Expa, the startup studio led by foursquare cofounder Naveen Selvadurai and Uber cofounder Garrett Camp, has today announced the close of a $100 million fund that will go towards both Expa Studios and Expa Labs, a new incubator. Investors in the fund include Garrett Camp, TPG foun … | Continue reading
On Wednesday, Microsoft hailed the official launch of its HoloLens augmented reality device to developers at its Build 2016 conferenceBut unlike the past HoloLens demos, which were impressive enough to draw applause audience members, today's demo was less awe-inspiring and more … | Continue reading
The power of the cloud is a bit fuzzy to most of us, but Microsoft wants to improve that by giving developers a series of API tools it has dubbed Cognitive Services to make their software far smarter, including tools for trainable speech-to-text processing and a whole new grade o … | Continue reading
Post-trade market infrastructure provider DTCC, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation and blockchain startup Digital Asset Holdings have announced plans to develop distributed ledger solutions to improve the current process he clearing and settlement of repurchase agreement … | Continue reading
Microsoft just announced the Bot Framework – a platform for developers to create and integrate intelligent bots into their apps. No wonder it launched Tay last week. It’s a lot like Facebook’s M, except spread across a variety of different apps. The company demoed making a hotel … | Continue reading
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Eine der interessantesten Vorstellungen während der Build-Keynote war die Integration von Bots in Skype. Wer sich jetzt an den lustigen Fail des Twitter-Bots erinnert fühlt, der liegt nicht ganz richtig. Es geht darum, dass Cortana als Ge... | Continue reading
Facebook and Google aren't the only tech giants envisioning a bot-filled future.Apparently undeterred from last week's epic disaster that was the Tay Twitterbot, Microsoft's chief executive took the stage at the company's Build developer conference to outline his vision for the … | Continue reading
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Microsoft today announced updates to its portfolio of machine learning tools. Until now they have fallen under the Project Oxford name, but now they are being rebranded to Microsoft Cognitive Services. The Project Oxford website now redirects to the new Cognitive Services website … | Continue reading
The future is going to be full of people talking to chatbots, says Microsoft. This is the grand vision the company unveiled at Build today, and to populate the world with these bots, it's launching what it calls Microsoft Bot Framework. This will let anyone create a text program … | Continue reading
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, a respected leader of one of the world's largest and most important technology companies, speaks as if humanity lives on the cusp of science-fiction. At today's Microsoft Build press conference, Nadella said of the not-so-distant-future, "It’s not go … | Continue reading
Want to go to Mars? While a real trip to the red planet might be decades away for NASA astronauts, people on Earth can take a trip to the rusty surface of Mars using Microsoft's HoloLens technology. SEE ALSO: Astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent 340 days in space, gives the HoloLens … | Continue reading
AT&T is thinking about partnering with Cyanogen to build its own version of Android, according to a new report in The Information. The report cites two sources, who claim the carrier had looked to ZTE to build phones running the fork before export sanctions complicated that aspec … | Continue reading
Apple has just released a new version of Safari designed for web developers who want to test out the latest web technologies before they hit the consumer version of the browser. Similar to what Google Chrome does with its Beta and Canary builds, Apple's Safari Technology Preview … | Continue reading
Microsoft today announced at its Build developer conference in San Francisco that Skype chats will be getting chatbots to interact with users. It’s coming today to Skype desktop, iOS, and Android — and eventually Skype for the HoloLens augmented reality headset. The new tools can … | Continue reading
NightCry, the survival-horror spiritual successor to Clock Tower by that series' creator Hifumi Kono, is out now for PC on Steam and Playism.Priced at £18.99 / $24.99, this point-and-click affair follows the exploits of a woman on a haunted cruise ship.The game toggles between ex … | Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft has, in recent years, done a fairly good job of moving its Windows 10 and Xbox gaming platforms closer together, but mostly in favor of the console and console games.That may be changing with the next big Windows update — the Windows Anniversary Update — … | Continue reading
You'll soon be able to use Skype to books trips, shop, and plan your schedule, just by chatting with Cortana. During its Build conference, Microsoft demoed how Skype users will soon be able to start a chat with Cortana and get things done just by having a conversation."Cortana is … | Continue reading
Hier ein erster Blick auf die Verpackung von Microsofts Augmented Reality Brille HoloLens, die jetzt ausgeliefert wird. So also sieht das finale Produkt aus. In der Box, wie man sieht, ein Clicker für die Navigation und ein Tragebeutel. | Continue reading
Microsoft today is introducing the Bot Framework, a new tool in preview to help developers build their own chatbots for their applications. There is also a new bot directory full of sample bots — like the BuildBot — that Microsoft is showing off today at the company’s Build devel … | Continue reading
Rejoice! We’ve found a way out! When an update to Instagram had iOS users scratching their heads about a suddenly missing log out button, mild anxiety and existential dread ensued. Did Instagram change the UI? Are we all stupid? Will we ever be able to get out of here again? Than … | Continue reading
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Microsoft announced a host of updates to Cortana at its annual Build developer conference, including a more conversational approach — complete with jokes — and the ability to take info from your email or calendar to help you plan trips or remind you to complete those tasks you’ve … | Continue reading
