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Sensor Tower: Mario Kart Tour's first day laps Dr. Mario World's
Venture Beat - 25 Sep 2019 22:49
Mario Kart Tour is having a strong first day, according to mobile market analyst Sensor Tower. Nintendo's game is the No. 1 free iPhone app in 58 markets.
The One Way You Might Be Sabotaging Yourself In A Job Interview
Forbes - 25 Sep 2019 21:54
A job interview begins the minute you step foot into the building and doesn't end until you've left. Imagine that every single person you come across could play a part in helping you land the job.
Alexa can soon control your Wi-Fi and brief you on your kid's homework
Venture Beat - 25 Sep 2019 23:28
Nearly a dozen new features for Alexa were introduced today at an Amazon hardware event. Here are some of the standouts.
Oculus reveals release dates for Stormland and Asgard's Wrath during games showcase
Venture Beat - 25 Sep 2019 21:03
Facebook's Oculus Connect 6 event today was light on giant news, but it did spend some time showcasing upcomg games coming to its VR devices.
Facebook teases Oculus Half Dome 2 and 3 prototypes
Venture Beat - 25 Sep 2019 20:50
Facebook's Michael Abrash has revealed two new prototype versions of its Half Dome headset, widely expected to be the basis for Oculus Rift 2.
Vader Immortal: Episode II is available now
Venture Beat - 25 Sep 2019 20:40
Vader Immortal: Episode II is out now, and you can play it using Oculus Quest or Oculus Rift. It continues the story of the first Episode.
How Respawn is creating Medal of Honor in VR for the Oculus Rift
Venture Beat - 25 Sep 2019 20:31
Three years ago, Respawn Entertainment began making a new Medal of Honor combat shooter video game set in World War II. Now it is heading to the Rift in VR.
Amazon's Echo Frames are eyeglasses with Alexa
Venture Beat - 25 Sep 2019 20:30
Amazon's Echo Frames is a pair of eyeglasses that can speak with AI assistant Alexa, and made its debut today alongside the Echo Loop smart ring.
Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond hands-on -- Advancing VR combat on the Oculus Rift
Venture Beat - 25 Sep 2019 20:30
Oculus and Respawn Entertainment have finally revealed their secret project as Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, a big-budget VR game coming in 2020.
Amazon unveils Echo Buds, Alexa-enabled earbuds with noise reduction
Venture Beat - 25 Sep 2019 20:18
During a Seattle press event, Amazon unveiled Echo Buds, its first wireless earbuds product. They boast Bose-powered noise reduction.
Amazon debuts doorbell concierge so Alexa can screen your visitors
Venture Beat - 25 Sep 2019 20:15
Amazon's Alexa will soon be able to greet and speak with people who come to the homes of Ring video doorbell users, VP of devices David Limp said today.
Johnson & Johnson wants to bring VR to doctors-in-training worldwide
Venture Beat - 25 Sep 2019 20:13
The Johnson & Johnson Institute said that training surgeons using Oculus virtual reality headsets is paying off in big ways
The Alexa Skills Store now has more than 100,000 voice apps
Venture Beat - 25 Sep 2019 20:06
During an event at its headquarters in Seattle, Amazon revealed that there are now more than 100,000 voice apps in the Alexa Skills Store.
Amazon announces Echo Glow and Echo Flex
Venture Beat - 25 Sep 2019 19:49
Amazon announced a range of new Alexa Gadgets during an event in Seattle this morning, alongside other new Alexa-powered devices.
Facebook Horizon is Oculus VR's Roblox-like social space
Venture Beat - 25 Sep 2019 19:49
Facebook introduced Horizon, its latest social platform, at its Oculus Connect 6 developer conference today.
Oculus confirms multiple prototype AR glasses, development of live maps
Venture Beat - 25 Sep 2019 19:36
Oculus technologies will appear in future AR glasses, Facebook says, but until then, it's working on the live maps that will support shared AR experiences.
Amazon unveils Echo Studio with subwoofer and 3D Dolby sound
Venture Beat - 25 Sep 2019 19:32
Amazon today introduced the Echo Studio, a smart speaker with a subwoofer and Dolby Atmos sound that adjusts based on the room it's in.
Alexa gains multilingual mode, celebrity voices, and frustration detection
Venture Beat - 25 Sep 2019 19:21
Amazon's Alexa is gaining new celebrity voices and a multilingual mode.
Amazon will allow Alexa users to automatically delete voice recordings
Venture Beat - 25 Sep 2019 19:18
Amazon's AI assistant is getting new ways to remove recordings collected each time a user says the "Alexa" wake word, plus privacy-centric voice commands.
Oculus Quest will get hand-tracking, Oculus Link to play Rift PC games
Venture Beat - 25 Sep 2019 19:12
Oculus is bringing hand and finger tracking capabilities to its VR headsets, providing a more natural input alternative to using controllers.
Zuckerberg: $100 million spent so far in Oculus Store
Venture Beat - 25 Sep 2019 19:12
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that consumers have spent more than $100 million to date on apps in the Oculus Store.
Cute Little F**kers launches first Kickstarter for sex-positive love toy
Venture Beat - 25 Sep 2019 19:00
Cute Little F**kers is promoting its sex toy as inclusive, educational, and sex-positive. And that's why Kickstarter is allowing the company's crowdfunding.