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Apple's 2017 iPhone event: How to watch
Venture Beat - 12 Sep 2017 18:07
Apple’s 2017 iPhone and Apple Watch keynote kicks off at 10 a.m. Pacific (1 p.m. Eastern / 5 p.m. UTC) on September 12 in Cupertino at Apple Park’s Steve Jobs Theater. Here’s how to watch the event live: Mac: Safar...
What Fashion Week Can Teach Every Business About Branding
Forbes - 12 Sep 2017 19:13
One of the major goals of the glitz and glam of Fashion Week's runway shows is to encourage consumers to buy new clothing every time the seasons change.
Meet Aaron Fu, The New Boss Of Africa's Largest Tech Incubator
Forbes - 12 Sep 2017 19:06
Meet Aaron Fu, the new CEO of Africa's largest tech incubator, Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology
AI will turn PR people into superheroes within one year
Venture Beat - 13 Sep 2017 01:10
GUEST: PR is critical for startups. The profession is always been one part relationship manager, one part storyteller — a sales and marketing gig rolled into one. But with billions being poured into artificial intellig...
Tim Cook on Apple Park: Move to new headquarters delayed from April to 'later this year'
Venture Beat - 13 Sep 2017 00:47
During the inaugural iPhone event at the Steve Jobs Theater, CEO Tim Cook announced that Apple employees will be occupying the new Apple Park campus a bit later than expected. “We’ll start moving into Apple Park late...
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds gets 3D voice positioning
Venture Beat - 13 Sep 2017 00:17
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is getting a new voice technology that could help give players better positional awareness. The Battle Royale shooter is massively successful, but many of its 10 million owners still strug...
iPhone prices from the original to iPhone X
Venture Beat - 13 Sep 2017 00:14
It’s official: The iPhone X is the most expensive iPhone to date. Starting at $999, the iPhone X is basically the price of two original iPhones. Smartphone prices have been on the rise for years, and Apple’s announce...
Success Without A Diploma: How 3 MIT Dropouts Made It Big
Forbes - 12 Sep 2017 23:59
Three MIT dropouts explain why they left university to pursue entrepreneurship, and how they ultimately ended up building the tremendously popular data tracking software, Segment.
Hyper-personalization: Marketing to a segment of one (VB Live)
Venture Beat - 12 Sep 2017 23:25
VB LIVE: Customers just ignore you when your messaging doesn't matter to them. But innovations in marketing tech enable new ways to stand out with messaging that creates real engagement and drives sales. Join Lyft’s He...
Apple unveils AirPower charging mat to charge your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods at once
Venture Beat - 12 Sep 2017 23:18
As Apple moves toward a wireless charging future, the company has announced that it will be developing a mat to charge multiple Apple devices at once — called the AirPower. Apple revealed the news on Tuesday at its ann...
Destiny 2 'is temporarily at capacity' and everyone is mad about it
Venture Beat - 12 Sep 2017 23:10
Destiny 2 is finally out, and that means … you have to keep waiting before you can play it. Bungie is performing server maintenance on the studio’s new sci-fi shooter, and that means a massive crowd of frustrated Gua...
What is wrong with PewDiePie? GamesBeat Decides
Venture Beat - 12 Sep 2017 23:01
Last week, everyone was mad at GamesBeat for posting a video of Dean playing Cuphead poorly. This week, it’s PewDiePie’s turn for … worse things. On this week’s episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast, hosts Jef...
iPhone X ditches Touch ID for Face ID
Venture Beat - 12 Sep 2017 22:48
Apple’s new iPhone X uses a facial recognition technology dubbed Face ID to unlock the smartphone. Now you can look at your phone and it will recognize your face and automatically unlock itself. Apple’s senior vice p...
Apple shows off the first ARKit apps and games
Venture Beat - 12 Sep 2017 22:28
Apple showcased a few apps and games that will be supporting ARKit right out of the gates at its 10th anniversary event today. The augmented reality software developer kit was announced earlier this year at the Worldwide...
The Machines is Directive Games' augmented reality game for iOS
Venture Beat - 12 Sep 2017 22:24
Directive Games showed off its new augmented reality game, The Machines, as an exclusive for iOS today. Directive Games CEO Atli Mar showed off the tank battle game at Apple’s big iPhone 8 introduction event at its hea...
Apple introduces $999 iPhone X with edge-to-edge OLED screen for 'super retina display'
Venture Beat - 12 Sep 2017 22:23
Apple today debuted its 10th anniversary iPhone X, its most expensive ever, with a striking new OLED screen that covers almost the entire front of the gadget. During the company’s annual announcement event, held for th...
iOS 11 arrives on September 19
Venture Beat - 12 Sep 2017 22:18
Apple today announced iOS 11 will become publicly available on September 19. The news was shared Tuesday during a special event at Apple Park’s Steve Jobs Theater, the first-ever at the new headquarters in Cupertino, C...
Apple unveils iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus with wireless charging
Venture Beat - 12 Sep 2017 22:12
At an event at the brand new Apple headquarters in Cupertino today, the company announced the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. The new models support wireless charging through their new glass backs. This is the first time App...
iPhone 8 uses Apple's new six-core A11 processor with neural engine
Venture Beat - 12 Sep 2017 22:01
Apple unveiled its iPhone 8 today, and it’s coming with a new processor. Phil Schiller, Apple senior VP of worldwide marketing, announced the A11 processor will have six cores and will run 30 percent faster than its pr...
Newsletters Are Hot, Yours, Maybe Not: How To Use A Human Approach To Stand Out
Forbes - 12 Sep 2017 22:00Apple pricing for 4K movies might convince you to jump on board
Venture Beat - 12 Sep 2017 21:57
Apple announced lower pricing for 4K movies that might make you rethink your digital library strategy. At an event in Cupertino in the brand new Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple campus, the tech giant announced a new Appl...
Thatgamecompany reveals Sky for Apple TV 4K, iPad, and iPhone
Venture Beat - 12 Sep 2017 21:56
Jenova Chen, chief executive officer of Thatgamecompany, took the stage at Apple’s event today in Cupertino to show off its new game, Sky, for the Apple TV (including the new 4K model), iPad, and iPhone. It will be exc...