Zynga hopes Willy Wonka slots mobile game will be its golden ticket

Zynga said earlier this year that it is launching 10 new games that could turn around its fortunes in mobile games. And it is launching one of those titles this morning. The social-mobile game company is targeting a broader group of gamers with its mobile titles, and it hopes the … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

This dating app lets girls have friends spy on their conversations with dates

While there’s no shortage of dating apps to try your hand at, Boompi, the new kid on the block for iOS and Android has something a little different to offer – it lets women add their girlfriends to their private conversations with prospective dates so they can give advice or just … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Investors pour $70 million into Juicero, a smart kitchen appliance maker

Juicero.com a food tech startup that makes internet-connected kitchen appliances, raised $70 million in Series B funding in a round led by Artis Ventures. Juicero’s flagship product is a $699 counter top device that cold presses juice out of “packs” of already prepped fruit and v … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Tidal is preparing a lawsuit against its former owners for overstating subscribers

Jay Z is preparing a lawsuit against Tidal's former owners, accusing them of overvaluing the company by using inflated subscriber numbers, according to a report from Dagens Næringsliv. Project Panther Bidco, Jay Z's holding company that owns Tidal, sent letters to former board me … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Virgin Hotels ernennt neuen Vice President of Development

Virgin Hotels: Miami (ots/PRNewswire) - Alex Andjel übernimmt die Führung bei der europäischen Expansion Virgin Hotels (http://www.virginhotels.com/), die Lifestyle-Hotelkette von Richard Branson, begrüßt Alex Andjel als neuen Vice President of Development. Der in ... | Continue reading


@presseportal.de | 8 years ago

Nintendo’s Miitomo is now live on iOS and Android

Welcome to a new age for Nintendo. The company’s first mobile game, Miitomo, is available now on the iOS and Android app stores. It represents Nintendo’s first attempt to become part of the $34.8 billion mobile industry (worth that much in 2015 according to market research firm N … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Interpol War Game Models Chase for Bitcoin Blackmailers

Interpol conducted a war game scenario last week that centered on discovering the identity of a blackmailer demanding a bitcoin ransom. | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

Seoul-based learning app developer Knowre partners with Sylvan Learning

Knowre, a Seoul-based learning app developer, has taken a big step forward in its American expansion plans. The company announced today that its math programs, which gives kids personalized recommendations, will be used in Sylvan Learning tutoring centers. Sylvan is the largest p … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Amazon patentiert Drohne mit kommunizierenden Propellern

Amazon denkt dann schon ein paar Schritte in die autonome Lieferzukunft: Der Konzern hat ein Patent auf ein Automated Aerial Vehicle (AAV) angemeldet, das mit zwei Propellern ausgerüstet ist, wobei der zweite Propeller wechselweise ganz versch... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Bitcoin Price Watch; Stop loss Hit, Moving on…

In this morning’s bitcoin price analysis, we noted that a triangle had formed mid range in our predefined parameters, and that we would look at using this triangle to enter long towards an upside target of 422 flat if – and when – it completed. We classed completion as the breaki … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Nearly a third of all DMCA takedown requests are ‘questionable’, says report

Researchers from Berkeley and Columbia have published a new study that claims more than 28 percent of all piracy takedown requests that Google receives are “questionable”. Such appeals either did not target the alleged infringing content correctly or raised concerns about the val … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Sprint offers customers a bad deal on access to Amazon Prime

Sprint is still trying all the tricks it can to get back into the game, but the carrier's latest is something we haven't seen before. Customers can now get access to Amazon Prime as a monthly add-on for their contract for $10.99. You get everything you'd normally get from Prime ( … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

'Exploding Kittens' is a Blast of a Game That's a Couple of Features Away from Being Amazing

How can hurting kittens be any fun? I mean, they truly are the cutest beings ever, and yet here I am reviewing a game called Exploding Kittens [$1.99], which I very much enjoy playing. I suppose it's somewhat similar to playing Cards Against Humanity and making the weirdest, most … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

This advertising agency just hired an AI creative director – is the future Shingy-less?

