Google ordered to hand over names of fake reviewers in Dutch court case

Fake reviews have been an occasional and frustrating by-product on sites like Google, Yelp and Amazon for years. But a recent case in the Netherlands highlights how one company affected by them fought back. A nursery in Amsterdam has won a case against Google in a civil court in … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Reisende erwarten bis 2020 Roboter im Urlaub

Travelzoo: London (ots/PRNewswire) - Erste globale Studie zur Akzeptanz von Robotern in der Reisebranche Roboter werden laut einer Umfrage unter mehr als 6.000 Reisenden in Asien, Europa, Nordamerika und Südamerika bis spätestens 2020 eine große Rolle im Leben ... | Continue reading


@presseportal.de | 8 years ago

'Drop Flip' is Stylish Physics Puzzles from the Developer of 'Harmony'

BorderLeap, makers of the Harmony [$0.99] series of games, are launching a new puzzler soon on the App Store, called Drop Flip. If you've played Trick Shot [$1.99], the concept of getting a ball into the bucket should be familiar. But the execution is different here, as instead o … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Meet Tovala, a smart oven that aims to perfectly cook ready-made meals in under 30 minutes.

Tovala is a new startup out of Y Combinator that came up with what they hope to be a less expensive alternative to professional combination ovens. The Tovala is a smart oven that can bake, boil and steam meals at up to 550 degrees Fahrenheit in 10 to 30 minutes. The meals come pr … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

AT&T offer: Buy one Samsung Galaxy S7, get another free

That’s one Samsung Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 Edge for each of your front pockets, but there are a few caveats we should talk about. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Disney and Gameloft Want You to Build Your Own Personal Theme Park in 'Disney Magic Kingdoms'

In August of last year our own resident hardcore Disney fanboy Eric Ford went to the D23 event where Disney Interactive showcased their upcoming video game projects. Among major players like Kingdom Hearts 3 and Star Wars: Battlefront was a little mobile game called Disney Magic … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

8 ways green energy is going to change the world

As we move into a new era it's important to start thinking of energy that will push us forward, as opposed to just moving us around and powering the present world. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Google promises speed improvements in next Nexus 5X update

Google intends to address some recurring issues with the Nexus 5X in a software update this month. On Reddit, a Google community manager writes that a coming update will attempt to fix issues leading to "slow [and] sluggish performance," as well as problems with Wi-Fi and Bluetoo … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Salesforce has spent $3 million to correct its gender pay gap

For the better part of last year, Salesforce audited its pay structure to identify and correct wage gaps found between male and female workers. And a blog post released today shows that the company has had to correct salaries to the tune of $3 million. “We have made equality a co … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

How Intuit convinced 1 million people to use TurboTax on their phones

VB EVENT: Two years ago, TurboTax had fewer than 200,000 customers filling out their taxes on their mobile phone. It was a tiny percentage of its 31 million users — and completely unsatisfactory for Nat Rajesh Natarajan, senior VP for product and engineering at Intuit, the parent … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Amazon is using scare tactics to deter employee theft

Amazon has been using the stories of fired warehouse employees who committed theft in video clips as it attempts to dissuade current employees from stealing from the company, according to a report from Bloomberg. The company plays video clips on a flatscreen TV in its warehouses … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

SuperData trims virtual reality revenue outlook for 2016 by 30%

Virtual reality is not going to have quite as big of a 2016 as one research firm was originally predicting. SuperData is trimming its prediction for virtual reality sales in 2016 by 30 percent. In January, the analysts at SuperData forecast that VR would make $5.1 billion in reve … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Spot launches to to help users share recommendations on local gems and travel tips

Spot, a startup that says it can help you find “the best places in the world,” is launching to the public. The company emerged from “startup studio” Expa. It’s also announcing today that it has raised $2 million in seed funding from Expa, SV Angel, Ram Shriram, Tim Ferriss, Fenwi … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

The new Developer Workforce Initiative gives software engineers purpose beyond code

No two software engineers are alike, but the Applications Developer Alliance is creating a program to encourage more standardization in how engineers are considered. The new Developer Workforce Initiative is “a global effort to increase the size, expertise and understanding” rega … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Precious Metals Dealer JM Bullion Accepts Bitcoin

Dallas-based precious metals dealer JM Bullion is now accepting bitcoin through bitcoin processor BitPay. | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

