It’s no secret that the relationship between Apple and China hasn’t always been the best. From the banning of its products for government use, to the Chinese state media wanting the Cupertino company “severely punished” for NSA spying, these cases…
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Humble Bundle finally has the Android app it deserves
As great as Humble Bundle is at bringing content to your devices on the cheap, it’s worth pointing out that its Android app has been a bit lackluster — at least until today. Even though the application wasn’t completely terrible per se, there’s no…
YouTube refreshes television app for set-top boxes, game consoles and smart TVs
If you use YouTube’s app on your TV, get ready for a new UI (finally!). The app has a much cleaner look now, in line with Google’s Material Design, and includes features that you’re used to seeing on your computer, smartphone and tablet, such as a…
Create refreshing content to get results
If you follow marketing trends, you know that content marketing is all the rage. But as with most marketing tactics, the key to successful content marketing requires a bit of sweat and strategy. You don’t simply write a blog post and click “Publish.”… The post Create refreshing content to get results appeared first on Technorati.
Spotify wants to help musicians sell stuff directly to fans
It’s no secret that some musicians aren’t the biggest fans of Spotify — or, in general, any music streaming service. Still, there’s also no denying that Spotify is often trying to find ways to put more money in artists’ pockets. Today, in…
Scientists turn sweat into electricity with a temporary tattoo
What if running a 5K could do more than just burn calories? A team at the University of California San Diego have developed a temporary tattoo-like sensor that keeps tabs on exercise and converts sweat into electricity. The removable device monitors…
Verizon’s first phones with LTE-only calling will arrive in 2016
Verizon has largely finished rolling out its LTE network, but that only raises a new question: when is it going to phase out its long-running CDMA phone service? As it turns out, the transition may start sooner than you think. The carrier’s Fran…
Here’s a closer look at the white Xbox One and its Call of Duty-themed brother
Want to get really intimate with the two new Xbox Ones announced at Microsoft’s Gamescom 2014 press conference? Well, unless you’re here in Cologne, you probably can’t get that close quite yet, but we did find said consoles hanging out behind glass….
Will Steam challenge iTunes and Google Play for your media-buying cash?
The only thing that’s better than using Steam is digging through its source code to see what’s coming in the future. On a recent trawl through the digital store’s inner workings, Twitter’s @SteamDB found the words film, tvseries and music as app…
Skully’s Android-powered smart motorcycle helmet goes up for pre-order
If you take your motorbike rides seriously enough to want a smart heads-up display in your helmet, you can now do something about it. Skully has just launched a crowdfunding campaign for its Android-powered head protector, now named the AR-1; plunk…
Xiaomi issues fix amid privacy scare over its cloud messaging service
Earlier this week, Finland’s F-Secure looked into claims that Xiaomi was secretly sending data from its MIUI-powered phones back to its servers, and it turned out to be true. Despite having not added any cloud accounts, F-Secure’s brand new Redmi 1s…
First satellite with high-resolution public imaging launches on August 13th
If you’ve been wondering just when a company would take advantage of the US’ relaxed rules for accurate satellite imaging, you now have a date to mark on your calendar: Lockheed Martin has set the launch of DigitalGlobe’s high-resolution WorldView-3…
FCC Chairman brushes off Verizon’s excuse for throttling unlimited LTE plans
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler isn’t happy with Verizon’s reply to his strongly worded letter, which chastises the company for its plans throttle some unlimited LTE subscribers. See, Big Red defended the move and reasoned that the other major carriers…
Amazon and Disney are fighting, so you can’t pre-order ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ on Blu-ray
Neither side has confirmed it, but it looks like Amazon’s latest pricing battle (after Warner Bros. and its ongoing battle with book publisher Hachette) is with Disney. That’s why you can’t pre-order a copy of Guardians of the Galaxy on DVD or…
Origami robot doesn’t need a human to assemble itself and start working
Folding robots are nothing new, but scientists from Harvard and MIT have taken it to the next level, by designing one that assembles itself and walks away to do its job with zero human input. The robots start out as a flat sheet of paper and…