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New version of Minecraft to be released same day as Windows 10

By Duncan Riley Jul 6, 2015

Microsoft Corp. won’t be leaving Minecraft fans out in the cold come Windows 10 later this month with an announcement over the weekend that a new version of the wildly popular building game will…

FullDive VR headset for the masses turns your smartphone into a virtual viewport

By Kyt Dotson Jul 5, 2015

The world of Virtual Reality (VR) development is currently dominated by headsets that run their own hardware such as Oculus Rift and Sony Corporation’s Project Morpheus. This makes headsets powerful, but expensive. The alternative…

SnapShot bids to bring hospitality into the Big Data era

By Mike Wheatley Jul 5, 2015

SnapShot GmbH, a Berlin-based Big Data startup focused on the hospitality industry, received a big boost this week with €25 million in series B funding from Beijing Shiji Information Technology Co., (Shiji Networks) to…

Forget smart cars, just geek up the steering wheel

By Mellisa Tolentino Jul 4, 2015

This week’s Smart City roundup features new technology for turning steering wheels “smart,” a partnership to turn a U.S. city into a smart one, and a tech company provides the foundation for smarter cities.…

Latest leaked iPhone 6s images reveal upgraded NFC, same 16GB storage

By Collen Kriel Jul 4, 2015

The iPhone 6s leaks continued Friday as new images supposedly showing the internal components of Apple’s next iPhone were published. The images reportedly show updated NFC hardware, fewer and less power-hungry chips, and new…

Reddit’s disintegration continues as dozens of subreddits go private

By Eric David Jul 3, 2015

Some of Reddit Inc’s most popular forums are dropping like flies as more and more moderators set their subreddits to private, locking users out from reading or posting to them. The movement; which redditors have dubbed as Blackout 2015, AMAgeddon, and Victoria’s…