iOS 11 is a second chance for QR codes and NFC to hit it big

 Apple’s flashy new iPhones are hogging the spotlight right now, but iOS 11 is arriving before they do – on September 19, the major mobile software update will be available for existing iPhone and iPad devices. It’s bringing a lot of new features, especially to the iPad and iPad … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 6 years ago

Shakes and Fidget: The Adventure is a pretty and cute hand-drawn adventure game

Playa Games announced that it is working on Shakes and Fidget: The Adventure, a classic-style point-and-click adventure game spinoff of its Shakes and Fidget massively multiplayer online role-playing game. It is targeting a release for PC in late 2018. Point-and-click adventure g … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 6 years ago

1.65 Million Attacks: Kaspersky Reveals New Data on Crypto Mining Malware

More than 1.65 million computers were targeted by cryptocurrency mining malware attacks in the first eight months of 2017, according to a new report. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Axiom Verge to launch early on Switch eShop following retail release delay

Oldschool metroidvania adventure Axiom Verge is coming to Switch digitally on 5th October, which is a pleasant surprise as it was previously slated for 17th October (though it was originally targeting an August launch).The reason it's been moved forward is due to the fancy Multiv … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Minereum Successor, Artemine Announces ICO Campaign

Artemine, the updated version of Minereum 2.0, have released a brief roadmap outlining two major milestones — Genesis Trading Website and ICO factory. With these new features, Artemine has now become more community oriented, allowing people to trade and profit from more than just … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 6 years ago

How to pick between the iPhone X and iPhone 8

Apple introduced three brand new iPhones yesterday. Three! They include the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, which have faster processors and better cameras than last year’s iPhone 7 — and now you can charge them wirelessly. And then there’s the iPhone X, a $1,000 smartphone that Apple is ba … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 6 years ago

Steam reviews become a battleground following PewDiePie controversy

Recently, we talked about Campo Santo, the studio behind adventure game Firewatch, and its campaign against foul-mouthed YouTuber Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg. A studio official announced his intention to have Kjellberg’s footage of their game removed and called on other studios t … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 6 years ago

Essential Phone will be available at all Sprint stores September 14th

The Essential Phone’s reviews might be turning out more mixed than Andy Rubin and his team would’ve wanted, but now it’s time for consumers around the US to see the Android smartphone up close. Sprint has announced that beginning tomorrow, September 14th, the Essential Phone will … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 6 years ago

Trump administration sued over warrantless smartphone searches at U.S. borders

 With the border wall fight looming large in Congress, another kind of battle at the border is heating up. On Wednesday, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit with the Department of Homeland Security over warrantles … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 6 years ago

Meet the woman called "the wizard of camera-based VR"

Presented by Coors LightKate Wurzbacher is Head of Camera at Here Be Dragons — a specialized production company dedicated to bringing the latest and greatest in virtual reality to fruition. Wurzbacher's job is to help filmmakers create their vision by building custom rigs that ca … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 6 years ago

The Little Ball That Could revives the dormant Super Monkey Ball genre

The Little Ball That Could is a game where you guide a rolling sphere through a dangerous obstacle course. If that sounds familiar, that’s perhaps because you are vaguely remembering Sega’s Super Monkey Ball series from a lifetime ago. The Little Ball That Could is out now on Ste … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 6 years ago

What would a foldable Samsung Galaxy Note actually look like?

Samsung's CEO claims that a new Note phone, which will be released in 2018, will come with a foldable display. But what would it actually look like? | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 6 years ago

The Wreckage Left in Irma's Path Across the Caribbean and Southeastern U.S.

Days after Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc across the Caribbean and several U.S. states, government officials and residents are beginning to assess the widespread damage, pick up the pieces, and figure out their next steps. For some Caribbean islands, like Saint Martin, the destruct … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 6 years ago

The 'richer-than-you' accessory every iPhone X buyer secretly wants is here, in solid gold

The overpriced, and mostly unnecessary iPhone X is what happens when the elite stop caring about appearances and start producing products expressly for the rich. Therefore, it only makes sense that, if you're going to have a fuck-you iPhone, you might as well have the fuck-you iP … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 6 years ago

Flying coach is a ‘life-and-death’ concern

As if there weren’t enough reasons to despise flying coach, a new report says it could put you in danger in case of an aircraft emergency.A US Court of Appeals judge has ruled that the amount of space given to some passengers in coach now constitutes, “a plausible life-and-death … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 6 years ago

Senator introduces bill to make it easier to do medical marijuana research

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) has introduced a bill to Congress that, if passed, would make it easier to do research on marijuana. “It’s high time to address research into medical marijuana,” Hatch wrote in a pun-filled statement. The Marijuana Effective Drug Study Act of 2017 would st … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 6 years ago