During its developer-oriented Build 2016 conference today, Microsoft announced a big update for Xbox developers: they can now turn their regular retail Xbox’s into developer kits. That means that your Xbox One console can now be used to help you build and preview apps made with t … | Continue reading
Samsung's new “advanced” Good Lock UI offers an alternate vision of what TouchWiz could be by reimagining major parts of the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge interface. | Continue reading
Today, astronomers have figured out the temperature of a super-Earth — one of the first studies to provide details on the climate of these planets. Not only does it show the planet is extraordinarily warm, it also creates new puzzles for researchers hoping to characterize this w … | Continue reading
Microsoft today announced a number of new features for its virtual personal assistant Cortana. The company is extending Cortana's abilities with greater integration into the Outlook email and calendar apps, as well as smarter recognition of specific time and activity requests. Ot … | Continue reading
Expa announced today that it has raised $100 million in funding that’ll be used to continue to ideate and build new companies. The investment round included investors such as TPG founder David Bonderman, Li Ka-Shing, Solina Chau, Google board member Ram Shriram, RIT Capital Partn … | Continue reading
It’s annoying and we’ve all been there: you tap for an Uber, it arrives, you get to where you’re going and sometime later realize you left something in the car. Or perhaps you get out and feel like the excessively long route just can’t go without comment. Or perhaps you just want … | Continue reading
At its Build 2016 developer conference Microsoft naturally had a lot to update on its digital assistant Cortana. The company launched Cortana Collection in the Windows Store to highlight the “nearly 1,000 Cortana-enabled apps already available” to Windows 10 users. Microsoft’s Ma … | Continue reading
Microsoft's AI chatbot Tay may have grabbed headlines last week when it went rogue on Twitter, but Microsoft has far bigger plans for its bots. At the Build developer conference, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unveiled the company's grand vision of "conversation as a platform" — mak … | Continue reading
OnePlus has released a beta build of the Marshmallow-based OxygenOS 3.0 ROM for the OnePlus 2. | Continue reading
Second new Hearthstone Tavern Brawl in a row, so we must be doing something right. This time around, there are no preconstructed decks to frustrate anyone with their complete lack of bala | Continue reading
Bitcoin price decline continued all day, and pattern analysis shows $400 (Bitstamp) is a likely target during the coming 24 hours. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Not a member? Join now and receive a $29 discount using the … | Continue reading
On stage at its biggest event of the year, Microsoft executives unveiled the future of Windows 10, Xbox, and HoloLens, as well as dozens of updates and teasers for developers. Here’s a list of everything the company announced at the event so far. We’ll update this story all week. … | Continue reading
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Apple today announced it’s expanding its efforts in the area of web development, with the launch of a new version of its Safari web browser, designed specifically for developers. Called Safari Technology Preview, the company says this browser will allow developers to get an early … | Continue reading
Apple is introducing a new version of Safari meant for Web developers, and it will have some impressive technology not found in the consumer version of Safari. Safari Technology Preview is a mix of the stability we expect from Safari with the iterative energy of WebKit nightly bu … | Continue reading
Microsoft has officially announced that its HoloLens development kits are shipping today, and a new example project will be available for buyers. Microsoft opened preorders for the $3,000 kits last month to qualified developers in the US and Canada, who will be able to develop an … | Continue reading
The PS4-exclusive remake of Shadow of the Beast will launch on 17th May, developer Heavy Spectrum has announced.The vicious sci-fi action-adventure follows a freed slave fighter named Aarbron as he tackles the hazards of the strange, beautiful world of Karamoon. Heavy Spectrum is … | Continue reading
In an announcement met by hoots and hollers from the developers at Build, Microsoft introduced the ‘Centennial’ desktop app converter. With this, developers can convert their Win32 and .NET apps into the AppX app format for use in the Windows store, turning legacy apps into curre … | Continue reading
Microsoft said today it has begun shipping hardware development kits for its HoloLens augmented reality glasses today. Kudo Tsunoda and Alex Kipman, two of the leaders who spearheaded the project, came out on stage to announce the shipments at the Microsoft Build 2016 conference … | Continue reading
Microsoft is taking another step in building its holographic technology, the HoloLens. Announced at Microsoft Build in San Francisco, Microsoft’s Alex Kipman announced that the dev model would be shipped today to devs. The dev kit, which was announced last month, currently costs … | Continue reading
Boompi starts off by following the now well-trodden Tinder-esque location-based dating path. But here’s the clincher: Women on the app can invite friends to eavesdrop and secretly comment on their private conversations with prospective dates. If that feels like privacy violation … | Continue reading
Microsoft and Canonical announced a partnership today that sees the two long-rival OS builders come together to allow Ubuntu users to run commands and access files stored in an Ubuntu workspace. While it’s possible to do this with something like an emulator, virtual machine or us … | Continue reading
Being able to log in to an app with the help of the fingerprint scanner is quickly becoming a standard feature on mobile. But while Windows PCs and laptops have long had fingerprint scanners to allow you to securely log in to your machine, that protection didn’t extend any furthe … | Continue reading
Microsoft’s Cortana personal assistant competes against the likes of Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa and the unnamed mystery voice behind Google Now. It’s part of a new wave of services that are slowly making talking to computers mainstream, but because of Microsoft’s weak position … | Continue reading