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Dead of Alive's VR groping is uncomfortable, but virtual sex is only going to get messier
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2016 00:25
VR sex isn’t inevitable; it is already here. PlayStation VR is going to launch with support for the girl-ogling simulator Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 in Japan, and a video showing off some of the groping mechanics in that g...
Tips for staying alive in the Battlefield 1 open beta
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2016 14:00
While playing the Battlefield 1 open beta, I was once again reminded it’s hard to stay alive in a game full of die-hard gamers. My average lifespan lasted for minutes in the Sinai Desert, the new multiplayer map that E...
HTC invests $5 million in VR studio from Pixar and Lucasfilm veterans
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2016 17:00
HTC sees a VR developer that it likes. Steel Wool Studios, a virtual reality studio made up of veterans from Pixar, LucasFilm, and Telltale Games, announced today that it has received $5 million in Series A funding from ...
Completing the loop: Monetizing to engage
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2016 16:45
SPONSORED: This sponsored post is produced by AdColony. So often, publishers are told to balance the need to engage with the desire to monetize, but this is a half truth that sacrifices the true potential of an app. Enga...
2K enters the VR scene with Carnival Games
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2016 16:08
The midway is coming to virtual reality. Publisher 2K has announced its first virtual reality title, a new entry in the Carnival Games series. It will come out for the HTC Vive and PlayStation VR on October 28 for $20. A...
Apple Falls Victim To Rapidly Changing Public Mood
Forbes - 31 Aug 2016 15:56
10 years ago no one would've cared about Apple's tax arrangements.
How A Mom Turned Being Cool Into A Career
Forbes - 31 Aug 2016 15:18
Cool Mom Picks cofounder Kristen Chase went from being a workaholic professor to creating a successful website that allows her to travel the world with her kids.
8 Easy Ways to Put Some Extra Cash In Your Pocket
Forbes - 31 Aug 2016 15:00
EMPSonline.com has always been a consistent place which lists "shops" that pay $40 per shop. The best part? They offer direct deposit and the ability to submit your reports online. This streamlines the process and lessen...
Cool Mom Picks: The Best Family Vacations Ever
Forbes - 31 Aug 2016 15:38
The founders of Cool Mom Picks share the 12 coolest travel spots for young families.
Grumpy Cat suing coffee maker for $1.8 million over Grumppuccinno copyright violations
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2016 05:14
The internet’s favorite sourpuss could be on the verge of winning a tidy sum from a California coffee maker. In a lawsuit pending in California courts, Grumpy Cat, or rather, the Cat’s owners, have claimed that Los A...
Samsung unveils Gear S3 Classic and Gear S3 Frontier smartwatches
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2016 18:00
I’ve not been a fan of smartwatches, partially because it lacked the design of traditional analog watches, and Samsung knows that. In fact, the electronics manufacturer believes consumers new to this category have shie...
Eve Online gets a free-to-play option a mere 13 years after its original release
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2016 17:15
Eve Online is about to open up its complex universe. Developer CCP Games announced today that its massively multiplayer online space game will have a free-to-play option once November’s unnamed expansion releases. Eve ...
How to Hold a Successful Company Leadership Summit
Forbes - 31 Aug 2016 16:00
Company leadership summits, which involve a tremendous investment of time and financial resources during their planning phase, are often only as successful as the preparation that is devoted to them. This preparation inv...
Google helps Faroe Islanders map their islands for Street View using sheep, kayaks, and more
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2016 15:05
A few months back, news emerged that residents of the Faroe Islands, a small archipelago between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean that’s home to almost 50,000 people, were starting to map their own roads ...
Can Money Buy Career Happiness For Millennials?
Forbes - 31 Aug 2016 15:03
Sokanu recently released the top ten most satisfying careers. The trend among nine of the ten careers was that they paid less than six-figures. Is it true that money can't buy career happiness?
4 Habits Every Millennial Should Bring To Work
Forbes - 31 Aug 2016 14:37
There’s a lot of information online about millennials. Some of it is anecdotal, some of it is statistical. Yet if you look at the authors writing on it, you won’t find many millennials. In fact, many of those who are...
Google Patents' search engine gets global push with launch in U.K., Japan, and 9 other markets
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2016 13:05
Google is boosting its patents search service this week with the news that it’s adding 11 more national patent offices to the mix. First launched in 2006, Google Patents initially only worked with searches through the ...
How Two Expense Reports Cost a Bank's Shareholders $2.5M
American Banker - 31 Aug 2016 19:08
A breakdown in internal controls at Bank of Princeton almost killed a deal to sell the company to Investors Bancorp.
From 0 to 5 Million Followers, Farokh Sarmad Has Built An Empire
Forbes - 31 Aug 2016 16:53
Credit: Farokh Sarmad Farokh Sarmad is not your ordinary 21-year-old. While other people in college are partying, smoking and having the "college experience" he's in his office building his social media empire. In just u...
How mobile data visualization helped reduce malaria cases by 93% -- Zika could be next
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2016 16:15
FEATURE: There are 36,000 families (and rising) who can thank mobile data visualization for helping to save their lives, and it all started with a provocative yet simple proposal. “How would you like to help us elimina...
When Should You Use GIFs At Your Business?
Forbes - 31 Aug 2016 16:00
Are you ready to talk about GIFs? Sit tight because we’re talking about marketing for millennials.
Meet The Pulsing Wristband That Could Replace Caffeine
Forbes - 31 Aug 2016 15:55
The Doppel uses vibrations to mimic your heart rate and get your hyper-focused. The founders don't know why it works, but it does.