Let’s just get this out of the way: Your NCAA men’s basketball tournament bracket is going to be a train wreck. Not only are there are a multitude of nearly unpredictable upsets, but chances are that when it comes to men’s college basketball, you are an idiot. And we say that wit … | Continue reading
What is Star Citizen? It's so big now it seems almost incomprehensible. $100m - that's a hell of a budget, let alone raised through crowdfunding. No-one saw it coming, everything ballooned in scope and scale, and no-one seems to know what it is any more.Isn't Star Citizen all mod … | Continue reading
It’s only a paper game. Nintendo announced Paper Mario: Color Splash for the Wii U today. Mario is Nintendo’s biggest star, and any new game featuring the plumber is a big deal. The Mario franchise has sold over 210 million copies. This is the first Mario role-playing game to com … | Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote that Niantic was planning on showing us more of Pokemon GO in a GDC talk titled Catch 'Em All: Pokemon GO and Real World Gaming. Well, the updated GDC schedule published today has a big "CANCELED" next to the talk, so it looks like any chance to lea … | Continue reading
Supercell — the maker of huge mobile games Clash of Clans, Boom Beach, and Hay Day — has another big hit on its hands. Clash Royale shot to No. 1 in top downloads on the app stores less than a day after its release. Ilkka Paananen, CEO of Supercell in Helsinki, Finland, said on h … | Continue reading
For Microsoft, 2015 was a year that’ll go down in the history books — and not because it released a new version of Windows or Office, but because the company fundamentally shifted in a big way by embracing open source. John Shewchuk, a technical fellow at Microsoft whose job it i … | Continue reading
Cycling enthusiast and Mashable video producer Jon Lynn takes three Big Cat electric bikes to the beach at Coney Island for an off-roading test drive. How do they handle across a smooth boardwalk or up a steep sand dune? Go wheels up with our video review! Read more...More about … | Continue reading
In this morning’s analysis, we highlighted the overnight decline we saw in the bitcoin price on Wednesday evening, and suggested that one of two things would likely happen throughout today’s session. First, that a continuation of the seemingly overarching bearish momentum would s … | Continue reading
Vimeo, the video network and underdog to the global behemoth that is YouTube, has given its iOS application a massive redesign today aimed at making it easier to upload, discover and play videos. A key part of the revamp involves new, cleaner navigation combined with an element o … | Continue reading
Bitcoin can make a big impact in Africa, as the continent lacks a stable financial infrastructure in most areas. On top of that, most African countries are plagued by hyperinflationary fiat currencies, making it that much harder for people to make ends meet. Now that Bidorbuy acc … | Continue reading
It sounds like it could be the start of a JJ Abrams movie: 16 teams compete to win a big cash prize by landing a spacecraft on the Moon. Except, instead it’s a series of JJ Abrams documentaries about real life. The celebrated TV and film producer has teamed up with Oscar-nominate … | Continue reading
Amazon's newest hardware product might look like a compressed version of the tall Echo speaker, but its place in your home will likely be very different. Today the company unveiled Echo Dot, which is basically an Echo without the big speaker housing. Instead, you either plug the … | Continue reading
BlackBerry Priv, the company's first Android phone, has finally escaped AT&T's clutches and is now also available on Verizon. The device starts at $30 per month for the 24-month plan, or the full retail price of $720. SEE ALSO: BlackBerry Priv is the best BlackBerry in a decadeLa … | Continue reading
While Angie’s List continues to reject acquisition offers, the home services marketplace is taking a big step to boost its online audience, and hopefully the number of people using it to find their next carpenter or masseuse. Today, the company is announcing that it will drop its … | Continue reading
BlackBerry has announced that its Priv smartphone is now available on Verizon, the third of the big four mobile networks in the U.S. that BlackBerry’s inaugural Android device is now on. The Priv can be purchased online from today starting at $30 per month on a 24-month plan, and … | Continue reading
These days Scottish video game programmer and designer Chris Sawyer flies under the radar. The inventor of RollerCoaster Tycoon seems happy to let Atari build new games in the much-loved strategy series while he gets on with other, pressing matters, such as riding real-life rolle … | Continue reading
This mom may not have met a member of the Cartel while in Mexico, but she's pretty sure it was just a German spy...possibly a Nazi. No big deal. Read more...More about Ama, Tech, Videos, Family Parenting, and Mashable Originals | Continue reading
Known for its smartphone flash sales that run out in seconds, Xiaomi is taking things to the next level in India. Today, the Chinese smartphone brand is hosting a product launch event in a stadium, because it couldn't find any other venue to accommodate thousands of fans, who hav … | Continue reading
It's that time of week for new iOS game releases, and one big-name game actually had a very strange release, Supercell's latest Clash Royale, which exited soft-launch status and went worldwide late last night. Curiously, Apple went ahead and changed the Editor's Choice to Clash R … | Continue reading
One of the reasons why mobile VR is such a big opportunity for VR to spread compared to expensive dedicated headsets is because something like Google Cardboard can be made from, well, cardboard. We've seen McDonald's introduce Happy Meal boxes that become VR headsets, yes. But Co … | Continue reading
Weebly isn’t just for building websites anymore — it recently launched Promote, a platform for building marketing emails. CEO David Rusenko said this is actually Weebly’s second big expansion, after adding an e-commerce platform. But at least e-commerce is, y’know, part of a webs … | Continue reading
