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Qualcomm teams up with ZTE and China Mobile on 5G networks
Venture Beat - 17 Nov 2017 04:00
Qualcomm Technologies, ZTE, and China Mobile have created a data testing system for 5G networking, which promises to provide wireless data at multiple gigabits per second. It’s one more step in a years-long process to ...
Trocafone raises $15 million to provide emerging markets with affordable refurbished phones
Venture Beat - 17 Nov 2017 03:53
It’s easy for many of us in the United States to get a new smartphone each year — just look at how many people didn’t bat an eye at the $1,000-plus price tag for the Samsung Galaxy Note8 or the iPhone X. But when i...
Star Wars: Battlefront II almost had way more Overwatch-style hero skins
Venture Beat - 17 Nov 2017 23:10
EXCLUSIVE: During the development of Star Wars: Battlefront II (read our review), developer DICE began work on a mode that played like Overwatch and featured a similar business model to Blizzard’s team-based hero shoot...
Here's How Brands Can Finally Reach Customers
Forbes - 17 Nov 2017 22:54
What if companies had an effective way for crafting a compelling message for customers?
Parody Of A "Drug Commercial" Goes Viral And Propels Briteside Cannabis Company
Forbes - 17 Nov 2017 22:52
Britseside makes a splash "advertising" mood enhancing cannabis - but also does serious Ecommerce
The Quest Giver puts you in an unorthodox RPG role
Venture Beat - 17 Nov 2017 22:31
In most role-playing games, side quests appear out of nowhere on town boards that act like fantasy versions of Craigslist. The Quest Giver puts you behind the scenes as you head up your own guild and hire adventurers. Th...
This Week In Credit Card News: The Future Of The CFPB; Is Cryptocurrency Becoming More Accepted?
Forbes - 17 Nov 2017 22:09
What took place this week in the credit card and payment industries
Yelp Cracks Down On Review Solicitation: What It Means For Your Business
Forbes - 17 Nov 2017 22:02
Yelp has always had a strict policy about solicited reviews, but lately, it's been cracking down on strategies that even indirectly encourage user reviews.
10 Years In The Making, An Impact Investing Platform Launches In Toronto
Forbes - 17 Nov 2017 21:50
A new, Toronto-based platform connecting accredited and non-accredited impact investors with social ventures and funds just launched. It's also been a very long time in the making.
Kauffman Foundation launches microlending program for underserved founders
Venture Beat - 17 Nov 2017 21:20
Amid a swarm of 160 events as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation announced a new microlending program to spur investment in underserved entrepreneurs. In partnership with four micr...
Meet The Drapers: New Shark Tank Style Show Features The Drapers of Silicon Valley
Forbes - 17 Nov 2017 21:04
Meet the Drapers this weekend. Silicon Valley VC family -- Bill, Tim, and Jessica Draper -- will appear in a new show referred to as the "kinder, gentler version of Shark Tank," as Tim likes to describe it. There's one c...
Avrahamis' Motion For Reconsideration Rolls Snake-Eyes In U.S. Tax Court
Forbes - 17 Nov 2017 20:45
The U.S. Tax Court has denied the request of the Avrahamis to reconsider portions of its original order finding that the Avrahamis' captive insurance company was not an insurance company for tax purposes.
Three Ways Social Media Works For Public Relations
Forbes - 17 Nov 2017 20:12
Social Media works great for public relations in three ways - accelerating traditional media, responding to crisis and promoting fake news.
Apple delays HomePod until 2018, surrendering the smart speaker holiday market to Amazon and Google
Venture Beat - 17 Nov 2017 19:46
Apple today announced that the HomePod smart speaker will no longer be made available this year, but rather in early 2018. Missing the holidays could be a major setback for the smart speaker, which will compete with Amaz...
Octorock gives some of Zelda's best songs a metal twist
Venture Beat - 17 Nov 2017 19:45
The Legend of Zelda has some of the best music in gaming. It’s melodic, epic, and memorable. It also works pretty well when translated to heavy metal. Octorock: The Zelda Metal EP rearranges four classic Zelda songs wi...
MoviePass Goes For Broke With $7.50/Month Annual Plan
Forbes - 17 Nov 2017 19:35
And broke is exactly what it could be soon unless it finds a profit model for its business.
Okta Named a Leader in Identity-as-a-Service
Venture Beat - 17 Nov 2017 19:26
PRESS RELEASE: Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ:OKTA), the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise, today announced that the company has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Identity-As-A-Service, Q4 2017,...
Candy Crush Saga: 2.73 billion downloads in five years and still counting
Venture Beat - 17 Nov 2017 19:15
Candy Crush Saga is the most popular mobile game in the U.S. after a dramatic comeback in the third quarter. As the mobile game crossed its fifth anniversary this week, its tally has crossed 2.73 billion sugary downloads...
Physics Professor Turned Entrepreneur Is Revolutionizing Hospital Infection Control
Forbes - 17 Nov 2017 19:02
Not all concepts incubated at a college come from the students or end up with the students becoming entrepreneurs. In some cases, the faculty find themselves getting the complete entrepreneurial experience--from launch t...
Turnitin's Revision Assistant Is Helping Students Improve Their Writing, Beyond English Class
Nibletz - 17 Nov 2017 18:45
FETC 2018 Preview: See How The Latest Updates To Turnitin’s Revision Assistant Are Helping Students Beyond English Class. Turnitin is a platform that is well known for helping school’s K-16, prevent plagiarism and im...
Vaulting in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds feels unnatural
Venture Beat - 17 Nov 2017 18:31
The PUBG Corporation is testing its 1.0 update for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds this week, and it’s weird. I’ve spent so many hours with this incredible, janky battle royale shooter that I’ve grown accustomed to...