SoundHound has been working hard at bringing its personal voice assistant out of beta for the past few months, and that day is finally here. Hound is now available for all. | Continue reading
Jaguar has teamed up with Olympic skier Graham Bell to set the Guinness World Record for the 'fastest man on skis'. | Continue reading
Last week, toward the end of a StrictlyVC event in San Francisco, GGV Capital managing director Hans Tung took the stage to interview one of his portfolio CEOs, Peter Szulczewski of Wish. With an increasingly boisterous crowd as their background, Tung managed to ferret out lots o … | Continue reading
Apple’s fight with the DoJ and FBI about encryption is, to this point, positioning. At the top of the hour, everyone will have their chance to testify before congress. At the crux of this argument is what Apple is calling GovtOS, an open version of iOS that is necessary to unlock … | Continue reading
PREVIEW: Ashes of the Singularity is a real-time strategy that uses all the brains in your computer’s processor and graphics chips to render as many as 100,000 moving objects on the screen at the same time. That lets you stage huge land battles for the control of planets in an in … | Continue reading
Rock Band 4 could be on its way to the PC later this year — but only if developer Harmonix is able to crowdfund the money necessary for the port. Today the studio launched a campaign on Fig hoping to raise $1.5 million over the next 35 days; Harmonix says the full cost to develop … | Continue reading
A new survey has revealed that the current buzz around blockchains is driving a focus on technological investment within the financial sector. | Continue reading
If you’re sick of running out of paper checks and stamps or hassling with routing numbers to send zero-fee payments, you can bank on Checkbook. The startup today launches its digital check service where you can send anyone a check with just their email address, and they can depos … | Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: This is our closest look yet at Huawei’s upcoming flagship phone. Thanks to a person who was given some hands-on time with the device, VentureBeat is able to share some of the premiere photographs of Huawei’s flagship — the Huawei P9 — expected in the first half of 201 … | Continue reading
Getting into the dating scene can be difficult for some. Dating apps help and we've rounded up the best dating apps on Android right now. | Continue reading
Recent leaks have shown a promising possibility that the Android N app drawer may not be dead and buried quite yet. While the circumstantial evidence seems to point to OEMs knowing what's coming, it's time to ask the question: do we really even need the app drawer? | Continue reading
Dass Abu Dhabi für den MICE-Sektor jede Menge zu bieten hat, erlebten rund 50 Teilnehmer von INSPIRE YOUR BUSINESS 2o16 vor wenigen Tagen auf Einladung von events und dem Kooperationspartner Abu Dhabi Tourism Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) hautnah. Sehen Sie hier Impressionen … | Continue reading
Today, the House Judiciary Committee takes on the encryption issue, hearing testimony from both the FBI and Apple in the midst of a controversial and closely watched trial. Called The Encryption Tightrope: Balancing Americans' Security and Privacy, the hearing will hear testimony … | Continue reading
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It looks like Apple isn’t the only tech giant battling against authorities over privacy issues and court orders. Today it emerged that Facebook’s vice president in Latin America, Diego Dzodan, was detailed by police in Brazil in connection with an ongoing investigation involving … | Continue reading
Where does that ski trail go? Others have taken it so it must be good. Like when you say you are the leading industry provider. You must be good. Or not? | Continue reading
DJI just unveiled its latest flagship drone, and it’s smarter than ever. The DJI Phantom 4 is the first consumer drone that can adjust its path according to the world around it, approaching some semblance of autonomy. This level of autonomy is largely thanks two additional camera … | Continue reading
Just in time for Super Tuesday, the AP has launched a new tool in partnership with Google and Twitter that helps voters visualize what people are saying about the current elections, candidates and issues, as well as how that interest has changed over time. Effectively, the produc … | Continue reading
Congress is starting to address the legal fight between Apple and the FBI. A bill introduced today would create a "National Commission on Security and Technology Challenges," assembling experts from the technology and law enforcement communities to produce a report on encryption … | Continue reading
VIDEO: Damian Lillard a nominee for Kia February Player of the Month HANG TIME NEW JERSEY — The Portland Trail Blazers are the hottest team outside of Oakland or San Antonio. The Blazers are 21-8 since Christmas and have won 13 of their last 15 games with the league’s fifth-ranke … | Continue reading
Today at 1pm EST representatives from Apple and the FBI will give testimony before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C. The hearing is titled “The Encryption Tightrope: Balancing Americans’ Security and Privacy,” and will be streamed live on YouTube.The hearing will … | Continue reading
It’s been three years since Livefyre acquired social aggregator Storify, and the company hasn’t really made major waves in the service — until now. Livefyre announced today the launch of Storify 2, an upgrade to the real-time storytelling product that now provides improved workfl … | Continue reading
Selling overseas can be hard for any small business, especially when trying to tango with foreign social media. | Continue reading
Here's why need to understand content marketing services if you want to take your business to page one. | Continue reading
Michael Wiegand talks about integrating analytics and CRM platforms on Day 1 of SMX West 2016. Learn the step-by-step process from Portent. | Continue reading
