Kyt Dotson, Author at SiliconANGLE

Emerging Tech

PayStand raises $6M to expand its blockchain technology for automated business payments

By Kyt Dotson Nov 16, 2017

Blockchain technology got another boost today when PayStand Inc., a business payments technology company, announced it has raised $6 million in a Series A funding. PayStand intends to use the money to help scale…

Emerging Tech

FlowPlay connects with Dragonchain to build blockchains for social gaming

By Kyt Dotson Nov 15, 2017

Social gaming platform developer FlowPlay Inc. today announced a partnership with Walt Disney Co.-incubated blockchain Dragonchain Inc. with the intent to build secure blockchain-based monetization for casual and social games. Dragonchain is a distributed…

Emerging Tech

HTC drops Google Daydream VR but unveils standalone VR headset for Chinese market

By Kyt Dotson Nov 14, 2017

Smartphone and virtual reality hardware maker HTC Corp. announced Monday the upcoming release of the Vive Focus, its standalone virtual reality head-mounted display that does not require a wired connection to a computer. The…

Emerging Tech

Kaspersky Lab unveils secure blockchain-based voting platform

By Kyt Dotson Nov 13, 2017

Antivirus developer and security research company Kaspersky Lab today announced the release of a blockchain-based voting system named Polys designed for organizations, businesses and universities to tally votes electronically in a private and secure way.…

Emerging Tech

Tweet e-signature service Twignature secures $3M in funding

By Kyt Dotson Nov 9, 2017

New York-based lettrs Inc., the company behind the newly launched e-signature and social media platform Twignature, announced today it has raised $3 million in funding. The Twignature service provides a way for Twitter users to…

Emerging Tech

HTC Vive launches program to bring the arts into virtual reality

By Kyt Dotson Nov 8, 2017

Smartphone marker and virtual reality headset developer HTC Corp. today announced Vive Arts, a new multimillion-dollar global VR program designed to bring the arts into the living room. The Vive Arts program will help…

Emerging Tech

BP, Shell plan to swap energy commodities on a blockchain by end of 2018

By Kyt Dotson Nov 7, 2017

A consortium of the world’s energy giants is planning to build a blockchain platform to enable them to swap energy commodities. Reuters reported that BP PLC and Royal Dutch Shell PLC announced plans Monday…

Emerging Tech

Logitech’s experimental keyboard could complete your virtual reality office

By Kyt Dotson Nov 3, 2017

Computer peripheral and accessory maker Logitech International S.A. announced the development of an experimental keyboard on Thursday that works in virtual reality. The Bridge developer’s kit would round out the types of peripherals usable in…

Emerging Tech

Korean financial association launches blockchain user identity platform for banks

By Kyt Dotson Nov 1, 2017

The Korea Financial Investment Association, also known as Kofia, an industry body that covers financial technology in the country, announced Tuesday the launch of a new blockchain-based commercial security network. The platform, called Chain…

Cloud

Firebase overhauls developer user engagement and testing tools with Predictions and Crashlytics

By Kyt Dotson Oct 31, 2017

Google LLC today announced a number of updates to its Firebase app platform that overhauls many of the tools offered to developers. The updates include the addition of machine learning with Predictions, crash reporting…

Kyt Dotson

PayStand raises $6M to expand its blockchain technology for automated business payments

HTC drops Google Daydream VR but unveils standalone VR headset for Chinese market

Kaspersky Lab unveils secure blockchain-based voting platform

HTC Vive launches program to bring the arts into virtual reality

BP, Shell plan to swap energy commodities on a blockchain by end of 2018

Logitech’s experimental keyboard could complete your virtual reality office

Korean financial association launches blockchain user identity platform for banks

Firebase overhauls developer user engagement and testing tools with Predictions and Crashlytics

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