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Huawei Fit, a quirky, simple fitness tracker, launches in the U.S. for $130
Venture Beat - 3 Nov 2016 15:31
Huawei’s first serious fitness watch, the aptly named Huawei Fit, arrives in the U.S. today for $130 with step, sleep, and exercise tracking, heart rate monitoring, phone notifications, and plenty of quirks. Huawei cal...
Facebook's stock price falls in after-hours trading over fears of slowing growth
Venture Beat - 3 Nov 2016 06:30
(Reuters) – Facebook shares tumbled 7 percent in after-hours trading on Wednesday as the world’s largest online social media network warned that revenue growth would slow this quarter, offsetting strong earnings that...
Why a dumb bot might be more helpful than a smart bot (for now)
Venture Beat - 3 Nov 2016 22:56How To Execute A Business 'Divorce' Without Hard Feelings
Forbes - 3 Nov 2016 15:00
Much like a marriage ending in divorce, business dissolutions are not uncommon. Here's how to respectfully part ways.
Tech Veteran Mads Lillelund to Lead Benu Networks
Venture Beat - 3 Nov 2016 09:05
PRESS RELEASE: Benu Networks, announces tech veteran Mads Lillelund as Chief Executive Officer. Lillelund has more than 20 years of experience leading and working for visionary technology organizations. He was previously...
India's Hardware Startups Have A Tough Road Ahead Of Them
Forbes - 3 Nov 2016 05:24
The Asian nation of more than a billion people is better known for software services and products, but what will it take to break into the hardware game?
Broadcom to buy network gear maker Brocade for $5.5 billion
Venture Beat - 3 Nov 2016 04:50
(Reuters) – Chipmaker Broadcom said it would buy Brocade Communications Systems for $5.5 billion, pushing deeper into the fast-growing market for network equipment used in data centers. The deal, the latest in a consol...
How Your Health Impacts Your Company's Wealth
Forbes - 3 Nov 2016 21:33
Rewind the clock back to early 2015, and I was an undernourished leader. Although I had started doing yoga several years prior and tried to get seven hours of sleep per night (both things that were good for me), I was st...
Repatriation Would Hurt, Not Help, Tax Reform
Forbes - 3 Nov 2016 18:15
Although there isn't much of a consensus on anything in Washington, there is a lot of chatter over increasing infrastructure spending. Hillary Clinton wants to reinvest in the nation's transportation network. Donald Trum...
Has The Subscription Box Boom Turned Into A Bubble?
Forbes - 3 Nov 2016 23:57
Subscribing to month "box" services is a retailing craze that may have run its course.
The 3 Best Ways To Combat Business Failure And Ultimately Succeed
Forbes - 3 Nov 2016 23:43
Everyone knows that the path to success is littered with failure landmines and we won't avoid them all. In fact, winning is that much sweeter when you can look back at the seemingly insurmountable odds you faced on the j...
World of Warcraft: Legion sold 3.3 million copies on day one, matching past expansions
Venture Beat - 3 Nov 2016 23:01
Maybe a demon invasion threatening to end all life is exactly what World of Warcraft needed. Activision Blizzard revealed in its earnings report for the third quarter of the financial year 2016 that the latest expansion ...
Glu Mobile appoints former EA studio exec Nick Earl as its new CEO
Venture Beat - 3 Nov 2016 22:57
Glu Mobile said Thursday that it has appointed studio executive Nick Earl as the company’s new CEO. Niccolo de Masi, the free-to-play mobile game company’s longtime boss, will transition to a new role as executive ch...
Twilio stock falls after reporting $71.5 million in revenue for Q3 2016
Venture Beat - 3 Nov 2016 22:38
Twilio ($TWLO) has released its earnings for the third quarter, reporting that it generated $71.53 million in revenue with a non-GAAP net loss of 4 cents per share. Revenue was up 62 percent year over year. Wall Street a...
The Hogwasher's Guide To Pitching Yourself To Digital Media
Forbes - 3 Nov 2016 22:29
Shutterstock Alright, alright. I may have gotten a bit too liberal with the title. I apologize for that. As you can imagine, as a journalistfortunate enough to be writing for some of the leading tech authorities on the i...
Ubisoft grows thanks to The Division and digital sales, but Watch Dogs 2 preorders hurt guidance
Venture Beat - 3 Nov 2016 22:14
Ubisoft beat its guidance for the first half of the company’s fiscal 2017, but it is taking a conservative outlook for the rest of the year because it isn’t sure how the market will react to Watch Dogs 2. Through the...
Google will soon let developers set introductory subscription prices for apps
Venture Beat - 3 Nov 2016 21:10
Google today announced a few new features for developers building apps for the Google Play Store. For one thing, Google will be providing a new option for subscription pricing for apps that are available through its Andr...
Which Matters More In SEO: Authority Or Relevance?
Forbes - 3 Nov 2016 21:03
SEO can generally be boiled down to two main factors: relevance and authority. But which matters more?
Zynga keeps chipping away at its turnaround under Frank Gibeau
Venture Beat - 3 Nov 2016 21:00
Zynga has had a long march over the past five years as it has tried to recapture a position in mobile games that mirrors what it once had in Facebook social games. As Facebook desktop games have declined, the company has...
Battlefield 1 conquered launch, and DICE details plans for its next updates
Venture Beat - 3 Nov 2016 20:35
Battlefield may shed its reputation as a fun series with broken multiplayer features thanks to the latest release in the franchise, and developer DICE is planning ongoing support to establish further goodwill among fans....
Programmatic customer engagement: How machine intelligence is driving 1:1 relationships (VB Live)
Venture Beat - 3 Nov 2016 20:30
VB LIVE: How do you deliver hyper-relevant, cross-channel customer experiences that boost loyalty, increase average order value, reduce churn, and turn browsers into buyers fast? Programmatic CRM can make it all happen. ...
Amazon's Lumberyard game engine makes your Twitch streaming easier
Venture Beat - 3 Nov 2016 20:00
Streaming is becoming so popular that it’s changing how people make games. A new beta version of Amazon’s game engine Lumberyard is now out. The 1.6 build has over 337 new features, fixes, and improvements, but Twitc...