Microsoft names Brad Smith as its new president
Microsoft has rewarded the loyalty of its long-running general counsel Brad Smith by promoting him to be the company’s President, the first person to hold the role since 2002. As part of his expanded…
Going to jail: Mt Gox CEO formally charged with Bitcoin embezzlement
By Duncan Riley
Mark Karpeles, the Chief Executive Officer of failed Bitcoin exchange Mt Gox, is one step closer to being thrown in jail with news out of Japan that he has now formally been charged in…
Developer reveals iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus has 2GB of RAM, iPad Pro has 4GB of RAM
By Collen Kriel
While it has been long-rumored that Apple’s new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus would receive not only a more powerful processor but also a significant bump in RAM to 2GB, we have seen no…
Bitcoin Blockchain analytics startup Coinalytics raises $1.1m seed round
By Duncan Riley
Real-time Bitcoin Blockchain analytics startup Coinalytics, Inc. has raised $1.1 million in a seed round from The Hive. Founded in 2014, Coinalytics offers a number of services relating to the real-time tracking of the…
Public transit app maker HopStop to cease trading 2 years after being acquired by Apple
By Duncan Riley
Public transit app maker HopStop, Inc. is to cease offering its services some two years after being acquired by Apple. The app maker, rumored to have been acquired for the price of $1 billion…
Apple hamstrings new Apple TV out of the box by not supporting Webview in tvOS
By Duncan Riley
The shine and gloss around the promise of apps in the new version the Apple TV has diminished somewhat over the weekend with news that the new operating system for the device doesn’t support…
BlockTrail launches secure multi-signature Bitcoin wallet service
By Kyt Dotson
Amsterdam-based BlockTrail B.V. is stretching its virtual legs and launching a brand new multiplatform Bitcoin wallet service for iOS, Android, and the web. The service, which has been in the Bitcoin industry since 2014,…
Digital has changed the lifecycle of game sales, says Square Enix exec
By Eric David
Many game publishers and studios are still getting used to the way digital distribution has disrupted the industry, with a large percentage of game sales being made through platforms like Steam, PlayStation Network and…
8 Super Mario questions answered by creator Shigeru Miyamoto
By Eric David
This Sunday marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Japanese release of Super Mario Bros., and partly to celebrate that fact and partly to sell copies of Super Mario Maker, Nintendo Co Ltd has released a video featuring…
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IBM jumps aboard the Node.js bandwagon
The Node.js community found a major new backer in IBM Corp. this week following its purchase of StrongLoop Inc., one of the leading commercializes of the web development framework. No terms were disclosed for…