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Tieto and Ontology partner to drive state-of-the-art Network Operations (NOC) to Service Operations (SOC) transition for a Major European Tier 1 Group
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2016 10:02
PRESS RELEASE: The Partnership between Tieto and Ontology Systems has led to a wide scale transformation project with one of the largest Tier 1s in the Nordics. "Tieto is a wonderful partner for Ontology. Our customer ha...
Uber now shows drivers where to find the cheapest places to fill up gas
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2016 05:00
Uber has added a feature to its driver-focused app that shows where the nearest and cheapest gas stations are in relation to the vehicle. Called Fuel Finder, it's rolling out to all active drivers in the U.S. and should ...
Watch 8 minutes of Pokémon Go's augmented reality gameplay in action
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2016 23:15
Pokémon Go has launched in a closed beta in Australia and New Zealand, and that means we are getting our first look at real gameplay. YouTube user Game Previews uploaded an 8-minute clip of the augmented reality smartph...
Apple sees iPhone sales fall for the first time: down 16.3% to 51.2 million in Q2 2016
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2016 22:36
iPhone sales have fallen for the first time in the device’s history. As part of the company’s latest quarterly earnings announcement, Apple revealed today that it sold 51.2 million iPhones, 10.3 million iPads, and 4....
Apple's first quarterly slump in years: revenue down 12% as iPhone sales drop
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2016 22:34
Apple today reported a $10.51 million profit, or $1.90 per diluted share, on $50.55 billion in revenue for the second quarter of its 2016 fiscal year, which ended on March 26. Analysts were expecting $2 in earnings per s...
Twitter says its 'enhanced timeline' is working: About 2% of users opt out
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2016 22:32
Despite the momentary backlash, Twitter says its recent timeline algorithm changes have boosted “Tweets, Retweets, replies, and likes” on the service, and hardly anyone’s opted out — “less than 2 percent” of ...
The New And Improved Tool To Help You Set Up Shop In A New City
Forbes - 26 Apr 2016 22:26
The ECJRC is an in-house science centre providing technical advice to a variety of projects throughout Europe.
Twitter starts growing again (slowly): 5 million new active users in Q1 2016
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2016 22:20
Twitter ($TWTR) today released the results of its Q1 2016 earnings, revealing that it saw $595 million in revenue. This was attributed to the slow down in the lack of spending by brand marketers compared to what the comp...
First look: Samsung Gear Fit 2 and Gear IconX revealed
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2016 22:11
EXCLUSIVE: Samsung is preparing two new products in its line of Gear accessories, according to a person testing the items: a sequel to its Gear Fit fitness tracking band, and a pair of cordless, Bluetooth earbuds. While ...
Vive manufacturer HTC creates $100M fund for virtual reality startups
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2016 21:30
HTC is a company that isn’t afraid to leap into new spaces. It built the first Android phone, and it just released the first SteamVR headset. Now the company is investing even deeper into virtual reality. Vive X is a n...
Fallout 4 finally gets full modding support (and horse armor!) on PC
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2016 21:01
One of the biggest releases of 2015 is getting one of the features that many PC players have wanted from the beginning. Publisher Bethesda is updating its open-world survival role-playing game Fallout 4 today with a new ...
Google's new watchbands let you change your Android Wear's look in a snap
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2016 20:54
Google has made it easier to customize the physical appearance of your Android Wear device. The company today introduced its Mode watchbands that may seem like ordinary bands, but the selling point is the ability to quic...
Six Wall Street Analysts on What's Next for the Sarepta Duchenne Drug Story
Forbes - 26 Apr 2016 20:41
Sarepta Therapeutics and its backers endured an emotional FDA advisory committee meeting yesterday for eteplirsen, its Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy drug. The Cambridge, Mass.-based company failed to win the expert recomme...
Hearthstone servers down for some as new Whispers of the Old Gods expansion goes live
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2016 19:47
Hearthstone has some new content, but you may run into trouble accessing it. Blizzard Entertainment’s servers are struggling to keep up with an influx of gamers excited about the Whispers of the Old Gods expansion that...
After announcing 12,000 layoffs, Intel CEO paints a new vision for the world's biggest chip maker
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2016 19:42
Last week, Intel reported that it would lay off 12,000 employees in the biggest restructuring in a decade. And today, Intel chief executive Brian Krzanich wrote a blog post that explains the company’s vision for transf...
Hearthstone's Whispers of the Old Gods expansion is live
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2016 19:34
The sound of all those excited Hearthstone’s fans squealing with glee is much louder than a whisper. The latest expansion for Blizzard’s digital card game is now live. Whispers of the Old Gods adds 134 new cards to H...
Firefox 46 arrives with performance and security improvements, drops support for Android Honeycomb
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2016 19:31
Mozilla today launched Firefox 46 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. The browser has gained some small improvements on the desktop, but really the Android version has received more love this time around. Firefox 46 fo...
Wiivv Wearables' shoe insoles are just the start of custom 3D-printed bionic items
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2016 19:15
The custom 3D-printed insoles from Wiivv Wearables are really something cool. My wife and kid used an iPhone to take images of their bare feet and sent them off with the Wiivv app. Then they received custom-fit insoles t...
Keep your hard-won app users close and wanting more (webinar)
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2016 19:10
VB WEBINAR: You're blasting through a lot of budget on acquiring users — but those users have notoriously short attention spans. Join our free webinar to hear how the experts turn browsers into buyers — and buyers in...
Will Apple's paid search product level the playing field for game publishers?
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2016 19:05
GUEST: Recent reports claim that Apple soon will release a paid search offering for App Store searches. Sponsored search opportunities can provide consumers new ways to discover apps that they otherwise might have missed...
YouTube for Android and iOS redesigned, gets recommendations powered by machine learning
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2016 19:00
YouTube today updated its Android and iOS apps with a homepage redesign and a new recommendation system. You can download the latest versions now from Google Play and Apple’s App Store. Google’s goal with the redesig...
HustleBrag: How Working Nonstop Has Become The Latest Badge of Honor
Forbes - 26 Apr 2016 18:54
Humblebrag: Subtly letting others now about how fantastic your life is while undercutting it with a bit of self-effacing humor or "woe is me" gloss.