If you reckon you’ve got the skills to weaponize your household appliances, the US military wants to know. Instead of trying to stop people turning their toasters into deadly weapons, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is now encouraging it. Known for its off p … | Continue reading
By Gillian Doyle Nowadays more content is accessible, in more formats, on more devices, for more people than ever before. But, as media companies make the journey from being single sector to digital multi-platform suppliers of content, this transition has entailed numerous manage … | Continue reading
Google is taking the lead on trying to move the whole Web over to ‘secure’ HTTPS browsing – indeed the company rather bravely admitted that even it’s falling short for its users – but there’s another snag. Lots of researchers are already using machine learning techniques to demon … | Continue reading
Schon die zweite Smartwatch der besonderen Art heute, auch wenn die Vorzeichen gänzlich andere sind. Samsung hat gemeinsam mit de Grisogono eine diamantene Gear S2 angekündigt. Das Luxus-Modell soll im Sommer in den Handel kommen, in begr... | Continue reading
WeChat, China’s smash hit messaging app, has long been a bellwether for the future of mobile messaging. It was first to popularize putting brands in chat and integrating third-party services, two trends Facebook-owned WhatsApp and Messenger and others are jumping on, and it looks … | Continue reading
Spray paint manicures — yeah, we're intrigued, too.Whether the technology will catch on is still questionable, but products are heading stateside. And they seem promising.After launching aerosol nail polish in London last November, Nails Inc is bringing its product to North Ameri … | Continue reading
Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak took part in an AMA session on Reddit yesterday, during which he conceded that Apple’s current approach to hardware and product fit isn’t what he and Steve Jobs intended necessarily. The comments came in response to a query about the Apple Watch, … | Continue reading
Handshake, a New York-based startup aiming to ease the ordering process between manufactures and distributors, announced today that it closed a $14 million investment led by Sozo Ventures. The funds from the investment will be used to expand Handshake’s technology to an omni-chan … | Continue reading
For quite some time now, developers and digital currency enthusiasts have been looking for a way to run smart contract technology on top of the Bitcoin blockchain. Although this service is provided by BitHalo already – and soon by Rootstock as well – Counterparty was among the fi … | Continue reading
This is a case study from Dawn Baldwin, Director of Sales, Halifax Convention Centre. More information about Event Manager Blog’s case studies. One of the objectives of the 2015 Canadian Medical Association Annual Meeting was to create the greenest event going. So what can other … | Continue reading
When it comes to content marketing, it's all about having that right mix of content to achieve the most optimal results for any type of business. | Continue reading
The UK government has announced a little extra tax relief aimed at encouraging what the chancellor termed ‘micro-entrepreneurs’ in yesterday’s budget — albeit the other beneficiaries here are likely to be gigantic tech platforms like Airbnb if Brits take up the invitation to rent … | Continue reading
Twitter’s new algorithmic timeline was heralded as the end of the service by many, but when it launched, it amounted to nothing more than the natural evolution of the prior ‘while you were away’ feature. The algorithm now appears to be enabled by default across the social network … | Continue reading
Steve Wozniak has a love-hate relationship with Apple Watch.In a Reddit AMA (ask me anything) session Wednesday, the Apple co-founder criticized the soon-to-be-slightly-updated gadget, saying it's undermining Apple's core values. SEE ALSO: Steve Wozniak on Apple vs. FBI: I'm with … | Continue reading
Factory Reset Protection (FRP), a protection measure that’s supposed to prevent thieves from using stolen Android devices, is easy to bypass on some Nexus devices running on unpatched versions of stock Marshmallow or even Android N preview. | Continue reading
When I was 25, my friends set me up on a date with a girl that sounded perfect. Before meeting her I thought “Wow! This could really be something special.” Keep in mind, this was before the advent of Facebook (yes, there was a time without social media) so I had to patiently wait … | Continue reading
Luxury vodka brand Absolut Elyx has teamed up with chef Anna Barnett for a supper club event next Tuesday (22 March) to mark World Water Day. | Continue reading
So you've had a few too many. Everyone in your crew is either in the bathroom or at the bar, ordering more drinks. With nothing else to do, you whip up your phone, fire up Twitter, and start typing: "Thifs isz the best bar evah! The DJ hhere is, like, so goopd!"Chances are, a com … | Continue reading
The third concertation meeting for on-going PCP projects in DG Connect, organised by the European Commission in Brussels on 10 March 2015, gave the opportunity to the attendees to network and share experiences on common issues that they face while implementing PCPs. PREFORMA part … | Continue reading
NeuCoin, known as the “2nd Generation Peercoin Fork,” says it has reached over 275,000 users three months after launching its consumer apps and is acquiring more than 8,000 users a day, on track to acquire 2 million users by year-end 2016. The company also announced it will elimi … | Continue reading
lastminute.de: München (ots) - Von stilvollen Farbkombinationen zum verrückten colour blocking: Ostern ist farbenfroh - und dieses Jahr sind nicht nur die Ostereier bunt, sondern auch ganze Hotelzimmer. lastminute.de, der Experte für Online Reise und Freizeit, hat ... | Continue reading
Learn how to use data to make better informed marketing decisions with this new book from Russell Glass & Sean Callahan of LinkedIn. | Continue reading
Micro ads deliver macro results, according to a new study by IPG Media Lab . When viewed on smartphones, micro ads—videos 5 to 15 secon... | Continue reading
