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Apple, for some reason, has come up its own version of the Windows logo. Hungarian tech blog Szifon picked up on the oddity and pointed it on Facebook. Another Hungarian blog, tech2.hu took note and wrote a post about it. You can see the strange gray and white logo online at an Apple support page […]... →

(Reuters) – Discount broker Scottrade said on Friday that it was the victim of a cyber attack from late 2013 to early 2014 that compromised client names and addresses in a database with information on some 4.6 million customers. The firm said it learned about the attack from federal law enforcement officials who were investigating […]... →

REVIEW: Prison Architect is a top-down voyage into the horrors of penitentiaries, and you’re always at the center of the chaos. Hell, sometimes you’re even the cause of it. Developed by Introversion Software, with the final version of the game available for Mac and PC on October 6, Prison Architect is a prison management sim akin […]... →

Even though I’m a huge Giphy fan, I still use Google Image search a lot to find fun imagery…especially animated GIFs. The problem with using Google search for this is that the results aren’t animated. Static as the day is long. Womp Womp. First world problems, but you have to click on each result to see the animation and it’s never guaranteed that what you click on… Read More... →

A couple of our developer friends from Tel Aviv managed to port Doom to both Apple TV and the Apple Watch. Why? Because it’s cool. The devolopers, Lior Tubi and Mehdi Mulani, posted some videos to YouTube so we could check out the ports. Here’s what Doom looks like on the new Apple TV: And here’s […]... →

The Apple iPhone, Spotify’s streaming service and the Tesla Roadster — all revolutionary pieces of technology that secured competitive advantages because of the quality of their design. In the past decade, the importance of design within technology companies has risen dramatically as more digitally savvy consumers demand beauty alongside flawless functionality and great user… Read More... →

Microsoft announced today that it had purchased Havok Software from Intel. The chip maker purchased Havok, an Irish gaming technology company, back in September, 2007. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. In a short blog post, Microsoft called Havok the “leading provider of 3D physics.” That’s the core of this; Microsoft, as a company, is working on both gaming, and… Read More... →

Well, it happened. Google is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of a new parent company called Alphabet. The company announced its plans for a new corporate structure back in August. Google itself will continue to exist under the leadership of CEO Sundar Pichai, while Alphabet serves as “a collection of companies” led by CEO Larry Page. Read More... →

Shakira is going to be part of Rovio’s Angry Birds family. That’s not so easy to do, as her hips don’t lie but the cartoon characters don’t actually have hips. In any case, Rovio just shared a new video on YouTube that hints at the coming partnership with Shakira. In the video, Rovio marketing executive Peter Vesterbacka, […]... →

Google has now officially changed its name to “Alphabet,” according to a filing with the Security and Exchange Commission. Alphabet will act as a holding company, containing all of Google’s various companies, as well as the original search and services business. Today was the last day that Google stock will be traded on the NASDAQ. […]... →

VB WEBINAR: Join us for this live webinar on Tuesday, October 20 at 10 a.m. Pacific, 1 p.m. Eastern. Register here for free. “The golden rule for every business man is this: ‘Put yourself in your customer’s place.'” That fantastic quote from American writer Orison Swett Marden has served as a vital tip for marketers on how to […]... →

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...... →

EXCLUSIVE: Greylock Partners, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that’s recognized for its social media investments, has added former Google, Arista, and Ericsson engineer Kyle Anderson to its enterprise investing team. At Google Anderson worked on on low-level distributed block storage technology. At Arista, he worked on distributed event logging for switches in data centers. At […]... →

Холдинг АФК «Система» купил у группы «Промышленные инвесторы» и ее партнёров 100% акций АО «Группа Кронштадт» и входящих в группу активов за 4,8 млрд рублей. Группа «Кронштадт» объединяет ряд российских компаний, специализирующихся на выпуске высокотехнологичных продуктов и решений для авиастроения, безопасности, транспорта, а также освоения природных ресурсов (в том числе в Арктическом регионе). Предполагается, что при помощи синергии компании «Кронштадт» и  ОАО «РТИ», дочерней компании АФК «Система», обе ... →

This week in the Developer Shed Network, our users are tackling “content factories” and brainstorming ways to distribute and market content to the right people. Additionally, we’ve got news from WebmasterWorld and Threadwatch about Google’s “First Click Free” policy, Microsoft’s partnership with Baidu, the 3-Pack Snack Pack, and more. Grab a mug of cocoa and dive in! These are all fresh discussions, so if you want to join the conversation... [Read More...] The post Thoughts on Sustainable Content, Marketing... →

On Wednesday, October 14th, join the SEJ Marketing Think Tank for our next webinar titled "Webinar 101: Using Webinars to Share, Educate, and Build Your Brand" presented by Danielle Antosz, Senior Editor of Search Engine Journal. This FREE 45-minute 'webinar about webinars' will discuss the basic elements of a successful webinar, and show you how to use this format to educate your audience and build your brand.... →

This is Part 3 of the 3-Part Series on the Corporate Battle for Global Internet Connectivity OneWeb and SpaceX have both launched ambitious plans to bring hundreds of satellites to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and, by doing so, provide low-latency broadband internet to anyone anywhere on Earth. Through strategic partnerships and impressive fundraising, they are both well positioned to develop… Read More... →

Apple has bought a UK-based artificial intelligence start-up called VocalIQ whose technology might eventually make Siri more conversational and smarter. VocalIQ’s software helps computers and people speak to each other in a more natural way, says a report from Financial Times, citing to people familiar with the deal. Developing . . .... →

Your friend tells you about a great new TV show they’re watching on Netflix, or a new restaurant that you just have to try. If you’re like me, you tend to pop open the Notepad app on your phone and jot down this information for later…And then you promptly forget about it. A new mobile application called Soon is now offering a better way to help you keep track of all those… Read More... →

EXCLUSIVE: Online backup storage provider IDrive is launching a new corporate venture arm, IDrive Ventures, and has started to make investments in startups out of a $10 million fund. The main person in the effort is IDrive’s founder and chief executive, Raghu Kulkarni. But he has assembled a team of domain experts to go with him […]... →