In an interview with ABC News, President Obama said Google had struck a deal to bring internet access to Cuba. The President said Google would build out broadband and Wi-Fi infrastructure on the island, which he said was “necessary for Cuba to enter the 21st century economically. … | Continue reading
Hong Kong was recently in the news after Starbucks announced that they are accepting bitcoin payments in their coffee shops across the country. However, after few days, the reality was something different. Those who tried paying with bitcoin for their coffee in Starbucks were pol … | Continue reading
Apple just announced a new, 9.7-inch version of the iPad Pro, which means the company also announced a new accessory: a smaller Smart Keyboard. Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of marketing, announced the news during Apple's event this afternoon in Cupertino, CA.The V … | Continue reading
Apple is releasing a new version of its iOS operating system for its iPhone and iPads starting today. The company said today during an event at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California that it’ll include Night Shift, password-protected Notes, updates to Apple News and … | Continue reading
Another Apple announcement day, another round of products. Today we're expecting a new iPad and a tinier iPhone. Plus, expect Tim Cook to weigh in on Apple's legal fight with the FBI, and for the company to show off some software updates. We'll be collecting all of the news here, … | Continue reading
More than any other tech company, Twitter was invented by its users. That’s no slight against the engineers and designers who actually built the thing. It’s just to say that what we think of as Twitter — that 24/7 torrent of news and entertainment, millions of people taking measu … | Continue reading
We have officially hit Touchstone Number 40. That's a lot of Hearthstone [Free] news, isn't it? Thank you for reading every week, and hopefully you'll continue to enjoy this column. On with the news, now. Blizzard continues to tease us with Whispers of the Old Gods spoilers, and … | Continue reading
Apple’s long-rumored iPhone SE event kicks off at 10 a.m. PDT today (1 p.m. EDT, 5 p.m. GMT and UTC) and you can stream it live right here via Safari, Microsoft’s Edge browser, or an Apple TV (2nd generation or newer). Follow along with us during the event on Twitter — @VentureBe … | Continue reading
Ahead of Apple's announcement about new products, we've got some more news about the company. The Supreme Court has decided to hear an appeal on a long-running patent dispute between Apple and Samsung. Continue reading… | Continue reading
You know that scene in the classic film Bruce Almighty when Jim Carrey uses his God-like powers to mess with Steve Carrell's character while he's giving a live news broadcast? That's what this video looks like (kind of), except replace Steve Carrell for George W. Bush, Donald Tru … | Continue reading
VIDEO: Highlights from Sunday’s games NEWS OF THE MORNING Durant calls Oklahoma City ‘home’ | Lakers’ youngsters will finally get to play through mistakes | Gentry comes to defense of beat up Davis | Mavericks say they owe it to Dirk to make playoffs No. 1: Durant calls Oklahoma … | Continue reading
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with China's propaganda czar over the weekend, continuing his efforts to build goodwill in a country where Facebook and other social media are officially banned. According to China's Xinhua news agency, Zuckerberg met with senior Communist Party m … | Continue reading
News out of Korea today is that Apple and Samsung Display have signed a contract for the supply of as many as 60,000 flexible OLED panels per month, according to ET News. This puts Samsung in the leading position to supply OLED screens for Apple's anticipated future switch in iPh … | Continue reading
Cuban tourism is about to get a shot in the arm: Airbnb has announced that it will welcome visitors of all nationalities to the island nation starting April 2, reports the Associated Press. The news comes shortly after US President Barack Obama touched down in the country with hi … | Continue reading
Earlier this week Instagram updated its news feed algorithm. Posts will no longer appear in chronological order and instead be sorted “based on the likelihood you’ll be interested in the content, your relationship with the person posting, and the timeliness of the post.”What this … | Continue reading
GUEST: Last month, Cleveland startup Phenom got some great news. It was accepted into prestigious Silicon Valley accelerator 500 startups. The catch? The founders had to leave Northeast Ohio and move to San Francisco in order to make this happen. A low grumble rose up as local pu … | Continue reading
