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
There’s a new multiplayer-only shooter out, and I’m really having a lot of fun with it. Just a few years ago that’s not something you would have heard me say. The genre has historically not been very welcoming to newcomers; the result of entrenched players who are simply way bett … | Continue reading
Clarity Money, a New York-based startup still in beta, announced in a public filing that it raised a $2.5 million investment. Cofounded by venture capitalist Adam Dell, Clarity Money’s stealthy Angel List page says it aims to become “your money guru” by providing “actionable insi … | Continue reading
Apple’s Thunderbolt Display, first introduced in the summer of 2011, may be getting a refresh at WWDC, if inventory shortages at retail stores are any indication. Just try getting one at your local Apple store — dozens of locations near me are “ship to store” only, suggesting (as … | Continue reading
Minecraft is a huge deal for a generation of kids, and it is a great way to reach that young, crucial demographic. But marketers are no longer free to use the block-building game however they want to sell unrelated products. Microsoft and developer Mojang, the owners of Minecraft … | Continue reading
The Caviar Samsung Supremo Putin Rubino is either hilarious or awesome, but either way it's going to cost some oil tycoon a hefty penny. | Continue reading
Facebook has kicked off the third season of its global developer program — called FbStart — with enhanced benefits for participating startups. The social networking company has added Amazon, DocSend, and PitchBook as three new partners, along with creating monthly online office h … | Continue reading
Minecraft: Story Mode's next episode, A Portal to Mystery, is due on 7th June for PC, Mac, PS4, PS3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360 along with iOS and Android platforms.The first season of Minecraft: Story Mode wrapped up in late March with Episode 5: Order Up. But developer Telltale dec … | Continue reading
Games based around fonts and typography are nothing new, and on mobile we've had some clever ones like the (sadly no longer available) vertical shooter Vetica which featured ships and enemies made up of the popular font, or Font Monsters [$1.99 / Free] which had you using a keybo … | 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.Buying a summertime convertible is one of the most underrated things you can do in the c … | Continue reading
Square has made it a bit easier for businesses to afford its new contactless and chip reader with a lease price of just $1 per week. The intention is to reduce the financial strain entrepreneurs face and allow them to use the latest commerce-based technology right now. Launched i … | Continue reading
Microsoft just dropped the price of its gaming console. The Xbox One now costs $299 in the U.S. with a 500GB hard drive, or €299 in Europe. For $319, you get a 1TB hard drive. And bundles also get a $50 price cut.Interestingly, this news comes right before E3. Microsoft is set to … | Continue reading
Tech giant Intel has opened a development lab in Tel Aviv focused on financial technologies like the blockchain. | Continue reading
Date: From 30/06/2016 to 01/07/2016Venue: Glasgow, ScotlandMore informationEach year the UK Research Office (UKRO) organises a two-day Annual Conference aimed primarily at European Liaison Officers, European research managers, Research Councils and policy makers.The 2016 edition … | Continue reading
Date: 14/06/2016Venue: BrusselsMore informationV4 for researchers' mobility: supporting young researchers on the way to excellence is a jointly organised event by CZELO (Czech Liaison Office for Research, Development and Innovation), Permanent Representation of Hungary to the EU, … | Continue reading
Date: 07/06/2016Venue: BrusselsMore informationBe part of this conference and learn how to make the most of your bioeconomy R&I results. The conference will give you insights on how to improve the exploitation aspects of a research project proposal to fully exploit all of the opp … | Continue reading
ANALYSIS: Despite claiming to be a “mobile first” corporation, last week Microsoft made two independent moves that pushed it even further away from the phone manufacturer it had become with the ill-fated Nokia acquisition, which closed in April 2014. By selling the company’s feat … | Continue reading
Last week marked the launch of my new co-written ebook “Social Media Guide for Small Businesses“! Getting the thing written and out the door was a true creative process, and a lot more work than you would expect. I’m happy to have popped my Amazon publishing cherry, but there are … | Continue reading
You might not have thought of – much less visited – Myspace in years. (Yes, it’s still around. Time, Inc. acquired it and other properties when it bought Viant earlier this year.) But user data never really dies, unfortunately. For Myspace’s new owner, that’s bad news, as the com … | Continue reading
Simply Hired — a job search engine with 30 million monthly users that is active in 24 countries and 12 languages — is shutting down on June 26, with one report claiming that at least some of the company is getting acquired.We heard of the shutdown initially from one of Simply Hir … | Continue reading
Firefighters may soon get a much needed improvement to their infrared imaging systems thanks to a pair of engineers at a research institute in Switzerland. Adrien Birbaumer and Martijn Bosch from École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have created VIZIR, a smart visor fo … | Continue reading
Dzień dobry, Jak pewnie wiesz, uwielbiam targi. Jeśli jeszcze nie wiesz, z pewnością bardzo szybko się przekonasz:-). Targ, market, rynek, targowisko to zazwyczaj jedno... | Continue reading
How much do you value your privacy? Sirin Labs is a new company making its debut in London today that stakes its future on very wealthy people believing their privacy and security to be priceless. Its launch product is the Solarin, a 5.5-inch Android smartphone accompanied by a s … | Continue reading
Four months ago, Y Combinator launched a five-year study aimed at “giving people enough money to live on with no strings attached.” Today, the YC Research-funded Basic Income project announced that it’s starting a “short-term” pilot study in Oakland, California to better understa … | Continue reading
Instagram this morning officially announced the launch of its tools for business users, including new business profiles, analytics, and the ability to turn Instagram posts into ads directly from the Instagram app itself. The launch comes following a series of leaks and reports of … | Continue reading
Businesses will soon be able to find a new home on Instagram.The photo sharing app previewed new profiles and tools for businesses Tuesday, which will be available to people in the U.S., New Zealand and Australia in the next few months.SEE ALSO: Stop turning eating time into life … | Continue reading
Id Software's new Doom reboot really hearkens back to the good old days of gaming with its swift movement and brazen dismissal of reloading as a concept, and here's yet another way Doom feels like an "edgy" 90s adventure: The soundtrack contains hidden satanic imagery.As outlined … | Continue reading
Microsoft is discounting its Xbox One to $299 ahead of new hardware expected next month at E3. The software giant unveiled the promotion over the weekend, and every Xbox One bundle is now reduced by $50 until June 13th. Microsoft's timing is well suited to its E3 press conference … | Continue reading
Orange Is the New Black showrunner Jenji Kohan is keeping her hands full by executive producing GLOW, a new comedy about female wrestling that's just been given a series order by Netflix. Set in Los Angeles, the show will focus on a struggling actress whose last shot at stardom i … | Continue reading
Man muss schon genauer hingucken, um zu erkennen, dass dieser Bugatti Veyron gar kein Veyron ist. In Wirklichkeit handelt es sich nämlich um einen Mercury Cougar aus dem Jahr 2001, der von einem ambitionierten Bastler in einen Veyron Super Spor... | Continue reading
Perchang isn't the only puzzler with a minimalist visual style and contraption manipulation coming to mobile soon, as Sunlight Games has announced that their slick-looking puzzler One Hundred Ways is also set to arrive on both iOS and Android. In One Hundred Ways, your job is to … | Continue reading
Microsoft has partnered with two startups to build an identity platform aimed to integrating with both the bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains. | Continue reading
You're a smart person. You know that building your own PC is the Wise Choice. You upgrade your system piece by piece, looking for value and performance. You'd never spend over $3,000 for a monolithic all-in-one PC. Sure, the 3440 x 1440, 34-inch curved screen Digital Storm put on … | Continue reading
Where there’s live content, there’s bound to be someone taking joy in some massive trolling. A little over a year after it launched, Periscope today announced that you can now moderate comments to prevent abuse and spam. The system works like this: If you’re watching a stream and … | Continue reading
Infinite Dreams has just announced it will bring Sky Force Reloaded to the Google Play Store on Thursday, June 2. | Continue reading
In the world of healthcare, physicians and insurers are struggling to meet seemingly conflicting goals: improving patient quality outcomes while reducing the total costs of care. Disrupt NY 2015 Startup Battlefield participant Wellth thinks it has found a solution to this problem … | Continue reading
PRESS RELEASE: North Kiteboarding and PIQ revealed a game-changer for the kiteboarding industry, in the form of a sport specific accessory. With the most advanced sensor technology, it works in real-time and displays information via the PIQ attached... | Continue reading