Microsoft to open Minecraft education edition for schools in June, free on the early access program

Among a handful of announcements made by Microsoft today designed to make Windows a core facet of the classroom, the company provided more details on the Minecraft: Education Edition, which the company first teased back in January. Kicking off in June, any school will be able to … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

10 Stock and Commodities Exchanges Investigating Blockchain Tech

CoinDesk looks at the ten major stock and commodities exchanges working on blockchain projects and proofs-of-concept. | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

Endlich am Start: Acer Liquid Jade Primo

Acer lässt wissen, dass das erste eigene Smartphone mit Windows 10 – inklusive Continuum und eigener Docking-Station – ab sofort erhältlich ist. Das Telefon war bereits Anfang Januar auf der CES in Las Vegas vorgestellt worden.... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

San Francisco Fed CEO: Crime Is Easier With Digital Currency

John C. Williams, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Calif., sees fintech as holding great promise for the financial system, but he also believes regulation plays an important role in allowing fintech to fulfill its potential. Speaking to the LendIt U … | Continue reading


@cryptocoinsnews.com | 8 years ago

Third round of Disrupt NY Hackathon tickets now available

Disrupt NY is right around the corner, and soon thousands of entrepreneurs and tech enthusiasts will make their way to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in New York City for the show. But one of our favorite parts of Disrupt actually takes place before the show floor opens — the Hacka … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Microsoft is bringing automatic video summarization, Hyperlapse, OCR and more to its Azure Machine Learning service

Azure Media Services, Microsoft’s collection of cloud-based tools for video workflows, is about to get a lot smarter. As the company announced at the annual NAB show in Las Vegas today, Media Services will now make use of some of the tools Microsoft developed for its machine lear … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Loook studio will make mixed reality apps for Microsoft HoloLens

EXCLUSIVE: Inspired by Microsoft’s HoloLens holographic glasses, the founders of Loook are announcing today that they are creating “mixed reality” apps that blend holographic animations and the real world. Seattle-based Loook is the brainchild of Sébastien Motte, former head of X … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

How to Create Better Headlines

If you think creating a great headline isn’t worth your time, think again. Not only is the headline the first thing your reader sees, it’s also... | Continue reading


@copypress.com | 8 years ago

Meet the Delicious New Product Designed for Instagram

Thanks to Sonic, this year's Coachella attendees will get the chance to try the first real-world product designed exclusively for Instagram. | Continue reading


@convinceandconvert.com | 8 years ago

Four Traits That Turn Your Brand Story From Meh to Marvelous

Content - Great stories originate from emotions, not information, which is a truth many marketers overlook. Here's a look at emotional connection and other traits that can help you become a better ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Seven Disastrous Data Don'ts for Marketing and Sales

Market Research - The big challenge Marketing Operations faced in 2015 was Big Data: where it comes from, what it means, who takes care of it—and what to actually do with it. But ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

The Secret to More Effective Ads on Facebook: The Science of Testing

Advertising - If Facebook were a country, it would be the biggest one... which is why it's so important for marketers to understand how to advertise effectively on Facebook. Your successful ad ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

5 Benefits of Advertising on Mobile Devices

There are 200 million people using smartphones, and a mobile advertising has the potential to reach 85% - 90% of the US population. Learn more. | Continue reading


@peppergang.com | 8 years ago

Final Fantasy 9 arrives on Steam with 'no encounter' mode

Random battles in Japanese role-playing games can get really tedious, but in today's Steam release of old game Final Fantasy 9 you can turn them off! Yes that's right: turn them off! 'No encounter' mode is one of seven 'game boosters' included in the Steam release. The only othe … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Hands on with Lenovo’s IdeaPad Miix 700: Proof that Microsoft’s Surface strategy is working

The best news for consumers looking to take the plunge into buying a hybrid Windows tablet-laptop is that there are now plenty of options. The new Lenovo Miix 700 has a lot to offer for those looking for something between the Surface Pro 3 and Surface Pro 4. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

Ghost in the Shell continues Scarlett Johansson’s stormy relationship with terrible wigs

Scarlett Johansson stars in the highly-anticipated upcoming film Ghost in the Shell, based on the manga series by Masamune Shirow. A lot of people weren't too keen on that casting because she's not Japanese, which is a valid criticism. Perhaps another — and admittedly far less im … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Elizabeth Banks is directing a Charlie's Angels reboot

A Charlie's Angels reboot is on the way, and Elizabeth Banks is attached to direct. According to Entertainment Weekly, Sony confirmed the news this week at CinemaCon as they unveiled their upcoming slate of films including James Wan-directed Robotech film and the promised 22 Jump … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

