Investments in VR/AR have already hit $1.1 billion in 2016

Augmented reality and virtual reality have been the subject of a lot of hype from proponents who advocate its inevitability as a mainstream platform. With over $1.1 billion invested in the space in the last two months according to Digi-Capital, it seems that the growing class of … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 9 years ago

AR/VR investments hit $1.1B in first two months of 2016, already beating last year’s total

Augmented reality and virtual reality investment reached $1.1 billion in the first 2 months of this year, according to tech advisor Digi-Capital. That figure is impressive because it beats the $686 million in AR/VR investments for all of 2015, and this is the first time that AR/V … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 9 years ago

How The Division uses fake ads and graffiti to make a more realistic New York

The Division is an upcoming shooter that takes place in a near-future version of New York City that’s become overrun by chaos in the wake of a global pandemic. But even though the fictionalized version of the city is in complete disarray, more dangerous (and somehow dirtier) than … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 9 years ago

Why TechHire needs to continue with the next U.S. president

We’re now a year into the White House’s TechHire initiative to help more Americans qualify for better, higher-paying tech jobs regardless of their pedigree. The verdict so far? TechHire has seen solid traction, but evaluating this effort through a short-term lens misses the point … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 9 years ago

Sniper Elite 4 is coming out this year

Rebellion is prepping an all-new Sniper Elite, with the fourth instalment in the World War 2 series coming to PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One later this year. Set in Italy in 1943, the new Sniper Elite makes a break from the last generation of hardware, offering up larger maps in … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 9 years ago

World first: Watch the live stream of pitches from inside a Royal Palace today

A couple of years ago The Duke Of York in England launched his Pitch@Palace events which have become a regular, and respected fixture in the London startup scene. Today, for the first time ever, anyone will be able to watch their Startup Pitch event being broadcast live from St J … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 9 years ago

Apple has shut down the first fully-functional Mac OS X ransomware

Apple has shut down what appears to have been the first, fully-functional ransomware targeting Mac computers. This particular form of cyber threat involves malware that encrypts the data on your personal computer so you can no longer access it. Afterwards, the hackers request tha … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 9 years ago

The classic film camera gets a digital upgrade with the Olympus Pen-F

While the Olympus Pen-F camera looks like an old-school film camera, it's actually all digital. In this week's "Plugged In," Mashable Tech Correspondent Ray Wong takes a look beneath the lens and tells you all you need to knowRead Ray's full review: http://on.mash.to/1YkUoxj Read … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 9 years ago

Fear and loathing at RSA — Hacking, security and the limits of protection

People are trying to steal your credentials or trick you into giving them important information. They are exploiting unpatched operating systems, locating security holes in applications and hacking into unprotected hardware. You’re not paranoid, you’re told. Hackers, con artists … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 9 years ago

Facebook’s new WordPress plugin will make it easy for bloggers to publish Instant Articles

Facebook will release a plugin to make it easy for anyone using WordPress to publish speed-optimized Instant Articles onto the social network. The company announced a couple of weeks ago that it would open up Instant Articles – posts that have been formatted and optimized to load … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 9 years ago

Apple Macs hit with first-ever ransomware

A new ransomware program is thought to be the first of its kind for Apple systems. Is this a one-off, or are more on the way? | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 9 years ago

Win $10k in Funding For Your Blockchain Startup at Consensus 2016

CoinDesk's flagship conference Consensus 2016 is now accepting applicants to our startup pitch competition. | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 9 years ago

Bitcoin Price Back Above $400

Bitcoin price has climbed back above $400 and 2700 CNY. Whether this is a new wave of advance, or merely a correction prior to more decline remains to be seen. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Not a member? Join now and rec … | Continue reading


@cryptocoinsnews.com | 9 years ago

Bitcoin Price Watch; Tonight’s Scalp Trades

Our analysis this morning highlighted the range we would be focusing on throughout the European morning session, and since publication, we’ve not really seen too much movement. The bitcoin price remains well within the predefined parameters, and we decided not to bring our intrar … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 9 years ago

What skills can fuel HER career path? | Part of series “Looks & Cooks to Voices, Choices & Joys”

—————————————————————————————————————— Columnist / Byline In:  Economic Times | Huffingtonpost |  Wipro | NewsCred | Marketo |  Finextra | Inc42  |  Business2Community | ProBlogger  | Famous Blogge… | Continue reading


@nischalamurthy.wordpress.com | 9 years ago

Startup Turkey, in its 8th year, reveals a vibrant Turkish startup ecosystem

In its eighth year, Startup Turkey, a gathering of 600, is one of the country’s premier startup events. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 9 years ago

