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HBO has been awarded a patent for a sensor technology that measures and transmits the force at which a boxing glove hits someone’s face. The patent describes a system where accelerometer and gyroscope sensors are embed...

Why is it that every time I go to a doctor, I am given an appointment for a precise time and then every time, every single time, the doctor shows up at least 20 minutes late? Does the healthcare system hate me? Do they n...

Pope Francis's visit to the U.S. is overshadowing that of Chinese President Xi Jinping.

VB INSIGHT: Adobe is a strong and active player in the marketing tech landscape. We’ve studied their solutions in market across marketing clouds, mobile analytics and acquisition tools, and marketing automation tools a...

Just one year ago, Indian e-coupon aggregator LafaLafa.com was barely a blip in the mind of, well, anyone. It's been quite the year though - testament to the booming tech environment in India, they're one of the privileg...

For the first time, Google last week joined the legal fight against robocalls. It filed suit against a search engine optimization firm in California for robocalls that promised better results from Google’s search engin...

Samsung officially opened the doors to its new 1.1-million-square-foot Silicon Valley offices Thursday, more than 30 years after its arrival in the San Jose tech corridor in 1983. The building will house various research...

It’s Oculus Connect keynote day, and the company had a lot of stuff to announce despite a claim that consumers shouldn’t get too excited about the event in Los Angeles. Here are all the big announcements: Samsung’s...

Acclaimed director Andre Gaines has successfully fulfilled his funding goal to produce the highly anticipated documentary Dick Gregory: How To Survive In America. Launching a Kickstarter campaign to raise awareness and b...

The director of the NSA Admiral Michael Rogers just admitted at a Senate hearing that when Internet companies provide copies of encryption keys to law enforcement, the risk of hacks and data theft goes way up. The govern...

Twitter is looking at possibly letting users add quick polls to their Tweets. A company spokesperson confirmed the move in a statement to VentureBeat saying “We’re experimenting with a new way to poll users on Twitte...

We finally have a workable virtual-reality platform, but plenty of obstacles are between us and a Star Trek-style holodeck. If you reach out to touch a table, you’ll feel the molecules of that piece of furniture push a...

Google has rolled out a series of updates for Google Play and Android 6.0 Marshmallow today aimed at giving better support for developers. The company announced that Marshmallow now has a new permissions model aimed at i...

Sometimes it takes an outsider to spot the need.  In other words, the ideas that fuel a positive disruption often come from relative bystanders. And the circuitous path that has led to step wise improvements in the way ...

Fledgling European mobile phone brand Wileyfox announced its arrival in the smartphone realm a month ago, and now the London-based company is preparing to launch its first ever product: The Wileyfox Swift. Initially slat...

Microsoft is beefing up the security capability of Windows 10 IoT Core, the compact version of Windows intended for Internet-connected devices. Microsoft’s BitLocker data encryption technology and its Secure Boot syste...

Yes, it’s that time again, when the Apple faithful/crazy line up way early to buy the next version of the iPhone, this time the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. This year, people are standing out in the elements — and sleeping...

If you've considered marketing your business on YouTube but haven't been sure where to start, this guide is for you.

PRESS RELEASE: FanDuel Inc. (.fanduel.com), the largest one-day fantasy sports operator, today announced it has acquired leading fantasy eSports platform, AlphaDraft. Marking its entry into the fantasy eSports market, Fa...

Big companies are starting to see a lot of potential to make money in esports. A day after DraftKings announced it’s expanding into esports next month with daily-fantasy games for League of Legends, competitor FanDuel ...

First-person shooting is about to get a lot more realistic. Developer Epic Games revealed Bullet Train today, an FPS for the Oculus Rift virtual reality device, during the Oculus Connect 2 conference in Los Angeles. Made...

Mumbai-based music-streaming service Saavn announced Thursday that former Vodafone chief executive Arun Sarin has joined as an investor and strategic advisor. The news comes less than three months after the company annou...