Analysts and investors react well to Zynga’s new CEO Frank Gibeau

Zynga’s stock price rose 4 percent to $2.25 a share in the first full day of trading on Wall Street after the company announced that it had appointed ex-Electronic Arts veteran Frank Gibeau as its new chief executive officer. Game industry analysts also said that they believed Ma … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Chase down those ZZZ’s with new Sleepfulness app

If you’ve ever looked at meditation and thought “that stuff just sends me to sleep,” you may just be onto something. Mindfulness Everywhere recently released Sleepfulness, an app to help you pull the plug on yet another long and horrific day, and dispatch you off to the land of n … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Sony’s PlayStation Vue adds ESPN and is $10 cheaper

Sony is dropping the price on all three packages of its PlayStation Vue streaming TV service by $10, the company announced today. It's also adding ESPN, Disney, and ABC channels after a content deal was first announced back in November. With the new price drops, which will impact … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Here’s the first real-world look at F1’s partially closed cockpit concept

Last week, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) confirmed that it's planning to introduce semi-closed cockpits in Formula One starting in 2017. But today, in a new issue of Auto (the federation's trade publication), the FIA finally showed off a real-world version o … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

The Case for Ripple in the Age of Big Bank Blockchains

CoinDesk profiles distributed ledger startup Ripple's recent market strategy for XRP, the digital asset, in the face of new competitors. | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

VESA finalizes DisplayPort 1.4, adds 8K support, data compression, and USB-C

VESA announced today that the DisplayPort 1.4 specification has been finished. The new standard allows for up to 8K video, implements new color capabilities, and adds a visually lossless compression method to ensure the standard will meet the needs of 5K or even 8K displays. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

Wolf Link coming to Super Mario Maker

The Twilight Princess HD Wolf Link Amiibo will bring the Wolf Link/Midna duo into Super Mario Maker.Beginning 10th March Super Mario Maker will add a new themed event course along with access to the new skin should you apply the new Amiibo to the DIY platforming title.You can tak … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Stylish Hack 'n Slash 'Dark Sword' Gets New Trailer, is "Dangerously Close" to Releasing

Back in January we got a look at the next project from Tap Quest: Gate Keeper developer Nanoo Company, a side-scrolling hack 'n slash action RPG called Dark Sword. Last night the developers posted | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Verizon forms a joint venture with Hearst to create content for millennials

Verizon is forming a joint venture with Hearst to develop content for millennials to watch on their smartphones, according to The New York Times. The newly formed Verizon Hearst Media Partners will launch RatedRed.com, a channel for "millennials from the heartland" that will offe … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

IRS invites thieves to hijack your tax refund (again) with new PIN system

Last year hackers stole sensitive records from over 100,000 350,000 700,000 people after a security breach of the IRS website. Hackers found a vulnerability in the ‘Get Transcript’ verification process and used this to amass some 700,000 names, Social Security numbers, addresses … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Star Wars: Battlefront’s next expansion brings new (slightly obscure) heroes

Star Wars: Battlefront has some new heroes, but we’re using the term loosely. Developer DICE revealed details today on the online shooter’s next expansion, Outer Rim. Notably, the downloadable content adds Sullustan pilot Nien Nunb as a hero for the Rebels and the Rodian bounty h … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Infinity Update to Add New Levels to 'Badland 2' Tomorrow

[appicon]It begins again! The original Badland [appprice url="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/badland/id535176909?mt=8"] was notorious for receiving new levels and features WELL after its original release in April of 2013. So when the sequel Badland 2 [appprice url="https://itune … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

OptionsClick – Trade Binary options and double your Bitcoins

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


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Blockchain Monday Blues Due to Spam Transactions on Bitcoin Network

This Monday, the bitcoin community woke up to the beginning of a new week and a new month. As the day progresses, they thought that their worst fears about the bitcoin network are coming true. The bitcoin network was overloaded and transactions were taking unusually longer to get … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Google Docs gets 6 new templates courtesy of QuickBooks, Reading Rainbow, others

Google today announced that Google Docs, the web and mobile app for composing web-based documents, is getting a few new templates. These are in addition to the document templates Google introduced last year. But the new ones are special, Google will tell you, because they were de … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Google introduces Docs templates ‘designed by experts’

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


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Anthony apologizes for response to heckler

Carmelo Anthony is apologizing for his interaction with a fan during the New York Knicks' latest loss. | Continue reading


