privacy issues have dramatically eroded consumer confidence. According to the study released at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona by Syniverse, a mo … | Continue reading
At the 2015 Mobile World Congress conference in Barcelona today, Facebook announced the formation of the Telecom Infra Project (TIP), an effort that resembles the Open Compute Project (OCP) that Facebook kicked off five years ago but is narrowly focused on development of new tele … | Continue reading
Facebook is now applying its significant computing muscle toward creating maps of where people live and how that affects their internet connections. The maps should help Facebook determine which types of connectivity solutions work best for the 10 percent of the world's populatio … | Continue reading
You can buy things with cash, a credit card, your phone, or even your watch, but the latest initiatives from Visa and MasterCard is to let you buy things with everything else you might carry around on you. At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, both companies announced further pl … | Continue reading
The actual definition of 5G is likely to remain nebulous for a while, but that isn't stopping Verizon from announcing today at Mobile World Congress that it's already begun testing the tech for its next-generation networks, following through on a 2015 promise to carry out trials … | Continue reading
The image above looks like concept art for a new dystopian sci-fi film. A billionaire superman with a rictus grin, striding straight past human drones, tethered to machines and blinded to reality by blinking plastic masks. Golden light shines down on the man as he strides past hi … | Continue reading
The Director of the FBI has claimed that the organization is not trying to break Apple’s encryption or set up backdoor access to the company’s devices and services. Read More | Continue reading
Bitcoin’s dual role as a commodity and a currency can create financial recovery disputes when a company that pays for services using bitcoin goes bankrupt. A bankruptcy court judge made a ruling on Friday in one such case, stating that the cryptocurrency is not the same as U.S. c … | Continue reading
A number of the victims of the San Bernardino attack, which killed 14 people and wounded 22 others, will issue a legal brief in support of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's attempt to make Apple help unlock the iPhone of gunman Syed Farook, according to Southern California ne … | Continue reading
An Uber driver who shot and killed six people on Saturday night in Kalamazoo, Michigan, was picking up and dropping off passengers between his attacks, local news reports. The perpetrator, identified as Jason B. Dalton, killed six and injured two at three locations across southwe … | Continue reading
NXP Semiconductors has unveiled what it calls the world’s smallest and lowest-power 64-bit ARM processor for the Internet of Things (IoT). The tiny QorIQ LS1012A delivers networking-grade security and performance acceleration to battery-powered, space-constrained applications. Th … | Continue reading
Adobe announced a number of new products at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today that will expand the company’s set of mobile core services in its Marketing Cloud and make it easier for enterprises to manage content for their mobile apps. Adobe’s Experience Manager, its enter … | Continue reading
Obi Worldphone, the company started by former Apple CEO John Sculley, is adding a new phone to its lineup for emerging markets. The MV1 is an unlocked, dual-sim LTE smartphone with a 5-inch display that can run either Android 5.1 Lollipop or Cyanogen OS.Recently, the tech industr … | Continue reading
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PayPal wants to us to celebrate this notion of “New Money” in which technology reimagines how we can safely and affordably manage, move, and spend our money. At this year’s Mobile World Congress, the digital payment processor has revealed new carrier partnerships and market expan … | Continue reading
Some victims of the San Bernardino attack will file a legal brief in support of the U.S. government's attempt to force Apple Inc to unlock the encrypted iPhone belonging to one of the shooters, a lawyer representing the victims said on Sunday. | Continue reading
Key Highlights Ethereum price as stated in the weekly analysis started a recovery phase, and if all goes well, more gains are possible. The price is testing a bearish trend line formed on the hourly chart (data feed via Kraken), which may be considered as a short-term breakout zo … | Continue reading
FBI director James Comey has written a brief op-ed for Lawfare laying out the organization's thinking over Apple's resistance to unlocking an iPhone linked to the San Bernardino shootings. Comey attempts to allay fears that the FBI's request is designed to make it easier to gain … | Continue reading
Bitcoin Price Key Highlights Bitcoin price has been trending higher on the short-term time frames, bouncing off the trend line support as predicted in the previous article. From there, price went on to test the next resistance near $450 before showing signs of a pullback. Using t … | Continue reading
Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Twitter have come out against attempts by the FBI to force Apple to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters, but now the US government is getting its own heavyweight support. Some of the victims of last December's mass shooting … | Continue reading
The internet is the leading source of information for buyers in China to learn about luxury goods, according to 2015 research. Microblogs and mobile apps have grown in importance for luxury research over the past few years. | Continue reading
One in five digital buyers in Denmark said their most recent digital purchase was clothes, shoes or jewelry, according to a 2015 survey, while 14% each had last bought entertainment items (movies, music or books) or spent money on travel and cultural experiences. | Continue reading
Consumers prefer traditional channels, like a phone or website, when communicating with a company, according to June 2015 research. | Continue reading
Instagram continues to prove its mastery of the mobile domain, according to eMarketer’s latest internet usage forecast. This year, 89.4 million Americans will log on to Instagram at least once a month, representing 34.1% of mobile phone users. | Continue reading
The US digital video advertising market is on pace to nearly double by 2019. This growth will be led by an ongoing shift toward mobile viewing, a host of digital platforms that now prioritize video and a growing assortment of content against which to advertise. | Continue reading
Alcatel may be pushing into the high-end of the smartphone market with the new Idol 4 and Idol 4S, but it’s not abandoning the mid-range either. The company has announced a trio of new devices in its Pop series: the Pop 4, Pop 4+, and Pop 4S. The 4 and 4+ offer pretty similar spe … | Continue reading
The Golden State Warriors agreed Sunday night to a contract with recently released center Anderson Varejao for the rest of the season. | Continue reading
NDR Norddeutscher Rundfunk: Hamburg (ots) - Für betroffene Urlauber kam der Ärger nach der Reise. Das Reiseportal "Ab-in-den-Urlaub" hatte ihnen bei der Buchung einen Geldgutschein versprochen, der dann spätestens 28 Tage nach der Reise ausgezahlt werden sollte. Tatsächlich ... | Continue reading
With each of the six biggest global consumer technology companies now deeply invested and feverishly in development, VR/AR has become too big to fail. Facebook Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR (powered by Oculus), Google Cardboard and its Magic Leap investment (and perhaps even Googl … | Continue reading
For a reliable, relatable eye-grabber with low-budget promotability, cute content will make you smile and drive success. Here's why and how. | Continue reading
HANG TIME NEW JERSEY — With a 48-4 record, the Golden State Warriors had no real need to make or take calls at the trade deadline. But they’ll gladly take the opportunity to add some frontline help via the buyout market. Yahoo’s Shams Charania and Marc Spears report that the Warr … | Continue reading
The FBI has responded to Apple's claim that San Bernardino county officials reset the iCloud password associated with the gunman's iPhone, which prevented the company from recovering information from the device.In a statement first released Saturday night, an FBI spokesperson sai … | Continue reading
BARCELONA — Samsung is so serious about accelerating VR's reach, it's giving away a free Gear VR (worth $100) to customers who pre-order its new Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge in the U.S.Samsung announced the sweet deal at the Mobile World Congress on Sunday. Pre-orders for the Galaxy S7 … | Continue reading
Donatas Motiejunas and Marcus Thornton did not play for the Detroit Pistons on Sunday against the New Orleans Pelicans because the trade that brought them from Houston has not been finalized. | Continue reading
That HTC A16 you might have heard of turns out not to have been a successor to the HTC One A9, but rather the codename for a pair of new lower-tier smartphones from the company. It denotes the shared industrial design of the new HTC Desire 530 and Desire 630 devices, both running … | Continue reading
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If you're in Australia and hoping to get your hands on one of Samsung's new Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge smartphones, you won't have to wait too long.On Monday, the company announced that the two products will be on sale Down Under from March 11. The Galaxy S7 will be priced at A$1,149 a … | Continue reading
Apple may face an uphill climb in its latest fight with the feds over digital privacy.The company's CEO, Tim Cook, said in a statement on its website Wednesday that Apple opposes a federal court's order to write special software so federal investigators can penetrate the passcode … | Continue reading
Would the world be different if Neil Armstrong had worn a Fitbit wristband when he set foot on the moon? What if Nixon had been equipped with a cardiac sensor during Watergate? Read More | Continue reading
I got the app Sketch Club and have really enjoyed making some fun drawings! | Continue reading
You probably thought you'd already seen the geekiest moments from the International Space Station (ISS). But astronaut Scott Kelly just upped the ante by pulling off what we think is a first: augmented reality in spaceSee also: Microsoft leaks new HoloLens detailsWe've had astron … | Continue reading
Apple's lead attorney has fired back at critics who say the company should comply with a court ruling ordering Apple to assist the FBI in helping hack into the iPhone belonging to the San Bernardino gunman.In an appearance on ABC's "This week," Ted Olson, the Cupertino company's … | Continue reading