The future of work is 5 billion people looking for a good job

Imagine a much better world — the people-centered economy — where three billion workers have jobs tailored to fit their unique sets of skills, talents, passions, where they work with people they are inspired by and productive together with, where they engage in the most meaningfu … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Upcoming 'Go Surf' is like 'Alto's Adventure' Went Surfing in California

If Alto from Alto's Adventure [$2.99] decided he's had enough of all the snow and went to the California for surfing, what you would get is the upcoming Go Surf, an endless surfer. According to the game's description, the developer Diverso Games is trying to create an involving e … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Bank of England Says Economic Factors in Play on 'Brexit'

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said the central bank won't be making any recommendation on whether the U.K. should stay in the European Union. | Continue reading


@live.wsj.com | 8 years ago

Gigwell rescues concert bookers from PDF hell

It’s dumbfounding how an industry as huge as live music still relies on a patchwork of backwards, outdated technologies. Word document offer letters, PDF riders, endless back-and-forth emails, spreadsheets, physical checks. Fax! It makes the whole process a headache that takes fo … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

March security update brings a boatload of performance improvements to the Nexus 5X

Along with the March security update that Google just announced yesterday, the Nexus 5X is getting some much-needed bug fixes and performance improvements. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Brexit May Push Bitcoin and FinTech Companies Out from Britain

There have been discussions about the United Kingdom exiting from the European Union for a while now. Most of us know that the European Union is not doing that great when it comes to the economy. Many EU countries have been suffering from economic slowdown for years. Greece has b … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

LG G5 to hit Canada on April 8… with a bonus!

April 8th is the date to circle on your calendar, but Canadians will also get an extra freebie with their pre-ordered LG G5’s. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Our best defense against drones may be a flying jet ski

As drones become more prevalent and automated, we measly humans have started to think up better ways to take them down. For instance, the SkyWall drone defense system, which can drop a drone without breaking it. Flying your jet ski into one of them, however, may be a little bit e … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Maersk just made the first official drone delivery to an undocked ship

Maersk announced today it has made the first official drone delivery to an undocked ship, as reported by G-Captain. The test took place near the Kalundborg port in Denmark, and saw a small drone dropping a parcel more than 15 feet to the deck of an unmoored tanker. The initial pl … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak will be immortalized in a $350,000 wax figure

Now this is a way to cement a Silicon Valley legend. Madame Tussauds San Francisco said today it will make a wax figure of Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak. The legendary maker of wax figures and wax museums will reveal the 3D image of Woz on stage at the first-ever Silicon Valley C … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Meet the 25 startups that pitched at Entrepreneur First’s latest Demo Day

By all accounts, the London startup scene was abuzz with Entrepreneur First‘s latest Demo Day today, as 25 startups — up from 9! — took to the stage to pitch their wares. The so-called ‘talent first’ investor targets the best technical graduates in Europe and beyond to put them t … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Comparing Overall and Targeted Sentiments in Social Media during Crises

The tracking of citizens' reactions in social media during crises has attracted an increasing level of interest in the research community. In particular, sentiment analysis over social media posts can be regarded as a particularly useful tool, enabling civil protection and law en … | Continue reading


@richardmccreadie.blogspot.com | 8 years ago

Upcoming 'The Frostrune' is a Gorgeous Point-and-Click Adventure Set in the Viking Age

When Simogo released Year Walk [$3.99] (and its companion app), I really enjoyed delving into Northern European mythology and learning about all its intriguing creatures and stories. There's something about the moody, icy weather and landscape of countries like Sweden and Norway … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Google engineer promises Plus won’t be a ‘den of infamy’ after hiring 4Chan founder Chris Poole

With the hiring of Chris Poole, Google got everyone talking about Plus again, but not in the way it may have wanted. According to one engineer, Plus won’t be the new 4Chan, so we can rest easy. Yonatan Zunger is the man behind the social tech at Google, and took to Plus to commen … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Mountain developer's Everything lets you play as anything

In 2014 game developer and special effects wizard David OReilly created a mountain simulator and for his next trick he's letting you inject consciousness into all sorts of inanimate objects with the upcoming PS4 game Everything."In Everything - every single thing is a playable ch … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Hope for Migrants: Turkey-EU Deal Could Stem Crisis

European Union leaders have announced the framework for a deal that would return to Turkey refugees from Syria who are now in Greece. What does Turkey want in return? WSJ’s Jason Bellini has #TheShortAnswer. Photo: Getty | Continue reading


