We're streaming live on Mobcrush right now. There's a couple different ways you can watch the stream, and they all work equally well and it's really just a matter of personal preference as to which method you prefer. The easiest way to watch is just watching the embedded player r … | Continue reading
There's no shortage of insanely difficult Super Mario Maker levels out there, but Salty Sagan's Bomb Spaghetti can certainly hold its own as one of the toughest of the tough.Level creator CarlSagan42's latest merciless gauntlet isn't just challenging because of all the spikes, sa … | Continue reading
The year-old Bay Area accelerator NFX Guild presented 16 companies to a crowded room of 200 investors down on Sand Hill Road today, and the room was reportedly very energized. Little wonder. NFX was founded by seasoned entrepreneurs and operators James Currier, Stan Chudnovsky an … | Continue reading
Mi-Clos, developers of the fantastic Out There [$4.99], recently did a cool Mi-Clos Live stream that was basically their equivalent of a big E3 press conference, but for a French indie studio. Regardless of how big they are, they ave a ton of cool stuff in the works for both PC a … | Continue reading
VB WEBINAR: Missed it? You can still hear from the superstar CMOs from Playboy, Gamestop, and Tune for this packed roundtable on what it takes to win in our mobile-obsessed culture. Access the free webinar on demand right here. Your customers are never more than three feet from t … | Continue reading
When former International Space Station Commander Scott Kelly steps out of a Soyuz descent module on the Kazakhstan steppe at around 8.30PM PST later today, after 340 days on the International Space Station, he will have spent more continuous time in space than any other American … | Continue reading
ANALYSIS: Speculation is increasing that Facebook will open up its Messenger chat service to outside businesses, potentially as early as its F8 conference on April 12-13. Facebook won’t comment on its plans, but such a move could open the floodgates to a revolution of sorts in co … | Continue reading
In what has to be one of the most unusual pairings of Hollywood and the tech industry, Amazon's Alexa voice assistant can now guide you through an exploratory audio adventure focused on solving the mystery of Batman's murdered parents. The new game, called "The Wayne Investigatio … | Continue reading
Nearly seven decades after the Chicago Tribune’s infamous presidential race headline, we’re still seeing incorrect predictions in political races. Take the 2016 Iowa caucus for example, where Ted Cruz triumphed despite expert predictions to the contrary. It’s enough to make you w … | Continue reading
Disney Infinity 3.0 [Free] is getting some new Play Sets this year, starting with a cool new set called Marvel Battlegrounds. It will introduce arcade beat 'em up style gameplay to 3.0, with new characters: Black Panther, Ant-Man, and Vision. Oh, and the plan is for there to be 4 … | Continue reading
Last year loads of Star Wars game were offered for an incredibly cheap price as part of the Star Wars Humble Bundle. Now the saga continues with an all new Humble Bundle offering even more goodies from a galaxy far, far away.Star Wars Humble Bundle 2 lets you pay what you want fo … | Continue reading
Social marketing company Nanigans announced today that it’s launching support for Twitter.Nanigans is best known as a Facebook ad automation tool, but CEO Ric Calvillo said last year that one reason for raising the company’s $24 million Series B was to expand beyond Facebook. He’ … | Continue reading
The latest update to Fallout Shelter brings quite a few new features to the table, including junk! Yes, junk! Wonderful, delightful, worthless junk. | Continue reading
The first thing I notice is a feeling of weight on my face. Followed by a sensation of standing in boundless space. A monochrome 360-degree vanishing point vista winks into view. I look around, blinking into the far distance and very quickly my adjusting eyes fill with grit… Welc … | Continue reading
In response to a question about emergency situations posed today at a House committee hearing, Apple's General Counsel said the company assisted in a search following the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Continue reading… | Continue reading
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Aeroflot: Moskau (ots/PRNewswire) - Das internationale Schachfestival Aeroflot Open 2016 begann heute im Cosmos Hotel in Moskau, wo es bis zum 10. März stattfinden wird. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150115/724686 ) Das Festival, dass von ... | Continue reading
Lin-Manuel Miranda has a lot of friends — and if you follow literally any celebrity on Instagram, you already know that. His hop-hop musical about the unlikely rise and untimely fall of the first US Treasury Secretary, Alexander Hamilton, is sold out for the next 100 years, produ … | Continue reading
Here I was thinking that the Croatian-built Concept_One was the coolest electric car in the world. Turns out I was wrong. Because I reckon the title of world's coolest EV now goes to the Morgan EV3.See also: Honda's Civic Hatchback might scare your grandparents — and that's a goo … | Continue reading
If Apple helps the FBI break security on the San Bernardino iPhone, will the rest of the world follow its lead? It's been a live question in recent conversations around the issue, and Apple General Counsel Bruce Sewell raised it again today in testimony before the House Judiciary … | Continue reading
Bitcoin startup Abra is one of five blockchain startups to be accepted into the latest FinTech incubator run by Plug and Play. | Continue reading
In an announcement today, Bitcoin exchange Coinbase has announced the beta launch of a new feature that will lead to enabling US customers to purchase bitcoin instantly via debit cards. Coinbase has announced the beta launch of a new feature that will facilitate the purchase of b … | Continue reading
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition is coming to Xbox One and Steam on 11th March, developer Moon Studios has announced.That's exactly one year to the day of Ori's original release.This enhanced edition adds all sorts of goodies to the already acclaimed platformer. For s … | Continue reading
An outbreak of the Zika virus in the Americas has turned into a public health emergency, according to the World Health Organization. Though most cases of the virus are harmless, some health officials believe it may be linked to a sharp increase in birth defects. Scientists also t … | Continue reading
