We all get the urge to snooze sometimes. It’s been a big feature for Inbox for Gmail – offering the ability to push emails away until you’re ready to tackle them. Detailed in a blog post today, the Snooze feature will be getting a new look and new features over the next week. The … | Continue reading
Watching Amazon's original shows like Transparent and Mozart in the Jungle typically requires a subscription to Amazon Prime, but as of today, there's an exception to that rule. As Recode notes, the company is letting anyone watch season three of The Fashion Fund — so long as the … | Continue reading
2016 is the year of Pokémon. Nintendo revealed Pokémon Sun and Moon today, the next entries in its popular series that has so far sold over 200 million games. We don’t know much about Sun and Moon yet, other than that it will come out worldwide this holiday. This announcement com … | Continue reading
When it comes to new emoji, Samsung users are typically one of the last to receive updates including the latest batch approved by the Unicode Consortium. Finally, that’ll change. Today, the company has shown off some of the new emoji iOS and Android users have been enjoying for m … | Continue reading
Good news for everyone who constantly has to battle "not enough space" messages on their smartphone: Samsung has announced a 256GB flash embedded memory, aimed specifically for high-end mobile devicesBesides offering a lot of storage space — top smartphones today only go up to 12 … | Continue reading
At a brief online event today, Nintendo unveiled the next big Pokemon games: Sun and Moon. The two releases will be coming to the Nintendo 3DS in holiday 2016, and are the first major entries in the series since Pokemon X and Y in 2013. The titles for the games actually leaked ou … | Continue reading
February 26th, 2016: San Francisco, CA — Today, social tipping industry leader ChangeTip announced ChangeTip Wallet, an exciting addition to their suite of tools that make Bitcoin, the most popular digital technology, easy and convenient to use. The Silicon-Valley company boasts … | Continue reading
In order to be relevant today, you need to delight customers. Here are 5 ways to do just that in order to outshine the competition. | Continue reading
Facebook is expanding its live-video feature to Android users, the company announced in a blog post today. This rollout is initially for Android users based in the U.S. next week, but “more countries [are] coming soon,” Facebook confirmed. Read More | Continue reading
Facebook will bring its live video streaming service to Android phones within the next week, the company announced today. The Android rollout will begin with users in the US, before expanding to other countries. The Facebook Live feature, which allows users to broadcast live vide … | Continue reading
Mark Zuckerberg is appearing in Berlin in what he said is his first Q&A livestreamed on Facebook where he has announced that Live Video is coming to Android starting today. “You’ll all have the power to brodcast like a TV in all of your pockets hopefully within the next month,” h … | Continue reading
Just over half of Americans believe that Apple should unlock an iPhone owned by one of the San Bernardino terrorists, according to a poll published today, while 33 percent think it should not cede to the FBI's demands. The poll, conducted by the Washington, DC-based firm Morning … | Continue reading
Nintendo has slashed its profit estimate for the financial year by more than 50 percent amid slowing sales and a strong yen. In an announcement today [PDF], the Japanese firm lowered its net profit forecast from 35 billion yen ($310 million) to 17 billion yen ($151 million). Read … | Continue reading
According to a survey on statista, it is estimated that 2016 will mark approximately 2.13 billion social media users, globally. Hence, which social media marketing tactics should be opted to reach a large number of audiences? Read on to know about the relevant answers. | Continue reading
Google today announced a few enhancements for the Google Play Developer Console, which Android app developers can use to monitor the usage of their apps. Now developers have an easy way to see the most common themes that end users mention in their app reviews. Google bubbles up t … | Continue reading
Microsoft today announced it’s discontinuing efforts to offer developers an easy way of bringing Android apps to Windows 10. The decision confirms rumors from back in November that the company was considering killing the idea. Codenamed Project Astoria, the Android app porting in … | Continue reading
Microsoft today announced that it has stopped working on Windows Bridge for Android, a tool for turning Android apps into universal Windows apps that can run on all types of Windows devices. Microsoft announced at its Build developer conference last year that Android would be an … | Continue reading
Netflix's upcoming anime series, Perfect Bones, will be the first original program from the streaming service to air in 190 countries simultaneously, the company announced today. The 12-part show will be produced by anime studio Production I.G and directed by Kazuto Nakazawa, who … | Continue reading
Apple is trying to prove that the FBI's request to hack the iPhone is "unduly burdensome," so today it laid out in more detail what it would take to comply. The company had said it would have to create a custom OS in order to help the FBI break into the iPhone 5C previously belon … | Continue reading
NASA’s priorities are vulnerable to new presidential administrations, but a bill debated today in Congress could make it more difficult for the White House to alter the agency’s long-term goals. The bill is called the Space Leadership Preservation Act, and it’s designed to give … | Continue reading
Campaign of the Week: Dinner Time - 50 Years of Food of Thought Source: TIME Why we like it: This paid post by in TIME, presented by Netflix, features their new series Cooked by digging up some old food stories in the TIME's archive. Netflix keeps setting a good example of how to … | Continue reading
Apple today filed a motion to vacate U.S. Justice Department attorneys’ order to compel the tech company to help the FBI unlock the iPhone 5c that belonged to San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook. The attorneys filed the 35-page motion in the U.S. District Court’s Central Di … | Continue reading
Today a leaked image of the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge setup guide revealed that Samsung’s 2016 flagships will lock to a carrier once a SIM card is inserted. | Continue reading
During a live chat in Berlin today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told viewers he wanted to capture his daughter Max’s first steps in virtual reality. I’ve been thinking about when my daughter takes her first steps, how I want to capture it,” Zuckerberg said. When I took my first … | Continue reading
In a discussion with Apple executives today, TechCrunch was informed that Apple had filed a Motion to Vacate in the case of the FBI compelling Apple to assist in unlocking an iPhone belonging to Syed Farook. Read More | Continue reading
Apple can now count one of its former adversaries as an ally in its legal fight with the FBI.Microsoft President and Chief Legal Counsel Brad Smith testified before Congress today, saying the company would file paperwork next week in support of Apple in the current case, where th … | Continue reading
Today, Apple filed a motion to vacate the district court order demanding it break security protections on a phone linked to the San Bernardino attacks. The filing lays out Apple's extensive legal objections to the FBI order, setting the stage for a lengthy court battle. "This is … | Continue reading
The Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee — the lower house of the Russian legislature — spoke about cryptocurrencies today. The deputy had a few interesting things to say about Russia’s hardline stance on cryptocurrencies in the past and possible future of the lega … | Continue reading
At a House Intelligence Committee hearing today, CIA Director John Brennan — the guy who recently had his AOL account hacked — used his time at the World Wide Threats hearing to blame media for terrorists being so good at evading law enforcement. The hearing started with testimon … | Continue reading
Pac-Man is one of the first gaming franchises that fans turned into a phenomenon. But these days, the yellow pizza-shaped hero is spending more time chasing other hit games than his own power pellets. Bandai Namco released Pac-Man: Puzzle Tour for iOS and Android today. It is the … | Continue reading
A gas leak outside of Los Angeles, in Aliso Canyon, last October forced more than 4,600 households into temporary housing and took 112 days to plug. Now, researchers say it may have been the worst methane leak in US history.Overall, the Aliso Canyon gas leak released more than 10 … | Continue reading
Evil is ready to reside in 2016. Capcom announced today that Resident Evil 6, RE 5, and RE 4 are coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One throughout the year as digital downloads. They’ll each cost $20. The series has sold over 66 million copies, making it one of Capcom’s most import … | Continue reading
Speaking at a congressional hearing today, Microsoft president and chief legal officer Brad Smith said that his company "wholeheartedly" supports Apple in the ongoing case that's pitted the iPhone maker against the FBI. "We at Microsoft support Apple and will be filing an amicus … | Continue reading
Network security and visibility startup ThousandEyes announced today that it closed a $35 million investment led by Tenaya Capital. The startup said the investment will be used to expand in North America its technology, which “gives modern businesses the ability to see their now … | Continue reading
iCloud could be facing some serious changes as a result of Apple's legal fight with the FBI. A Financial Times report today claimed that the company is working on stronger security measures for iCloud, which would potentially block access from both Apple and law enforcement reque … | Continue reading
At an event in New York today, Facebook launched its newest product for marketers: interactive mobile ads called Canvas. Facebook needs ads to make money, so getting them right is crucial. Canvas is an evolution of the earlier Carousel ads, which allowed users to swipe through mu … | Continue reading
Google debuted its Launchpad accelerator program late last year as a way to give equity-free help to burgeoning startups in Brazil, India and Indonesia, as well as offering advice and resources to grow their apps. As 24 companies successfully made it through the pilot class, Goog … | Continue reading
About 30 percent of US adults consume sugar-sweetened beverages like sugary soda and lemonade each day, according to CDC report published today. The people who are most likely to consume sugary drinks are younger adults, men, black people, and people with lower levels of educatio … | Continue reading
Some travelers like to plan their stay way ahead of time, others leave it up to spontaneity. If you’re one to figure things out last-minute, Overnight wants to help travelers find same-day accommodations from local hosts. Launched first in Los Angeles and today expanding to Austi … | Continue reading
Instant Articles, meet Instant Ads. Facebook wants to give advertisers an immersive way to reach people without making them leave the social network. So today it officially launched its ad Canvas. When users click a Facebook ad, it opens a full-screen, rich media page inside of F … | Continue reading
Another week of Vergecast and we have SO much to talk about. Mobile World Conference just wrapped up so Nilay, Dieter, and reporter Russell Brandom are here to analyze the coverage and discuss the continuing saga of Apple's fight with the FBI.Also, the Oscars are this Sunday so o … | Continue reading
Last fall, Mr. Nadella came to Washington and in a comprehensive speech the Microsoft CEO laid out Microsoft’s broad vision for security in the enterprise. Today, the company made a series of announcements in a lengthy blog post from Microsoft Chief Information Security Officer B … | Continue reading
YouTube is launching a custom blurring tool today that will let filmmakers blur out any object in their videos. The video platform has offered a face-blurring tool since 2012, but the revamped... | Continue reading
Back in 2012, Youtube added a new feature that allows you to automatically blur all faces in a video. Today, it’s going a step further: you can now draw a rectangle around any object in a video and YouTube will then blur it and automatically follow it as it moves through a scene. … | Continue reading
Google today announced the launch of a smart feature people can use once they’ve uploaded videos to YouTube. Now you can draw a box around the thing you want to blur in a video, and YouTube will automatically keep that thing from being seen clearly, even as it moves elsewhere in … | Continue reading
Microsoft today announced the launch of multiple products that are meant to make companies more secure online. Perhaps the most compelling new feature is a more intelligent way to spot threats that could affect applications and data that companies are running on Microsoft Azure. … | Continue reading
For creators, reshooting a scene for the tiniest bloopers is one of the more annoying (and cost-consuming) aspect of filming. Today, YouTube wants to help fix that by letting you blur any part of the video before it makes it to the public Web. The concept isn’t entirely new – in … | Continue reading
A trio of Resident Evil games is on its way to modern consoles. Today Capcom announced that Resident Evil 4, 5, and 6, will all be coming to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One later this year. The games appear to be largely straight ports without much in the way of improvements for t … | Continue reading