The Maryland Special Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling that threw out data gathered via stingray on the grounds that the evidence was impermissible. It's one of a handful of wins for privacy advocates and those concerned about the proliferation of surveillance tech … | Continue reading
Telepizza: London (ots/PRNewswire) -- Das Unternehmen Telepizza wirbt für erstklassige Möglichkeiten für regionale Master-Franchise-Nehmer bei der britischen und internationalen Franchise-Messe in London Telepizza, der führende Pizza-Lieferservice in ... | Continue reading
PR professionals can best prepare their CEOs and other executives for media interviews by learning how journalists prepare for the interviews. A survey by the Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) of journalists in North America reveals what information sources reporters review … | Continue reading
The Coachella music festival is beefing up its VR programming with a new app and a custom Google Cardboard headset, one that's being shipped out to this year's attendees in the "welcome boxes" containing their tickets. The Coachella VR app will allow Cardboard and Gear VR owners … | Continue reading
Alongside today’s news of a very early preview of the next version of Android, Google is announcing the Android Beta Program to let developers try new features – including multi-window support and improved notifications – without having to flash a freshROM and wipe their devices. … | Continue reading
Trippy neon rhythm game Thumper has been revealed for PS4 and Steam later this year with PlayStation VR support.The simple game puts players in control of a metallic beetle hurtling through a cylinder towards a maniacal giant head. Using only one analog stick and one button you m … | Continue reading
Looking for advice from the leaders in lead generation and performance marketing? You'll want to join Brafton at LeadsCon. | Continue reading
Twitter is shifting toward mobile services, and now it’s teaming up with one of the most popular game-development engines to expedite that transition. The social-networking company announced today that it is integrating Fabric, its suite of development tools, into the Unity softw … | Continue reading
Google unexpectedly launched the Android N Developer Preview today. And to make things even easier for developers — and adventurous users — the preview is available as an over-the-air update. The expectation was that Google wouldn’t start talking about Android N until its I/O dev … | Continue reading
Surprise, team Android! Google’s next operating system, codenamed Android N, is being shown off much earlier than expected thanks to Developer Preview launched today, and it includes a feature stock Android fans have wanted for ages: Split-Screen view. New versions of Android are … | Continue reading
Well, this was unexpected. Starting today, Google is making a developer preview of the next version of Android, codenamed "N," available for Nexus devices. That's much, much earlier than ever before — Google usually waits until its IO developer conference.It's also going to be mu … | Continue reading
Google today launched the first Android N developer preview, available for download now at developer.android.com/preview. Later today, the company will also debut the Android Beta Program, which lets you get early Android builds via over-their-air updates on Nexus devices. In the … | Continue reading
Developers creating games using Unity can now take advantage of Twitter Fabric. In bringing Fabric to Unity, Twitter set out to solve some challenges game developers face. In addition to user metrics, Fabric can help developers generate revenue, acquire and retain users as well a … | Continue reading
In today's age of automation, there's simply no reason you should spend precious seconds every morning brewing coffee when you could be catching an extra five minutes of ZZZs.It seems as if 'automation,' 'productivity' and 'efficiency' are developers' favorite terms these days an … | Continue reading
Twitter Moments, the feature that’s meant to highlight the best of Twitter in a more magazine-like format, has so far failed to incite further user growth, as was initially hoped. But the company is continuing to develop and improve the experience, which offers collections of twe … | Continue reading
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An event called the London Bitcoin Forum scheduled for later this month has raised concerns in the bitcoin community of being a scam, as revealed by comments posted on Reddit and elsewhere. The website for the event says it is scheduled for March 23 and 24 at QEII Centre, London, … | Continue reading
Sure, drones might eventually be part of Amazon’s last-mile delivery services but the company has to get pretty serious about fast, long-haul logistics if it wants to continue to offer rapid delivery to growing numbers across the world. Amazon already owns a stake in French freig … | Continue reading
Scientists think they pwned your browser experience.We live online and literally spend hours a day in web browsers, and a good chunk of that precious time is spent waiting for pages to finish loading. Since the dawn of the consumer Internet in the mid 1990s every new browser has … | Continue reading
Today, the Associated Press has obtained (and released) surveillance video from inside the Mountain View public transit bus that was side-swiped by a Google self-driving car last month — its first at-fault accident. Fortunately the accident occurred at low speeds, and resulted in … | Continue reading
Expect to see new faces on your Facebook in the future. The social network has purchased popular face-swapping app MSQRD, built by Belarusian startup Masquerade, with the app offering a range of features including live video effects for selfies and the creepy-sounding "celebrity … | Continue reading
Xbox Live has had a lot of problems in the first few months of 2016, and fans are starting to get fed up. This finally prompted one of Microsoft’s most consumer-facing personalities to address those concerns. Earlier this week, fans on the Xbox One forum on the community site Red … | Continue reading
Why wouldn’t you want an entire Windows computer on tiny little stick? As someone who uses a MacBook day in and day out, the idea of $159 Intel’s Compute Stick, a Windows 10 PC shrunken down to the size of a tiny plastic rectangle, really pulls me in. Take it anywhere, plug it in … | Continue reading