@live.wsj.com | 8 years ago

Multiple third-party Snapchat apps are leaking your account data

If you’re using a third-party Snapchat app, it’s time to delete it. Change the password to your Snapchat account while you’re at it. Will Strafach of Sudo Security Group, a company that researches security vulnerabilities in apps, came across numerous third-party Snapchat apps ig … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

No, you're not going crazy: Snapchat's iOS app has a new font

If you opened Snapchat on Tuesday and noticed that things look a little different, you're not losing your mindSnapchat updated its font on the iOS app, which now appears throughout the app — though not in photo captions or on Snapchat DiscoverSee also: 10 hidden tricks to make Sn … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Hearthstone becomes less intimidating with new tool to help you make decks

Hearthstone really wants new players to feel welcome. Blizzard announced a new feature — Dark Recipes — for the digital card game today. Dark Recipes are preselected decks that players can create with the in-game deck-builder. If players do not have the cards needed to make the D … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

New WordPress plug-in supports Facebook Instant Articles

With Facebook Instant Articles opening to the public in April, WordPress has released a plug-in to support it. Here’s what it means for content marketers. | Continue reading


@brafton.com | 8 years ago

Opera Mini’s Video Boost slashes buffer times

Opera Mini's new Video Boost feature lets you have more control over your streaming data. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Comparing Overall and Targeted Sentiments in Social Media during Crises

The tracking of citizens' reactions in social media during crises has attracted an increasing level of interest in the research community. In particular, sentiment analysis over social media posts can be regarded as a particularly useful tool, enabling civil protection and law en … | Continue reading


@richardmccreadie.blogspot.com | 8 years ago

Invisible, Inc. is coming to PS4 next month

Turn-based strategy infiltration game Invisible, Inc. is coming to PS4 on 19th April, developer Klei Entertainment has announced.It will cost $19.99 (about… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Comparing Overall and Targeted Sentiments in Social Media during Crises

The tracking of citizens' reactions in social media during crises has attracted an increasing level of interest in the research community. In particular, sentiment analysis over social media posts can be regarded as a particularly useful tool, enabling civil protection and law en … | Continue reading


@richardmccreadie.blogspot.com | 8 years ago

That 'Crashlands' Dev Diary Video Series is Being Expanded into a Feature Length Documentary Called 'Brace for Impact: The Crashlands Story'

Back in November of last year, St. Lous-based production company Forever an Astronaut announced that they would be creating a series of behind-the-scenes Dev Diary videos on developer Butterscotch Shenanigans and the creation of their latest project Crashlands [$4.99]. As you are … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

16 months in, Lollipop becomes the most used Android version

There is a new Android king in town, and its name is Lollipop. Google released its monthly update to the Platform Versions page for Android today, and the gold and silver positions have swapped. Android Lollipop has managed to finally pass Android KitKat in terms of adoption. The … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Watch the first Game of Thrones season 6 trailer

The sixth season of Game of Thrones begins on Sunday April 24th, and this new trailer has us fairly trembling with excitement. Set to the melancholic strains of James Vincent McMorrow's "Wicked Game," it promises a difficult future for the main characters, including the imprisonm … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

NYC historical house tour canceled because people can’t stop Instagramming

After 31 years, the Brooklyn Heights Association will end its historic home tours due to visitors sharing photos from inside the private homes on Instagram. The tours offered visitors an opportunity to peek inside the unique residences in that particular neighborhood. It’s an int … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

The Archetypes Burst In: Open Access + 3D Scans

19th century plaster casts, 3D scans, and modern museums' open access policies | Continue reading


@cosmowenman.substack.com | 8 years ago

League of Legends studio acquires Radiant, and team from Seth Killian’s fighting game is on a new project (update)

League of Legends is getting a few siblings. Developer Riot Games announced today that it has acquired developer Radiant Entertainment. The League of Legends company now owns the studio responsible for the castle-building PC game Stonehearth and fighting game Rising Thunder. Riot … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Come join Android Authority on Snapchat!

Want cool behind the scenes footage that we need to self destruct? Follow us on Snapchat, username:androidauth. Also be sure to ask us questions, we have a new Snapchat Q&A show where we will help answer your questions! | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Android 6.0 Marshmallow is now running on 2.3 percent of devices

Google has just released new Android distribution numbers for March 2016, and Marshmallow is on the rise. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Check out Ubisoft Manhattan in The Division

Ubisoft has snuck one of its own development studios in the midst of midtown Manhattan in its latest post-apocalyptic adventure The Division.As you can see in Ian's video below, the Ubisoft Manhattan office contains plenty of artwork and decorations from Grow Home and a poster fo … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago