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Art Club Challenge solves puzzles with painting on March 1
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2018 23:05
Art Club Challenge is a mobile game that takes the Bob Ross approach to painting: Everyone can do it, so don’t be afraid to try. It’s Cleveland-based Polytundra‘s debut title, and it will be out on iOS on March 1. ...
Why You Shouldn't Put Your Brand On Vero
Forbes - 26 Feb 2018 17:32
Vero is the new app-du-jour but should you use it? No, no you should not and here's why.
Skip MLM--Just Start Your Own Business
Nibletz - 26 Feb 2018 19:49
By now, you've probably heard of multi-level marketing (MLM). The prospect sounds good at first. You might even know a few friends or coworkers who swear by it. They'll tell you it's fun, invigorating and they make money...
Huawei calls U.S. security concerns groundless, touts 45 5G contracts
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2018 23:34
Following two months of public lobbying by U.S. legislators and security agencies, Chinese networking giant Huawei today confronted espionage accusations, dismissing them as “not fair” and “only based on groundless...
5 of the best Alexa-enabled devices for smart home automation
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2018 22:10
GUEST: Amazon Echo’s voice assistant Alexa is ever-present in the AI world. The Echo is the best-selling device on the market, and it boasts a variety of capabilities beyond what we could have imagined from consumer te...
You can now bump up your bids for mobile app ads in real time
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2018 22:00
EXCLUSIVE: The competition among mobile advertisers is heating up, and adtech companies are creating new kinds of ads to take advantage of it. One of the ideas being borrowed from desktop advertising is in-app header bid...
How Email Marketing Supports Your Content Marketing And SEO Campaigns
Forbes - 26 Feb 2018 22:00
How does email marketing, a seemingly all-powerful strategy, fuel your SEO and content marketing campaigns?
Celebrating 10 years at VentureBeat
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2018 21:15
I started at VentureBeat exactly 10 years ago today, and l looked back at the post that my boss, Matt Marshall, wrote when I started. He referred to me as “Dean the Machine.” Since that time, I’ve written about 15,...
Apple is reportedly planning a 'giant' iPhone with 2688--1242 screen, two SIMs, and gold option
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2018 21:11
Apple’s widely reported plan to create separate larger, faster, and cheaper versions of the iPhone X became clearer today thanks to a report from Bloomberg. Although the report focuses mostly on what it calls a “gian...
Two Alternative Wedding Ideas You'll Actually Love
Forbes - 26 Feb 2018 20:21
Are you tired of cookie-cutter weddings where the bride and groom get dressed up in expensive, boring clothes, participate in tedious ceremonies, and follow it up with homogeneous, unmemorable receptions? Good news!
These Startups See Opportunities In Aging Well
Forbes - 26 Feb 2018 20:06
These finalists in the Aging Startup Challenge in Minneapolis see opportunities to help families dealing with aging. Here's a look at each.
FCC Chair Ajit Pai defends net neutrality repeal to skeptical European audience
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2018 20:04
In one of his most high-profile appearances since the killing of net neutrality rules last year, the chief U.S. telecom policy regulator insisted the move was widely misunderstood and would promote more internet freedom....
Smart Casual - How A Games Startup Made The 100 Top Grossing List With Just 12 Developers
Forbes - 26 Feb 2018 19:47
Small Giant is a games industry startup with big ambitions. Launched in 2017 its first game - Empires and Puzzles - was built by just 12 people but nonetheless made the list of 100 top grossing titles. Co-founder Timo So...
Meet This Teacher-Turned-Founder Using Tech To Make History For Minority Students
Forbes - 26 Feb 2018 19:05
Her experience in the museum combined with the lack of resources she saw in the classroom, led her to found her own venture, Curated x Kai. The business uses virtual and augmented reality to bring people of color access ...
Final Fantasy: Awakening is now available for iOS in the U.S.
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2018 18:38
The Oasis Games studio announced today that the mobile action game Final Fantasy: Awakening is now available for iOS in the U.S. two weeks after its release on Android. That Android release of Final Fantasy: Awakening al...
CUE 2018 Preview: Planning School Dances Has Never Been Easier
Nibletz - 26 Feb 2018 18:25
Spring CUE 2018 Preview: MySchoolDance Is The Faculty Advisor’s BFF Prom season is just around the corner. In a few short weeks we will all start hearing limousine, tuxedo and flower commercials in full force. Students...
Apple CEO to co-chair China Development Forum after handover of Chinese iCloud accounts
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2018 18:08
Apple CEO Tim Cook will co-chair the 18th annual China Development Forum, a Chinese government event held in Beijing from March 18-20, according to a Wall Street Journal report this morning. The announcement of Cook’s ...
YouTube Live gets automatic English captions, live chat replays, and more
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2018 18:00
YouTube today announced a trio of new features for its YouTube Live streaming service. Arguably the most interesting of the new features is automatic captions. YouTube has offered captioning functionality since 2006. In ...
Google Assistant actions expand to Android apps and 7 more languages
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2018 18:00
Google Assistant announced at the start of Mobile World Congress today that it is bringing its Android and voice app ecosystems together. For the first time, developers will be able to link a specific intent in a Google ...
Spring CUE 2018 Preview: Hapara Brings Digital Learning Through Google Apps, Together
Nibletz - 26 Feb 2018 17:40
CUE 2018 Preview: Hapara’s Teacher Dashboard Is Giving Teachers and Students Valuable Learning Time, Back. Technology in the classroom, espcially the likes of Google Classroom/Google Apps For Education, is designed to ...
Cyber Risk -- Next Steps For Evolving Security?
Forbes - 26 Feb 2018 17:39
The CEO, C-Suite and Board all have a much higher potential for being held liable, both personally and corporately, if they don't take the required due diligence and reasonable steps to make sure that the firm is protect...