Webpage bloat is a growing problem. So no surprise techniques to speed page load times have often focused on data compression to try to shrink the number of milliseconds it takes for a website to heave into view. Read More | Continue reading
Santa Monica-based Mucker Capital has raised $45 million for its third fund, Mucker III. The Silicon Beach firm said that it will continue to invest in software and services startups and continue to focus on the greater Los Angeles area. In addition it will invest in seed and pre … | Continue reading
Agile methodologies started as a way of developing software but are today widely used in diverse departments from marketing to internal communication. | Continue reading
10 Cloverfield Lane opens this Friday, and the "blood relative" to Drew Goddard's 2008 found footage film Cloverfield has taken the Bad Robot mystery box to the next level. Two months ago the first trailer for the John Goodman-starring thriller dropped pretty much out of nowhere, … | Continue reading
EVE Online has added a new mini-game that crowdsources players to assist in real world science.Entitled Project Discovery, the new feature is based around identifying patterns of protein distribution in human cells. The Sisters of EVE project lead, Professor Lundberg, will guide … | Continue reading
The original Badlands is a game I often show people to demonstrate how gorgeous mobile games can be. The lighting effects and the great animation of both your little creatures and the environment makes for a beautiful game. And yet, surprisingly, Badlands 2 [$2.99] managed to sur … | Continue reading
Women who gave birth to babies with birth defects in Brazil last year were often in their first trimester during the Zika outbreak, according to a report released yesterday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The finding provides evidence that getting infected w … | Continue reading
Lightspeed Venture Partners, the 16-year-old, Menlo Park, Ca.-based early-stage venture firm, has raised two new funds totaling $1.2 billion, according to two new SEC filings. One filing, for the firm’s 11th fund, shows a close of $715 million. Lightspeed has also raised $500 mil … | Continue reading
With the increasing prevalence of fingerprint scanners on smartphones and other devices, and a growing number of services calling for authentication of some kind, using your biometric info to secure access will only become more commonplace. In theory, that should make your life a … | Continue reading
The first preview build of Android N will be released to the public today with new features including a native split-screen mode, according to a report from 9to5Google. Citing an article from Ars Technica that was pulled after publication, 9to5Google says that the preview version … | Continue reading
Soothe, the on-demand massage service, just closed a $35 million Series B round from its pre-existing investors. This brings its total funding to $47.7 million. This puts Soothe even further ahead of its main competitor, Zeel, which has raised $3.2 million to date. In September, … | Continue reading
It seems everything is being funneled into virtual reality, and music festivals are no exception. The Coachella music festival has announced that it will ship a cardboard virtual reality viewer and a VR app for mobile devices to those who purchase tickets for the 2016 show. The v … | Continue reading
When LiveList launched in December, it offered a listing of available livestreaming music performances, but with only a bit of curation. Today the company unveiled Channels, a playlist aimed at providing an “even more immersive experience.” It takes a look at music festivals, sta … | Continue reading
Ein kalifornisches Ehepaar hat eine Art Hunderüstung entwickelt, nachdem ihr kleiner Liebling 2014 von einem Kojoten angegriffen wurde: Die CoyoteVest besteht aus einem Bissschutz-Halsband und einer stichsichere Kevlar-Weste, die wahlweise mit... | Continue reading
AP has obtained surveillance video from inside the Mountain View public transit bus at the time it was struck by one of Google's autonomous Lexus RX SUVs, the first time one of the company's self-driving cars has been directly responsible for a crash on public roads. In the video … | Continue reading
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Steve Kerr , head coach of the record setting Golden State Warriors (my local Bay Area NB... | Continue reading
As The Crystal Maze (finally) comes to life in north London, we reminisce on these awesome activations that transported us back in time to a life of cola sweets, chunky mobile phones, Britpop and Space Invaders. | Continue reading
AT&T's DirecTV will produce its first-ever live 4K broadcast next month for golf's Masters Tournament. And it's a bit bigger than that; this'll be the first time US viewers will be able to tune into a live UHD broadcast — period. It'll be available through the satellite provider' … | Continue reading
Linkedin is crucial to business, especially if you do B2B. Implementing video marketing to your company's Linkedin page can help you expand reach faster. | Continue reading
It seems like I talk about connected cars and V2X and autonomous vehicles like it’s my job. Probably because it is. But like a lot of people, I do not yet own a car that’s connected at all, in any way. There are a lot of new companies that want to rectify this situation for us by … | Continue reading
If I were to ask you why people pay your company (or you), can you answer that? Have you tested it on people who do pay you? | Continue reading
T-Mobile has just announced that for a limited time, it's offering a buy one, get one promotion on Samsung's new Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge. | Continue reading
What good is a wearable if no one wants to want to wear it? While connected devices have become increasingly prevalent in our world, the growing appetite for wearable technology has opened the door for a new wave of devices that aim to eliminate the line between substance and sty … | Continue reading
Harvey Nichols and Grey Goose have teamed up to host a one-off cocktail masterclass and dining experience at the retailer's new Fifth Floor Bar in London on Sunday (13 March). | Continue reading