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It seems Apple is continuing to use its App Store’s “Top Charts” section to promote its own applications, by allowing apps like iMovie and those from its iWork suite to appear the Top 10 Free apps on users’ iPhones. This gives the appearance that Apple’s own apps among the most popular and most-downloaded in the U.S. App Store – even more… Read More... →

Every single time I see something else pushing “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” I roll my eyes. And then I try something else where I think “OK, that was pretty smart.” Disney has teamed up with every brand known to man to promote the film, which premiered last night in Los Angeles. One of the partners Disney has gone deep down into the bag of tricks is Google. Today, a… Read More... →

Google today launched a new Chrome experiment called “Lightsaber Escape” in partnership with Disney, LucasFilm, and Industrial Light & Magic. The Star Wars “interactive web experience” starts off in a Star Destroyer, where Google says “you’ll need to use your phone as a lightsaber to escape the First Order.” In March 2009, Google launched Chrome […]... →

Генно-терапевтический противоопухолевый препарат «АнтионкоРАН-М» из трека BiotechMed, Samocat Sharing System из трека SmartCity и «Турбодиагностика» из трека Power&Energy стали победителями GenerationS-2015, который завершился сегодня в «Сколково». Деньги распределялись согласно голосованию жюри.«АнтионкоРАН-М» получит 8,253 млн рублей, Samocat Sharing — 1,211 млн рублей, «Турбодиагностика» — 536 тысяч рублей. Препарат«АнтионкоРАН-М» предназначен для лечения рака головы и шеи и рака шейки матки. Основатель ... →

If you’ve stuck with your Android Wear watch, you’ll be happy to know that there’s a slew of new downloadable watch faces from some notable designers. Here’s what the team had to say about them: What makes a watch worth wearing? It should be beautiful and useful. Save you time and express your style. Like mechanical watches, Android Wear watches come in countless… Read More... →

About half of all American adults say that they play games. But only 10 percent identify themselves as “gamers,” according to a report by the Pew Research Center. The survey digs into some of the perceptions that we have about video games as a pastime for nerdy young males. I suppose that makes sense, as […]... →

Verlocal, a marketplace for classes and tours, raised a $2.65 million seed round from VenturesLab, Seven Seas Partners, Amidzad Partners, and Big Basin Capital, the startup shared today. Verlocal is like an Airbnb for experiences, where locals can host lessons for travelers such as this DIY Ugly Sweater Workshop. Oddly, Airbnb already offers its own Experiences, although it has severely downplayed […]... →

Disrupt London 2015 has come to an end, but the stories and experiences will stick with us for years to come. We’ve compiled the most memorable quotes from Disrupt London 2015. Take it all in, and dive into the interviews you may have missed. Read More... →

After over a year’s worth of controversy around Facebook’s real names policy, Facebook has announced a couple of changes to its process in order to better serve all of its members, including those in the LGBTQ community. Last October, Facebook promised it would make changes to its real name policy after a number of false account flagging incidents led to the suspension of LGBTQ… Read More... →

Angular 2, Google’s framework for building mobile and web apps in HTML and JavaScript, is now in beta. Google first announced Angular 2, which represents a significant (and controversial) break from Angular 1, in September 2014. Since then, it’s gone through an alpha and developer preview. By applying the ‘beta’ label to Angular 2, Google basically says that it believes… Read More... →

Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. ProSky gets a $2.3 million seed for its hiring tech ProSky announced today that it raised a $2.3 million seed round led by Lightbank to further develop its product and invest in marketing. The […]... →

Netflix has a bandwidth problem. It currently represents 36.5 percent of U.S. Internet traffic and it’s going to increase as 4K becomes more popular, and LTE and fiber Internet improve. As Variety reported, the company is taking a first step by re-encoding its entire catalog with more granular bitrates. This move should lead to 20 percent in bandwidth savings. Read More... →

If you happened to have flown out of San Francisco to Seattle on Virgin America last week, or back last night, you might have noticed me. I was the guy with the big helmet on his dome, swinging his head around like a weirdo. I didn’t see you, though. For all I know, I was on the flight alone (sorry to April, who sat right next to me). I fly a lot for work, be it a quick two hours or less… Read More... →

In the future multi-toolhead robots will harvest our organs and control our reproductive cycles. Until then, they can make amazing clocks! This clock, created by Matt Olczyk, was made using a ZMorph 3D printer, a printer that can swap tool heads to perform different actions. The ZMorph system has a CNC mill, dual extruders, an (optional) chocolate extruder, and even a laser burner. By using all… Read More... →

Mozilla today launched Firefox 43 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. Notable additions to the browser include a 64-bit version for Windows (finally!), a new strict blocklist for the browser’s tracking protection feature, and tab audio indicators on Android. Firefox 43 for the desktop is available for download now on Firefox.com, and all existing users […]... →

Microsoft has expanded its organization structure to establish a philanthropic arm dedicated towards using technology to combat some of the world’s most challenging problems. Under company Vice President Mary Snapp, the group will work on focus on how to drive greater inclusion and “empowerment of people who do not yet have access to technology and the opportunities […]... →

Rocket Internet-backed Easy Taxi is joining forces with Colombian taxi app startup Tappsi in a merger the pair will be hoping helps them keep accelerating ahead of Uber, which only has a limited presence in the region. Read More... →

Virtual meetings may not take place while you’re sitting at your desk anymore — they’re more likely to happen when you’re on your mobile device. But what’s missing in this scenario is the ability to share your screen — which has, for the most part, been difficult to do on a smartphone. ScreenMeet believes it […]... →

As 2016 approaches, robotics is poised to traverse from a narrow set of industrial and military use cases to broader market applications that include commercial drones, telepresence robots, delivery robots and, of course, mobile vacuum cleaners. Read More... →

Munich-based 3D indoor mapping and navigation startup NavVis raised a €7.5 million Series B round of funding as it readies the launch of its smartphone indoor navigation app. Read More... →