One female camera operator is making the impossible possible in VR

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@mashable.com | 6 years ago

This Kickstarter turns metropolitan areas into works of abstract art

I have a soft spot for cool maps, whether it’s fantastical artwork or something that documents real world history. Modern Map Art Prints recently caught my eye on Kickstarter: it’s offering backers a map that you can turn into a unique work of abstract art. The premise is an intr … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 6 years ago

US government releases updated guidelines for self-driving cars

The US Department of Transportation (DOT), in conjuction with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), yesterday released an updated set of voluntary guidelines for driverless cars. The document, “Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A Vision For Safety,” not only pr … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 6 years ago

The Triple Threat: A brain, an athlete, and an artist – all in one vehicle

Paid Content ByINFINITIThe average American driver spends about 293 hours behind the wheel per year. In that span, you could travel across the continental United States seven timesIf you're going to spend the equivalent of 12 days per year in the driver's seat, you'll want a car … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 6 years ago

Drones carrying blood could be the future of rural medicine

A drone flew chilled human blood for 160 miles over the hot Arizona desert — smashing records for transport of biological samples on a remotely operated vehicle. The blood was still in good condition after the three-hour flight, which means that the growing role of drones in rura … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 6 years ago

Dubai Financial Regulator Issues Warning on ICOs

A finance regulator in Dubai has become the latest agency to warn investors about initial coin offerings (ICOs). | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 6 years ago

Infostellar raises $7.3M for its ‘Airbnb for satellite antenna’ rental services

 Going beyond the bounds of our planet is the future. That explains why Infostellar, a platform that enables antenna sharing to enable better communication for satellites and spacecrafts, exists — and also why it has raised $7.3 million to build out its business. Infostellar, in … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 6 years ago

'Gladiator Heroes' Going AR the Day iOS 11 Launches, September 19th

iOS 11 and ARKit are almost upon us, and even though Apple didn't go into it too much during yesterday's presentation, Augmented Reality has the potential to add some very fun and new features to iOS gaming. Games are already jumping on the AR bandwagon, and the mobile strategy g … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 6 years ago

The hilarious Thimbleweed Park is coming to Android on October 3

Thimbleweed Park is a hilarious pixel art murder mystery and it's finally coming to Android. Come see why we're counting down the days to its release. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 6 years ago

Rural Impact Hub wants to bring a startup mentality to Heartland communities

As Brent Comstock grew BCom Solutions, his Auburn, Nebraska-based digital marketing agency, two things became clear. One, that the business was reaching a point where it needed to expand outside of Auburn. And two, in order to expand, he needed to figure out a way to reach other … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 6 years ago

Learn how to play the business of Esports at Disrupt SF

 One of the perks of working in the technology world is that we get to watch entire industries grow from the ground up, often in just a few years. And that’s exactly what’s happening right now with esports. Fans are packing into sold-out arenas (that even pro sports teams can’t a … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 6 years ago

Ford disguised a man as a car seat to research self-driving

 Yes, you read that correctly: Ford put a man in a car seat disguise so that a Ford Transit could masquerade a a true self-driving vehicle. Why? To evaluate how passers by, other drivers on the road and cyclists reacted to sharing the road with an autonomous vehicle.The trial, co … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 6 years ago

How pro rata works in venture capital deals

 To the uninitiated, startup fundraising can be confusing. And even some of the resources designed to be approachable for the newcomer often raise more questions than they answer. So we’ve launched a series called “A Startup Takes Flight” to simply explain the dynamics of fundrai … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 6 years ago

Poking the Box for Innovation

One of the best ways to challenge people’s thinking and get a group moving in a direction towards innovation is to get the group to define the box. Of course a million and one innovation and creativity consultants will endlessly … Continue reading → | Continue reading


@bradenkelley.com | 6 years ago

Would you pay $400 for a pillow that always stays cold?

