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Apple’s hits and misses in 2016
2016-12-21

Rounding up Apple’s triumphs from 2016 is harder than you think. That’s because Apple didn’t really do all that much in 2016. (...)

This powerhouse of a charging station juices up ten devices at once
2016-12-21

Between your phone, tablet, laptop, and other assorted devices, you probably constantly find yourself with too many power needs and (...)

Watch Zuckerberg’s Jarvis AI make him toast and shoot him a shirt
2016-12-20

Mark Zuckerberg announced he was building an AI system for his own home called Jarvis back in January. After a year of coding, he’s (...)

Facebook Live gets an audio-only mode for all the podcasters out there
2016-12-20

While last week Facebook built on Live’s video chops with the introduction of 360-degree video, this time around it’s paring down (...)

Our CEO Boris just won an award for putting on pants
2016-12-20

We’re no stranger to awards at The Next Web. When we won ‘Best European Conference’ in 2016, it was a culmination of hard work, (...)

Prisma’s filter app gets a clever location-based photo feed in huge update
2016-12-20

A few months ago, Facebook decided it would flat-out copy Prisma’s artsy filters which had become popular throughout major social (...)

Facebook takes on Google Doodle with News Feed messages
2016-12-20

Google’s Doodles are a simple but effective way for the search engine to mark holidays and current events without interrupting the (...)

This amazing flash drive adds 128GB to your iPhone and latches to your keychain
2016-12-20

Running out of device space is a huge annoyance, especially when you’re shooting pictures or video that you suddenly realize you (...)

Viber update adds instant video messages and chat extensions
2016-12-20

Today, Viber is rolling out a brand new update that brings the ability to share short video messages with your friends list, as well (...)

How to avoid being hacked this holiday season
2016-12-20

In 2015 50 million IoT devices were sold during the holiday season. It’s safe to assume that this number will grow dramatically (...)

Save hundreds on the one cloud sharing tool trusted by the likes of Facebook
2016-12-20

There’s a reason why industry titans like Slack, HBO, Facebook, The New York Times and Tumblr swear by CloudApp… because there’s (...)

Smarp is the perfect toolkit for turning your employees into brand ambassadors
2016-10-21

Each week we’re profiling one promising company that’s been selected for SCALE – our early-stage startup growth program. Catch (...)

Marketing the TNW way #15: How TNW uses Google Optimize 360
2016-10-17

In this blog series, we shed some light on our marketing approach at The Next Web through Web analytics, Search Engine Optimization (...)

Tesla update forces you to keep your hands on the wheel... or else
2016-09-22

Tesla Motors started pushing a software update to its Autopilot system that disables automatic steering for drivers that aren’t (...)

Indian ISPs delight pirates by offering higher speeds for torrenting
2016-08-29

If you visit or live in India, you’ll find it lacking in options to stream video and music: major services like Spotify, Pandora, (...)

Report: Clinton staff emails were part of DNC breach (and Julian Assange may have them)
2016-07-29

After last week’s email dump that saw nearly 20,000 emails from leading Democratic National Convention leaders end up on WikiLeaks, (...)

Open-source Wire messenger gets encrypted screen-sharing
2016-07-29

Chat app Wire has been rapidly adding feature as of late as it looks to gain some traction against the myriad of competitors out there. (...)

Scoble: VR will create a ton of jobs, but it’s going to be a bumpy ride
2016-07-27

Robert Scoble is no longer worried about job creation. And that’s good, right? I mean… one less thing. ‘Scobleizer,’ (...)

This mobile app wants to end awkward conversation (or silence) forever
2016-07-26

When meeting new people, sometimes you gel and conversation flows for hours. More often than not though (at least for me), it ends (...)

When social goes wrong: My Vine feed is shockingly racist, and there’s no way to fix it
2016-07-24

I’m a Vine addict — or was until recently. Somehow, my Vine ‘For You’ feed has one totally racist on me, and there’s not (...)

Report: iPhone 7 to be released week of September 12
2016-07-23

According to VentureBeat’s Evan Blass (aka @evleaks) — who has a stellar reputation for leaking information regarding (...)

Newest WikiLeaks email dump proves DNC officials colluded to secure Clinton nomination
2016-07-22

Hillary Clinton just can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to email — nor should she. WikiLeaks today, posted a treasure (...)

Find safe haven from Munich shooter using Twitter hashtag #offenetuer (open door)
2016-07-22

Currently, Munich is in the midst of an active shooter situation with reports circulating of several deaths already and police still (...)

This ​quirky​ search engine lets you face swap into any ​hairstyle or fashion
2016-07-22

Snapchat has made face-swapping a all the rage, but that’s normally just something you do with your friends. A new search engine (...)

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