Amazon debuts ARM-based chips for the Internet of Things
Amazon.com, Inc., is making a play for a piece of the smart home market with the launch of a new line of semiconductors. The chips will be sold to smart home product designers building…
Lenovo to retire Motorola name on its range of mobile phones
By Duncan Riley
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…
Apple has acquired artificial intelligence company Emotient
By Duncan Riley
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…
New game ‘Punch Club’ won’t launch until Twitch beats it
By Eric David
The developers behind the upcoming indie tycoon game Punch Club seem to have unlocked the secret to free advertising: Let Twitch users do all the marketing for you. Russian indie studio Lazy Bear Games has made Punch…
Facebook Messenger hits 800M users and lays out plans to kill SMS
By Eric David
A lot of time has passed since Facebook first annoyed users by splitting off its chat features into a standalone app called Messenger, and it seems that even the most stubborn users have finally…
‘Far Cry: Primal’ dev explains why the game won’t include multiplayer
By Eric David
It is hard to deny that multiplayer is one of the biggest trends in modern gaming, and purely single player games seem to be less and less common, particularly from AAA studios. Unfortunately, multiplayer…
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BI startup Sisense raises $50 million to disrupt SAP
Eighteen months and several hundred customer wins after its last funding round, Sisense Inc. has raised another $50 million from investors to shift into the next gear of growth. The startup hopes to achieve that…
Sony confirms more than 100 VR titles in development for PlayStation VR | #CES2016
By Kyt Dotson
The race to virtual reality is on and Sony Corporation intends to win it for the consoles with the Sony VR (formerly Project Morpheus). To do this, the company has confirmed “about 100 or…
Apple accessories and HomeKit-compatible devices at CES | #CES2016
Apple may be missing from CES 2016, but that doesn’t mean accessories and devices compatible with its products are also nowhere to be found. This year, we’re seeing new wireless chargers for the Apple…
Oculus founder Palmer Luckey admits he “handled the messaging poorly” regarding Rift price
By Eric David
Pre-orders for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset went live yesterday, and after months or even years of speculation, we finally learned that the actual price for the device would be $599. The price…