Etsy is now valued at around $1.78 billion
With an initial public offering of $16/share, Etsy is being valued at around $1.78 billion. The company has become especially popular over the past few years by selling craft supplies...
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Twitter’s new homepage is great but it doesn’t solve the big issues
Less than a fourth of American adults use Twitter, far less than the 71% who use Facebook. While trailing behind Facebook in user numbers doesn't really mean much, the fact...
GameStop is going to start accepting retro consoles for trade-ins
You've always been able to trade in old consoles at GameStop, so long as they're not TOO old. However, if a report from IGN is to be believed, the company is...
Samsung is working on two more Tizen-powered smartphones
Samsung's first Tizen-powered smartphone may not have been a success by any means, but that's not stopping the company from releasing more devices running on its homegrown operating system. According...
OnePlus expects to sell more than five million smartphones this year
A million smartphone sales may not be much to market leaders like Samsung or Xiaomi, but for a small startup releasing its first device, that's an incredible number. Even though...
Netflix is working on a 4K successor to the Planet Earth series
If ever there was a reason to purchase a 4K monitor or television, it would be the fact that Netflix is working with the creators of the Planet Earth documentaries to...
SolarCity customers are getting free Nest smart thermostats
With its Rush Hour Rewards program, Nest uses a clever system to not only cut power costs for utility companies, but benefit consumers as well with some enticing rewards. Now the...
HBO isn’t happy about Periscope users live-streaming Game of Thrones
People have been using Periscope, Twitter's live-streaming app and rival to Meerkat, to stream episodes of Game of Thrones to their viewers. As I'm sure you can imagine, HBO isn't...
Upvoted Weekly is Reddit’s new community-driven newsletter
Considering how Reddit is a community-driven website, it makes sense that its first weekly newsletter is community-driven as well. Known as Upvoted Weekly, Reddit's new opt-in newsletter will feature some...
There will be two versions of the OnePlus Two
The OnePlus Two is easily on of the most anticipated smartphones of the year, but we still know next to nothing about it aside from a few rumors other than that...
Netflix is making it easier for the visually impaired to enjoy shows
I imagine it must be difficult for the visually impaired to enjoy Netflix's catalog of visual entertainment, but the company has developed a solution. Starting today with Netflix's own series,...
Kik now has a full-blown web browser built in to the messaging app
Kik may be the underdog in the market for messaging apps but the only thing that means is that it's going to try even harder than its competitors to attract...
3D printing could be a $20 billion market within four years
Before the decade comes to a close, the 3D printing industry could be worth somewhere around $20 billion. At least, that's what new data from Canalys seems to suggest, which the...
LeTV unveils three new smartphones in its One lineup
LeTV is considered to be the "Netflix of China" but, as with many Asian companies, that doesn't mean it's limiting itself to a single market. In fact, the company is...
The UN wants to prevent autonomous robots from wiping us out
Terminator is probably one of the worst inspirations for painting a picture of the future, and the United Nations wants to make sure that the film's creative dystopia never becomes...
Sony may announce the Xperia Z4 next week
Most of this year's big flagship smartphones have already been released, or at least announced, but Sony has been conspicuously quiet about the highly anticipated Xperia Z4. While there has been...
It looks like Nintendo is giving up on the Wii U
The Wii was the last console generation's undisputed victor, at least in terms of popularity, but its successor hasn't enjoyed the same level of popularity. In fact, the Wii U...
This new bill would make the FCC’s net neutrality rules useless
Nobody said the fight to protect net neutrality was going to be easy, and nobody said it was going to end with the FCC's decision to pass its net neutrality...
Spotify is valued at $8.4 billion after a $400 million round of funding
With around 45 million ad-supported free users and 15 million premium users, who pay $9.99/month, you would think that Spotify is rolling in cash right now. However, due to the...
Imoji wants to bring customizable emojis to the mainstream
As popular as emoji are for personalizing text messages, how personalized can they really be when you can't create your own? This is what an app called Imoji wants to...