Mods are now on consoles. Bethesda revealed that it has flipped the switch and made mods live for Fallout 4 on Xbox One. This is the first time that the console version of a game has had full support for add-on modules from the community. Gamers can start installing this game-alt … | Continue reading
If you’re not old enough to remember Pong, please vacate this post and let the rest of us olds droll over this life-sized mechanical replica of the Atari game. The result of builder Daniel Perdomo’s Pong Project, he and a team created this Pong Table as a homage to the classic ga … | Continue reading
TAIPEI, Taiwan — If there was any doubt that the tech industry sees VR as the next big thing, this year's Computex trade show killed it.Annually held in Taipei, the show is typically where mostly Asia-based manufacturers preview the PCs, tablets and phones that will be on store s … | Continue reading
Gone are the days where a humorous picture or phrase will get your site’s 404 page noticed. In a version of the internet where GIFs are the new text and videos are the new photos, it’s going to take a lot more than a witty phrase to stand out amongst the crowd.But, we were surpri … | Continue reading
European Union governments should not ban services like home-rental site Airbnb or ride-hailing app Uber except as a last resort, the EU says in new guidelines, seeking to rein in a crackdown on the "sharing economy". | Continue reading
Mophie has released a new line of battery cases for the iPhone that will allow users to wirelessly charge their smartphones. The new Juice Pack battery cases come with a wireless charging base that will recharge your iPhone while magnetically holding it in place, making it usable … | Continue reading
The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge costs less than $800. The new Solarin Android smartphone costs £9,500, which is about $14,000.SEE ALSO: Android Nougat? Android Nachos? Google wants you to name Android NThe team behind Solarin, Sirin Labs, announced the details on its super-expensive s … | Continue reading
Curation is hot right now, so OkCupid is going to curate dateable humans by their "flavor." Are you a hardcore cuddler? A cunning linguist? Maybe a kinky nerd? (Note: due to some confusion over whether I was making these group names up, no; these are the real "flavor" choices.)Us … | Continue reading
Public relations can provide substantial benefits to startups, even early-stage startups. PR does more than support product launches. PR can help attract venture capital and other investor support, introduce products and services, and entice top-notch talent. Even before product … | Continue reading
Ahead of its expected launch in India, the LeEco Le 2 is already being unofficially sold via Ebay India. | Continue reading
Earlier this month we showed you the trailer for a clever upcoming arcade/tower defending game from developer Ogre Pixel called Warcher Defenders [$0.99], and as of late last night the game is now available in the App Store. It's tough calling Warcher Defenders a "tower defense" … | Continue reading
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There are tons of hospitality exchange communities out there – Couchsurfing is the first to come to mind – but none have been more controversial than Airbnb, which seems to be constantly struggling in various cities in the legality of its business. For example, in New York State, … | Continue reading
Sirin Labs is swinging for the fences with Solarin, a new Android device that boasts “military grade” security and a price tag of $14,000. Over $16,000 after taxes. | Continue reading
In an office park overlooking a lake in Southern New Hampshire, Rajesh Mishra is working to change how cell networks are created. Rajesh and his company, Parallel Wireless, along with a dozen or so other nearby startups in Southern New Hampshire, are taking on a variety of challe … | Continue reading
A group of technology advisors to US President Barack Obama heard from representatives from the bitcoin and blockchain industry earlier this month. | Continue reading
Facebook’s artificial intelligence systems now report more offensive photos than humans do, marking a major milestone in the social network’s battle against abuse, the company tells me. AI could quarantine obscene content before it ever hurts the psyches of real people. Facebook’ … | Continue reading
Airbnb is making moves to show it can be a good corporate citizen. Instead of just showing how it can build up market share in cities around the world, it’s building an experience. But it recognizes that not everything will go the right way in a community, which is why today it l … | Continue reading
Researchers in the Netherlands claim to have created the world’s first “robots that procreate.” What does that mean exactly? Well, child, when two robots’ fitness evaluation algorithms come to a successful conclusion, something beautiful happens. You’ll know when you’re older — o … | Continue reading
VB LIVE: AI now plays a pivotal role in so many industries, it simply cannot be ignored — those who do will simply become charmingly anachronistic. Join this essential VB Live event to understand the current AI landscape and how those who are winning at it, are winning big. Regis … | Continue reading
Disclosure: VentureBeat’s airfare and hotel in Paris were paid for by Business France, a government agency that supports and promotes French companies. The trip was part of a weeklong startup tour of the French Tech ecosystem. Even as France is experiencing a groundswell of entr … | Continue reading
Airbnb is beloved by many travelers for providing low-cost lodging in neighborhoods around the world — and is hated by many neighbors for creating disturbances next door. In a move toward improving its standing in some of those neighborhoods, Airbnb today announced Airbnb Neighbo … | Continue reading
It took two years, but hyper-stylized first-person shooter Superhot is officially coming to virtual reality. In a blog post, Superhot's developers have said they were "working super close with the guys at Oculus" to adapt the game to the Oculus Rift VR headset, where it's set to … | Continue reading