Es wird noch rund sieben Monate dauern. Dann jedoch, wenn das Wetter wieder schlechter wird, die Tage kürzer, der Regen heftiger, dann soll "The Mission" in den Handel kommen, die erste Smartwatch von Nixon, die mit Android Wear läuft. Di... | Continue reading
Nike made a number of new product announcements at a glitzy event in New York yesterday, but perhaps the most exciting revelation was that the company is finally bringing a pair of self-tying sneakers to market — just like in that movie. While Nike has teased prototypes and versi … | Continue reading
ADAC: München (ots) - Wein- und Obstplantagen, sanfte Hügel, wilde Schluchten und der Blick auf die Alpen: Besonders Genusswanderer kommen am Bodensee auf ihre Kosten. Der neue ADAC Wanderführer Bodensee bietet mit 40 geprüften Touren für jeden etwas. ... | Continue reading
Sometimes there’s no getting around it – you need to hire someone great as quickly as possible. Let’s use lawyers as an example. Any entrepreneur will tell you that legal issues can arise out of the blue. Suppose I ran a company that was suddenly wrapped up in an intellectual pro … | Continue reading
Cadbury its offering consumers a chance to own a slice of its much talked about Creme Egg Cafe pop-up, which closed its doors on 6 March. | Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO AND FRANKFURT (By Dan Levine and Georgina Prodhan, Reuters) — A German court has ruled against Apple Inc in a case over video streaming patents, handing Kudelski’s OpenTV unit a victory in its ongoing intellectual property licensing campaign against major technology … | Continue reading
On March 28 the Oculus Rift will finally be available along with 30 VR titles including the hotly anticipated Eve Valkyrie. By the end of the year that number will have increased by 100 more games. | Continue reading
ruf Reisen GmbH: Bielefeld (ots) - Der Bielefelder Jugendreiseveranstalter ruf ist die Nummer eins im Bereich Social Media. Bei der Verleihung des ersten Social Media Youth Travel Awards auf der diesjährigen Internationalen Tourismusbörse in Berlin belegte der ... | Continue reading
Mondo, the yet-to-launch U.K. banking startup that is creating quite a lot of buzz amongst the London tech scene and beyond, is opening its Beta to the public today — albeit one that is limited in functionality while the company seeks a full banking license. Read More | Continue reading
Create and clarify meaning of content in your business. Start with these eight themes shared at Intelligent Content Conference – Content Marketing Institute | Continue reading
Too often, prosthodontist marketing is done sporadically. Many practices engage in marketing during those periods when their patient caseloads decline. Then, when the schedule gets busy again, these well-intentioned marketing activities fall by the wayside. | Continue reading
OnePlus has begun rolling out an OxygenOS 3.0 update, which is based on Android Marshmallow, to a small batch of OnePlus 2 owners. | Continue reading
Web Developer DJ Karasek talks about the basics of making an app for Slack.Slack is the go-to messaging app for teams of all sorts. Karasek assures us that whether you want to build an interactive bot or simply need to remind employees to submit their timesheets, you can get star … | Continue reading
This week, Sony finally revealed details of its upcoming PlayStation VR headset - which will launch in October with the eye-catching price of £349.Not only will PS VR be the the most affordable virtual reality experience to launch this year, it will also have the might of Sony's … | Continue reading
It looks like the oft-rumoured BioShock: The Collection is nearing release.Xbox Live Arcade watchdog Lifelower spotted a listing for the unannounced compilation on a Taiwanese game rating website. Accompanying the listing is box art and mention of PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One a … | Continue reading
Jägermeister teamed up with Matt Tuck, lead singer of heavy metal band, Bullet for My Valentine to deliver its latest Ice Cold Gig across three different locations. | Continue reading
A few days ago, I was invited to Intel at talk about “Career Investments that every women at work should make” [PS: The request came out of my article on EconomicTimes]. From what I gathere, they c… | Continue reading
Yesterday, in the second of our twice daily bitcoin price watch pieces, we zoomed out to a wider timeframe and took a look at the bigger picture – still intraday, just with a little more perspective. It revealed that the bitcoin price was trading within a relatively confined upwa … | Continue reading
Women infected with the Zika virus during the first trimester of pregnancy face a roughly 1 in 100 chance that their unborn child will develop the serious birth defect microcephaly. This is according to a new study published earlier this week in The Lancet, which is the first to … | Continue reading
NEW YORK (By Emma Thomasson, Reuters) – Nike, the world’s biggest sportswear firm, is launching a new version of its Nike+ running app that offers users preferential access to the hottest new sneakers, raising its game as competition heats up in the fitness tracking business. Nik … | Continue reading
The world's largest watch and jewelry show, Baselworld 2016, is currently underway in Basel, Switzerland, and while we didn't expect an onslaught of smartwatches, we knew we'll see some weird and/or expensive smart wearables. One falling into the latter camp is Samsung's de Griso … | Continue reading
Nintendo has launched its first mobile app, Miitomo, on Android and iOS in Japan today. The company says it’s designed to be a social go-between that can help you learn more about your friends. Kotaku reports that you don’t need a Nintendo Account to sign in, but having one allow … | Continue reading
LG has announced that it plans to host a conference to cater to developers who are interested in making modules for the OEM's new G5 handset. | Continue reading
(Foto: Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images) Pünktlich zum Wochenende, am kommenden Samstag, den 19. März, startet Papst Franziskus auf Instagram durch. Handle: Franciscus. Was das Oberhaupt der Katholiken vorhat, Selfie oder nicht, wie rege... | Continue reading
Marmite, Jordans and Belvita are joining Brand Belief's Deskfast Day activation at the commuter hotspot from 22-23 March, to promote the importance of breakfast. | Continue reading