Update Mondays: 'Injustice: Gods Among Us', 'Badlands 2', 'Temple Run 2', 'Vainglory', And More

Hello everyone, and welcome to the week! It's time once again for our look back at the noteworthy updates of the last seven days. This week's another relatively light one, with many familiar names and not much more than that. Still, the Update Mondays must flow, so here are my pi … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 9 years ago

Microsoft cancels Fable Legends and proposes closing Lionhead Studios

Microsoft has delivered some unexpected bad news today. The company announced today that it is cancelling Fable Legends, the next installment in the fantasy series that has been an Xbox staple since its debut in 2004. Microsoft also said that it has proposed completely closing Fa … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 9 years ago

Microsoft cancels ‘Fable Legends,’ mulls closing Lionhead Studios

The Fable series hasn’t been doing too well over the last few years and things just got a lot worse: Microsoft has cancelled development of Fable Legends, the forthcoming Xbox One and PC game. In a post on the Xbox blog today, Hanno Lemke, General Manager at Microsoft Studios Eur … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 9 years ago

Xiaomi announces 10,000mAh power bank with USB Type-C

Xiaomi has launched its Mi Powerbank Pro, which features a USB Type-C connector and a whopping 10,000mAh battery capacity. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 9 years ago

Hier ist der erste Trailer des Myst-Nachfolgers "Obduction"

Im November 2013 hörten wir erstmals davon, dass Cyan, die Macher der legendären Spiele "Myst" und "Riven" einen Nachfolger planen. Die Produktion von "Obduction" sollte durch eine Kickstarter-Finanzierung angeschoben werden, 1,3 Millione... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 9 years ago

Watch a man walk 20 miles to create this Game of Thrones snow art

British snow artist Simon Beck created promotional art for Game of Thrones that's worthy of show's gargantuan scale. Using his body, snowshoes, and math, Beck plodded a sprawling Stark banner in the untouched snow of the French Alps. The piece is a marketing stunt for the drama's … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 9 years ago

Apple will pay $450 million after Supreme Court denies ebooks price-fixing appeal

The Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal on Apple's ebooks price-fixing case, locking the company in to a $450 million settlement, Reuters reports.After a major Justice Department investigation found that Apple had conspired with book publishers to raise the price of eboo … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 9 years ago

Amazon's second physical bookstore is going to open in San Diego

Amazon will open its second physical bookstore in a San Diego mall, opposite an Apple store and next to a Tesla store, reports The San Diego Union-Tribune. Signage erected outside the location says the bookstore is arriving "this summer," confirming rumors of the new location spa … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 9 years ago

Microsoft may be closing Fable developer Lionhead Studios

The next Fable game is shutting down — and the influential studio behind it may well be too. Today Microsoft announced that it was cancelling the free-to-play title Fable Legends, which was in development for the Xbox One and PC. The company also says that it is "in discussions w … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 9 years ago

Game of Thrones chocolate dragon egg to be unveiled in Selfridges

HBO is celebrating the launch of Game of Thrones: The Complete Fifth Season on Blu-ray and DVD by revealing a giant chocolate dragon's egg in London's Selfridges. | Continue reading


@eventmagazine.co.uk | 9 years ago

Google seeking a carrier for full-scale Project Loon pilot program

Project Loon is about to get real. Google is seeking a carrier partner to conduct a full-scale pilot program in India for its high-altitude internet balloon project. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 9 years ago

Whisper hops on the GIF train with Giphy partnership

Whisper is the latest social network to add support for animated GIFs to its platformThe app, which is known for its anonymous sharing feature, is adding a new feature that allows users to share animated GIFs in direct messages. The update is rolling out to Whisper's apps on Mond … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 9 years ago

How to Crush It With Your St. Patrick’s Day Marketing Strategy

Customers are more receptive to making purchases related to holidays. This St. Patrick's Day, engage in some smart occasion-based marketing. | Continue reading


@ignitevisibility.com | 9 years ago

Baby Got Back End: Laying the Foundation for Successful Web Development

Need insights into the latest content marketing trends? Get answers from our leadership on the D Custom blog. | Continue reading


@dcustom.com | 9 years ago

Apple rejected by Supreme Court, must pay $450 million in e-books conspiracy

The e-book pricing lawsuit that’s been ongoing since 2012 has finally reached its end today, with Apple being told that it must pay $450 million to settle by the Supreme Court. The Department of Justice alleged that Apple conspired with Penguin, HarperCollins, Hachette, Simon & S … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 9 years ago

