Facebook launched its new-and-improved Like button yesterday, which lets users react with more than a simple thumbs up. They can now love something, or thinks it’s worthy of a wow face, a sad face, an angry face, or a "haha" face.Well, that's how the emoji translate in English. B … | Continue reading
UCLA School of Law failed to uphold its own standard when it used trademarked Rock Band 4 images in a piece of marketing material paying tribute to one of its alumni.The ad in question honoured its 2010 Alumnus of the Year, John Branca, after Billboard named him one of its Power … | Continue reading
When Snapchat first debuted Lenses in September, funny as they were, one couldn’t help but be feel at least a little creeped out by the new swarm of rainbow-puking selfies. The OG of creepy Snapchat Lenses That’s creepy enough on its own, but at least the novelty wore off a bit a … | Continue reading
What is a native ad platform? A platform is a group of technologies from which applications, processes, and technologies are developed. An online marketing platform is an integrated web-based platform where advertisers and publishers buy and sell advertising space. Behind these p … | Continue reading
Pandora's new look ditches the old blue theme in favor of a better structured and cleaner looking interface. | Continue reading
Gary Liu on why Digg’s struggles, evolution, and the need for content creators to change in as ad dollars diminish. Read More | Continue reading
Crescent Moon Games is as busy as ever and have just officially announced their latest upcoming project, an adventure puzzle game developed by Mgaia Studios called Legend of the Skyfish. As Crescent Moon notes in our forums, Legend of the Skyfish has obvious influences like The L … | Continue reading
Ready for your semi-regular reminder that some people are just way, way too clever?These folks managed to make a BB-8 model…. completely out of LEGO parts. And it actually rolls. And its head actually stays in place on top, as BB-8’s head should. Read More | Continue reading
This is not how you run a platform. Developers remember. Pull the rug out from under them once, and they’ll be reluctant to stand with you in the future. So despite having a record-setting January with $1 billion transferred in its peer-to-peer payments app, Venmo just shot itsel … | Continue reading
Is your business right for developing an app, or should you stick with optimizing a mobile site? Here's our breakdown of apps vs mobile web. | Continue reading
The Conduit developer High Voltage is making a collectible card game for Oculus Rift called Dragon Front.The upcoming CCG will feature competitive leaderboards and multiple factions with their own unique card attributes. The full game will contain 280 characters, 80 encampments, … | Continue reading
There's no doubt that the newly released Netflix original movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword Of Destiny would be received entirely differently if it had been released under a different title. It's a reasonably brisk and enjoyable martial-arts movie full of familiar, famo … | Continue reading
Court documents suggest that the controversial digital currency exchange Cryptsy was expected to fail weeks before it announced its insolvency. | Continue reading
Just one month after quietly discontinuing the option, Sprint has decided to revive two-year contracts. That makes it the only one of the big four carriers in the US still offering the 24-month payment plan. Sprint says it brought the option back after receiving feedback from cus … | Continue reading
Gillmor Gang – Dan Farber, John Taschek, Robert Scoble, and Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor. LIVE recording session today 1pmPT/4pmET. Chat with us live during the show at chat.center/gillmorgang Gillmor Gang on Facebook HERE Our LIVE chat on Chat Center (during the LIVE show broa … | Continue reading
Heroes of the Storm fans have plenty to watch Saturday and Sunday. This weekend — February 27 and 28 in Los Angles — the best Heroes of the Storm teams in North America will compete for a chance to enter the game’s Spring Global Championship, which takes place in South Korea from … | Continue reading
PlaNet is capable of determining where a picture was taken more consistently than flesh and blood rivals. | Continue reading
This past week included the biggest event in mobile tech in Barcelona, the continuing #OscarsSoWhite drama about lack of diversity at … | Continue reading
Nintendo slashed sales estimates and expected profits today. The company is expecting a significant decline in 3DS sales. | Continue reading
All it takes is a quick look at the market to see that we are in for a bumpy ride — and a longer-term downturn may be imminent. Tech is not immune to that, which means we’ll see a hit to valuations, VC funding and fundraising. Lots of experts have talked about what that might mea … | Continue reading
(Reuters) – Chief Executive Tim Cook said on Friday Apple is committed to raising its dividend annually, a move designed to please investors but also a sign the world’s most famous technology company may no longer be a growth stock. As concerns mount that growth in sales of iPhon … | Continue reading
Welcome back to The Verge’s weekly musical roundup. I’m Jamieson, I’m still your host, and I’m writing this week’s column from the site’s spacious New York HQ instead of my usual Canadian living room. (Of course, this is the week I include a song called "Work from Home.") I’ve ha … | Continue reading
Up to nine pregnant women in the United States have been infected with Zika while traveling abroad, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed today. Two of those women elected to get abortions after being diagnosed with the Zika virus, and one woman gave birth to a … | Continue reading
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit today overturned a $120 million decision that found Samsung had infringed on patents owned by Apple. As Reuters reports, the three-judge appeals court unanimously disagreed with the lower court's findings against Samsung.The case da … | Continue reading
HANG TIME BIG CITY — Joe Johnson is taking his talents to South Beach, according to one report. Just hours after agreeing to a buyout and being waived by the Brooklyn Nets, Johnson has agreed to sign with the Miami Heat, writes Shams Charania of Yahoo … Johnson, 34, had narrowed … | Continue reading