Many big names who have been working in mainstream finance, tech, banking and politics have switched their respectable high paying positions of power to join a still nascent cryptocurrency industry. The whole notion of cryptocurrency started less than a decade ago, following the … | Continue reading
CoinDesk profiles distributed ledger startup Ripple's recent market strategy for XRP, the digital asset, in the face of new competitors. | Continue reading
The €2.4 million Bugatti Chiron will make money for Bugatti, and thus, parent company Volkswagen, according to Bugatti President Wolfgang Dürheimer during an interview with The Verge at the Geneva Motor Show today."We did our homework in every dimension," says Dürheimer. "This ca … | Continue reading
Today, using bitcoin as an investment tool is becoming an attractive option. Bitcoin financial businesses have been growing while new investment solutions have been coming to the digital currency ecosystem. The bitcoin Industry is stronger than ever. New players and big rounds of … | Continue reading
Part of the big update to Google Docs back in September was the introduction of new and useful templates to help users of the service start up common types of documents quickly. The company has now taken that one step further, announcing today that it has created new templates ‘d … | Continue reading
On a blog, using big words or technical jargon may make you feel smart, but it’s not a smart move for connecting with your audience. | Continue reading
The Maserati Quattroporte is a large sports saloon that can accommodate and transport four people in sumptuous luxury. To do that, it needs a big and powerful V8 engine. You know what doesn't need a 4.7-liter V8? A motorcycle. But for Ludovic Lazareth, designer of the Lazareth LM … | Continue reading
Interested in dipping your toe into the world of programming? What about configuring your very own set-top box? Well, Raspberry Pi is probably were you should start, and the folks at Vilros have everything a Pi beginner needs all in one affordable package. | Continue reading
With one of the biggest mobile trade shows in the world wrapping up last week, the one message that came from many big-name manufacturers is that 2016 is going to be a breakthrough year for VR – but is that really true? With Samsung, LG and HTC all bringing VR news to Mobile Worl … | Continue reading
Facebook at Work — the enterprise version of Facebook that lets businesses build their own social networks — has racked up over 60,000 companies on a waiting list while still in closed beta. And as it gears up for a full global launch and new features like an app platform later t … | Continue reading
It is every marketer’s dream to get the most out of every dollar spent on advertising. That’s why strategies such as SEO and email marketing are so popular. With SEO, for example, you could spend next to nothing and the rewards are huge. However, this doesn’t mean that marketers … | 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
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
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
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
O modern technology, how we love thee! Sure, we may not have the hoverboards and self-tying shoelaces we imagined in the '80s, but there are still plenty of innovations to be thankful for.Now, what are these game-changing inventions and innovations we speak of?Well, we’re big fan … | Continue reading
Oh what a tangled web we weave … when we’re playing and watching Quantum Break. I discovered that the story behind the big Xbox One and Windows 10 video game coming from Microsoft and Remedy Entertainment is very complicated. That’s the hallmark of Remedy, which made memorable st … | Continue reading
Just two weeks ago, Alabama Shakes took home their first set of Grammys. It was a big night for the band, led by one of the best performances of the show, a scorching rendition of "Don't Wanna Fight" guided by lead singer and guitarist Brittany Howard's inimitable vocals. That sa … | Continue reading
Big changes are coming to Disney Infinity. Previously, a new version of the (according to the market research group NPD, most popular) “toys to life” game would come out every year. Those would support new playsets and characters, but they wouldn’t work with older editions of Dis … | Continue reading
It doesn’t matter if it was Live if you missed it. And Facebook knows that people watch actually Live streams 3X longer than saved ones. So it’s changing the News Feed to prefer on-going broadcasts. Twitter’s big advantage with Periscope is that they’re both inherently real-time … | 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
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
VB WEBINAR: Fraud is sabotaging UA efforts big time, putting an emphasis on defensive, proactive strategies to ensure you actually acquire the users you’re going after. Join our upcoming webinar of pros to arm yourself. Register here for free. No business wants to find themselve … | Continue reading
Big Cat Group has revealed to Event that it has increased its 50% ownership of agency House of Experience to 100%. | Continue reading
This is a big moment for the Xbox One. Microsoft has spent the better part of the last three years rebuilding its brand as a gamer-centric, consumer-friendly company willing to do whatever it takes to win back its lost loyalty. Now the console’s future is tied to a bold vision th … | Continue reading
SoundHound, the company known for its song recognition app, is branching out beyond music in a big way.Following months of private beta, the company has launched Hound, its new voice-enabled assistant app to rival Siri and Google Now.See also: Ask Siri to beatbox for you right no … | Continue reading
PlayStation 4 firmware update v3.50 includes a big new feature: PS4 Remote Play to PC and Mac. Sony has been working on PC streaming for som… | Continue reading