Lenovo and Xiaomi have lost their spots as the fourth and fifth largest largest smartphone manufacturers, according to a study by IDC. The research firm found that the two companies had been pushed out of fourth and fifth place by two lesser-known Chinese companies, Oppo and Vivo … | Continue reading
Identifier: H2020-BirthDayPrize-2016Pillar: Societal ChallengesPlanned Opening Date: Deadline: Wed, 6 Sep 2017 17:00:00 (Brussels local time) | Continue reading
If you think Facebook will get rich on Oculus, you better be patient. Mark Zuckerberg said on the Q1 2016 earnings call saying he sees VR as a long, long-term bet rather than a way to make a quick buck on 3D games. “This is early and it’s going to take a long time. There’s a lot … | Continue reading
Most of the world first heard the term ‘All Writs Act’ during Apple and the FBI’s recent showdown. Others, like a Philadelphia man have known about it for at least the last several months, as the US government is using it to hold him indefinitely for failing to decrypt a hard dri … | Continue reading
Carlson Hospitality Group: Beijing und Minneapolis (ots/PRNewswire) - Die Kombination von HNA Tourism Group und Carlson Hotels führt zu einer soliden Präsenz in internationaler Hospitality, steigert die Fähigkeit, das Wachstum zu beschleunigen, erweitert die Schlüsselmarken ... | Continue reading
Turkish Airlines: Istanbul (ots/PRNewswire) - Turkish Airlines schickte das Batmobil auf eine aufsehenerregende Fahrt über die neue Brücke zwischen zwei Kontinenten. Turkish Airlines hat das berühmte Batmobil nach Istanbul gebracht, wo es eine ganz besondere Fahrt ... | Continue reading
The Clippers' curse. Is it real or imagined? The believers have all the proof they need after the Clippers lost Blake Griffin (quad) and Chris Paul (broken hand), their two best players, on the same night. That's right, no Griffin or Paul for the remainder of these playoffs, howe … | Continue reading
Since Google is taking their line of tablets down the Pixel route, you'll no longer see the Nexus 9 in the Google Store. | Continue reading
When I reviewed the excellent Exploding Kittens [$1.99], I talked about how it's a blast of a game that was a couple of features away from being amazing (that was the actual review title). While I take no credit for the changes, I'm glad to say the developers have just released a … | Continue reading
Google has stopped selling the HTC-built Nexus 9 tablet on its online Google Store. The device disappeared from the online retail site sometime in the past 24 hours. Now when you click on the tablets section of the site, you get redirected to a page detailing the Pixel C converti … | Continue reading
Idiot. One word. But one you might want to keep in mind when it comes time for free agent Kevin Durant to make his big decision about where to play next season. It’s the word that Durant directed at Mavericks owner Mark Cuban after OKC’s series-clinching win Tuesday night for say … | Continue reading
AT&T has confirmed the plans it made four years ago to shut down its 2G EDGE network by 2017. Its demise set off a raging debate in our Circuit Breaker chat room, along the following lines:2G was essential to the smartphone revolution! Everything that came before the iPhone (and … | Continue reading
Some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley and the auto industry pleaded with government officials today to employ restraint in issuing regulations for self-driving cars. The meeting was the second of two public hearings on autonomous vehicles held by the Department of Transport … | Continue reading
The newspaper industry began in earnest in the 1650s, and ever since publishers have been developing and refining editorial workflow processes. While technology has come and gone over the centuries, changing the way things are done, the goal has remained the same — to get the new … | Continue reading
Facebook’s “family of apps” strategy is a wild success. While some might have expected it to roll Instagram into Facebook and leave chat in its main app, keeping Instagram independent and splitting off Messenger into a companion app has helped it solidify itself as more than just … | Continue reading
Valeant CEO Michael Pearson testified at a Senate hearing investigating drug pricing Wednesday that he and the company made mistakes and "Valeant was too aggressive." Watch an excerpt of his testimony. Photo: AP | Continue reading
If you've ever used crutches, you know that they can be awful tools that slowly torture you the longer you use them. Thankfully, Mobility Designed realized our long international nightmare and decided to do something about it. The company has designed a crutch from scratch that r … | Continue reading
Drake just shared the tracklist for his long awaited new album on Twitter, and it's arriving with a slightly tweaked name: VIEWS. The album formerly known as Views from the 6 is being released this Friday, so the title change is taking place at the last possible second. Drake has … | Continue reading
The House of Representatives today unanimously voted to approve the Email Privacy Act, which requires law enforcement officials to obtain a warrant before accessing stored electronic communications, such as emails. Continue reading… | Continue reading
If only for the sake of Dungeon masters known to dabble in Magic, Wizards of the Coast today released a supplement that will allow D&D players to mount campaigns in Zendikar, one of the many planes of existence within Magic: The Gathering. It's the first time the company has allo … | Continue reading
Celtics coach Brad Stevens says that all signs point toward Isaiah Thomas being able to play in Game 6 against the Hawks. | Continue reading
PayPal's quarterly revenue rose 19 percent as the company added customers and processed more digital payments on its network. | Continue reading
Facebook is crushing it. The company nearly doubled revenue from last year, and more than tripled its profit. These financial metrics are impressive, and meaningful for Facebook. But perhaps the most important piece of news from today's quarterly earnings was the creation of a ne … | Continue reading
In the wake of mass shootings, the family and friends of many victims have advocated for the media to withhold names and photos of shooting suspects to keep the focus on those injured and killed, and to avoid giving shooters their 15 minutes of fame. Now, a new Chrome extension c … | Continue reading