The Jungle Book is Disney’s first live-action remake with a strong point of view

Ideally, every film should be judged on its own merits. Outside factors — how faithfully a movie adapts its source material, how well it carries on a franchise, how blatantly it feeds the audience’s nostalgia — are ultimately secondary concerns. But the people behind Disney’s liv … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

VR live streamed surgery brings you straight to the operating room

LONDON — Now anyone can be fully immersed in the Royal London Hospital's operating theatre — without having to become a patient.The hospital is live streaming the world's first operation in virtual reality though its "VR in OR" app, and if you don't have a VR headset the stream i … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Zalora, Rocket Internet’s unprofitable Asian fashion portal, is selling off business units

The ink is barely dry on Alibaba’s billion dollar investment in Southeast Asia’s Lazada, but already we have news of another Rocket Internet divestment. Zalora, Rocket Internet’s fashion-focused site that raised over $250 million and was once on an equal footing with $1.5 billion … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

AMC mulls separate 'texting-friendly' movie theaters

We've all been there: the hero is seconds away from swooping in to save the day, when all of a sudden... some schmuck's smartphone flares to life as he types "OMG THIS MOVIE IS LIT."Cellphone use at movie theaters is one of the most obnoxious aspects of the modern age — yet the A … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

The digital battle that banks need to win

The digital battle that banks need to win Banks versus fintech: The ultimate rivalry Banking disrupted: The digital battle of banks Retail banks are undergoing one of the biggest shake-ups in their history as new, digital-only rivals move in on their customers. As the likes of Am … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Prämie für Elektroautos: Entscheidung fällt Ende April

In welcher Form die staatliche Förderung von E-Autos kommt, wird die Koalition im "hinteren Teil des Aprils" entscheiden. Das hat Angela Merkel laut Medienberichten nach einem Koalitionsgipfel in Berlin bekanntgegeben. Bis 2020 soll eine Milli... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Announcing our very first Meetup + Pitch-offs in Stockholm and Berlin

Announcing our very first Meetup + Pitch-off in Stockholm and Berlin! We’ll be doing some amazing drinking, some amazing pitching, and some amazing networking. We’ll all have a blast. Tickets will be on sale soon. Sign up for our newsletter via the links below to be notified when … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Mobile-first tutoring service MathCrunch becomes Yup, expands into science

MathCrunch, the mobile-first education startup that helps students find personal tutors, has announced a pivot as it changes its name to Yup and expands beyond math into chemistry and physics. Alongside today’s topic expansion and name change, the company has also revealed that i … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

GLOBALE Finale: Do-So, 14.4.-17.4.2016 / Abschluss des Großereignisses mit u.a. Bruno Latour, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Graham Harman und Peter Weibel

ZKM Karlsruhe: Karlsruhe (ots) - Am Wochenende endet die GLOBALE, die vor 300 Tagen anlässlich des 300-jährigen Gründungsjubiläums der Stadt Karlsruhe begann. Von den Schlosslichtspielen bis zu den Musikfestivals haben insgesamt 640.000 BesucherInnen die GLOBALE ... | Continue reading


@presseportal.de | 8 years ago

Google Maps gets live traffic alerts in India

Starting today, drivers on India’s notoriously congested roads can use Google Maps to steer away from the worst jams, in real time. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

London’s gentrification is a tale told by social media

Like all big cities around the world, London’s urban areas are being transformed into trendy, gentrified neighborhoods. Not everybody is a fan of this process, which usually leads to some level of corporate intrusion and rising costs for longtime residents, so researchers at Camb … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Microsoft makes a big push for schools with Windows 10

Microsoft is unveiling a number of classroom-focus features for Windows 10 and Office today. One of the big advantages of competitors like Chrome OS is the ease of setup and configuration for students and teachers, and it appears Microsoft is targeting this directly with the Wind … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Drag Bike Gymnastics: Taking Off At Full Boost

www.ZerCustoms.com - When riding a motorcycle that can run the quarter mile in 7.7 seconds, you reall... [...] | Continue reading


@zercustoms.com | 8 years ago

Google’s not supporting Chrome on Windows XP, Vista or older versions of OS X any more

Although we’ve known it was coming since November last year – and dropping the axe has already been postponed once – the newest version of Chrome will no longer be updated to work with Windows XP, Vista or OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) or older. This probably isn’t going to be a huge … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Hitch wants to help you grow and manage your API community

Hitch — not to be confused with the dating app of the same name — is a new product from the team behind API Changelog and plays in roughly the same space. It promises to offer Software-as-a-Service to help API owners manage and grow their API community, either internally or exter … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

