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New Baldur’s Gate confirmed using original game engine

By Eric David Jan 9, 2015

Usually, when a long-dead series gets new life with a modern sequel, the new game tries to recapture the feeling of the originals while still using the latest graphics and game engine, but for…

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Machine learning startup GraphLab changes gears with $18.5 million funding and new name

By Maria Deutscher Jan 9, 2015

GraphLab Inc. revealed a major change of course on Thursday after raising another $18.5 million from investors and re-branding itself as it transitions beyond its academic roots. The move comes three months after the…

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The PC is evolving, not disappearing, analysts say

By Mike Wheatley Jan 9, 2015

The PC market has gone through a long and tortuous decline over the last few years, but there may be light at the end of the tunnel. Late last year, Ithenternational Data Corp. (IDC)…

Facebook buys yet another tech startup, this time for video

By Eric David Jan 9, 2015

Facebook Inc. has just bought video tech startup QuickFire Networks, adding the company to the social network’s growing army of technology assets, including the recently added voice recognition startup, Wit.ai. The startup designs technology that…

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Study says password recycling is growing enterprise security threat

By Maria Deutscher Jan 9, 2015

Despite the abundance of services for managing and protecting business data kept beyond the firewall, a new report from Netskope Inc. reveals that cloud security is very much a work-in-progress for most organizations. The…

2014 App Store sales up 50%, iOS devs paid total of $25B and 2015 off to a record start

By Collen Kriel Jan 9, 2015

Apple Inc. has set a new record in sales on its App Store. iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users spent half a billion dollars in the first week of 2015, with New Year’s Day…

Will the Windows 10 web browser outshine rivals and top Google?

By James Farrell Jan 9, 2015

While Microsoft has been tight-lipped concerning its long overdue replacement to Internet Explorer sources have given some indication to The Verge as to what we might expect in the browser, codenamed Spartan. Cortana, Microsoft’s…

Google may be launching an auto insurance comparison service

By Duncan Riley Jan 9, 2015

Would you like auto insurance with your web search? That’s the question Google Inc. users in the United States may be facing later this year with one analyst predicting Google is about to get…

Best game development tools for Android to build killer apps

By Saroj Kar Jan 8, 2015

If you’re interested in current tools for Android game development, with some new contenders take a look at the updated article: “An updated list of the best Android developer tools for your amazing mobile…

A little narcissism is never enough: meet the Belfie Stick, a selfie stick for your butt | #CES2015

By Duncan Riley Jan 8, 2015

If the ongoing narcissism of never ending selfies isn’t sufficiently feeding your ego, meet the Belfie stick, a stick that allows you to take pictures of your backside. The stick debuted at the Consumer Electronics…