The latest trend in Internet security is selling login credentials from years-old hacks. MySpace and Tumblr have recently joined LinkedIn on the list of websites that had millions of login credentials stolen and put up for sale later.SEE ALSO: Microsoft will no longer let you use … | Continue reading
The Bachelorette producers wasted no time in setting up this season's villain — Chad, a protein powder-guzzling alpha male, embodying the misogyny of Gaston from Beauty and the Beast, and the daily caloric intake of Michael Phelps.Tell me, have you ever met a Chad who wasn't a to … | Continue reading
Minecraft developer Mojang is cracking down on the sorts of creations people erect in its procedurally-generated sandbox. The gist is that people can still make whatever they want, unless it's specifically to promote an unrelated product. That's now against the user guidelines."W … | Continue reading
These contemporary porcelain tiles are a modern take on a classic, they have a randomised pattern that is geometric and detailed,... | Continue reading
The plus-energy houses even generate a surplus of energy that will be used to charge an e-car that the tenant rents with the house. | Continue reading
You can't force a video to go viral, but with these marketing tips you can make great content people will naturally want to share. | Continue reading
This small apartment was designed by Kiev-based Lera Katasonova Design. This small apartment is designed for a young woman | Continue reading
Designed by Gavin Maddock Design Studio, the Pearl Bay House is a family home located in Yzerfontein, South Africa. | Continue reading
Canfield Gardens is a Victorian terrace house completely renovated by Scenario Architecture. This house is designed with a unique .... | Continue reading
Live-streaming app Periscope is rolling out a new experiment with real-time comment moderation, the company announced today. While its parent company Twitter has struggled over the years with spam and abuse – without much success, let’s be honest – Periscope is aiming to go a dif … | Continue reading
When Google announced its Home speaker, to take on the Amazon Echo, I made a big assumption: it was essentially a super-powered Chromecast device at its tiny little heart. Making assumptions is a stupid thing for a tech reporter to do, but turns out this one was accurate. Amir Ef … | Continue reading
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), the semiconductor giant has joined hands with The Floor, a fintech hub located at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange to start its own fintech innovation hub in Israel. According to an announcement made by the company on Sunday, the fintech innovation hu … | Continue reading
After several months of anticipation, Google has finally rolled out its new mobile-friendly algorithm update. With the update, officially launched in mid-May, the search engine giant aims to improve search results for mobile users, which now make up a majority of web traffic worl … | Continue reading
One of the popular messaging apps in Iran, Telegram, will soon be forced to hand over user data to local government authorities, according to reportsThe rule, initiated by Iran's Supreme Council of Cyberspace, is set to go into effect in one year and will require all messaging ap … | Continue reading
Y Combinator announced today that it would launch its first basic income experiment in Oakland, CA. The startup accelerator began researching the concept of basic income last fall and will soon start paying salaries. Read More | Continue reading
Dell has officially gone too far. At Computex in Taipei, Taiwan, Dell announced a whole bunch of new laptops in various screen sizes, most of which are hardware refreshes. But the biggest "Oh god, why?" device is the 17-inch Inspiron 7000 2-in-1.SEE ALSO: Asus ZenBook 3 will make … | Continue reading
The GX800 is a water-cooled gaming laptop that takes "desktop replacement" literally. | Continue reading
Sony is coming with a big lineup of games for its PlayStation Plus subscribers next month. If you’re a member of Sony’s premium PlayStation Plus service in June and own a PlayStation 4, you’ll get access to an amazing basketball game and one of the most beloved independent games … | Continue reading
Fog Creek Software, the New York company that came up with Stack Overflow and Trello, is announcing today that its new HyperDev service, which provides an online playground for developing and instantly deploying Web apps, is now available to anyone in open beta. Previously people … | Continue reading
The rumors have finally come to fruition: Business profiles are arriving on Instagram. Accounts that are recognized as a business will receive tools to help measure engagement and promote their posts. The Insights tool, for example, lets business account owners see their follower … | Continue reading
Sonic might have started his life on gaming platforms mightily strong, but the last few years haven't been the rosiest for the little blue hedgehog, and today's news won't be changing that fact. Sonic Runners [Free], the free-to-play endless runner that came out last June, will b … | Continue reading
Meet Energysquare, a thin charging pad so that you don’t have to plug your phone charger ever again. Energysquare doesn’t rely on induction like most wireless chargers out there. Instead, Energysquare uses a conductive surface as well as a sticker on the back of your phone. The c … | Continue reading
Someday soon, you may be able to buy a network-connected dog collar made by Atari.Atari announced today that it's partnering with Sigfox to get into the Internet of Things business. Together, they intend to create connected home, pet, lifestyle, and safety products. Work on the n … | Continue reading
Researchers at the University of Michigan are taking a cue from Apple to create a pressure sensitive phone. Their software, ForcePhone, relies on a device's built-in microphone and speaker. With this software installed, the phone's speaker constantly emits a sound at a frequency … | Continue reading