Fitbit's new Alta HR to bring features that will help you sleep better

Fitbit is debuting two new features -- Sleep Insights and Sleep Stages -- in its upcoming fitness wristband the Alta HR.

Health & Fitness         March 6, 2017

Second half of first season of 'The Get Down' coming to Netflix in April

Netflix is releasing the second half of the first season of its hip-hop musical drama, The Get Down, this spring.

News         February 27, 2017

Three ways Spotify and Apple Music can make Tidal’s Track Edit feature a game-changer

By adding more mixing features and improved social sharing, Apple Music and Spotify can make Tidal's Track Edit feature even better.

Videos         February 20, 2017

All-VR team: NBA launches Google Daydream VR app with series featuring NBA legends

The NBA's new app for the Google Daydream VR platform will feature in-game highlights and an episodic series from the league.

News         February 19, 2017

15 seconds of fame: Add yourself to Maroon 5's latest music video using your phone

Maroon 5 is allowing fans to upload a 15-second video onto the group's website and have it inserted into the music video for Cold.

News         February 18, 2017

Tinder makes a move: Dating app may add a Snapchat-like video feature

Tinder recently acquired collaborative video messaging app Wheel, which is similar to Snapchat.

Mobile         February 16, 2017

Cheap date: Tinder will reward your emoji-only story with Valentine’s Day cash

Tinder will pay a total of $10,000 to people who send in the best Valentine's Day date proposals using only emojis.

News         February 14, 2017

Despite making history, Super Bowl LI set no social media records

The social media activity from Super Bowl LI was the worst for the NFL's biggest game in the last three years.

News         February 11, 2017

Netflix making the "Venn diagram of TV" with new shared profile feature

Netflix's Todd Yellin says the streaming behemoth is currently testing a feature for two people to share a profile based on shared tastes.

News         February 9, 2017

Showtime viewers can get their hands on ‘Billions’ season premiere nine days early

Showtime's critically acclaimed series Billions' season 2 premiere will debut on Showtime's streaming services before its official debut.

News         February 8, 2017

Snap Times: New York Times will launch its first Snapchat channel

The New York Times announced it will turn its popular daily briefings into a new channel on Snapchat's Discovery tab.

News         February 7, 2017

Uber Flat: Ridesharing service offers rides in NYC for cheap fees

Uber is offering people up to 40 Uber X and UberPool rides for flat fares under $6 all around New York City.

Car News         February 7, 2017

Super Bowl VR: Fox Sports is bringing you Super Bowl highlights in virtual reality

Fox Sports will deliver 20 highlights from Super Bowl LI in virtual reality through its Fox Sports VR app.

News         February 1, 2017

Twitter users may soon know just how many times their videos are watched

Some Twitter users have noticed a view counter next to their videos, and the company confirms it is experimenting with implementing one.

News         February 1, 2017

Nike's Air Jordan XIII was designed using a Macintosh computer, Photoshop in 1996

Tinker Hatfield, lead designer of 15 Air Jordan sneakers, explains how the Air Jordan XIII was created thanks to a computer.

News         January 24, 2017

Sprint buys a stake in Tidal, which will now produce exclusive content for the carrier

Sprint's 33-percent stake in Tidal includes a marketing fund for artists and exclusive content from Tidal for Sprint's subscribers.

Mobile         January 23, 2017

Tidal's new Track Edit feature is fun, but with a few limitations

Tidal updated its mobile app and introduced Track Edit, a new feature that lets you edit any song in its catalog.

News         January 19, 2017

President Obama’s farewell address is the first bona fide social media hit of 2017

Barack Obama's final speech as President of the United States had the most social media activity of any event in 2017 -- so far.

News         January 11, 2017

‘Get some (VR) glasses, ref!’ NFL considers training referees with virtual reality

The NFL may use 360-degree virtual reality experiences to train NFL referees. This could be one of the first VR training initiatives the NFL has done.

News         January 6, 2017

VR university: Big Ten Network to live-stream its first game in virtual reality

For the first time ever, a college sports network will produce a game in virtual reality, offering fans four separate angles fans to choose from.