The Suffering lead designer Richard Rouse III has announced an ambitious narratively-driven stealth adventure called The Church of Darkness.Billed as a "top-down action-infiltration game" The Church of Darkness' main appeal is that the story significantly changes with each playth … | Continue reading
Tribeca Venture Partners, a New York-based early-stage venture firm founded in 2011, is today announcing that it has closed its second fund with $107 million — significantly more than its $65 million debut fund. That’s good news for New York startups. In a conversation earlier th … | Continue reading
There's no denying that Kylo Ren is angsty. The Force Awakens' entire plot essentially centers around his confused self-identity and the rejection of his parents' ideals. Honestly, although the movie's great, it still feels like it's missing a crucial line: "It’s not a phase, mom … | Continue reading
“There’s more to love with every click” takes on entirely new meaning if you forego the spacing between the “c” and “l.” The subtle change between the before and after might look unnoticeable to some, but look closer and both taglines tell an entirely different story. @bathtype b … | Continue reading
Why watch the Oscars alone when you can throw a viewing party? So how you do add a touch of Hollywood glamour to party treats? Red Velvet CEO Agathe Assouline-Lichten joins Tanya Rivero with party-throwing tips. | Continue reading
Luxe is in talks with a strategic investor that will infuse the company with “tens of millions” in new financing from Hertz, our sources tell us. Our understanding is that the round is still in negotiations — and, of course, could change at any time. The Information also reported … | Continue reading
XperimentalZ Games is working on its next title after Mechanosaur Hijacks the Moon [Free] and Pixel Boat Rush [Free], and they need readers' help to beta test the game. Pinball Breaker Forever promises to be pretty much exactly what it says on the tin: it's a brick breaker game w … | Continue reading
The Nexus 5X is a mid-range device with some relatively impressive power under the hood. Now they're going on eBay for the lowest price we've seen. | Continue reading
Is nobody else tired of the ‘x people compete for prize in x industry’ format? Models, drag queens, ‘entrepreneurs,’ bachelors, entertainers, c-list celebrities, z-list celebrities… It appears it might just be me, as the content team over at Amazon has just aired the company’s fi … | Continue reading
The fight between Apple and the FBI over the security protections on the San Bernadino iPhone has been fierce for the past few weeks, but it’s mostly been a PR battle thus far. From a legal and procedural standpoint, only two things had actually happened until yesterday: the FBI … | Continue reading
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Even if Apple loses its high-profile legal fight with the FBI, San Bernardino county law enforcement isn't expecting any fresh leads. In an interview with NPR's Morning Edition, San Bernardino sheriff Jarrod Burguan said that he thinks the phone at the center of the litigation ma … | Continue reading
Perhaps Nintendo's notoriously bad 1989 peripheral the Power Glove was actually nearly three decades ahead of its time as Sony has recently filed three patents on its own glove controller.As spotted by NeoGAF user Rösti, the patents in question would be comprised of a flex sensor … | Continue reading
VIDEO: Doug McDermott talks after his big game against Washington By Will Laws, Special to NBA.com For many NBA players, All-Star Weekend represents an opportunity to rest up before the home stretch of the regular season. Perhaps it should come as no surprise, then, that all thre … | Continue reading
Markets Weekly is a weekly column analyzing price movements in the global digital currency markets, and the technology's use case as an asset class. Despite periods of volatility, the global bitcoin market remained calm this week, gaining 1% while fluctuating between $410 and $45 … | Continue reading
You may have heard rumblings on your social media platform of choice about Ted Cruz and the Zodiac Killer, and how the two might be one in the same. You probably have questions, especially if you were born after 1975.To help, I'd like to answer each question have you have individ … | Continue reading
The last few releases from Simogo have sort of redefined what we expect from interactive entertainment. Using text, music, and visuals in new and interesting ways has allowed Simogo to tell stories in a way that feels like an all-new medium, like the evolution of literature, film … | Continue reading
VIDEO: Pacers top Magic in Orlando By Ben Leibowitz, Special to NBA.com Throughout the 82-game grind of the NBA season, rest can mean a world of difference wherever players find it. That can mean taking a day off on the second (or first) day of a back-to-back set, sitting out dur … | Continue reading
Facebook has officially rolled out "Reactions," giving users more ways to offer feedback. How will this impact social media content marketing strategies? | Continue reading
Game developer High Voltage just debuted its new offering for the Oculus Rift, a turn-based collectable card game called ‘Dragon Front’ that looks a little like ‘Final Fantasy’ and a lot like ‘Magic: The Gathering’ with a little bit of a ‘Risk’ mixed in for good measure. Dragon F … | Continue reading
Today, a unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of the Federal Circuit ruled that Samsung, in fact, had not infringed on patented Apple technology. | Continue reading
Apple CEO Tim Cook has lately been offering more and more hints that the Apple Car might possibly be a real thing. At the very least, he's fueling speculation that the company is planning a big play in the auto industry. Speaking at today's shareholder meeting, Cook took a break … | Continue reading
BARCELONA — The 2016 Mobile World Congress has officially drawn to a close, leaving event-goers and tech-watchers alike to take stock of prior days' excitement — the new flagship devices, strange new gadgets and tantalizing speculations about the futureHowever, a keynote talk fro … | Continue reading