David Shing, or simply ‘Shingy,’ is well-known in technology circles. And for good reason, he’s AOL’s energetic and up-beat ‘Digital Prophet’ – oft jetting around the world to talk about the future of technology. But how long will Shingy’s (and other similar roles) survive? Not a … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Tesla Model 3 lines are the new iPhone lines

Eager, die-hard Tesla fans spanning Australia, Asia, Europe and the U.S. are waiting in line this morning (a la Apple) to put a $1,000 deposit on the upcoming $35,000 Model 3, a car nobody outside the company has ever seen before. At the time of writing, over 100 people — physici … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Shoowin lets you reserve playoff tickets to sports events on the cheap

All sports fans love a good playoff game. But actually attending one is something most folks never have the chance to do. The ticket prices for these games, from pro basketball to college football bowl games, is exorbitant. Plus, you don’t even know if your team is going until wa … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Start your own business with these 4 great offers

Starting a business takes more than a great idea. The best way to ensure that your small business has a fighting chance in a competitive market is to develop a core set of skills to prepare yourself for every challenge, hurdle or roadblock you’ll find along the way. That’s why we … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Amazon expands Dash Button line-up, top sellers to date include Tide, Bounty, Cottonelle

Amazon this morning announced an expansion of its Dash Buttons product line – those Wi-Fi connected, push-button devices that let you buy products from its site with just a press. One year after the buttons went live, and apparently not the April Fool’s joke people once imagined, … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Stream the 2016 Masters golf tournament from your iPad

Today IBM announced the newest iteration of their iPad app for the 2016 Masters Tournament, which offers a live broadcast of all four tournament days. While the app was built from the ground up to work on all iPads, the update has some new features designed to take advantage of t … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Get a Job: Avoid These 11 Content Job Application Pitfalls

Avoid these common job application pitfalls to make a good impression and improve your prospects before you get to the interview. | Continue reading


@dcustomdallas.wpengine.com | 8 years ago

Creating a Great White Paper

The white paper is one of the most underused pieces of content. Check out how to create a great white paper from CopyPress creatives themselves... | Continue reading


@copypress.com | 8 years ago

Vainglory developer partners with Twitch to expand esports appeal

Super Evil Megacorp has partnered with Amazon’s livestreaming platform Twitch in the latest bid to turn the Vainglory mobile game into an esport. Twitch is joining Super Evil Megacorp in a three-year partnership in North America and Europe to create the official Vainglory Champio … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Three Steps to Maximizing ROI in a New Era of Content

Content - Most CMOs view content as the future of marketing. But the job doesn't end with simply producing content... Making sure it performs is critical to driving engagement and reaching target ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Let Demographics Help Guide Your Marketing Strategy

Marketing Strategy - To engineer the perfect marketing strategy, you first must understand your customer base. Demographic data helps you identify your typical customer and use that data to focus your efforts. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

How to Make Your Mobile App Stand Out in the Crowded App Store

Mobile - Making your app stand out in today's hypercompetitive app market is tough. But don't lose hope. It doesn't have to be as hard as you may think it is. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Six Ways Thinking Like a Cartoonist Boosts Your Content Marketing

Cartoons teach us so many great things about content, marketing, and connecting with audiences. Here are six important storytelling tactics you can use in your content today. | Continue reading


@convinceandconvert.com | 8 years ago

Cornell Study Recommends 4MB Blocksize for Bitcoin

A new study by the Initiative for CryptoCurrencies and Contracts (IC3) at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute authored by Christian Decker, Ittay Eyal, Andrew Miller and Emin Gün Sirer, among others, found that bitcoin’s blocksize could currently scale up to 4MB without affecti … | Continue reading


@cryptocoinsnews.com | 8 years ago

Imagineers: Uber’s engineering manager Conrad Whelan on the future of transport

What do you call people who are stretching the limits of their imaginations to engineer a new future? At The Next Web, we went with imagineers. We want to offer our favourite entrepreneurs and pioneers a platform to share the visions and insights that will shape our future, which … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

From today, Samsung Gear and Galaxy Apps will be consolidated into a single store

Samsung has announced that its Gear Apps will now be merged with the main Galaxy Apps store, creating a one stop shop for Samsung downloads. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Nintendo’s Miitomo mobile app is now available worldwide

Miitomo is now available to everyone. Today Nintendo released its first smartphone app — a quirky social network built in collaboration with Japanese mobile studio DeNA — globally, after it made its debut in Japan earlier in March. The app was downloaded more than one million tim … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

The new Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition unboxing

After being revealed at Microsoft Build 2016 Mashable Chief Correspondent Lance Ulanoff took time to unbox the brand new Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition. Seeing the package for the first time, you finally understand what $3,000 gets you in the world of cutting-edge hologra … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Oculus Rift Teardown: VR-Datenbrille ist halbwegs reparierbar

Seit dieser Woche wird die VR-Datenbrille Oculus Rift ausgeliefert und natürlich gehen die Jungs von iFixit mit dem Gerät nicht auf Entdeckungsjagd in virtuelle Gefilde, sondern zerlegen das Teil in der analogen Echtwelt in seine Einzelte... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Yeasayer's Amen & Goodbye looks back, but doesn't say farewell

