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Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra specs: What Samsung changed
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2020 00:10
Let's compare Samsung Galaxy S20 specs: Galaxy S10e with the Galaxy S20, the Galaxy S10 with the Galaxy S20+, and the Galaxy S10+ with the S20 Ultra.
Tim Sweeney: Android is a fake open system, and iOS is worse
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2020 22:15
Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games called on the game industry more open and liberate it from the monopolistic practices of platform owners
Double Loop Games raises $2.5 million to make mobile games for everyone
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2020 17:00
Double Loop Games has raised $2.5 million in seed funding to make mobile games for everyone. The company was started by Emily Greer and Shelby Moledina.
Google's ClearGrasp AI model helps robots better recognize transparent objects
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2020 21:46
ClearGrasp, a new Google-developed AI model, helps autonomous robot arms to grasp objects that are transparent in appearance.
Project xCloud finally comes to iOS, but with some serious limitations
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2020 21:46
Project xCloud is coming to iOS, but it's missing some of the Android version's features due to Apple's App Store policies.
Sensor Tower: Lineage 2 M earns over $150 million in player spending
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2020 21:36
Lineage 2 M has been available in South Korea for less than three months, but the mobile MMO has already earned over $150 million.
GSMA cancels MWC 2020 following exhibitor exodus over coronavirus
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2020 20:37
Continued departures of key exhibitors over coronavirus concerns led to the cancellation of the mobile industry's leading trade show.
Game livestreaming up 17% to nearly 500 million view hours in January
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2020 20:17
Livestreaming viewership numbers grew significantly in January, which is enabling Twitch, YouTube Gaming, Facebook Gaming, and Mixer to all grow.
Not-so-Dead Cells: Why maintaining an archive of your game is good for both you and your players
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2020 20:07
Dead Cells studio Motion Twin shares what it's learned about updating its indie roguelike hit -- including archiving every step of the way.
Ubisoft reveals VR escape room Prince of Persia: The Dagger of Time
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2020 19:00
Ubisoft is taking the idea of the virtual reality escape room and running with it. The latest example is its Prince of Persia: The Dagger of Time.
Slack launches App Home in general availability
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2020 19:00
Slack is rolling out App Home, a new experience for apps made to help get things done at work.
AdColony: 89% of mobile app and game publishers use video ads
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2020 19:00
Mobile marketing firm AdColony said in a report that 89% of mobile game publishers use some form of videos ads to market their games.
Mission-Critical: Five Ways To Keep Your Customer Service Experience From Falling Behind Today's Customer Expectations
Forbes - 12 Feb 2020 18:44
Five areas where your customer service and customer service may need a brushup to keep up with the heightened customer service expectations of customers today.
Open letter to U.S. states: Don't appeal the T-Mobile and Sprint merger
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2020 18:12
The U.S. put T-Mobile and Sprint's merger through two regulatory gauntlets and a trial. