Both the UE Boom 2 and Megaboom Bluetooth speakers now support Google Now and Siri voice commands so you can control your music playback with your voice. | Continue reading
This week was the third and final part to the Chadwick Trilogy. We last saw a jilted Chad returning to the Bachelor Mansion for what we presumed would be a violent showdown. And so we open with the guys, blissfully unaware of the looming threat and jovially celebrating Chad’s dep … | Continue reading
Documents published by a hacker using the name “Guccifer 2.0” are shedding light on ties between tech industry lobbyists and Congress. Guccifer 2.0 claims to have stolen the documents from the Democratic National Committee, which announced last week that it was a victim of a brea … | Continue reading
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In celebration of the WNBA's landmark 20th season, the league today unveiled the 20 greatest and most influential players in its history. The announcement of the WNBA Top 20@20 presented by Verizon was made on ESPN's SportsCenter: Face-to-Face with Hannah Storm. | Continue reading
There are a bunch of companies selling autonomous drones to mining and construction companies. SkyCatch is working with Komatsu, the largest builder in Japan. And Kesprey is trying out autonomous drones in the US. Today, a new player entered the market, Israel's Airobotics. And i … | Continue reading
Can a small group of committed activists bring down a corporation or a government? Recent hacks show that idea isn’t as far-fetched as it seems. Next week, The Verge's own security expert Russell Brandom is hosting a panel on the politics of hacking, and we want you to be there. … | Continue reading
SINGAPORE — Getting massaged all day by a jacket you can wear sounds like an insane genius idea.It's just crazy enough to have won Tware, the Singaporean startup behind the AiraWear jacket, more than 1,000 backers and $150,000 on Kickstarter. SEE ALSO: Ryan Gosling accidentally l … | Continue reading
It took a fairly long time, but today Sonos finally got around to adding lock screen controls to its iOS app. So now you can pause, skip, or backtrack songs without needing to unlock your iPhone or iPad first to get at the Sonos Controller app. These are the same lock screen musi … | Continue reading
The Star Wars: Battlefront Bespin DLC arrives today and introduces the Cloud City and new heroes Lando Calrissian and Dengar, among other things. And alongside Bespin comes a beefy free new update for everyone.In that free universal update is a rank increase to 70 as well as a ne … | Continue reading
Postmates is lowering the price of its minimum order size for Postmates Plus Unlimited, the startup’s $9.99 a month subscription service. When Postmates launched the service in March, it offered free deliveries on all “Plus” orders over $30, minus the service fee. Starting today, … | Continue reading
Yahoo has launched an application to make it easier for people to plan their next trip. Called Yahoo Radar, it brings the company’s search, communication, and content areas together to help you research your destination. With elements that you’d find in Kayak, TripIt, and TripAdv … | Continue reading
I get pitched a whoooolllleeee lot of iOS games on Twitter and while I make an effort to try out most of them, with it being nearly eight years into the life of the App Store, it's sort of rare to see games that make me think "Oh dang, this is super clever." This was | Continue reading
Sonia Simone is featured in a new documentary called The Abundance Code, and it's premiering on the web for free. Check it out! | Continue reading
These evaluation tools will help you with content creation and understand what language your consumers are using. | Continue reading
Thirstie, an online and on-demand booze delivery service based out of New York, has announced that it’s expanding into mail delivery as it looks to build a more scalable business model. Founded in 2013, Thirstie teams up with local liquor stores to offer wine, beer, and spirits f … | Continue reading
Zwar ist der MacBook Pro mit 13 Zoll ohne Retina-Display noch auf Lager, aber die Tage scheinen für das Modell allmählich gezählt. Apple Insider berichtet, dass in diversen Apple Stores in den USA das alte Modell nicht mehr in den Showrooms... | Continue reading
The time has come to focus on expanding the use of measurement in content marketing and in improving methods and metrics, a new study from Curata asserts. In its 2016 Content Marketing Staff and Tactics Study, Curata surveyed over 1,000 marketers and identified 29 percent who imp … | Continue reading
NBA Digital will provide extensive multi-screen coverage leading up to and following 2016 NBA Draft presented by State Farm at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Thursday, June 23. NBA TV's live and original programming -- also featured across NBA.com and the NBA App -- will provide … | Continue reading
Apple this summer is expanding its lineup of Apple Camp sessions to include a new course that teaches children the basics of coding. Aimed at children ages 8 through 12, the new 3-day session will use software from Tynker to introduce concepts of block-based coding and will allow … | Continue reading
The U.S. government just grounded delivery drones.The good news is commercial drone flight in the U.S. has its first set of operational rules, which were released on Tuesday from the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration.SEE ALSO: Autonomous medical … | Continue reading
VideoLAN today released VLC for Android 2.0, the first major upgrade to the popular video player in six months. The release brings a number of new features and enhancements, and is available to download immediately from the Play Store. Along with Android N-compliant permissions, … | Continue reading
Clearing and settlement leader Euroclear has announced its first partnership with a blockchain industry business. | Continue reading
While the array of traditional RPGs on iOS certainly are welcome (as long as they remain on the App Store, at least), it's cool to see an increasing number of role playing games that take a more portable and mobile edge on the genre while still remaining true to their roots. One … | Continue reading
For companies serving enterprise customers, there are two ways to become a big fish: Go after other big fish or go after lots of small fish. Read More | Continue reading
