Samsung’s biggest announcement of the year wasn’t the S10, but the Galaxy Fold. Despite the astronomical $1,980 price, early adopters will surely be lining in time for the April 26 release date. Starting Monday April 15, you’ll be able to pre-order the device. But because the device will be available in limited quantities, Samsung is…
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. A few weeks ago WhatsApp announced a feature that lets you stop others from adding you to group conversations without your consent. The feature is now rolling out globally on…
It’s been less than a month since Opening Day. The 2019 Major League Baseball (MLB), like more than a century of professional baseball seasons before it, has already seen its share of controversial calls by the game’s most hated employees: umpires. For the home plate umpire, life can be a bit tricky. He stands inches…
Credit: The spacecraft Beresheet Israel‘s first attempt at landing an unmanned spacecraft on the Moon today ended in a hard landing after an engine failure caused it to miss its descent window. While it’s unfortunate the craft’s journey ended abruptly, the mission should be lauded as a total success. The craft, named Beresheet (translated: in…
With exactly four weeks to go until TNW Conference, we have some very exciting news to share: Guy Kawasaki will deliver TNW2019’s opening keynote on May 9 in Amsterdam! I’ve dedicated today’s entire newsletter to this industry icon. Apple’s original evangelist Guy Kawasaki is responsible for building Apple’s cult-like status that remains today. He basically…
Seattle-based cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex is “saddened and disappointed” by the New York Department of Financial Services’ (NYDFS) rejection of its BitLicense application. In its official statement, Bittrex said it fully disputed the findings of the NYDFS decision. “First, and foremost, we adamantly disagree with NYDFS’ claims and allegations in regard to our anti-money laundering (AML) and compliance practices.…
Astronomers today published the first ever images of a celestial phenomenon we’ve long known to exist, but were unable to capture: a black hole. And it’s thanks, in large part, to the algorithms created by Katie Bouman. Bouman, a graduate student at Harvard, worked with a team of three fellow researchers to create and develop…
A new survey of American teenagers reveals they’re turning more and more to digital stores for their games. Gone is the era of kids forking cash over countertops — now they’re increasingly turning to their parents’ credit cards in the Epic Games Store. The survey comes from Piper Jaffray’s annual Taking Stock With Teens survey,…
In the first quarter of this year alone, 504 new decentralized apps (dapps) have been listed, and more than half of them are running on Ethereum. Dapp explorer Dapp.com has issued its latest market report. It aims to present comprehensive data and insight into Ethereum, EOS, STEEM, and TRON, as it says they’ve have managed to…
After teasing it for a long time, Oppo‘s finally unveiled the first phone under its new flagship series: The Reno. The device’s unique selling point is certainly its camera, which offers a 10x optical zoom – double that of Huawei P30 Pro’s 5x lossless zoom capability. Sadly, Oppo’s new device is available only in China…