Welcome back to Android Apps Weekly! This week we talk about big moves by Disney, YouTube joining T-Mobile, an old classic game, and more Android apps news! | Continue reading
VIDEO: The Fast Break – March 19 NEWS OF THE MORNING Wizards owner says team can make playoffs | Ricky Rubio still showing growth | Sixers’ growth slower than that of their rival | Is Curry changing the game? No. 1: Wizards owner says team can make playoffs — You can say the Wiza … | Continue reading
BEIJING (By Matthew Miller and Paul Carsten, Reuters) – Facebook’s co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg met China’s propaganda tsar Liu Yunshan in Beijing on Saturday as part of a charm offensive in one of the few markets where the social network cannot be accessed. The rare meetin … | Continue reading
VIDEO: Top 10 Plays from Friday’s action NEWS OF THE MORNING Wade at another career crossroads | Crowder’s absence costing Celtics | Portland avoids “sickening” loss | Frye shows value, quietly and from distance No. 1: Wade at another career crossroads — You can find plenty of ad … | Continue reading
In today’s clickbait culture, the news about online teenagers is dire, even apocalyptic. We are told that selfie culture is destroying the self-esteem of adolescent girls. Heavy social media use, we learn, is linked to disruptions in sleep patterns in kids. Young people, apparent … | Continue reading
Ihr erinnert euch bestimmt an den smarten Spiegelschrank, den Google-Ingenieur Max Braun kürzlich in seiner Freizeit für sein Badezimmer gebastelt hatte. Er zeigt auf Knopfdruck Wetter, Uhrzeit und News an, auf dass selbst beim Zähne... | Continue reading
This week, Tech.eu tracked 17 technology M&A transactions and 63 funding deals (totalling €162 million, or about $182.5 million) in Europe and Israel.Like every week, we listed every single one of them in our free weekly newsletter, along with interesting news regarding fledgling … | Continue reading
The new Indiana Jones has a writer. According to The Hollywood Reporter, David Koepp has been brought on to write the film's script. That's either great or mildly concerning news depending on how you view it. Koepp has worked with Spielberg, who will directed this new movie, on s … | Continue reading
Earlier this week we brought you news that Anonymous was planning to launch “total war” on Donald Trump. Today, the hacktivist’s fired the opening salvo. The group followed through on earlier threats by posting extensive personal information about Trump — including a social secur … | Continue reading
We’ve had a busy time here at GamesBeat! We’ve been covering the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco all week, and you can find all of our coverage on all the news and virtual reality experiences from the show below. Enjoy, and have a great weekend! GDC 2016 The DeanBeat: … | Continue reading
We’ve been documenting some of the chapters of Evernote’s surprising decline in the last several months, but today comes some news that points to how the startup is hoping to rebuild itself and bring its marquee note-taking app back after the startup — once a “unicorn” but more r … | Continue reading
NPR is having an identity crisis. The media company has forbid its member stations from promoting NPR podcasts and the NPR One app, as the battle between old and new media wages inside the organization. In a new ethics policy surfaced by Nieman Lab, NPR’s vice president of news … | Continue reading
VIDEO: Highlights from Thursday’s games NEWS OF THE MORNING Spurs gearing up for Warriors | Okafor’s surgery delayed | Barnes, Henson get chippy at end of game | Biyombo delivers for Raptors No. 1: Spurs handle Blazers, start prepping for Warriors — The San Antonio Spurs surged p … | Continue reading
It's time for another big Apple event.Ahead of Monday's Apple event, we share our predictions and run through all the rumors, particularly those of a 4-inch iPhone and a new iPadSee also: Apple vs. the FBI: This is digital security on trialWe also analyze the news that Instagram … | Continue reading
This week's top marketing news from the @toprank blog featuring jaw-dropping stats, Instagram's new algorithm and Google boosts mobile. | Continue reading
Good news for people with boring friends — Facebook has once again hidden a minigame inside its Messenger app, this time to celebrate college basketball's March Madness tournament. To play, make sure you have the latest version of Facebook Messenger, then simply send a friend the … | Continue reading