News         December 6, 2016

Ford taps Snapchat maestro DJ Khaled to spread message on new EcoSport

DJ Khaled speaks about the dangers of celebrities over-sharing on social media, Trump's election, and why he put his son's birth on Snapchat.

Features         November 15, 2016

Legrand and Samsung wants to make a home that thinks for itself and you

As part of Eliot, Legrand's new internet-of-things program, the electric product specialist will use Samsung's Artik Cloud to make homes autonomous.

Smart Home News         November 12, 2016

4 strange, fun tech exhibits that blew us away at ComplexCon

The inaugural ComplexCon event featured a myriad of tech too big and exclusive for the average home. Room-sized sound synthesizers, massive balls that emit animations, and augmented reality dressing rooms are a few examples.

Emerging Tech         November 10, 2016

Courtside cameras weren’t enough. This year, the NBA is doing VR right

At a recent Virtual Reality 20/20 Summit in New York City, NBA rep Jeff Marsillo discusses the future of NBA games in virtual reality.

Features         November 9, 2016

Exclusive: Mountain Dew will use holograms to let people try on its first clothing collection

As part of the release of Mountain Dew's clothing collaboration with streetwear brand VFiles, the company will let people to try on the clothes, virtually.

Features         November 2, 2016

'Falling Water' creators: GOT and Mr. Robot helped get TV ready for a show about dreams

Gale Anne Hurd and Blake Masters, creators of the new USA Networks show 'Falling Water,' discuss the science of dreams and why TV is finally ready for it.

Features         October 13, 2016

Bryan Cranston’s ‘Sneaky Pete’ is expected to air on Amazon in January

At this year's New York Comic Con, Sneaky Pete, an Amazon original series, flashed its release date after screening footage from the upcoming season.

News         October 12, 2016

Internet of Stranger Things: 'Black Mirror' tackles horrors of augmented reality in new Netflix episode

At the 2016 New York Comic Con, Playtest, a new episode from the upcoming season of Netflix's Black Mirror, explores the dangers of augmented reality.

Features         October 8, 2016

OneRepublic’s ‘Kids’ music video is what happens when virtual reality and the record business play nice

OneRepublic shot a music video for the band's single 'Kids' inMexico City using Nokia's OZO virtual reality camera, a move that changed its album release.

Features         October 6, 2016

MTV made music videos cool. Technology will make them epic

Digital Trends explores how modern technology will make music videos relevant again with interaction, social media and virtual reality.

Features         October 2, 2016

iPlaylist: Apple Music is using your iTunes history to make playlists for you

Apple Music's new playlists -- My New Music Mix and My Favorites Mix -- are created based partly on each user's iTunes history.

News         September 27, 2016

Chance the Rapper, Tidal to live-stream his Magnificent Coloring Day festival

Chance the Rapper's Magnificent Coloring Day music festival, featuring performances from Lil Wayne and John Legend, will stream exclusively on Tidal.

News         September 23, 2016

Sound of the swipe: Tinder now lets you use Spotify to find a date

Tinder users can add a Tinder Anthem, a song that best describes them, from Spotify onto their profile. Users can see the Spotify activity of other users.

News         September 20, 2016

Luke Skywalker and the Star Wars gang are coming to Turner starting next week

As part of a new deal Turner struck with Disney and 20th Century Fox, all of the Star Wars films and four future installments will air on TBS and TNT.

News         September 19, 2016

Pilot episode of ‘Atlanta,’ Donald Glover’s new FX series, is free to stream

FX Networks has made the pilot episode of Community star Donald Glover's new show Atlanta free to stream on YouTube and Facebook.

News         September 12, 2016

Uber now lets you stream Pandora as the soundtrack for your ride

Uber added Pandora integration into its app so riders can seamlessly play Pandora stations and playlists straight from the Uber app.

News         September 8, 2016

New Beatles documentary wouldn't look the same without footage from social media

The new Beatles documentary, The Beatles: Eight Days A Week -- The Touring Years contains rare live performance footage from crowdsourcing on social media.

News         September 7, 2016

Sony's Shuhei Yoshida boldly predicts when everyone will be using VR — and it's soon

In a recent interview, Shuhei Yoshida, Sony's head of game development, said he believes the entire world will be using virtual reality by the year 2020.

News         September 2, 2016