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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
The bitcoin community is hopeful for the digital currency to become the currency of choice across the world one day. However, it may not happen anytime soon. To start with, bitcoin has a long way to go both in terms of its adoption or the technical development. Even if it looks a … | Continue reading
I enjoy story-driven games, which is why I often enjoy Telltale's games quite a bit. So, I was intrigued when I heard about Where Cards Fall, an upcoming game by developers The Game Band, which include a Where's my Water and Skylanders designer, and Snowman, the developers of the … | Continue reading
Having buyer personas is just the first step. Explore four ways to put them to work. | Continue reading
BlackBerry just rolled out some serious upgrades to the BlackBerry Launcher, the default keyboard, and the stock camera app on the Priv. | Continue reading
For years, iPhones and Android phones have needed different cables to charge — Apple requires the Lightning cable and you'll need a micro USB cable for an Android device. But now there’s a single cable that connects to both.The LMcable, which is picking up significant traction on … | Continue reading
Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president and chief legal officer gave a passionate defense of encryption today, saying his coming stood with Apple in its legal battle with the FBI. He made his remarks during a keynote address at the RSA security conference in San Francisco. “There is no … | Continue reading
Deutsche Telekom has its hands tied once again. T-Mobile's majority owner has been wanting to sell it off for years, but it now plans to wait until after an upcoming auction for radio airwaves to resume looking for a buyer, according to Reuters.The German telecom company is halti … | Continue reading
The latest in gaming technology is best used for exploring apartments from 1990s sitcoms. First someone made a virtual reality version of Jerry Seinfeld's apartment, and now there's a ridiculously... | Continue reading
A newly launched “tweak store” called Extensify gives iOS users an alternative to jailbreaking their devices, by offering a simpler way to install modified versions of popular third-party applications like Snapchat, YouTube, Twitter, WhatsApp, Vine, Instagram and others. Unlike w … | Continue reading
A person with knowledge of the deal says the Minnesota Timberwolves are planning to call up forward Greg Smith from the D-League for a 10-day contract. | Continue reading
It’s OK, you survived, February is done and March is upon us. The next Valentine’s Day is 350 days away. Before you jump headfirst into almost-Spring though, there’s just time to check out 11 of the best new and updated featured iOS apps from last month – spanning productivity to … | Continue reading
The saying goes that “Any press is good press.” But how true is it? To find out, Frac.tl and Moz examined the media coverage of seven companies before and after positive and negative PR events. In addition to news headlines, it analyzed website traffic, backlinks and social shar … | Continue reading
Mars has never looked more otherworldly than it does in this new Medieval-style map of the planet's surface. We might be pretty familiar with the Red Planet these days thanks to all the robot selfies, breathtaking panoramas, and 360-degree images that are beamed back to us on a d … | Continue reading
Ashes of the Singularity looks like a technical tour de force. In this real-time strategy (RTS) game for the PC, you’ll be able to take direct control of a full army, with as many as 100,000 combat units on the screen at the same time. A title like this doesn’t come along every d … | Continue reading
While we're on the topic of metal bands who just released double albums having games based on their work, Iron Maiden's Legacy of the Beast game is chugging along. Roadhouse Interactive has just released a new cinematic trailer for the game, putting a few more teases out there fo … | Continue reading
Coolest Cooler has burned all the way through its $13 million in funding, and is now searching for an investor to help bail them out. The most funded project in Kickstarter history has hit a wall, and tells backers it now needs more money to help get things back on track and get … | Continue reading