Today, we got a pretty substantive look into how Samsung pulled off the S7 Edge’s Quad-Edge curved display. | Continue reading
One of the main reasons players are excited about Hearthstone [Free] getting a Standard mode soon is that deckbuilding skills should matter more since most of the old archetypes should be going away. Blizzard has decided to help players improve their deckbuilding skills - or at l … | Continue reading
Don’t just drunkenly wander around SXSW. Meet amazing people and catch an unforgettable concert at TechCrunch’s SXSW party. Between 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Saturday March 12, join us at Deloitte Digital’s Interplay Lab at The Palm Door at 508 E. 6th St. Only 2 blocks from the … | Continue reading
Spotinst, an infrastructure as a service platform for enterprises of all sizes, closed a $2 million series A round led by PICO Venture Partners, the startup announced today. The Tel Aviv-based Spotinst says it offers a cloud optimization service that “chooses the most effective c … | Continue reading
Facebook was recently granted a patent for software capable of building a dictionary of slang terms used on the social network. The software will scan for unique words used in Facebook posts and comments, and determine if these words have a particular meaning among a small group … | Continue reading
Today Indiegogo announced a pledge to “offer extra support for women-run crowdfunding campaigns” for one year. The initiative starts now, on International Women’s Day. Materially, Indiegogo is partnering with a number of organizations to host events “focused on supporting female … | Continue reading
Day of the Tentacle Remastered is set for a 22nd March release on PS4, Vita and PC.You can pre-order it on GOG for 10 per cent off, bringing the price to £9.99 rather than the usual £10.99. Doing so grants you some snazzy wallpapers.It's also available to pre-order on the North A … | Continue reading
Back in the early EARLY days of the App Store, one of my biggest obsessions was Strange Flavour's Flick Fishing, which was published by Freeverse. Back then it was extremely novel when games took advantage of the iPhones unique capabilities, and although it might seem gimmicky no … | Continue reading
Last month, a security researcher named Anand Prakash stumbled on a major flaw in Facebook's account security. When an account is reset, Facebook sends a 6-digit PIN to the user's phone, using that PIN as a temporary password while the account is reset. But while Facebook normall … | Continue reading
CocoaPods, one of the most popular ways to integrate libraries and dependencies into apps, recently had some performance issues. As it turns out, the reason was that it was too popular. Developers who were trying to install Pods may have had it timeout a few times, or just plain … | Continue reading
Getting people to install your free-to-play game is expensive, but another new tool is hitting the market to help drive down those costs. Comprendi, a tech firm that specializes in social media marketing, is launching an open beta program for acquiring players using “hyper-target … | Continue reading
Bring your umbrellasThat’s the first thing SXSW Interactive Director Hugh Forrest tells me when I ask, as I do every year, what to expect at the upcoming digital and tech-focused portion of the nearly two-week-long South by South West Conference, which kicks off in Austin, Texas, … | Continue reading
Bill Gates is starting another Ask Me Anything session on Reddit, but as any regular AMA visitor knows, he first needs to verify his identity with a photo. Usually that means holding up a sheet of paper with your name and the date on it, but Gates went for something far more inte … | Continue reading
Even with the recent popularity and coverage of smartphone virtual reality headsets, like the Samsung Gear VR, Google Cardboard and the upcoming release of the Oculus Rift, many people are still unaware of the new and upcoming VR devices. According to a recent study, only 33% of … | Continue reading
We are big fans of LittleBits here at TechCrunch. The company, which raised $44.2 million last year, offers a number of different sets that teach kids (and grown-ups) about programming and electronics — and lets them get creative with their new skills. Today, the company introduc … | Continue reading
An AirBnB exec has indicated that the renting service is open to investigating potential blockchain applications related to user trust. | Continue reading
What if your friends could see every photo you took? Not every photo is flattering, or even interesting, but a new photo sharing app called Shorts wants you to look past all that. Shorts is a photo sharing app with a twist, and a unique one at that — it wants you to open up your … | Continue reading
Mozilla today launched Firefox 45 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. The browser has gained a new Firefox Hello feature called tab sharing but has lost another one: Tab Groups. Firefox 45 for the desktop is available for download now on Firefox.com, and all existing users shou … | Continue reading
Pinterest today is releasing a set of new advertising management tools that were previously unavailable for smaller businesses as its portfolio of advertising products — and revenue potential — continues to grow. All these tools continue to give smaller and medium-sized businesse … | Continue reading
It's that time of year again -- registration for Google I/O 2016 is now open! Google will be accepting applications until Thursday, March 10 at 5:00PM PST. | Continue reading
Dragon’s Tale is one of the most original Bitcoin Casino gaming sites that offer players the chance to play a real multiplayer role play game. The story line goes on in a virtual world filled with wonderful islands where players can freely roam around and find a lot of items, cha … | Continue reading
A perfect sphere, the Goodyear-360 is round in every direction. Now we just have to figure out maglev for cars. | Continue reading
1000000 was an amazing puzzle game that absorbed months of my life, so when we heard there was a sequel coming, I was unbelievably stoked. You Must Build a Boat | Continue reading
Thanks to a $300k deal with Netflix, the latest season of House of Cards sees OnePlus products featured on several occasions. | Continue reading