The Fable Fortune Kickstarter has been canned, but the game will launch on Steam, its developers have said.Flaming Fowl Studios, the new developer set up in the wake of the closure of Lionhead Studios, took collectible card game Fable Fortune to Kickstarter with the blessing of F … | Continue reading
With tons of website design checklists, it's hard to know which to use. Be prepared when building your website with our ultimate web design checklist. | Continue reading
BMW announced today that it's working with Germany's Beck Automation to use complete i3 battery packs as a home energy storage solution. As with other car companies getting into this business — Daimler and Tesla, notably — the idea is to store energy from renewable sources like s … | Continue reading
On early Saturday morning New York’s state assembly passed legislation legalizing daily fantasy sports throughout the state.The move was huge for the industry, as it means companies like DraftKings and FanDuel can restart offerings in the state, and also may serve as as indicator … | Continue reading
BetaList features the newest startups. Today, we take a closer look at Vinylize.it, a service that turns your favorite SoundCloud tracks into a vinyl record. Submit your startup to get featured too. What is Vinylize? Vinylize.it is a service for all music fans, enabling them to c … | Continue reading
Memes are ephemeral novelties. The best evolve. The worst are abandoned. No meme lasts forever. That’s why the return of 2014’s best meme is so odd."But that’s none of my business" exploded in the summer of 2014, likely because of its ease of construction. The meme had the struct … | Continue reading
If all we seem to be doing at the moment is offering up cautionary tales, it’s because that’s exactly what we are doing. It’s so easy to get overexcited when price gains double digit percentage points in the space of a few hours – something we’ve seen on a number of occasions acr … | Continue reading
After watching other social networks get rich off of video, Twitter’s tuning in.Brevity that inspires information density has always been what’s magical about Twitter. In 140 characters or 6-seconds you could laugh or learn something. But Vine’s tiny time limit and the 30-second … | Continue reading
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today published its final operational rules for the commercial use of small drones weighing under 55 pounds. These rules will guide the first major expansion of commercial drones after the FAA’s earlier limited exemption process for … | Continue reading
Chatbots. Everyone is talking about them, but what do they mean for the future of the human race, and will we forget how to talk to each other twenty years from now? Before we dig into how brands and marketers can remain human — with Bryan Kramer — Travis and Stewart break down t … | Continue reading
Live video is coming to Tumblr! However, the social blogging service isn’t bringing out its own live video platform — instead it's partnering with YouNow, YouTube, Kanvas and Upclose to bring live broadcasting to its users.Moreover, Tumblr is focused on serving as publishing and … | Continue reading
Electronic music godhead Aphex Twin (aka Richard D. James) just released his first new music video in 17 years, an eight-minute clip representing his new song "CIRKLON3 [ Колхозная mix ]." It's cut from his upcoming EP Cheetah, which is being released in full on July 8th, and it' … | Continue reading
Der Streaming-Dienst Netflix hat für seine Social-Media-Kanäle wie Twitter und Facebook ein neues Icon designt. Statt der bisherigen vollständigen Wortbildmarke Netflix, gibt es ab jetzt ein "gefaltetes", großes, rotes N auf schwarzem... | Continue reading
Twitter is extending the video length in both Twitter and Vine to 140 seconds, adding a new dedicated video section to Twitter and paying Vine creators. | Continue reading
Until now, position tracking -- the ability to move around in a VR experience -- has been limited to high-end headsets coupled with fixed beacons or sensors. Stereolabs is aiming to change that. | Continue reading
Gartner has predicted that by 2018, a full 30 percent of our interactions with technology will be through “conversations” with smart machines. Major players such as Microsoft, Facebook and Google are now focused on empowering development of smart bots, and IBM’s Watson is looking … | Continue reading
Juniqe, the European marketplace for curated art, has closed €14 million in Series B funding. Leading the round is growth venture fund Highland Europe — which has been very active of late — alongside existing investors Vorwerk Ventures, High-Tech Gründerfonds, and Redalpine. Read … | Continue reading
Nest customers can already save money by opting into a rewards program or having their thermostat automatically adjust their home’s temperature while they sleep. Now the company is launching a "Time of Savings" feature that claims to save homeowners money by adjusting their house … | Continue reading
Blockchain startup Cryex is pushing back against reports it is seeking capital to stay afloat amid issues launching one of their core products. | Continue reading
Ultimate Ears's UE Boom 2 and UE Megaboom, two of the most popular portable Bluetooth speakers around, are getting an upgrade to make them more like Amazon's Alexa-equipped Tap.A new software update for the speakers' apps (free on iOS and Android) adds Siri and Google Now, allowi … | Continue reading
REVIEW: For an entire week, I’ve forced myself to live more actively — and not because I read a quote on Instagram that inspired me be healthy. Nope, it’s because I was testing Samsung’s new Gear Fit 2. I have a complicated relationship with fitness — I’ve struggled for a long ti … | Continue reading
Samsung is looking to take its relationship with the Internet of Things to the next level with an investment to the tune of $1.2 billion. The electronics giant’s CEO Dr. Oh-Hyun Kwon announced the four-year R&D plan during an event in DC this week. The investment will cover some … | Continue reading
Five days ago, we brought to you substantial rumors that Tencent was about to acquire Clash of Clans developer Supercell for a sum of around $9 billion. Today, the deal was made official, as the Chinese company has now bought the 73% stake that Japanese telecoms corporation SoftB … | Continue reading