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Are you more of a night person, but hate that you can never catch Pokémon while the sun shines in your game? The next generation of Pokémon games has a solution. Nintendo revealed today that Sun and Moon, which come fo...

The online population across Asia could be enjoying slightly faster access to some internet services today with the news that Google has switched on a new high-speed undersea cable system, bringing speedier connectivity ...

Asian augmented reality (AR) / virtual reality (VR) startup iStaging has raised $5 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by WI Harper, a VC firm specializing in cross-border investments between the U.S. and Greater...

China implemented tough new regulations this summer for mobile games, but that isn’t expected to dramatically slow the market. Market researcher Niko Partners predicts the Chinese domestic mobile game market to reach $...

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360-degree videos could be incredible in VR when viewed with no bottlenecks between the camera and headset. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case today. The way video comes to your headset basically means any time you see...

Fledgling podcasting platform ZCast has unveiled a notable update this week, as the Israeli startup looks to cement its position in the competitive audio-broadcasting realm. Founded initially as a mobile collaboration to...

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New study shows women small business owners ask for lower amounts of financing than men do, and receive lower loan amounts at higher rates.

Stencils have invaded art in a big way. And now they’re getting much easier to create, thanks to Morpholio‘s Stencil tool. Stencil will be a part of Morpholio’s existing digital drawing app, Trace App. You can use ...

Moving deeper into computer vision, Intel is acquiring Silicon Valley startup Movidius for an undisclosed price. The deal will help Intel move into hot new markets with technology for drones, robots, virtual reality head...

This week on VB Engage, we chat mobile engagement with Jonathan Abrams, the founder of content curation tool Nuzzel. He is also the former CEO of one of the first web 2.0 social networking sites, Friendster! You remember...

Ghostery today released version 7 of its free privacy browser extension. In development for six months, this version is a complete revamp, featuring the biggest user interface overhaul in five years. You can download Gho...

Veteran visual effects artists have created a community platform dubbed RealTimeVFX to help educate artists who are working with video games, virtual reality, augmented reality, mobile games, holograms, theme parks, and ...

Back in June, Rebecca Minkoff was already thinking about back to school.

According to the United Nations Environment Programme estimates, buildings use about 40% of global energy, so smart technology is a crucial part of any country?s energy-saving strategy.

Truly unique assets to each business are its reputation and image. This is very much the case among family firms. The family business’s name can be instrumental in winning the trust and allegiance of stakeholders. It c...

Apple had better hope that the new iPhones it plans to unveil this week strike a chord with consumers in China. According to the latest numbers from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, market share of iOS for what the firm define...

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The Game Awards show is coming December 1 in Los Angeles, and not only does it bring an Oscars-like treatment to the industry, it also comes with a flurry of announcements for new games. You may ask why we care about The...

Internet domain name registrar and web hosting behemoth GoDaddy has acquired ManageWP, a platform that lets users manage multiple websites from a single dashboard. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded out of Ari...