Jay Z is calling Tidal users to personally thank them for signing up
In
addition to signing on a roster of big name artists to help lure new
subscribers, Jay Z is handling some of the customer service duties as
well. Mr. Carter is calling folks who signed up for Tidal's music
streaming service to personally thank them... Read More ...
OptiShot2 is a fun golf sim that also improves your game
If
you have creeping doubts about your golf game, there's a $500 sim that
lets you swing real clubs in your house. Yep, your pets and furniture
will need to make way for the OptiShot2, which gives you online play,
simulated championship courses and i... Read More ...
The first look at 'Star Wars Battlefront,' a familiar multiplayer feast
With
a new film on the horizon, there's a wave of excitement attached to the
Star Wars franchise that hasn't been felt since the months leading up
to the release of Episode I. Part of Disney's new plan for the $4
billion series includes a slate of ne... Read More ...
Spotify ads cater to the mood of your music
Targeted
advertising isn't a new concept, and Spotify is looking to examine your
playlist habits before serving up those messages. The streaming service
offers a library of curated mixes based on genre and mood, and eager
advertisers can now leverage... Read More ...
Windows 10 phone preview will get Office universal apps by month's end
We've
already seen Microsoft's Universal Office apps hit tablets, laptops and
desktops as part of the Windows 10 Technical Preview, now the company
has announced they'll be headed to phones by the end of the month. The
Universal Office apps, which so... Read More ...
The best iPhone 6 case (so far)
This
post was done in partnership with The Wirecutter, a list of the best
technology to buy. Read the full article below at TheWirecutter.com.After surveying almost 1,000 Wirecutter readers and testing close to 100 iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus cases ...
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Apple Pay reportedly headed to Canada this fall
Canadian
iPhone users will finally be able to use Apple Pay this fall, according
to the Wall Street Journal. Sources say Apple is in discussions with
six major Canadian banks, including Royal Bank of Canada,
Toronto-Dominion Bank and National Bank of... Read More ...
Virgin Media blames TV rights auction for rising Sky Sports prices
Virgin
Media is still trying to persuade Ofcom to change the way Premier
League TV rights are auctioned in the UK. The company filed a complaint
with the regulator last September, complaining that the current system
-- a limited number of match "bund... Read More ...
Virtual reality stole my dance with Bjork
Maximum
Bjorkness! That's what I came in expecting at MoMA PS1, the Museum of
Modern Art's Queens-based offshoot, where the famous
musician/distressing fashionista's new virtual reality exhibit is on
display. "Stonemilker," a lilting, melancholy trac... Read More ...
Accessory makers are solving Apple's MacBook problem
We
like Apple's 12-inch MacBook with its sleek look, high-res screen and
scant mass -- but we have a big problem with the single USB-C port. For
one, it doubles as the lone power connector, meaning you can't even
charge your MacBook and transfer file... Read More ...
How will NASA find new galaxies? Glitter
Space
telescopes are great, but they're hardly the cheapest things to build,
launch and maintain, which means scientists are forced to make
compromises. The solution to this problem isn't to build a better rocket
with a bigger carrying capacity, but ... Read More ...
Smell-o-phone creator attaches scents to eBooks and songs
The
Harvard professor that brought us a real life smell-o-phone has
announced that he's expanding his olfactory-focused products to include
eBooks, songs and clothing. Now clothes that give off a scent isn't that
weird, but eBooks and songs? How does... Read More ...
'Project Cars' will finally come out on May 6th, we hope
Remember
Project Cars, the beautiful sim racer from the team behind Need for
Speed: Shift? Well, it's finally coming out, and relatively soon. Or at
least that's what developer Slightly Mad Studios is promising, anyway.
After three embarrassing delay... Read More ...
Channel 4 creates its own video game publishing arm
Channel
4 is gearing up to launch its own video game publisher. The UK
broadcaster has commissioned mobile games before, but they've often been
specific projects that relate to its most popular programming. Now, it
wants to offer additional support t... Read More ...
Amazon's Android appstore loses one of its best features
Free.
It's a price we love. Ironically, free usually comes at a price. Today,
that price, is the loss of Amazon's try-before-you-buy TestDrive
service for Android apps. It turns out, with more and more apps being
free (at least to download), there wa... Read More ...
NASA: nobody's going to Mars without our help
NASA's
top priority is still taking humans to Mars, and it says private
companies who want to do the same don't stand a chance without its
support. Administrator Charles Bolden told a US House budget committee,
"our ultimate focus is the journey to M... Read More ...
'Halo' hits iOS, but not in the way that you'd expect
Remember
that crappy, top-down Halo game that came out a few years ago, Spartan
Assault? Well, it got a sequel that's available on Steam, Windows 8,
Windows Phone 8, and as weird as it sounds, even iOS. Anyhow, Halo:
Spartan Strike will run you $5.99... Read More ...
Uber launches in Newcastle, its sixth UK city
Uber
is slowly but surely making inroads in Britain. Today, the company is
launching its low-cost UberX service in Newcastle, allowing passengers
to request a Toyota Prius (or a similarly specced vehicle) to get around
town. It's the sixth UK city fo... Read More ...
Dawn spacecraft captures a sunlit Ceres on cam
The
Dawn spacecraft has recently captured the sharpest pictures of Ceres to
date, showing the dwarf planet's bright, sunlit north pole. NASA's
space probe has been steadily making its way to the celestial body since
2012 after a 14-month stint orbiti... Read More ...
Google Chrome for iOS gets easier to use with one hand
Don't
like that Chrome makes you use two hands to comfortably surf the web on
your iPhone 6? Your life just got a bit easier. Google has updated
Chrome for iOS so that you can pull down to not only refresh web pages,
but open and close tabs. At this ... Read More ...
Most of the government's anonymous tiplines aren't secure
When
it comes to whistleblowing, privacy is paramount -- just ask Edward
Snowden. It's also why news from an American Civil Liberties Association
report (PDF) about anonymous government tiplines not using HTTPS
encryption is all the more alarming. In... Read More ...
Google to support Chrome for Windows XP until the end of 2015
If
you have no choice but to use an XP computer (workplace or school just
can't let go, huh?), at least load it with a third-party browser, like
Chrome. Why? Google has decided to continue supporting Chrome for XP
until the end of 2015, so you can ke... Read More ...
Verizon's new 'Custom' FiOS TV plans are a little more flexible
Every
time we talk about a new TV service, from Sling TV to PlayStation Vue
to whatever Apple might be working on, there's inevitably disappointment
when it's lacking a la carte channel selection. That's still the case
for the new FiOS Custom TV pack... Read More ...
The X-47B's first aerial refueling test will also be its last
The
Navy's X-47B combat UAV demonstrator successfully paired with an an
Omega Air KC-707 airtanker earlier this week. This marks the first time
in aviation history for a UAV to demonstrate aerial refueling
capabilities. Unfortunately, these tests als... Read More ...
Google's 'Works with Cardboard' program is all about VR compatibility
Google
wants all apps developed for its Cardboard VR headset to work properly
with, well, any version of its device. That's tougher than it sounds,
since the headset's open-source, and a lot of companies and individual
users are tweaking it to their ... Read More ...
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