Paul Miller is joined by Allegra Frank of Polygon to talk about what Nintendo's crazy plan is for its next console, codenamed NX. There are some audio problems at the start, but your patience will be rewarded with insightful commentary from two of the internet's brightest stars. … | Continue reading
Finally! After a few delays (some long, some short) and loads of anticipation on our end, Pathfinder Adventures [Free (HD)] has found the path to the App Store (and to my iPad, of course). Everyone can now stop waiting and start playing. If you don't know whether Pathfinder Adven … | Continue reading
Whether you are Drake's number one fan or his biggest hater or an innocent bystander whose interests lie elsewhere, you can now experience the simple joy of throwing a tiny Drake avatar off the top of the CN Tower a billion times in a row.That is the promise of "Drop Drake," a ne … | Continue reading
Turns out the Model 3 isn't going to be Tesla's most affordable model. Go figure.SEE ALSO: This super-fast Chinese EV is still slower than a 'Ludicrous' TeslaSpeaking at the Future Transportation Solutions conference in Oslo, Norway last week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk admitted that "t … | Continue reading
Comcast is raising data caps to 1TB in all areas of the US that it's currently limiting internet usage. It's a huge increase, pushing the limit up from today's 300GB limit, which customers could reasonably meet by streaming a lot of Netflix. Comcast says that shouldn't be a probl … | Continue reading
Learn about how to design and optimize your social media posts for mobile devices. Our guide covers Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and video platforms. | Continue reading
Tesla's Autopilot semi-autonomous technology gives drivers the ability to take their hands off the wheel, while the car effectively drives itself on the highway. At launch, drivers didn't even need to touch the wheel to show that they were still awake and in the driver's seat. It … | Continue reading
The Samsung Gear 360 is set to come out in only two days, but we still don't have a word on the price yet. | Continue reading
We already new HTC was the likely winner in Google’s annual build-a-Nexus contest, but two reports today suggest the company is actually building two devices. First up, Evan Blass – better known as the consistently accurate @evleaks – suggests HTC is making two devices with the m … | Continue reading
In disclosing its earnings for the first quarter of 2016 today, Facebook had a big announcement to make: The company is proposing a new non-voting Class C stock. The goal is twofold: keep cofounder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg in charge, and also help him and wife Priscill … | Continue reading
As a venture investor for the last 20 years, George Zachary has witnessed plenty of trends develop and fizzle. Yesterday, we talked with him about what he’s seeing right now, and among the newest wrinkles he noted were a growing number of Chinese investors who’ve grown aggressive … | Continue reading
Facebook reported its earnings for Q1 2016 today, and showed impressive growth with almost all revenue coming from mobile ads. Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is also proposing a stock split that will see him remain in control of the company. The three-for-one stock split will us … | Continue reading
While the Android world is still seemingly head over heels for Huawei's Nexus 6P, it looks like we're already getting some details about Google's next Nexus devices. | Continue reading
Sometimes I see a color in the world and think, "that would be fun to wear on my face." But I can't just whip up lipstick in my house and I also can't follow through on every makeup shopping whim. Yesterday, though, I discovered a company that might help me live out my lipstick f … | Continue reading
The payments giant that is PayPal posted strong Q1 earnings today, counter balancing some of the weaker showings from other tech stocks yesterday and outstripping the overall growth rate of e-commerce, in its own words. Following in the footsteps of its former parent, which also … | Continue reading
Clash Royale [Free] developers continue to tease upcoming changes, and after talking about changes to Legendary cards and Level caps, a recent tweet is also teasing changes to Super Magical Chest drop rate, which will be good news for everyone around. If you don't know what a Sup … | Continue reading
Earlier today, Mycelium officially announced the introduction of their new wallet. The new wallet application is expected to be a feature rich product with various integrations according to the company’s website. The announcement about the new wallet was made on the well-known so … | Continue reading
Ever wonder what graphic designers do all day? Boston-based designer Alison Eagle paints the picture quite literally in this infographic. | Continue reading
DeWalt, a name familiar to anyone who loves power tools (and who doesn’t?), is jumping into the mobile market with the rugged MD501. It’s waterproof, has a good variety of high-end features, and looks like you could use it to pound nails. Read More | Continue reading
Confirming a long-rumored move, gaming and digital media platform Steam is now accepting bitcoin payments through processing service BitPay. | Continue reading
In its first quarter 2016 earnings announcement today, Facebook revealed it now has 1.65 billion monthly active users (up 15 percent year over year) and 1.51 billion mobile users (up 21 percent year over year). The company also shared that it now has 1.09 billion daily active use … | Continue reading
If you've been paying attention to Android rumors for the past month or so, you know that at this point it's a fait accompli that HTC will make two Android Nexus phones this year. It started (as it usually does) with some Chinese sites, was further confirmed (as it usually is) by … | Continue reading
The Washington Wizards can't promise hiring Scott Brooks as coach will lead to Kevin Durant signing as a free agent, but it doesn't hurt. | Continue reading
Facebook today, as part of its earnings release, said it would add a new class of non-voting stock for the company, which will keep Mark Zuckerberg in control of the company. “This proposal is designed to create a capital structure that will, among other things, allow us to remai … | Continue reading