Die Betreiberfirma 4DX will dann mit dem Superheldensuperdrama Batman v Superman ihr 4D-Kino einer größeren Zuschauergruppe vorstellen, wenn der Streifen in einem entsprechend aufgerüsteten Lichtspielhaus am Union Square zu sehen se... | Continue reading
Financing startup Wunder announced today that it snagged a $3.6 million investment to help fund solar-energy technology projects. Wunder, which graduated in 2014 from Techstars‘ accelerator, says it offers “two solar investment opportunities; the Wunder Income Fund and the Wunder … | Continue reading
When it comes to planning a trip, it’s hard not to go to the same places over and over again and sometimes you just need some inspiration. I often type “everywhere” when I’m searching for flights just to see if anything out of the ordinary will pop up. Now Google Flights has take … | Continue reading
Google likes maps. To make better maps, the company bought Skybox Imaging back in 2014, which helped to keep Google’s satellite imagery up-to-date, with nearly 100,000 images since the launch of the company’s first satellite. Now Skybox Imaging wants to venture further that just … | Continue reading
Pinterest, a visual-centric social media platform, has seen explosive recent growth. It reached 100 million active users last year, becoming one of the most important social media channels after giants such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The average Pinterest user is a woman … | Continue reading
The day of the super SUV has arrived. Ballers will soon be able to buy an SUV in a variety of bombastic flavors, including Rolls-Royce, Maserati, Aston Martin, and Lamborghini. The first entree into this super-premium segment comes from Bentley. It is the Bentayga and it starts a … | Continue reading
New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced a bunch of upgrades for New York City's bus system today (the state is responsible for the MTA, not the city), and it's actually pretty cool: 2,042 new buses will be added to the fleet by 2020 at a cost of $1.3 billion, offering on-board W … | Continue reading
The upcoming 2016 Rio Olympics will be partially filmed in 8K "Super-Hi Vision," and anyone wealthy enough to actually own an 8K TV in Japan will be able to watch around 130 hours of it. That'll include the opening and closing ceremonies, plus some of the more popular sports like … | Continue reading
Google's social networking endeavors may have stumbled in recent years, but the company has no intention of giving up, with the latest attempt coming in the form of a new feature called Google PostsThe feature is currently only available to presidential candidates and will allow … | Continue reading
As part of HTC's Hot Deals promotion, for today only, you can purchase an unlocked HTC One A9 for just $399 ($100 off). | Continue reading
Gears of War 4 is set 25 years after the events of Gears of War 3 and features three new playable characters, one of whom is Marcus Fenix's son.Microsoft snapped up the latest Game Informer cover reveal and the US magazine has first dibs on a raft of details.Marcus Fenix's son is … | Continue reading
Yik Yak is making anonymity optional. Users can now create handles, and will have the option of attaching posts to those screen-names. Like a Twitter username, a handle can be whatever you like, and are unique to each user. If you’ve got a particularly snappy handle in mind, Yik … | Continue reading
Telecoms brand Three is to launch an experiential tour to promote its Blackspot Banisher campaign on Saturday (12 March). | Continue reading
The Brooklyn Nets have hired Trajan Langdon as assistant general manager. | Continue reading
Vor fünf Jahren wurde Sony von nach wie vor unbekannten Hackern bis auf die Datenunterhose ausgeraubt. Dabei kamen nicht nur brisante Details aus der Firma ans Tageslicht, sondern wurden auch Millionen von Sony-Kunden gefährdet.Zur Ents... | Continue reading
Emoji have taken the marketing world by storm. Or to use another analogy, a tsunami of emoji has hit digital marketing. Emoji offer several important marketing advantages. They can pass through ad-blocking software. Ad-adverse millennials love them. Because they are visual, they … | Continue reading
ANALYSIS: Six years after launch, Skype has quietly announced it will cease support for its TV app. Panasonic was among the first companies to introduce a version of Skype to its smart TV lineup back in 2010, and a myriad of manufacturers have followed since. So what’s changed in … | Continue reading
Huawei is on the cusp of greatness, but nothing is set in stone just yet. Will Huawei have another great year? Can this Chinese company establish itself in the West? What challenges await it in 2016? | Continue reading
Yik Yak, the app known for its anonymous sharing on college campuses, is now taking a small step back from total anonymity.The app is introducing handles, which allows the app's users to share messages and post comments using individual usernames. The feature, which is optional, … | Continue reading
Blake Patterson’s review of the original Train Conductor [$2.99] on Touch Arcade remarked that it was “like Flight Control [R.I.P.] on rails”. That’s certainly the feeling I got from playing the latest game in the series as well. Train Conductor World [Free] truly feels like a bl … | Continue reading
The Satoshi Roundtable Conference held recently opened a can of worms. The Bitcoin community clearly showcased their differences of opinion in terms of Bitcoin scalability and the approaches to attain it. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and they rightfully displayed it in a … | Continue reading
It's been just over a year since Digit launched its powerful automated savings plan, which painlessly saves a few dollars at a time from your checking account to help you pay down debt or save for major purchases. Aside from adding interest payments, the service hasn't changed mu … | Continue reading
Yik Yak, the anonymous social network popular on college campuses, is asking users to create user names. Starting today, users will be asked to create "handles" that they can optionally attach to their posts. The handles, which do not have to include users' real names, will be tu … | Continue reading
The thing I love about SMS-based money-saving app Digit is that it steals pieces of my paycheck without my knowledge and squirrels it away as a fund I can tap into on a rainy day. For those who are more anxious about the when and where their money is moving, the startup has relea … | Continue reading