All Hour Cymbals, the first and most well-known LP by Brooklyn band Yeasayer, came out in 2007, a year that, in hindsight, may have been indie rock's zenith. That was the year we got Beirut's Flying Club Cup, Okkervil River's The Stage Names, The National's Boxer, Animal Collecti … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

The race is on to be the Microsoft Office for drones

Drones are now gadgets that the average consumer can easily own and operate. In fact, the FAA predicts that 2.5 million of them will be sold in the US this year. But aerial robots, at least for now, are unlikely to ever become as ubiquitous as personal computers or smartphones. T … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Citymapper now combines public transport with cars for the most efficient route from A to B

Fresh from its $40 million funding round back in January, U.K. startup Citymapper has updated its super-popular mobile transit and navigation app with a new feature that blends public transport with private cars to find the optimum route from A to B. Founded out of London in 2011 … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Stylish Brazilian Flat Displaying an Inspiring Eclectic Design

Apartamento Joãо is a stylish brazilian flat renovated by RSRG Architects. The flat has an area of 109 sq.m. and is located in São Paulo. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 8 years ago

Final Fantasy XV: Everything you need to know

Gaming fans will be delighted to hear that Square Enix has finally lifted the lid on the ‘Final Fantasy XV’ and it turns out there’s a lot more to it than just the game this time. At its special announcement event, the release date for ‘Final Fantasy XV’ was confirmed to be Septe … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Amazon just added a ton of new Dash buttons, and they’re bougie AF

Amazon has announced a bunch of new Dash buttons to its lineup so you can order refills of your favorite products with just a click. And it’s clear with this round of additions who they’re looking to target now. See, when Amazon first launched the Dash buttons, many of the items … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Eventbrite to celebrate free events with upcoming exhibition

Eventbrite is bringing its first multimedia exhibition to the capital's Oxo Tower from 6-10 April, to highlight the importance of free events to UK culture. | Continue reading


@campaignlive.co.uk | 8 years ago

Tel Aviv: The startup city guide

You know the way every waiter in LA has a screenplay or showreel? They all have startups in Tel Aviv. At approximately one startup per 1,000 inhabitants, Tel Aviv is the most startup-dense city in Europe. You’re never far away from an entrepreneur. The post Tel Aviv: The startup … | Continue reading


@blog.websummit.net | 8 years ago

Financial Stability Board Weighs Distributed Ledger Risks

The Financial Stability Board reviewed distributed ledger technology as part of a meeting to set its 2016 priorities this week. | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

Simplenote brings its free Markdown-friendly writing app to Windows and Linux

As a Windows user, my options for decent text editors to write my articles with are fairly limited. The majority of them are either best suited for coding or too greedy for system resources. Lucky for me, Automattic, the maker of WordPress, has just launched its free text editor … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Watch the first trailer for the new Top Gear

BBC America has released the first trailer for the new-look Top Gear and, well, it's pretty good. Gone are Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May (all over at Amazon, of course), and instead we have Matt LeBlanc, UK presenter Chris Evans — and a whole lot more. And while … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Miniroboter Picobug kann krabbeln, fliegen und greifen (Video)

GRASP Lab, die Roboterschmiede der Universität von Pennsylvania, hat einen 30 Gramm leichten Alleskönner aufgetüftelt: Picobug ist eine winzige Kreuzung zwischen dem Küchenschaben-Bot DASH und einem Quadrocopter, die sowohl krab... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

JMBullion – Use Your Bitcoins to Buy Gold

JM Bullion is a US online retailer of gold and silver products that accepts Bitcoin. JM Bullion is located in Dallas, Texas, and deals exclusively in physical bullion, selling precious metals that will be sent directly to you. Besides selling the precious metals, JM Bullion also … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

500px brings verified accounts to its photo site, but only for brands

500px has reached a point where it needs to roll out verified accounts on its photo site. The company is starting with brands on an invite-only basis — Red Bull Media House is one of the first. With this program, 500px aims to appeal more to more companies and encourage them shar … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

How To Create Facebook Videos Ads That Drive Revenue

Facebook's new algorithm favors video content more than others. Here are our tips to create effective Facebook video ads. | Continue reading


@peppergang.com | 8 years ago

User acquisition costs up 26% in February after January’s drop, Fiksu finds

Getting those people to download your app doesn’t come cheaply. The cost to secure a loyal user for a mobile app was $3.50 in February, according to marketing technology company Fiksu. That is up 26 percent from January, which itself was the first month the price to acquire a new … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago