The enterprise level distributed ledger technology solutions provider Bloq has waded into the deeper waters of blockchain technology by announcing its very first product, a truly enterprise level product called BloqEnterprise. As the name suggests, this enterprise level solution … | Continue reading
Endless runner games have become quite popular because of their simplicity and challenge. Let's take a look at the best endless runner games for Android! | Continue reading
Should multinational companies manage employee compensation as a global whole, allow local compensation practices to predominate, or perhaps take a hybrid approach? | Continue reading
Advertisements used to power websites, but as ad-blocking extensions like AdBlock continue to gain popularity, content creators are losing out on that once-reliable revenue stream. The Internet is changing, and in order to keep the lights on, websites need to find new ways to bri … | Continue reading
Recently I started re-watching Parks and Recreation on Netflix, and about halfway through the series I noticed something strange. The thumbnail for the show had changed from a confident, glowing picture of Amy Poehler's Leslie Knope — the show's lead — to a photo of Chris Pratt i … | Continue reading
Google and Fiat Chrysler have officially announced that they're teaming up to build about 100 2017 Pacifica minivans with plug-in hybrid drivetrains that will become part of Google's growing fleet of self-driving test vehicles. Currently, the fleet contains Lexus RX crossovers an … | Continue reading
With the exponential growth in technology, the world has seen not only profound change in various industries, but also a fundamental shift in the structure to our global society. To unwrap this bit of jargon, let’s look at the intersection of human rights and technology. The fund … | Continue reading
It's never too early for kids to lean into technology. Xiaomi's Bunny wearable is for the kids. It's appropriately sized for their wrists, lets them call their parents through voice control, and comes with an app that shows where they're located at all times. They can even wear i … | Continue reading
We recently took a trip to Nashville to test out Android Auto on the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze. Wondering what it's all about? Click through to see more! | Continue reading
If you’ll be in Rio for the Olympic games this year, keep Google Maps handy: it’s being updated with “enhanced features” for the various venues you’ll be at. After launching real-time transit info for Rio de Janeiro a few weeks back, Google is rolling out detailed indoor and outd … | Continue reading
Back in late March, Halfpipe Hero [Free] developer Bit Free Games unveiled their new project, an over-the-top tile-smashing game called Brick Ninja. At that time they were seeking beta testers for the project, and it looks like a lot of progress has been made in the month or so s … | Continue reading
In the infancy of the drone era, we’re still only certain about a handful of specific use cases. Choreographed drone dancing probably wasn’t one of them, unless you’re with MicroAd, the company that created this artful waltz of LED-laden drones in front of Mt. Fuji. The productio … | Continue reading
Oculus has decided to prioritize shipping Rift to retail outlets, while consumers who pre-ordered months ago wait in (literal) line. It may make smart business sense, but it's an insult to the people who supported the company financially and have been waiting months already. | Continue reading
The Nextbit Robin is an interesting cloud-centric smartphone, and starting tomorrow you can snag it for 25 percent off. | Continue reading
Huawei's promised to bring a "flagship" phone to the US this year. The Chinese company built the Nexus 6P, Google's current flagship, but the name "Huawei" won't be familiar to most US consumers, judging their Android phone options. In the meantime, Huawei is boosting its Statesi … | Continue reading
"What made Ted Cruz so special, among a field of candidates who were absurd in their own right?" your yet-to-be-born children may one day ask. You must tell them two things: his face, and his soul.Mocking public figures usually reaches a point when it stops being fun, when cold g … | Continue reading
Before he even reached the age requirement to make a Facebook account, a 10-year-old found a major flaw in Instagram, earning him a cool $10,000 from Facebook. Jani (his parents withheld his last name, figured out a way to get into Instagram's servers and delete text posted by In … | Continue reading
Periscope's executives may tell you they're not feeling the pressure of endless waves of fresh Facebook Live broadcasts from brands, media companies, celebrities and everyday folks. But their actions tell a different story.On Monday, the Twitter-owned live-streaming platform hire … | Continue reading
Moz's new Keyword Explorer tool offers easily understandable metrics that make keyword planning more accessible. This new marketing asset could potentially change the way marketers approach keyword strategies. | Continue reading
Which smartphone rules all? Here's the results of the shootout featuring the Galaxy S7, Huawei P9, LG G5, HTC 10, Nexus 6P, iPhone 6S Plus and Lumia 950 XL. | Continue reading
The mobile platform in an incredibly unique one. Our little devices are powerful enough nowadays to run games that are pretty comparable to full-blown games on PC and consoles, and there's certainly an audience that craves those meaty game experiences on the go. However, there's … | Continue reading
Stephen Curry has won the Magic Johnson Award, given by the Professional Basketball Writers Association to an NBA player who combines excellence on the court with cooperation with the public and media. | Continue reading
Microsoft today announced the establishment of docs.microsoft.com, a new website to house documentation for its services. The site features several improvements on Microsoft’s existing properties for hosting documentation, including MSDN and TechNet. “Both sites are built on a 10 … | Continue reading
Adobe today announced that it plans to acquire Livefyre, the service that’s probably best known for its online commenting system. On top of this service, the company also offers a number of tools for brands to engage with their audiences as well, which is likely what Adobe was mo … | Continue reading
Earlier this year, a 10-year-old — who is not even old enough to sign up on Facebook — impressed Mark Zuckerberg by hacking Instagram, the photo-sharing application owned by Facebook. The Helsinki-based boy genius, called Jani, received $10,000 from Facebook for identifying a sec … | Continue reading
