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Lenovo to retire Motorola name on its range of mobile phones

By Duncan Riley Jan 7, 2016

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 Jan 7, 2016

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 Jan 7, 2016

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 Jan 7, 2016

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 Jan 7, 2016

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

By Maria Deutscher Jan 7, 2016

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 Jan 7, 2016

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

By Mellisa Tolentino Jan 7, 2016

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 Jan 7, 2016

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…

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Amazon fires up two new data centers in South Korea

By Maria Deutscher Jan 7, 2016

Barely a week into 2016, Amazon Inc. has already fulfilled its first New Year’s resolution. The pair of South Korean data centers that the retail-turned-cloud-giant promised to customers last November are now fully operational, complete…

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Lenovo to retire Motorola name on its range of mobile phones

Apple has acquired artificial intelligence company Emotient

New game ‘Punch Club’ won’t launch until Twitch beats it

Facebook Messenger hits 800M users and lays out plans to kill SMS

‘Far Cry: Primal’ dev explains why the game won’t include multiplayer

BI startup Sisense raises $50 million to disrupt SAP

Sony confirms more than 100 VR titles in development for PlayStation VR | #CES2016

Apple accessories and HomeKit-compatible devices at CES | #CES2016

Oculus founder Palmer Luckey admits he “handled the messaging poorly” regarding Rift price

Amazon fires up two new data centers in South Korea

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