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11 Android and iOS games for your new phone or tablet
Venture Beat - 25 Dec 2016 13:00
If you just turned on your brand new Google Pixel, iPhone 7, or iPad Mini for the first time, you’re probably looking for some games to see what your new hardware can do. GamesBeat knows what that’s like, and we are ...
Maria 0-1: Helsinki is turning an abandoned hospital into a massive startup campus
Venture Beat - 25 Dec 2016 19:05
Finland’s tech scene is getting yet another boost, thanks to plans by the city of Helsinki to convert a 130-year-old hospital into a gigantic startupup campus, dubbed Maria 0-1. The goal is to eventually create a spraw...
Tax Court Sustains IRS Strict Interpretation Of Charitable Acknowledgement Rules
Forbes - 25 Dec 2016 01:33
The problem with valuing conservation and facade easements is that they involve subtracting the value of something real and existing now from the value of something hypothetical, which can turn into something of a fantas...
5 lessons from the $15 billion virtual goods economy
Venture Beat - 25 Dec 2016 18:02
GUEST: While tempting to dismiss virtual goods as a niche category, constrained to online games and messaging apps, its real market impact is far larger than many might think. Since the earliest social networks, virtual ...
How to Use Analytics to Get More E-commerce Sales
Forbes - 25 Dec 2016 05:17
If you run an e-commerce store using any of today's popular platforms, you've got access to a tremendous amount of data. Your customer insights, marketing, and merchandising data offer untold opportunities for boosting r...
The 9 most popular stories on VentureBeat in 2016
Venture Beat - 25 Dec 2016 01:18Steph Curry's Boss Remodels His Weekend Getaway In The Golden State
Forbes - 25 Dec 2016 07:44
December 25. Lebron James vs. Steph Curry. Merry Christmas. The Cleveland Cavaliers versus the Golden State Warriors is the NBA's premiere contest--a rematch of the 2016 NBA Finals and likely a preview of the 2017 NBA Fi...
Pocket Strafe has a different solution to moving around in VR
Venture Beat - 25 Dec 2016 21:00
Locomotion in virtual reality experiences and games is something that hasn't been figured out entirely just yet. With headset tracking and sensors, players can move around defined spaces that reflect the rooms they inhab...
Singaporean blogger detained by U.S. immigration officials
Venture Beat - 25 Dec 2016 09:33
A Singaporean blogger who has stirred controversy in his home country is being detained by U.S. immigration officials, the Department of Homeland Security said on Friday.
How HR can benefit from AI and chatbots
Venture Beat - 25 Dec 2016 02:10
GUEST: Terrible user interface and complex designs have plagued enterprise tools for decades. These tools are not only boring and bulky, but most of them require hours of training, onboarding, and whatnot before you can ...