@nba.com | 8 years ago

Uhh Alphabet’s Eric Schmidt is joining the Pentagon’s new innovation board

The former CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt, now executive chairman of its parent company Alphabet, is about to start helping the military improve what it does by borrowing concepts and ideas straight from Silicon Valley. Schmidt will chair the new 12-person Defense Innovation Advisor … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Slack voice calling arrives on desktop

Slack was being cheeky when yesterday it said voice chat would start testing “very, very soon”. Today the new “Calls” feature starting rolling out on Slack for desktop. It lets you start a private Slack Call or launch a conference call in a channel that anyone can join with a cli … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Alphabet’s Eric Schmidt to chair Pentagon’s new ‘Defense Innovation Advisory Board’

The U.S. Department of Defense today announced the formation of a new Defense Innovation Advisory Board, with the idea of improving the department with help from people in the private sector from Silicon Valley and other areas. Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google’s umb … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Diablo 3 secret event honours late Blizzard artist

A new limited time event has been discovered in Diablo 3 paying tribute to late Blizzard artist Kevin Kanai Griffith.As spotted by astute Reddit users, visiting the Immortal Throne at the Ruins of Sescheron now leads to a secret cow level called "Kanai's Stomping Grounds," named … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Eric Schmidt will chair a Defense Department advisory board

Alphabet executive chairman Eric Schmidt will chair a new advisory board for the Department of Defense, according to a statement from the department released today. The Defense Innovation Advisory Board will comprise up to 12 people from the private sector, meant to use their exp … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Can this startup take the One Medical model to teeth?

One of the most interesting things about Silicon Valley startup culture is how it has affected other industries with its strategies, particularly the healthcare industry. Health tech has taken off in recent years, even down to the patient care and doctor’s office model in San Fra … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Google is testing a weird new hands-free alternative to Android Pay

Paying at stores using your phone is convenient, but not that different from using a card in your wallet considering you still have to fumble to pull your device out your pocket. But what if you could pay without having to touch your phone at all? That’s the concept behind ‘Hands … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Google Photos now has more advanced photo editing tools

Google Photos is one of the best ways to store all of your photos and videos online. Now, it's even better.The web version of Google Photos at photos.google.com just rolled out a way to let you edit photos using easy-to-use adjustment sliders. The new editing tools were announced … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Sling TV adds two new channels to its basic tier to entice millennials

Sling TV has added two new channels — Newsy and Flama — to its ‘Best of Live TV’ lineup. Newsy offers up quick snippets of current events, aimed at millennials. It spans national and global events, and adds a bit of insight and analysis to round out its coverage. Right now, Newsy … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Plane is a new ‘social icebreaker’ app from the founder of Cupple

Plane is a new social app from Tim Allison, who previously founded Cupple, the relationship app acquired by YC alumni Pair (which since re-branded to Couple and was sold to Life360). Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

YouTube launches two new initiatives to support female filmmakers

YouTube is launching a global production program and partnering with the United Nations in an effort to highlight and support women's voices across the platform. The video networks will invest in videos created by female filmmakers through the global YouTube Spaces program, which … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

The US government just banned electronic cigarettes from airplanes

The use of electronic cigarettes on commercial airplanes is now banned under a new rule finalized by the US Department of Transportation, which applies to all domestic and foreign carriers with flights scheduled to and from the US. The ban applies to all e-cigarettes, including e … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Company iPhones might start reminding you that your boss could be watching

Apple is testing a small change to iOS that'll remind people with a company phone that their company may be watching. On Reddit, user MaGNeTiX posted screenshots of a new message that showed up on their iPhone after updating to the latest iOS 9.3 beta. On the lock screen, a perma … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

There's a new way to hijack drones in mid-flight

Researchers have found a new way to hijack some police drones, as first reported by Wired. The attack was developed by IBM researcher Nils Rodday, who will present his findings at the RSA conference this week. By exploiting vulnerabilities in a drone's telemetry system, Rodday wa … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Video: The Father & Son VCs behind the new LocalGlobe seed fund

Robin and Saul Klein are the ‘father and son’ VCs behind the new LocalGlobe seed fund (website, twitter, Medium). Just recently they led a £1.1 million investment in online mortgage advisor Trussle. It’s likely to be among the first of many. Saul has been actively involved foundi … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Google pilots Hands Free payment app that lets you pay with your face or saying your initials

