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Seeking mobile success is a familiar “tale” for companies that traditionally publish console games. Japanese game publisher Bandai Namco, known for games like Pac-Man, announced today that the free-to-play Tales of Link has launched for iOS and Android. This a mobile entry in the company’s popular Tales series of role-playing games. The mobile market was […]... →

Seeking mobile success is a familiar “tale” for companies that traditionally publish console games. Japanese game publisher Bandai Namco, known for games like Pac-Man, announced today that the free-to-play Tales of Link has launched for iOS and Android. This a mobile entry in the company’s popular Tales series of role-playing games. The mobile market was […]... →

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web...... →

I’ve already hurt myself in virtual reality, and now I’m hurting animals. Please don’t call PETA. I sat on my cat because I was trying to sit down in virtual reality. While wearing my HTC Vive headset, I noticed that a simulated recliner lined up pretty well with the real-world recliner in my room. It […]... →

I’ve already hurt myself in virtual reality, and now I’m hurting animals. Please don’t call PETA. I sat on my cat because I was trying to sit down in virtual reality. While wearing my HTC Vive headset, I noticed that a simulated recliner lined up pretty well with the real-world recliner in my room. It […]... →

BMW just launched a new car-sharing service called ReachNow that will enable Seattle residents to access 400 cars that they can pick up and drop off pretty much wherever they like, as long as that’s not on the outskirts of town. Eventually, the idea is to expand into cities nationwide. BMW’s isn’t a revolutionary concept at this point. Daimler has a similar service… Read More... →

Phil Libin has made his first investment since joining General Catalyst in a bot company called Begin that’s co-founded by GDGT co-founder Ryan Block, who left AOL Alpha in September last year to pursue the new venture. This is Libin’s first investment in bots, but it certainly wont be his last, as he will be primarily focusing on bots for the next few years. Begin will be… Read More... →

Uber driver Michael Spelletz is launching a new ride sharing service with a twist: all the drivers and passengers will be women. Chariot for Women will be active in the Boston area on April 19. But does the world need another ride sharing service? Especially one so specific? It turns out maybe it does. “The premise is the same as all the other ride sharing services,” Pelletz said in… Read More... →

This one’s for you, procrastinators. We are giving you one extra week to get tickets to Disrupt NY at the early-bird price point of $1,995 per ticket, a full $1,000 off the full retail price of $2,995. You now have until next Friday, April 15, to get in on this incredible discount, so you’d better stop putting it off and get on over to our ticketing page and get your Disrupt… Read More... →

A draft version of a bill on encryption sponsored by Senators Burr and Feinstein has made its way to the internet, and it’s exactly as bad a proposed law as everyone worried it would be. The suspiciously (but mercifully) brief Compliance with Court Orders Act, as it stands in draft form, is the technological equivalent of requiring all pigs to fly. Read More... →

Компания Luka дополнила свой сервис для поиска ресторанов различными чат-ботами для развлечений и получения информации. Также проект привлёк $4,4 млн от Sherpa Capital, Y Combinator, Ludlow Ventures и сооснователя Zynga Джастина Уолдрона, сообщает TechCrunch.... →

WordPress.com is adding HTTPS support for all its blogs. If you have a custom domain or have a blog under the wordpress.com domain name (like bestcrabrestaurantsinportland.wordpress.com), you’re good to go. While many social services like Facebook and Twitter have supported HTTPS for a while now, WordPress.com was still lagging behind for custom domain names. Since 2014, WordPress.co Read More... →

This week, Tesla revealed its newest model; the HTC Vive VR headset dropped; the internet saw the largest leak of private documents ever; and Facebook’s chatbot plans were revealed. Here are the top tech stories from this week. Read More... →

I’ve spent most of my life in and around schools. First as a student, then as a teacher and lately as an innovator building tools and launching programs. As Nelson Mandela said, “education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Despite its importance, education seems to have been missed by the Internet revolution. When I walk down the hall of a… Read More... →

Phil Libin announced today that he has made his first investment as a partner at the investment firm General Catalyst. The former Evernote chief executive said that he has funded a bot startup called Begin created by Ryan Block, the cofounder of product/gadget database and discussion forum gdgt, and Brian LeRoux. Both Block and Libin declined to […]... →

Phil Libin announced today that he has made his first investment as a partner at the investment firm General Catalyst. The former Evernote chief executive said that he has funded a bot startup called Begin created by Ryan Block, the cofounder of product/gadget database and discussion forum gdgt, and Brian LeRoux. Both Block and Libin declined to […]... →

Российско-британский стартап Lobster, через который пользователи социальных сетей могут продавать фотографии и видео медиакомпаниям, подключил свой маркетплейс к «ВКонтакте». До этого Lobster сотрудничал с Facebook, Instagram, Flickr и YouTube, рассказала vc.ru основатель и генеральный директор сервиса Ольга Егоршева.... →

Digital-директор изданий MAXIM и ELLE Даниль Хасашин совместно с партнером, имя которого не раскрывается, купил мобильное приложение Good Look. Сервис дает советы, что надеть, где купить и как сочетать одежду. Как Хасашин сообщил Firrma, теперь ему принадлежит 30% проекта. Сумма сделки не раскрывается. Сделка состоялась в конце 2014 года – начале 2015 года. По словам Даниля Хасашина, приложение было куплено, для того  чтобы «проверить продуктовые и маркетинговые скилы». «Good Look – сейчас одно из самых поп... →

The fight between the government and Apple is not over. While the most controversial case is now over, the Department of Justice keeps pushing Apple on another case. The government still wants Apple to unl Read More... →

Команда рекомендательного сервиса и платформы для нативной рекламы Relap.io собрала для vc.ru исследования о том, как люди просматривают тексты в интернете, и рассказала, как избежать ошибок.... →