How to opt into Twitter’s new DM tool
Direct Messaging (DM) has long been a feature of the microblogging service Twitter, Inc., but the downside of this capability is that, unless you are following the person or you are one of the select…
World of Warcraft creative lead Rob Pardo joins Unity as an advisor
By Eric David
Unity Technologies has announced that World of Warcraft Chief Creative Officer Rob Pardo will be joining the game engine company as a creative advisor. Pardo is a veteran of the video game industry, and…
Nail art just got smart: NailO controls smartphones, lights and more
This week’s Smart Living roundup features nail art stickers that serve as more than just body decoration, a device that makes sense of your old smoke detector and the robotic chef of the future.…
Rock Band 4 will be co-published by peripheral maker Mad Catz
By Eric David
It has been a long time since a new Rock Band title was released—about three years to be exact, and that is only if you count the Frequency-like rhythm game Rock Band Blitz. It has been closer…
Real-time data is the key to innovation, says ServiceNow CEO | #Know15
As the president and CEO of ServiceNow, Frank Slootman has a lot to say about workflow, Big Data, and the future of tech. With constantly changing technology and customers demanding rapid innovation, it’s a…
WANdisco’s new Fusion tool syncs Hadoop clusters
WANdisco Plc. has just announced the release of its new WANdisco Fusion tool, designed to distribute large datasets across multiple Hadoop clusters while keeping them in sync and up to date. WANdisco Fusion uses…
Sign-ups for free HTC Vive VR dev kits are now available
By Eric David
The gaming community was both surprised and intrigued when Valve Corp and HTC Corp announced their virtual reality partnership earlier this year during HTC’s Mobile World Congress presentation. The HTC Vive VR headset is…
YouTube cuts support to older iOS devices and smart TVs
By Eric David
Google has decided that it is no longer worth supporting YouTube on older devices, so the company has announced that it will be pulling the plug on several outdated systems, including older Apple TVs,…
Cyberattackers go ‘phishing’ for corporate victims
Cyberattackers are increasingly focusing their attacks on businesses rather than consumers, according to a new study by security company ProofPoint Inc. The current favored tactic is to exploit the fatigue of middle managers whose…
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VMware is becoming a Linux distributor to compete with container rivals
The old saying, “if you can’t beat ’em, join’ em” rang true this week with the introduction of a free Linux distribution from VMware, Inc., the proprietary kingpin of the server world. The move…