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Google Inc.’s Tilt Brush virtual reality toolkit just got a lot better with the integration of the Unity Software Development Kit and the addition of a number of new scripts. Tilt Brush is Google’s free-form 3D painting tool that allows artists using a …
GitHub, Flatiron School to offer free month of developer training for students
New York City-based coding boot camp Flatiron School announced a partnership with world-leading software repository GitHub to give student developers an edge with free training. With the Flatiron School on board, recipients of GitHub’s free Student Developer Pack, an extensive set of …
Raspberry Pi’s tiny new compute module shifts into overdrive
Pushing the envelope for embedded and Internet of Things devices, the Raspberry Pi Foundation just announced the launch of the next iteration of its “flexible form factor” personal computer-on-a-chip known as Compute Module 3. By “flexible form factor,” the foundation means extremely …
First Data expands developer tools for global e-commerce solutions
New York-based First Data Corp., a global commerce-enabling technology firm, announced today the launch of a division for business and developer collaboration, the Integrated Solutions Group. This group will focus on expanding software developer tools intended to make it easier for developers and …
Hybrid Bitcoin-Ethereum blockchain project Qtum raises $1M seed funding
The open source, community-led blockchain project Qtum announced this week that the group has raised $1 million in seed funding from angel investors. The group seeks to merge the capabilities of the two most popular blockchain ecosystems—Bitcoin and Ethereum—to allow developers to …
Google quietly ends support for Hangouts-based apps
Developers creating apps using the application programming interface for Google Inc.’s video and chat app Google Hangouts will have to look elsewhere, soon as the company focuses more on two new video and chat apps introduced last year. With a few exceptions, …
HTC announces VR app subscriptions for consumers, app store for enterprise
HTC Corp., maker of the Vive virtual reality headset, will add a subscription service to its Viveport VR app store to make it easier to find VR content. The company announced the upcoming change today at the Consumer Electronics Show. Owners of the …
Bitcoin breaks $1,000 for the first time in more than three years
The value of digital currency Bitcoin exceeded $1,000 at around midnight Sunday, the first day of 2017. Currently BitcoinAverage.com lists the global weighted value of the cryptocurrency at $1028.11 USD per coin. This price jump makes Bitcoin’s second step over this threshold of …
Predictions 2017: Bigger IoT hacks, blockchain battles and a VR revival
As if 2016 weren’t volatile enough for the technology industry, the coming year is likely to be even more interesting, thanks to everything from a very unpredictable new U.S. president to a confluence of trends ranging from artificial intelligence to virtual reality …
Unhappy holidays: Android ransomware strikes LG smart TV on Christmas *
*Updated below. Christmas Day brought an unexpected and decidedly unwanted gift to the family of Kansas-based software developer Darren Cauthon: smart TV ransomware. According to Cauthon, he was visiting family when an older-model LG smart TV became infected with a version of …