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You can now use Google Maps’ Data Layers to create more powerful interactive apps
2015-04-10

Google is adding new features to Data Layers in its JavaScript Maps API, which will allow developers to build a new breed of interactive (...)

Twitter is testing the ability to pin apps to brand profiles
2015-04-09

Twitter is testing yet another interesting new feature; some brands are now able to pin their apps directly to their Twitter profiles (...)

New Zealand internet providers threatened with legal action for providing access to US Netflix
2015-04-09

New Zealand internet providers have offered a service since 2014 that allows their subscribers to access the US-based version of Netflix (...)

Everyone.sucks: This new domain is the future of trolling
2015-04-09

There’s a ticker at the bottom of the website promoting the new .sucks domain showing the latest sites to be registered. Just before (...)

Publishing your podcasts was always the hard bit. Opinion for iOS now makes it really easy
2015-04-09

Recording a podcast is the easy part. Publishing it so people can listen to it and subscribe to your feed via apps like iTunes (...)

Why designers should never use fake text
2015-04-09

Jerry Cao is a UX content strategist at UXPin — the wireframing and prototyping app. To learn more about content-first design, download (...)

AT&T ordered to pay a $25 million fine after its customer service reps stole 300,000 Social Security numbers
2015-04-09

The Federal Communications Commission has fined AT&T $25 million over a privacy breach at the company’s call centers, reports (...)

Facebook launches standalone messaging app for the web
2015-04-08

Facebook rolled out a web browser version of its standalone Messenger app on Wednesday. Like the Messenger mobile app, the web platform (...)

Who is Happy shares your joy at smoking a joint, but what’s the point?
2015-04-08

The move towards legalizing cannabis usage in various US states and other countries – or at least decriminalizing it – has (...)

Sprinklr buys GetSatisfaction, adding customer service to its platform
2015-04-08

Social media management firm Sprinklr has announced today that it has acquired GetSatisfaction – an online community platform (...)

The secret to generating top content every 7 days
2015-04-08

Paul Jarvis is a best-selling author and designer. He writes weekly for his popular newsletter and runs an online course on becoming (...)

Learn to code with 94% off this complete course bundle
2015-04-08

Ready to begin coding your own apps from scratch? Whether you want to experiment with an idea or give your career a boost, our latest (...)

Voting for our Boost program is now live! Pick your favorite startup
2015-04-08

Since January, the TNW Team have been hard at work selecting early-stage startups to take part at TNW Conference Europe as part (...)

Twitter’s #PoweredByTweets competition calls for innovative ideas using its data
2015-04-08

Twitter has launched a nationwide design competition in the UK called #PoweredByTweets: The Challenge. The aim is to find an idea (...)

The Next Web is hiring 2 West Coast reporters – come join us!
2015-04-07

We’re looking for two reporters to join our team, based in the Pacific time zone of the US or Canada. Working remotely with our (...)

2015 Mashies submissions are open. Think you have what it takes to win?
2015-04-07

From new social platforms to the evolution of digital technology to the explosion of mobile, the face of digital marketing is constantly (...)

Get a lifetime subscription to premium responsive WordPress themes for just $49
2015-04-07

WordPress is one of the most powerful, versatile and flexible content management systems around, making it a great choice for every (...)

Does Pharrell Williams wearing an Apple Watch make you more or less likely to buy one?
2015-04-07

Apple’s strategy for making the world fall in love with the Apple Watch rests heavily on getting celebrities to strap on the device. (...)

YouTube comes under fire for sneaking ads onto its Kids app
2015-04-07

A number of consumer and child advocacy groups are banding together to ask the US Federal Trade Commission to investigate YouTube’s (...)

Review: LG’s G Flex 2 makes me wish all big phones were curved
2015-04-06

LG showed off its engineering muscles with the original G Flex, but didn’t quite succeed at showing us why the world needs a curved (...)

Watch this: What makes a great company great? Culture.
2015-04-06

What makes a great company? Is it the people? The products? The technology? Julia Hartz, the co-founder of Eventbrite, thinks it (...)

Twitter and YouTube have been blocked again in Turkey
2015-04-06

Twitter and YouTube have both been blocked again in Turkey. Reuters reports that the move is the result of a court decision based (...)

Apple iOS 8 v Android 5.1 – which is best?
2015-04-06

The phrase “Android vs. iOS” is usually linkbait fodder, quickly dissolving into an argument amongst warring factions who who (...)

Apple iOS8 v Android 5.1 – which is best?
2015-04-06

The phrase “Android vs. iOS” is usually linkbait fodder, quickly dissolving into an argument amongst warring factions who who (...)

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