In a case of better later than never, Google, Inc. has decided to get serious on virtual reality (VR) with the creation of a unit dedicated to the burgeoning space. According to Re/Code, Google has appointed Clay Bavor, previously the Vice President of Product Management, a division covering services such Google’s Gmail and Google Drive, ...

Gay hookup app provider Grindr LLC has a new majority owner with the company taking a majority investment from Beijing Kunlun Tech Co. According to The New York Times the Chinese gaming company has taken 60 percent of Grindr on a $155 million valuation, with the remainder of shares in the company to be owned ...

Do you vape? The rise of electronic cigarettes as an alternative to smoking has been profound over the last five years, and rightfully so, as they provide a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes for those who are addicted to nicotine. Vaping requires a user to carry an e-cigarette device with the decent ones, at least, ...

The gloss on smartphone maker and leading unicorn Xiaomi, Inc. may be starting to fade with news that the company missed its sales targets in 2015 as competition, particularly in its home country of China, has continued to rise. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Xiaomi missed its sales target of 80 ...

Apple’s streaming music service Apple Music has hit 10 million subscribers, according to a new report. The Financial Times (FT) quotes the proverbial people familiar with the matter and notes that it is a milestone that took its arch-rival Spotify AG six years to reach. It’s not clear from the report if the 10 million figure ...

Motorola, a name synonymous with mobile phones (given they invented them), is soon to be no more, with a decision by parent company Lenovo Group, Ltd. to retire the brand. The news came via an interview between Motorola, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Rick Osterloh and C/Net, who told the publication that while they were retiring the ...

Apple, Inc. has acquired Emotient, Inc., a company that uses artificial intelligence to read people’s facial expressions. Founded in 2012, Emotient’s technology is primarily focused on the marketing industry and delivers insights in the form of three key performance indicators including detailed data on emotions for every face in each video frame, including attention, engagement ...

Indian Bitcoin wallet provider Zebpay (Zeb Ventures Pte Ltd.) has raised $1 million Series A in a round that included Arjun Handa, CMD & VP of Claris Lifesciences, Ltd., and Amit Jindal, managing director of Jindal Worldwide, Ltd. Founded in 2012 originally as BuySellBitco.in, Zebpay offers a mobile Bitcoin wallet that allows users to buy ...

A clever new app from Silicon Valley startup HHITT, Inc. provides a mobile neurocognitive assessment tool for the assistance in making the diagnosis of concussions, as well as treatment of them should a person be found to be concussed. This new app is a gamechanger, and it’s called HHITT (short for Handheld Head Injury Treatment Tool). ...

Much to the disdain of Virtual Private Network (VPN) operators everywhere, Netflix, Inc. announced Wednesday that it was expanding into 130 new countries, making the service truly global, with a few notable exceptions. The announcement was made by Netflix Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and means that ...