Let me throw some numbers at you: according to EA CFO, Blake Jorgensen, EA is making 1.3 billion dollars a year from its extra content business (season passes, map-packs, Ultimate Team, and other micro-transactions), and around half of that comes from Ultimate Team in FIFA, NFL, … | Continue reading
Date: 31/05/2016Venue: Barcelona, SpainInterested in training or assistance on how to apply innovation procurement in e-government / public administration? Don't miss the Barcelona workshop organised by the European Assistance for Innovation Procurement initiative (eafip).Contact … | Continue reading
The first invitations for the Tesla Model 3 debut have been delivered.Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk confirmed in February that the upstart EV automaker would officially unveil its mass-market Model 3 on March 31st. Four weeks ahead of the event, the first invites have been s … | Continue reading
Tinder now lets you be a mobile wingman for your friends who are also on Tinder, as it announced via blog post today it is testing out a ‘Share’ button to allow you to send links to potential matches for friends. Available in certain markets, the ‘Share’ button looks like what yo … | Continue reading
As promised, Google today announced that it is making a number of changes to how it handles links it has delisted under Europe’s ‘right to be forgotten‘ regulations. Instead of simply delisting links from the various regional versions of its search engine, it will now use geoloca … | Continue reading
Live esports isn’t going anywhere. Twitch, the leading site for livestreaming gameplay video, announced today that it has extended its partnership with the ESL esports organization. Fans of Dota 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and League of Legends can expect to keep seeing … | Continue reading
A new app from David Barnard, the developer behind the popular Launch Center Pro, promises to be the cure for boredom. Rando, as the app is called, offers a crazy twist on our carefully curated online personas – instead of allowing you to choose a photo or GIF to share with frien … | Continue reading
Markets Weekly is a weekly column analyzing price movements in the global digital currency markets, and the technology's use case as an asset class. While the bitcoin network’s capacity challenges have been generating substantial visibility, the digital currency enjoyed robust tr … | Continue reading
To put it briefly and bluntly: The iPhone is already vulnerable to hackers around the world. This is also true of Android and other smart device platforms. Read More | Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: You could call it an exodus now. Electronic Arts said in January that it would drop its booth on the show floor of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the game industry’s biggest trade show in the U.S. Then Activision Blizzard, the biggest U.S. game company, droppe … | Continue reading
The chart below is the past week’s Google trend graph for U.S. Google users searching the phrase, “how to move to canada”? The turning point is three days ago, Super Tuesday (3.2.2016), the day people who were still skeptical of the chances of Donald Trump winning the GOP preside … | Continue reading
Cavaliers forward Kevin Love won't play against Washington, part of Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue's plans to rest his starters. | Continue reading
The prospect of the tech bubble bursting is like Silicon Valley’s version of an asteroid heading to Earth: as more people begin to see it and recognize it’s there, the thoughts turn to how long we have left and how much damage will be done. Fortune spotted a published quarterly l … | Continue reading
Oggi ricetta golosissima: biscotti integrali con cioccolato extra dark e noci. | Continue reading
As you may be aware, today is officially Grammar Day—and the content writers, editors and grammar nerds at ProPRcopy couldn’t be more excited. It’s no coincidence that this day also falls on March 4th, which grammatically is the only date on the calendar in the imperative mode (t … | Continue reading
VB WEBINAR: Missed our webinar on how leading lenders are using big data and predictive models to slash risk and boost revenue? You can still watch on demand! Access the free webinar right here. Alternative lenders are coming to the forefront of the market as governmental regulat … | Continue reading
Amazon says the only way you can buy its new Echo Dot product, which turns existing stereo systems into a web-connected one, is to tell voice-assistant Alexa to buy one for you via the Amazon Echo.But it appears there is a secret workaround to purchase without needing the Echo or … | Continue reading
The first big 2016 flagships are getting ready to duke it out. Here's how to choose between them. | Continue reading
San Bernadino Chief Deputy District Attorney Michael Ramos isn’t content to await a congressional ruling in the Apple and FBI case — instead, he chose to file an amicus brief, a legal show of support, that contained language designed to arouse the suspicions of the people. “The i … | Continue reading
The husband and wife team that makes up Swedish indie developer Killmonday Games successfully crowdfunded their vision for "a very creepy point-and-click adventure" called Fran Bow back in the summer of 2013. The game officially launched on PC in August of last year to a positive … | Continue reading
Own a startup company? Do you want to be an industry leader? Find out how to build a company with marketing and stay ahead of your competitors. | Continue reading
A drone came within 5 meters (16 feet) of a potentially catastrophic collision with an Air France jet landing at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport in the closest encounter yet between one of the remotely operated devices and a civil airliner.The Airbus Group SE A320, which can carr … | Continue reading
Amazon has removed device encryption from Fire OS version 5. This means that devices such as the Fire Phone, Amazon Fire HD, and Kindle Fire tablets will no longer support device encryption, after being updated to Fire OS 5.Amazon's decision to remove onboard encryption isn't new … | Continue reading
Three weeks ago, I walked into the always-crowded Lego Store straddling Manhattan's Madison Square Park. I was alone and I was on a mission, so I sort of chameleoned into "dad casually shopping for his young child's birthday" mode. It was a misguided effort to blend in amongst th … | Continue reading