Here's the problem with the Apple Watch: it's slow.It was slow when it was first announced, it was slow when it came out, and it stayed slow when Watch OS 2.0 arrived. When I reviewed it last year, the slowness was so immediately annoying that I got on the phone with Apple to dou … | Continue reading
This is The Harper Spin, a weekly column from seasoned auto critic Jason H. Harper. He’s raced at Le Mans, crushed a car in a 50-ton tank, and now, he’s bringing his unique style to The Verge.We like gadgets, add-ons that make life easier, happier, and better. But carmakers might … | Continue reading
Bowers & Wilkins, an audio gear brand that has been familiar to millions for decades, is being bought out by EVA Automation, a two-year-old company that has never released a product. Yet the old company’s name and CEO will remain. You’re not going to hear about a weirder deal tod … | Continue reading
The iPhone 7 will not have a headphone jack. It will have a headphone jack. It won't have a headphone jack.The rumor mill just can't decide if Apple will kill the headphone jack on its next iPhone or not.SEE ALSO: These Chinese phones beat Apple to removing the headphone jackFor … | Continue reading
Every time I write about Sentinels of the Multiverse [$9.99 (HD)], the digital version of the hit co-op card game, I get at least one person wishing the game shrinks down to phone size because ever since release, the game has only been playable on the iPad. Well, Handelabra Studi … | Continue reading
If you stand between people and a Call of Duty reveal, you’ll suddenly become very popular (even if you’re a bot). To promote the reveal of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, publisher Activision teamed up with Facebook to direct players to a chat bot on Facebook’s Messenger that pl … | Continue reading
The local transit app Moovit announced today that it will soon be integrated with the ride-sharing app Uber in 131 cities in 22 countries. This is kind of the chocolate and peanut butter of urban travel. Moovit uses official transit data plus crowdsourced data to give riders the … | Continue reading
A Brazilian judge has overturned the country's blackout of the WhatsApp texting service, restoring service to over 100 million people in the country. The reversal comes just one day into the mandated blackout period, which was initially scheduled to last for 72 hours. The blackou … | Continue reading
Sony's PS-HX500 turntable, which was a standout at CES back in January, is about to launch at retail. Today the company announced that it's taking orders for the $599.99 turntable, and the device will be hitting stores on May 22nd. If all you're looking to do is relax, lean back, … | Continue reading
Prete is a new blowout startup launching today in San Francisco and Los Angeles that wants to hook you up with unlimited hair styling. No cuts, color or anything else, just as many blowouts as you want for $129 a month. Some of you may recall a story I wrote about a similar blowo … | Continue reading
A 10-year-old found a bug in Instagram that let him delete any comment. He reported his discovery to Facebook, and got paid $10,000, according to Finnish newspaper Iltalehti. We contacted Facebook, and a spokesperson confirmed the notable accomplishment. Jani, a Finnish boy from … | Continue reading
Since many Indian mobile users don't have debit or credit cards, Idea Cellular is partnering with the Google Play Store to put transactions on your bill. | Continue reading
Twitter is trying to fix its discovery problem — again.The company is adding a new section to its iOS and Android app that will provide users with personalized recommendations for accounts they should follow.SEE ALSO: Twitter is now a 'news' app in the Apple storeThe update appea … | Continue reading
Google today announced that you can now visit any Blogspot domain — like, say, libraryh3lp.blogspot.com, for example — using HTTPS. And when you do that, your connection will be secure and encrypted. You’ll just need to change the beginning of the URL from “http://” to “https://” … | Continue reading
Google today made HTTPS connections the default for all of the sites on its Blogspot domain. Google first enabled HTTPS for Blogspot last September, but at the time, it was an opt-in feature. Starting today, encrypted connections are enabled by default. It’s worth noting that thi … | Continue reading
Spotify is making a small but meaningful design change on iOS today: it's removing the hamburger button and replacing it with a navigation bar along the bottom of the screen. This better matches the rest of iOS, and — more importantly — does a better job of putting commonly used … | Continue reading
Spotify is one of the more popular music streaming apps, but it’s not necessarily the most beautifully designed (that was long-lost Rdio, unfortunately). Navigating through the various sections of its app took a lot of tapping, and often wasn’t very intuitive. Today, Spotify is a … | Continue reading
Kim Kardashian created Kimoji. Giphy just launched a GIF keyboard. Starbucks has its own branded emoji. Bitmoji personalized emoji and was acquired by Snapchat. Soon, every company, celebrity, and perhaps regular human, will get their own custom keyboards. Do emoji degrade our la … | Continue reading
Apple and Xintong Tiandi, a Chinese company that makes leather goods, have been fighting in Chinese courts since 2012 over the latter’s use of a brand name Apple feels it owns: ‘iPhone.’ While it seems like a no-brainer to allow Apple sole exclusive rights to a product that it ma … | Continue reading
Ellen Pao, a former Silicon Valley venture capitalist, today announced the launch of Project Include, an advocacy group aimed at improving diversity in the technology industry. The group was started by Pao and fellow female engineers and executives, including members of Slack, Pi … | Continue reading
FEATURE: For most college students, the summer months offer a brief escape from endless lectures and exams. But for a small group of young game developers at the University of Southern California, the summer of 2015 was anything but a vacation. The Princeton Review consistently r … | Continue reading
Leaders from IBM, Microsoft, Blockstream and Cognizant discuss how technology companies can best reimagine their products by building with blockchain. | Continue reading
I've played so many runners in the past 10 years or so I've lost count. Much like my teenage years after I realized that I had played hundreds of platformers in my lifetime, over time, I started to notice that you can't really browse the App Store without seeing a runner front an … | Continue reading