Der Über-Superheldenstreifen Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice kommt dann ja Ende des Monats in die Kinos, wozu es neulich auch schon den offiziell finalen Trailer gab, in dem dann allerdings wieder nicht gezeigt wurde, wie Batman und Superma... | Continue reading
Facebook called the detention of its vice president for Latin America on Tuesday an "extreme and disproportionate measure" stemming from a case in Brazil involving its messaging service Whatsapp, which operates separately from the Facebook platform. | Continue reading
It’s always fun to find out what others think about what you do. In regards to conversion optimization, we’re of the belief that UX is a big part of our process and that great UX leads to more conversions. But how do UX people view conversion optimization? What do they think it i … | Continue reading
Patchwork[$2.99] is a very cute game. It has a charming facade of quilty-buttony comfort that is really quite inviting and calming. It's almost a shame that the game is very much a game of cut-throat cold logic devoid of much wiggle room around the fact that the person who can pl … | Continue reading
Alan Wake's Return, which popped up last week in domain name and trademark listings filed by developer Remedy, is real. Sort of.Hidden in Quantum Break is a live action trailer, viewable on an in-game TV set. But rather than a new game, it sounds like Alan Wake's Return is a live … | Continue reading
A legislator in Japan’s ruling political party has called for bitcoin purchases to be exempt from an 8% consumption tax, a regional news source says. | Continue reading
Google today rolled out a refreshed look-and-feel for its Developer Program Policy Center, aimed at making its guidelines for app developers easier to locate, read through, and understand. The revamp includes a visual makeover utilizing Google’s own, colorful “Material Design” to … | Continue reading
Google is updating its developer policies to make it easier for everyone to know what they can (and can’t) do with Android apps on Google Play. The developer program policy center has been redesigned to make communication more transparent and simpler. It now has a thematic organi … | Continue reading
The Vivo Xplay 5 Ultimate Edition has been officially launched in China, becoming the first smartphone in the world to ship with 6 GB of RAM. | Continue reading
Tony Fadell, currently the CEO of Nest, has had a crucial role in the design of both the iPod and the iPhone, and boy has he got some stories to tell. In an interview at the SVForum in Palo Alto, California last week — fully transcribed by VentureBeat — Fadell shared a number of … | Continue reading
One way Chris Rock proved how much Hollywood needs black actors on Oscar night was with an extended clip showing what some of last years best movies could have been like if they employed actors of color. For Joy, Rock had Whoopi Goldberg, in a janitor’s jumpsuit, interrupt the sc … | Continue reading
After years of development and demos, virtual reality’s moment of truth is approaching. And that’s pretty exciting for Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus VR, which Facebook bought for $2 billion in 2014. Luckey has been touting the virtues of VR for several years, and he was ou … | Continue reading
Japan is the only one among seven major industrialized nations to tax bitcoin. The voice of the critics bemoaning the tax is rising. | Continue reading
Wirtschaftsbetriebe der Stadt Norden GmbH: Norden-Norddeich (ots) - Spektakuläre Drachenflugshows, heiße Reifen am Deich und ein buntes Blütenmeer: wortwörtlich im Sturm erobert das Nordseeheilbad Norden-Norddeich auch in diesem Mai wieder Herz und Seele stressgeplagter Großstädt … | Continue reading
Steve Ballmer's career has had many highlights. He rose from early employee to CEO of one of the most influential companies in the world. He oversaw the launch and rise of successful businesses... | Continue reading
FEATURE: Pokémon is a multimedia giant, but it all started with one man. That would be Satoshi Tajiri, who created developer Game Freak and the initial idea that would become one of the biggest gaming franchises of all time, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this week. Sales … | Continue reading
Tidal has let go of its CFO Chris Hart and COO Nils Juell, the company confirmed to The Verge. The news of their terminations was originally reported by the Swedish news site Breakit and Norwegian newspaper Dagens Næringsliv. Breakit reports that Hart was let go after a dispute a … | Continue reading
You'd think after seeing the latest Bugatti, Lamborghini, and Koenigsegg have to offer I would be feeling jaded by this point, but Aston Martin's DB11 has me thrilled and excited all over again. Unlike the extraterrestrial supercars unveiled earlier in the morning, the DB11 is wi … | Continue reading
Entrepreneurs in developing nations have redefined the words “bootstrapping” and “disruptive,” creating all kinds of businesses that solve major societal problems. These solutions affect hundreds, thousands and sometimes millions of people, and are often developed with few resour … | Continue reading
The Phantom 4 is DJI's most advanced "prosumer" drone ever, and it looks pretty sharp, too.One of the most popular drone manufacturers in the world, DJI had a big hit with last year's Phantom 3. This time, it's taken that design and improved upon it in meaningful ways while maint … | Continue reading
Roger, the walkie-talkie style voice messaging app created by a team of ex-Spotify engineers, has landed on Android. Read More | Continue reading
New Yorkers, what are you doing tonight? Whatever it is, drop it and buy tickets to the New York TC Meetup. We’ve got an amazing lineup for tonight, and we’ll be at Output Williamsburg, which is where the cool kids hang out. Trust me. To start out the show, we’ll be having a litt … | Continue reading
Industrial Toys wants to get us hooked on playing shooter games on mobile. That’s why the indie game studio is unveiling Midnight Star: Renegade, the second in a series of shooter games for mobile devices. Shooters are a multibillion-dollar genre on consoles and PCs, but they hav … | Continue reading