Google today confirmed that it will remove some search results from all of its sites starting next week, if those searches are made within the European Union.In 2014, an EU court decided that Google must comply with requests to remove some search results, in a decision that becam … | Continue reading
Tim Sweeney is of the best-known technical experts in the game industry and the CEO of Gears of War creator Epic Games, and he stirred up a big debate about the future of Windows. In an op-ed piece in the Guardian and in an interview with GamesBeat today, Sweeney said that he wor … | Continue reading
The software engineers behind Facebook-owned photo-sharing app Instagram are constantly looking to improve the app’s performance. Performance improvements might sound like an exercise in perfection for perfection’s sake, but in fact they can lead to important things — like more u … | Continue reading
It seems like just about everyone is an Amazon Prime member, but are you really getting $99 of value out of this subscription every year? | Continue reading
It’s been a while since we first heard about Universal Windows 10 apps for Xbox – apps that can run on anything from your console to your phone to your computer – but it looks like they’re finally ready to make their debut at Microsoft’s Build event later this month. Phil Spencer … | Continue reading
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Social comes down to one thing and one thing only — sharing. And your social presence is determined by these to things. 1. Content You Create 2. Content You Curate The balance of the two is important. In fact, it has been said that companies that share a mixture of unique and cur … | Continue reading
CNBC reports that 40 of the world’s leading banks, including Goldman Sachs and Barclays, have been experimenting with blockchain technology – the decentralized database system that records bitcoin transactions – for trading fixed income assets. While the technology is still under … | Continue reading
When it comes to what the kids I know are playing these days, it comes down to two things: Anything to do with Minecraft and Minilip's Agar.io [Free]. Agar.io is a massive online multiplayer game, which is also playable as a free browser game, puts you in charge single cell which … | Continue reading
A New Jersey pastor and former credit union executive has been indicted for allegedly taking bribes tied to the now-defunct bitcoin exchange Coin.mx. | Continue reading
Obiad w tradycyjnej kuchni włoskiej składa się z dania primi i secondi, te pierwsze nie musi być zupą, może to być prosty makaron. Choć ja na tzw. pierwsze danie (najczęściej około 13, czyli na "lunch") najbardziej lubię zupy, to czasem skuszę się na odmianę np. w postaci prosteg … | Continue reading
We’re happy to announce that Jeri Ellsworth, cofounder of augmented reality glasses maker CastAR, will be one of our speakers for the second annual GamesBeat Summit 2016, an event that’s set for May 3 and May 4 at the scenic Cavallo Point Lodge in Sausalito, California. Ellsworth … | Continue reading
What makes a currency “real?” Is it any given government or just the imagination of the people who chose which currency they want to use? In Japan, the Cabinet has recognized that virtual currencies, including but not limited to Bitcoin are in fact similar to real money and the i … | Continue reading
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we continue our celebration of Pokémon’s 20th anniversary, Nintendo announces some new games, and we get an early look at Quantum Break. Enjoy, and have a great weekend! Pieces of flair and opinion The DeanBeat: I’m surrende … | Continue reading
Microsoft is planning to unveil its universal Xbox apps later this month. Sources familiar with Microsoft's plans have revealed to The Verge that the software giant will detail a number of apps and plans to open the platform to developers at the Build conference in San Francisco … | Continue reading
VIDEO: Stephen Curry’s 33 points lift Warriors past Thunder HANG TIME NEW JERSEY — The Oklahoma City Thunder had some problems down the stretch of games against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday and the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. The Thunder were outscored 18-7 in the … | Continue reading
A few years ago in Venice, I met an old Peruvian woman backpacking around Europe. She had always wanted to visit the continent, but was continually waiting on other people to accompany her. That month, she realized that she would always be waiting on other people, so why not just … | Continue reading
Strong evidence suggests the mosquito-borne Zika virus is causing infants to be born with birth defects — and a lab model provides clues on how it happens. The virus is capable of infecting the cells that form the brain's outer layer, making them more susceptible to death and pre … | Continue reading
Google has confirmed previous reports that it was to comply with European regulators that requested the Internet giant to extend the scope of the so-called “right-to-be-forgotten” legislation beyond that of European search engines. The right-to-be-forgotten ruling, or “right to d … | Continue reading
Whether it's actually the case or not, I feel like Super Stickman Golf [$2.99] is really what put Noodlecake on everyone's radar. Since then, they've released the free to play Super Stickman Golf 2 [Free] along with taking on a role of a more traditional publisher, rapid-firing a … | Continue reading
VR video experiences are getting increasingly easy to make and now require little or no kit for people watching. While you could explore Leo’s winning Oscar’s moment in luxurious 360° views, you should really watch this awesome film from PBS’ FRONTLINE investigative team working … | Continue reading
It’s dangerous to go to that new antique store in that part of town you never go to alone! Take this. Link, the hero from publisher Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda series, is the latest … | Continue reading
DARPA has awarded a contract to Aurora Flight Sciences to develop the agency's newest unpiloted vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft. The new "X-plane" concept (no, not that X-plane) will reach speeds of 400 knots and carry cargo loads of at least 40 percent of the plane' … | Continue reading
VIDEO: Gasol, Bulls fall short in Orlando By Ben Leibowitz, Special to NBA.com With slightly more than a month left in the NBA regular season, players league-wide are grinding toward the finish line. Some players continue to play at a high level, while others (understandably) slu … | Continue reading