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Soomla raises $2.6 million for mobile monetization measurement
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2018 18:00
Soomla has raised $2.6 million in funding for its mobile monetization measurement platform.
Alphabet's Wing to begin European drone delivery trials in Finland
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2018 16:15
Alphabet's Wing plans to begin pilot drone deliveries in spring 2019 in Finland, CEO James Burgess said onstage today at the Slush conference in Helsinki.
Chrome 71 arrives with an expanded ad blocker
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2018 23:35
Google today launched Chrome 71 with an expanded ad blocker, warnings for unclear mobile billing services, support for relative times, and more.
Qualcomm shows live 5G phone with Snapdragon 855, expects 20 carrier rollouts in 2019
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2018 23:00
Fifth-generation cellular technology is about to get real in smartphones, thanks to flagship Snapdragon 855 platform support by numerous OEMs and carriers.
Qualcomm's 3D Sonic Sensor lets phone and watch screens reliably scan fingers
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2018 22:53
Scanning fingerprints using an in-display reader has been unreliable, so Qualcomm developed an ultrasonic solution that makes consistently usable 3D scans.
Disney Magic Kingdoms has over $114 million in revenue, 70 million downloads
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2018 22:36
Gameloft and Disney announced today that their mobile game Disney Magic Kingdoms has made over $114 million revenue since launching in 2016.
IDC: VR headset market grew 8.2% in Q3 2018, led by Sony PSVR and Oculus
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2018 22:23
VR now makes up over 97 percent of the combined VR and AR market, as shipments of PSVR and Oculus Go have grown and AR solutions continue to struggle.
Xiaomi's AI restores details and enhances colors in poorly exposed photos
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2018 22:10
Researchers at Xiaomi have developed an AI system capable of enhancing the exposure of photographs from virtually any camera sensor.
iOS 12 passes 70% adoption in 77 days while Android Pie remains a mystery
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2018 21:16
Apple's latest mobile OS continues to be adopted across iPhones and iPads, even as Google's latest Android release appears not to be gaining users.
Facebook schedules F8 2019 for April 30-May 1 in San Jose
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2018 20:00
Last year, Facebook was dealing with the fallout from Cambridge Analytica during its two-day annual developer conference. What will next year bring?
Battlefield V's Tides of War update delayed due to bug
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2018 19:50
Electronic Arts delayed DICE's Tides of War update due to an issue. The update has a new single-player War Story dubbed The Last Tiger.
Facebook temporarily removes, then restores note criticizing company for its 'black people problem'
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2018 19:47
A post written by former Facebook manager Mark Luckie was erroneously flagged for violating Facebook's community standards.
Dragon Age 4 is at least 3 years away
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2018 19:40
BioWare is focused on Anthem to the exclusion of any other games including Dragon Age 4, so the game is still a long ways off.
Hire by Google's candidate discovery tool exits beta
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2018 19:00
Hire by Google's candidate search tool is now available for all paying customers, following a lengthy beta period that kicked off earlier this year.
Anki's Cozmo gets a holiday update with new storyboarding features
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2018 19:00
Anki's Cozmo is getting into the holiday spirit with the 3.1 Holiday Release, which brings new storyboarding features and more.
Vehicle telematics data could unlock $1.5 trillion in future revenue for automakers
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2018 18:53
Vehicle telematics, the method of monitoring a moving asset like a car, truck, heavy equipment, or ship, is about to transform the transportation industry.
Bose Frames will bring 'audio augmented reality' to $199 sunglasses
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2018 18:44
Starting out as sunglasses with stereo audio capabilities, Bose's new Frames will become capable of working with audio AR apps later in 2019.
ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove gets funky on March 1
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2018 18:40
A new trailer for ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove, which you can watch above, reveals that retro classic sequel is coming out on March 1.
Microsoft unveils autoscaling for Azure Kubernetes Service and GPU support in Container Instances
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2018 18:30
Microsoft announced autoscaling for Azure Kubernetes Service and GPU support in Container Instances at Microsoft Connect 2018, alongside other products.
Microsoft makes Azure Machine Learning generally available, updates Azure IoT Edge services
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2018 18:30
At Microsoft Connect 2018, Microsoft unveiled a slew of AI-focused updates to its Azure and IoT Edge services, including a new Azure Cosmos DB tier.
Microsoft debuts Cloud Native Application Bundles and open-sources ONNX Runtime
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2018 18:30
At Microsoft Connect, Microsoft announced the CNAB conainer specification and released ONNX, an inferencing engine for AI models.
Microsoft open-sources WPF, Windows Forms, and WinUI; opens up the .NET Foundation
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2018 18:30
Microsoft open-sourced Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Forms, and Windows UI XAML Library (WinUI). Plus, the .NET Foundation is opening up.