News of yet more movement among on-demand food startups: Rocket Internet-backed Foodpanda announced today that it has acquired Delivery.com’s Hong Kong business and will take over its operations there. Read More | Continue reading
OPINION: I read the news today, oh boy, that Twitter is turning on its algorithmic timeline by default. I pulled up Twitter.com and opened up the settings page. There it was, “Show me the best Tweets first.” Sure enough, the checkbox was checked. A few hours later I was checking … | Continue reading
After a months-long delay, Microsoft is finally rolling out Window 10 to older handsets.Windows 10 Mobile, the mobile version of Microsoft's newest operating system, is beginning to roll out to more than a dozen handsets. Though the update will likely come as welcome news to thos … | Continue reading
Campaign of the Week: Brick and Mortar is Dead Source: The Atlantic Why we like it: This sponsored piece by Pitney Bowes in The Atlantic is a good example of how to capture your audience's attention before finishing up with an accurate call-to-action. The piece consists of a seri … | Continue reading
Twitter today rolled out a change that will make it easier for users who switch between its desktop application TweetDeck and its website, by no longer requiring users to login to TweetDeck separately. That is, if users have the Twitter website open and are already logged in, the … | Continue reading
Spunge Games' Faily Brakes [Free] has done pretty well for itself so far, netting over a million downloads in its first weekend and being a popular game amongst YouTubers and streamers. Who doesn't want to watch a blocky dude get flung about and sent to his horrific death? The go … | Continue reading
News aggregator Digg may no longer be the internet force it once was, but it still offers an interesting and engaging selection of curated news articles and videos across a number of categories, from science and technology to viral Internet memes. Now, the company will bring thos … | Continue reading
Europe’s highest court has just made a preliminary ruling that says owners of public Wi-Fi networks in places like cafes and bars cannot be expected to add passwords or monitor traffic, great news for those who are keen on illegal downloading. This follows a case where Sony in Ge … | Continue reading
It’s an unfortunate and unavoidable truth—today’s digital media is saturated with clickbait. Even a few traditional news sources seem to have given up “fighting the good fight” and have started using clickbaity headlines themselves (and you won’t believe what happens … Continue r … | Continue reading
Alongside Netflix, YouTube is the biggest name in online video, and today it's being added to T-Mobile's Binge On plan, which allows streaming from partner services without it counting against users' data caps. T-Mobile chief John Legere announced the news in a video on Twitter, … | Continue reading
A surprising news was announced over in Australia recently, as Australia Post is exploring the options of using blockchain technology for their electronic transactions and digital identity credentials project. However, it is important to note the blockchain is not the only form o … | Continue reading
Health and wearables startup Fitbit is the latest company to embrace Amazon’s fledgling Internet of Things (IoT) technology, with the news that you can now ask Alexa for your fitness stats using just your voice. Fitbit claims to be the first wearables company to open up to Amazon … | Continue reading
VIDEO: Highlights from Wednesday’s games NEWS OF THE MORNING Warriors head on road looking sharp | New images of Bucks’ proposed arena unveiled | Bulls’ Gasol to miss more games | Waiters returns to OKC lineup No. 1: Warriors embark on road trip looking sharp — The Golden State W … | Continue reading
FEATURE: The news that Norway’s Opera Software accepted a $1.2 billion buyout offer doesn’t have everyone popping champagne corks. At first glance, it seems nothing short of miraculous that the company, founded in 1995 during Netscape’s heyday, hung on long enough to see a sizabl … | Continue reading
Ransomware has become the malware of the season. Other malware, viruses and trojans are things of the past. Cyber criminals seem to find bitcoin ransomware more profitable than other malicious software. The number of bitcoin ransomware attacks stands evidence to it. Bitcoin ranso … | Continue reading
In just three months, Mozilla will ask developers to try out Servo, its new browser engine. The news was first revealed in a Google Groups posting, and we reached out to Mozilla for more information. “This June, Mozilla Research plans to release the first tech demo of Servo, a ne … | Continue reading