This $499 magic mirror could make you fitter than ever

Anyone who's ever tried to lose more than a few pounds knows the harsh raw power of the bathroom mirror and the bathroom scales. For some of us, weighing in every day and looking at ourselves naked is all the motivation we need to hit the gym and eat better. For others, however, … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

7 Content Marketing Secrets to Increase Organic Traffic

Churning out more content isn't the only way to increase your organic traffic. These tricks can help your content perform better than ever. | Continue reading


@convinceandconvert.com | 8 years ago

Microsoft researchers are teaching AI to write stories about groups of photos

Microsoft researchers have come up with a novel way to have computers tell stories about what’s happening in multiple photographs using artificial intelligence (AI). Today the company is publishing an academic paper describing the technology, which could one day power services th … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Kangaroo Pro is a $199 Windows 10 PC with a little less portability, a lot more ports

InFocus today debuted the Kangaroo Mobile Desktop Pro, a $199 Windows 10 portable PC that is meant to be much more capable than the original Kangaroo. The Kangaroo Pro is available on Newegg, Amazon, and InFocusDirect.com now, and will go on sale at the Microsoft Store later this … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Naked Labs’ home fitness scanner captures your entire body in 3D

Naked Labs is unveiling what it calls the world’s first 3D Fitness Tracker. It scans your entire body using a mirror and a scale, capturing your weight and the outline of your body. It then uses that information to calculate your percentage body fat, and it shows you if those tri … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Naked Labs enters the fitness tech fray with body-scanning mirror

What if your reflection in the mirror could tell you to get your lazy butt back to the gym? We have the technology. A San Francisco startup called Naked Labs began taking preorders for its 3-D body scanning system today. CEO and co-founder Farhad Farahbakhshian says the company’s … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

What Google’s DeepMind victory really means

It’s 1997. An IBM computer named Deep Blue defeats reigning world chess champion Garry Kasparov. It was viewed as a milestone for AI, the true arrival of computer intelligence. The world celebrated the achievement of technology — or offered doomsday predictions of a robot revolut … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Gears of War 4's multiplayer goes back to the glory days

Gears of War 4’s bloody battle arena feels familiar: the swivel of the chaotic camera, the rush of the "roadie run" cover-taking tactic, the sweet click of an active reload before a shotgun blast. These elements exist to remind players of the franchise’s peak and assure them that … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Digital Content Download Trends for 2016

Content - The smartphone has overtaken the personal computer as the dominant device for downloading digital content, according to a recent report from Limelight Networks. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Gears of War 4 multiplayer changes things up in some cool ways

I had a chance to play Gears of War 4 multiplayer on Xbox One (Microsoft has yet to announce a PC version but it seems like a safe bet) at a recent event, and it's pretty good. It's familiar in that it feels very much like Gears of War multiplayer - Gears of War 3 multiplayer, th … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

A/B Testing Defined in 60 Seconds [Animated Video]

Watch the animated video for the term "A/B testing" from our Content Marketing Glossary that helps you master content marketing terms. | Continue reading


@copyblogger.com | 8 years ago

Calling all adrenaline junkies! Come fly with LeaseWeb and TNW!

Like the train and automobile, the airplane is one of the most mythologized of all forms of transportation. With today’s giveaway, you can soar like Icarus… without that whole sun fiasco. Win the ultimate stunt flying experience and get ready for an aerobatic adventure of a lifet … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Miitomo, Nintendos erste Smartphone-App, startet erfolgreich

Das Marktfoschungsunternehmen Survey Monkey hat eine erste Schätzung zu den Downloads von Miitomo veröffentlicht. Das erste Smartphone-Spiel von Nintendo, das gleichzeitig auch eine soziales Netzwerk ist, wurde von Apple und Google stark... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Klasyczna tarta z jabłkami

Delikatna i krucha tarta z jabłkami - z musem jabłkowym oraz pokrojonymi na cienkie plasterki jabłkami. Kruchego spodu nie musimy wcześniej podpiekać. Wypełnienie tarty - choć składa się z samych jabłek - jest pyszne i kompletne dzięki użyciu owoców w dwóch postaciach. Jest to wa … | Continue reading


@kwestiasmaku.com | 8 years ago

Gilt co-founder launches photo-driven shopping startup Project September

Alexis Maybank, one of the founders of Gilt Groupe (recently acquired by the owner of Saks Fifth Avenue), has a new startup in the world of fashion and shopping — Project September. Maybank told me her aim is to “make the visual world shoppable.” In other words, if you see a phot … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

2017 Ford GT Live

www.ZerCustoms.com - Apparently, this is one of just ten 2017 Ford GT supercars currently in existenc... [...] | Continue reading


@zercustoms.com | 8 years ago