Augmented reality smart helmet company Daqri announced today that it had acquired 1066 Labs, a leading head-mounted display manufacturer focused on serving enterprise clients with augmented reality solutions. Founded in 2007, 1066 Labs manufactures a variety of “see-through compo … | Continue reading
Slack laid out its plan to stay ahead of its workplace chat competitors today with new products for its 2.4 million daily active users, up from 2 million in December. The big changes will center around message enhancements, greater Usability, and voice and video chat. You’ll soon … | Continue reading
Jackson Lanzing has published a beat-for-beat parody of "My Shot," the third song in, objectively speaking, the best musical ever, Hamilton. Paired with footage from the two recent Star Trek films, this song follows the story of everybody’s favorite nerd, Spock, from confused an … | Continue reading
Sony may have accidentally shared a few more details about one of 2016’s most anticipated games. No Man’s Sky is $60, and Sony said it is coming out on Thursday, according to a new PlayStation blog post. The company has since updated that post and removed any reference to the sci … | Continue reading
When you're dealing with a property as vast as Star Wars, there needs to be some way to keep the various books, games, comics, toys, TV shows (and did I mention movies?) in check. Earlier today Lucasfilm creative executive Pablo Hidalgo, who's basically paid to know everything th … | Continue reading
Former executive vice president of EA Mobile Frank Gibeau is stepping in as the new CEO of Zynga, effective 7th March.Gibeau stepped down from his role at EA after 23 years last May. During his tenor at EA, he controversially stated that he was "proud" of ensuring every EA game f … | Continue reading
Less than a year after returning to lead the company he founded, Mark Pincus is once again out as CEO of Zynga. Today the social gaming company announced that Frank Gibeau, formerly of Electronic Arts and Zynga board member since last August, will be taking over as CEO. Pincus wi … | Continue reading
I feel like this is exactly what the world needs: Dream Theater is getting a digital board game based off of their latest album The Astonishing. It's being made by Turbo Tape Games, the developers of Warhammer: Arcane Magic [$3.99] and UHR-Warlords [$3.99 (HD) / Free (HD)]. While … | Continue reading
Chevrolet's new Corvette Grand Sport is for those who want to look a lot more menacing than they really are.It's like the people who wear fake vampire fangs casually around town. They might be the nicest person in the world; but, based upon looks alone, you wouldn't want to leave … | Continue reading
Although the Moto G wasn't as big of a hit in the US as it was around the world, Motorola is rolling out Marshmallow state-side. | Continue reading
Huawei's upcoming P9 flagship smartphone is expected to come out some time in the first half of 2016, and VentureBeat has obtained close-up photos showing off the phone’s body and a dual-camera system on its back. The feature looks like a revival of the Honor 6 Plus' similar came … | Continue reading
Microsoft held an Xbox spring showcase last week, showing a bunch of games to the press. Here’s a summary of what they announced, as well as links to the interviews we did during the event. We saw a hands-on preview of the first act and first full video episode of Quantum Break, … | Continue reading
The Silver Snakes, Blue Barracudas, and Green Monkeys are coming back to television. Nickelodeon is reviving the '90s game show staple Legends of the Hidden Temple in the form of a fictional TV movie, Variety reports. Legends of the Hidden Temple, which ran from 1996 to 2004, pit … | Continue reading
Today, members of the House Judiciary Committee got a front-row seat to Apple's legal battle with the FBI, in a hearing entitled The Encryption Tightrope. The committee took testimony from FBI Director James Comey, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, and Apple General Counse … | Continue reading
If you're a starving artist who at least finds consolation in the fact that a computer will never take your job, you may need to think again.As reported by the Wall Street Journal, last weekend Google held an art auction in San Francisco for works created by its algorithms. The m … | Continue reading
A battle broke out just outside of Jerusalem Monday after GPS mapping app Waze led Israeli soldiers into the Kalandia Palestinian refugee camp. According to several reports, two armed soldiers from the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) Okets unit were traveling in a military vehicle al … | Continue reading
Zynga has a new boss. The mobile developer and publisher announced today that Frank Gibeau will become the company’s new chief executive officer after current CEO Mark Pincus steps down. It’ll be Gibeau’s job to put Zynga back on the path of success. The company helped to start t … | Continue reading
Programmers Whitfield Diffie and Martin E. Hellman, who developed the first form of cryptography for the internet era, have been awarded this year's Turing Award. Named after famed British mathematician Alan Turing, the award is a $1 million cash prize sponsored by Google that's … | Continue reading
After debuting its FF1 concept car at CES this year, Faraday Future is announcing it has patented a power converter that is built for efficiency. The FF Echelon Inverter offers a “simpler, more straightforward design” that achieves 20-30 percent more power density, which transfor … | Continue reading
Entrepreneur, celebrity of the extreme sporting world, and generally insane madman Ken Block has developed a reputation for creating the most entertaining car videos on the planet with his Gymkhana series. This is not an overstatement: you may recall that in his last outing, the … | Continue reading
Yes, the Alexa AI from Amazon — nestled within the Echo or Amazon’s Fire TV — can put together your grocery list or tell you who won the 1971 World Series, but now she can also help you solve the mystery of who killed Batman’s parents. An exclusive from Variety outlines the “unus … | Continue reading
Zynga has returned again to the Electronic Arts well of talent. The social mobile game company has named former EA executive Frank Gibeau as its new chief executive. Zynga made the announcement today, after Gibeau served for seven months on its board of directors. Mark Pincus, th … | Continue reading
Scrolling through the @shopboxfox Instagram account is enough to notice the clean-cut aesthetic: feminine, driven, artistic. However, the ladies behind LA’s BOXFOX, Chelsea Moore, Sabena Suri and Jenni Olivero, are channeling much more than their social media accounts let on; the … | Continue reading