Google is still in the process of bringing Android Pay to merchants’ around the U.S., but the Internet giant is now beginning a new pilot project that will let you sidestep the need to “tap and pay” with any physical contraption. Available now for Android and iOS, Hands Free was … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Mercedes C Class Cabriolet: Specifications, Equipment

www.ZerCustoms.com - Mercedes revealed at this year's Geneva Motor Show the new C Class Cabriolet and... [...] | Continue reading


@zercustoms.com | 8 years ago

Supercell’s Clash Royale battles its way to the Google Play Store

Following the huge success of Clash of Clans, Supercell has released a new strategy game called Clash Royale to the Google Play Store. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

F-Patterns No More: How People View Google & Bing Search Results

How do people view search results? The answer to this questions brings great insight to those trying to make money on search marketing, whether SEO or PPC. We conducted a new eye tracking study to find out.  There have been a few eye-tracking and mouse-tracking studies done on se … | Continue reading


@conversionxl.com | 8 years ago

Google experiments with a way to pay without taking out your phone

Google is rolling out a pilot program today that introduces a new way to pay cashiers — and it involves leaving your phone in your pocket. It’s called Android Pay Hands Free, and it’s a way to basically connect your phone with a point of sales system using the sensors on your pho … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

New iPhone Games Out Now (And Coming Tonight): 'Clash Royale', 'Lost Socks', 'Road to be King', 'Train Conductor World' and More

It's hard to believe it's been a year since our last National Banana Cream Pie day, but, here we are. As far as huge iOS releases are concerned this week, it sort of seems like the entire proverbial App Store runway has been cleared for Supercell's Clash Royale [Free] to take off … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

New Nintendo Direct coming tomorrow — will focus on games coming through summer

Nintendo fans, keep tomorrow afternoon open. The company revealed today that it’s next Direct broadcast will happen on March 3 at 2 p.m. Pacific. The digital stream will focus on games coming out for the Wii U and 3DS through summer, so expect to hear about titles like Star Fox Z … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Spotify bolsters its music discovery with expanded Fresh Finds playlists

This morning Spotify rolled out another way for users to discover new music. It's called Fresh Finds, and it's the official launch of a feature that has actually been on the platform since last year, but wasn't heavily promoted or prominently featured until today.Fresh finds is a … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Tech to re-energize your reading

When it comes to books, technology companies have focused on enhancing the general reading experience. They want to change the way you interact with reading material by making content consumption more convenient and effective. They’re not saying goodbye to paper. They’re stepping … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Bugatti Chiron: Specifications, Price

www.ZerCustoms.com - Bugatti Revealed at the 2916 Geneva Motor Show the new Chiron, the is going to r... [...] | Continue reading


@zercustoms.com | 8 years ago

Essential Features of Online Corporate Newsrooms

Journalists visit online corporate newsrooms, also called online media rooms, more than ever. They visit the newsrooms to find story ideas, news releases, factual information, images and videos. A new Online Newsroom Survey Report from TEKGROUP International helps support PR’s ar … | Continue reading


@alltop | 8 years ago

NVIDIA, Intel, Unity, and Samsung debate the merits of Vulkan

Researchers and graphics engineers from companies including Intel, Samsung, Nvidia, and Unity, among others, have been discussing the merits of the new Vulkan graphics API. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

This is the insane motorcycle of Batman's wildest dreams

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


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Guardlock offers a lifetime of private calls and security (86% off)

In today’s hacker-heavy world, one can hardly be accused of privacy paranoia when the headlines are drawing attention to new security issues and threats every day. Life throws enough curveballs your way without the hassle of worrying about your phone conversations being monitored … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Mark Pincus and Frank Gibeau talk about the future of Zynga and social mobile gaming

Zynga and Electronic Arts have exchanged hostages yet again. Zynga, the San Francisco social mobile game company announced yesterday that it had named former EA executive Frank Gibeau as its new chief executive. After Zynga made the announcement, Zynga’s stock price got a rare 7 … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

10 Second Ninja X announced for PC, PS4, Vita, Xbox One

10 Second Ninja was a fun little PC platformer which asked you to complete its levels in just a matter of seconds. 10 seconds, unsurprisingly.10 Second Ninja X, a new sequel revealed today, will build upon that with another 60 levels, all of which must - again - be completed in 1 … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago