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Sony Pictures launches Smurf's Bubble Story mobile game
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2017 16:00
Sony believes in transmedia. The latest example is the launch today of Smurfs Bubble Story, a mobile game that is launching today to coincide with the debut of the animated film Smurfs: The Lost Village. Culver City, Cal...
Okta Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2017 23:53
PRESS RELEASE: Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ:OKTA) today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 11,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a price to the public of $17.00 per share. The shares are expected to...
How to build a brand new Alexa skill
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2017 23:10
GUEST: Who knew it would be an online retailer that would introduce one of the most exciting coding opportunities to come along in a while? With Amazon’s Alexa — the voice recognition software that powers Amazon.com�...
How IoT is powering transportation beyond the connected car
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2017 21:35
GUEST: The transportation industry is experiencing a digital revolution. Internet of Things (IoT) technologies are showing up in everything from our cars to our homes to our cities. IoT is affecting the entire transporta...
Analysts react to Microsoft's impressive Scorpio console specs
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2017 21:15
Microsoft unveiled its specifications for its Project Scorpio game console today, revealing details that show the console will hit its original target of 6 teraflops of performance. Microsoft hasn’t revealed many of th...
Could Your Child's Best Friend Be A Robot?
Forbes - 6 Apr 2017 20:56
Ever wish you could interact with a real-life WALL-E? Innovative robotics companies like Jibo, Anki, and Leka create physical, social robots for families that inspire us just like the robots we know and love from the mov...
Lyft reportedly raises $500 million
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2017 20:34
Lyft has reportedly raised a new round of funding to support its on-demand ride hailing service. It’s believed that investors have put $500 million more into the company’s coffers, probably invigorated by its recent ...
Xbox One Scorpio specs are nice, but Microsoft needs a slam dunk at E3
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2017 20:15
OPINION: I’m taking Microsoft’s confidence about its upcoming Xbox One Scorpio system as a good sign for the rest of the publisher and console maker’s 2017, and specifically about its plans for the upcoming Electro...
How You Can Nurture A Culture Of Wellness
Forbes - 6 Apr 2017 19:53
Many employers implement wellness programs but fail to create a true culture of wellness. Learn why it's so important and how you can nurture a healthy environment at the workplace.
Hearthstone's Journey to Un'Goro expansion is now live
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2017 19:04
This expansion isn’t just closer than it appears, it’s actually here. Hearthstone’s newest expansion, Journey to Un’Goro, is now live for PC and mobile. It adds 135 new cards to the digital, free-to-play behemoth...
Google updates Material Design Guidelines, releases color tool for creating palettes and testing accessibility
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2017 19:01
Google today updated its Material Design Guidelines, the living documentation of visual, interactive, and motion design guidance across its platforms and devices. At the same time, the company also launched a new color t...
Facebook Messenger gets M assistant-powered suggested responses
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2017 19:00
For more than 1 billion people, Thursday will be the first time they will experience Facebook’s M assistant on their terms. The social media company is launching suggested responses within its Messenger app, meaning th...
Transformers: Forged to Fight launches for iOS and Android
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2017 18:45
When I was a kid, we actually played with Transformers. You know, the toys. Kids today are probably more likely to open a Transformers app (include mandatory “get off my lawn” line here). Kabam today released Transfo...
Nvidia is working on Mac drivers for its Pascal GPUs
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2017 18:35
Apple has finally (huge emphasis on that) upgraded the specs of its Mac Pro, and now the device will even begin to support some of the most powerful graphics cards in the world. Nvidia announced today that it is working ...
Lavapotion escape the B.S. of free-to-play with Coffee Stain investment
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2017 18:30
Coffee Stain, the maker of the wildly popular Goat Simulator, has invested in new Swedish game studio called Lavapotion. Coffee Stain is a seed investor and co-owner of Lavapotion, a strategy game maker that is based in ...
France's VR renaissance on a tear
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2017 18:15
SPONSORED: Presented by La French Tech Everyone knows that France is a country that offers some of the most awe inspiring and unforgettably rich human experiences. Today, the country that delights us with a range of phys...
Lifeliqe takes Microsoft's HoloLens augmented reality glasses into the classroom
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2017 18:00
Visual learning platform Lifeliqe (pronounced “life-like”), has begun piloting mixed-reality educational applications for kids using Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented reality smartglasses. Lifeliqe is targeting its in...
Sapho to launch Microsoft Teams bot for enterprise tasks
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2017 17:50
EXCLUSIVE: Sapho will soon launch a Microsoft Teams bot, the company has informed VentureBeat. Due out next week, Sapho bot for Microsoft Teams will combine multiple software systems into a single bot then provides actio...
Nvidia's new Titan Xp brings blistering power for $1,200
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2017 17:40
If you want the best possible performance for your gaming PC, Nvidia is offering you a new way to spend more than a grand to get it. The chip maker has revealed the GeForce Titan Xp today for $1,200. It is available to p...
Gazillion will take Marvel Heroes Omega to the Xbox One and PS4
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2017 17:15
Gazillion announced today that it will launch Marvel Heroes Omega on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One game consoles this spring. Inspired in part by popular action role-playing games, modern Marvel video games, and massive...
Lesson For The Freedom Caucus: Get The Facts Before Bashing SBA Loans
Forbes - 6 Apr 2017 17:15
A conservative Republican learns a lesson trial lawyers no by heart: never ask a question if you don't already know the answer.
Pepsi Just Showed Us Why Authenticity Isn't Just A Buzzword
Forbes - 6 Apr 2017 17:10
Pepsi's recent ad shows us just how important it is for companies to be authentic and relevant in building their visibility.