Facebook will let any WordPress blog post Instant Articles

Facebook's fast-loading Instant Articles have been slowly rolling out, but on April 12th every publisher will be able to create articles using the special format. Facebook is now making it even easier for small WordPress blogs to offer their content in Instant Articles. The socia … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 9 years ago

Five Customer Insight Mistakes You Must Avoid

Customer Behavior - Customer insights are essential to growth and success, yet they remain the elusive holy grail of many a business—a seeming exercise in futility. But you can avoid others' mistakes and ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 9 years ago

Carmegddon: Max Damage release date wheeled in

Carmageddon: Max Damage arrives on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the UK on Friday, 3rd June.Max Damage was previously announced for PC as well, but there's no mention of when that version will launch.You should know what to expect from a Carmageddon game by now: bloody racing and … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 9 years ago

How to Protect Yourself from Shady Search Marketing

When hiring an SEO professional, ask these questions to protect yourself from “experts” that are out-of-date, misinformed, or even criminal. | Continue reading


@convinceandconvert.com | 9 years ago

Five Reasons You Should Not Invest in SEO This Year

Search Engine Marketing - Stop wasting time and money on SEO. Instead, focus on increasing revenue from the traffic you already have. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 9 years ago

Fable developer Lionhead Studios to shut down

Microsoft has announced plans to shutter Lionhead Studios in the UK.The developer's Xbox One and Windows 10 game Fable Legends has been canned.Danish studio Press Play is also gone. It created Max and the Curse of Brotherhood and Kalimba.Read more… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 9 years ago

Why a German Power Company is Using Ethereum to Test Blockchain Car Charging

German utility company RWE has partnered with Ethereum-based blockchain startup Slock.it to explore applications of the technology. | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 9 years ago

Staying on Track: Why Content Writers Use Editorial Calendars

Regularly creating and publishing quality, informative content to your blog and other platforms is critical to the success of your overall digital marketing strategy. However, rather than simply posting whenever you get a chance, you can keep your efforts on the right track by es … | Continue reading


@proprcopy.com | 9 years ago

SoundCloud hires veteran from NBC Universal and HBO in advance of subscription service

SoundCloud, the music and audio-sharing service, has hired digital media veteran Alison Moore as its chief revenue officer. Moore, whose resume includes stints at NBCUniversal* and HBO, joins SoundCloud as it is getting ready to launch a consumer subscription service.That service … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 9 years ago

Olympus Pen F is a slick, powerful camera that caters to film nostalgics

Olympus keeps tugging at our heartstrings with digital cameras that resemble film cameras.Having remastered the single-lens reflex (SLR) into a desirable and powerful compact interchangeable camera with the OM-D series, Olympus has set its sights on reinventing the rangefinder to … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 9 years ago

Video: Wie Samsung das Galaxy S7 vor Wasser schützen will

Trotz aller Marketing-Hudeleien, die das neue Galaxy S7 und Galaxy S7 Edge als wasserfest deklarieren – Tauchgänge sollten mit dem Smartphone nicht gemacht werden. Der YouTuber JerryRigEverything hat sich das aktuelle Samsung-Flaggschif... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 9 years ago

US Gov to impose component restrictions on ZTE

ZTE is to face a tough time doing business in the USA, as the government is planning to restrict the company from purchasing components from within the country. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 9 years ago

Transaction Bottleneck Could Kill Bitcoin, NYU Academic Warns

Bitcoin’s growth – not government regulation – could kill bitcoin, according to one financial industry observer. David Yermack, chairman of the New York University (NYU) Stern School of Business finance department, told Fortune Magazine that bitcoin’s growth has jammed its paymen … | Continue reading


@cryptocoinsnews.com | 9 years ago

Jimmy Kimmel will host the Emmys this year

Jimmy Kimmel will host the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards this year, Deadline reports. Kimmel has hosted the television-centric awards show once before, in 2012. Continue reading… | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 9 years ago

Score one free drink a day with Hooch, a subscription-based cocktail app

Hooch, which just launched in LA, is a subscription-based app that gives its members one cocktail a day for just $9.99 per month. Yes, we’re being serious. For less than the price of one cocktail, you can get one free drink each day at your choice of dozens of bars around New Yor … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 9 years ago

A regular inkjet printer can be used to spoof smartphone fingerprint scanners

Researchers at Michigan State University have shown how a regular inkjet printer using conductive inks can be used to unlock finger scanners using fingerprints printed on paper. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 9 years ago

The second-generation Atlas robot sets a high watermark for humanoid robotics

The 2nd generation Atlas robot can rival humans in its ability to walk across snowy, uneven terrain. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 9 years ago