The startup Moona has debuted a smart pillow pad on Kickstarter that not only adjusts the pillow’s temperature throughout the night, but has an app to give you an analysis of your sleep patterns.The product is essentially a water bottle combined with a memory foam pad that you st … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 6 years ago

Rocket League's Autumn Update adds seasonal arena, new items, and a better spectator mode

Rocket League is getting a huge Autumn Update on all platforms come 28th September that will keep the esport evolving in a myriad of ways.One of the most readily apparent additions will be seasonal arenas. This autumn we'll be getting a rural-themed map called Farmstead.There wil … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 6 years ago

Why Apple is risking everything with the iPhone X

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@mashable.com | 6 years ago

'Pokémon Go' developer says iPhone X barely scratches the surface for AR

After Apple's reveal of the iPhone X Tuesday, the CEO of Pokémon Go's development studio wrote a blog post saying the demo of the phone's augmented reality capabilities was just a step toward what AR is capable of.During Apple's presentation Tuesday, the company showed off a demo … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 6 years ago

YayPay raises $5.3 million for its accounts receivable service

 A couple of years after participating in TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield, YayPay is raising $5.3 million from QED Investors, Birchmere, Fifth Third Capital, as well as 500 Fintech Fund, Aspect Ventures, Gaingels, Techstars and Zelkova.YayPay is trying to optimize the workflows … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 6 years ago

Why someone would turn classics like Katamari into text games

Noah Swartz seems to specialize in abstracting adorable games and distilling them into text adventures. He’s turned colorful ball-roller Katamari Damacy and cutesy cat collector Neko Atsume into text-only command-line games, which have a curious charm of their own. “There’s hardl … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 6 years ago

Apple TV 4K vs. Roku Ultra vs. Amazon Fire TV: comparing the top video streaming gadgets

Apple announced the Apple TV 4K yesterday, an updated version of its living room set-top box that adds support for 4K and HDR video and boosts the processing power. There’s not much else new compared to the prior fourth-generation device: it offers the same apps, Siri remote, and … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 6 years ago

'Deja' is a Super Clever Trivia Game That Will put Your Memory to the Test

In the summer of 2016, a surprisingly fun musical puzzle game called Tapt [Free] hit the App Store. I posted a first impressions piece on it explaining what you do in the game, which effectively amounts to remembering and tapping the basic beat of a large collection of ultra reco … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 6 years ago

The $999 iPhone X was an inevitability

With Tuesday’s announcement of the iPhone X, which comes with an edge-to-edge OLED display and starts at a staggering $999, it’s worth reflecting on how such a once-luxury device could transition to mass-market status and then flow back toward its premium perch. When details abou … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 6 years ago

Psyonix details Rocket League’s Autumn update and beyond

Rocket League is getting a major update this month that will introduce a number of changes to how arenas, customizations, and competitive seasons work. The Autumn Update, as developer Psyonix calls it, is rolling out to consoles and PC on September 28, but the studio is also shar … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 6 years ago

Slack partners with ServiceNow to bring machine learning into chat app

EXCLUSIVE: Team communications developer Slack and enterprise company ServiceNow today announced a partnership to bring their products closer together. A Slack app integration will launch this fall to provide ServiceNow notifications in a Slack channel. And in the spring, new sof … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 6 years ago

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 gets a camera update before it’s even launched

Samsung is already releasing a Galaxy Note 8 update to improve the camera software days before the phone even hits the market. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 6 years ago

'Kingdom Rush' Developer's Real-Time Strategy Title 'Iron Marines' Hits the App Store

Ironhide Game Studios is most well-known for their excellent Kingdom Rush trilogy of tower defense games, but back in February of last year they announced a new game that would be tackling a different genre: real-time strategy. We didn't hear much news after that initial announce … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 6 years ago

NASA’s Cassini Probe Will Collide With Saturn This Friday

All the pieces are in place to track Cassini during its final maneuver, including a giant communication facility in Australia, which will receive Cassini's data in real time.The post NASA’s Cassini Probe Will Collide With Saturn This Friday appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 6 years ago

Suda51 on Travis Strikes Again, working with Nintendo, and the Switch

Goichi Suda, who goes by Suda51, and his studio Grasshopper Manufacture have made their names creating stylish action games like Killer7 and Lollipop Chainsaw. But now Suda51 is returning to one of his most popular franchises, No More Heroes, with Travis Strikes Again for the Swi … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 6 years ago

Zusammengefasst: Apple Keynote in unter 12 Minuten

Gestern Abend wurden die neusten Apple-Produkte im Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino vorgestellt. iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, wie ein neues Apple TV und die Apple Watch Series 3. Wenn auch die zwei Stunden lange Veranstaltung nicht uninteressant... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 6 years ago

This battery-free cellphone runs on light and radio waves

 Who cares about an OLED and a notch when your phone can sip power from its surroundings, allowing you to make calls without ever having to charge your phone. This wild cellphone is part of a Google Faculty Research program and received three U.S. National Science Foundation gran … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 6 years ago

Artists create the world’s biggest E Ink public art at San Diego airport

The electronic paper display developer E Ink created the electronic ink technology behind Amazon’s Kindle ebook readers. Now it is using that same technology to help create Dazzle, a giant public programmable art installation at the San Diego International Airport. The San Diego … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 6 years ago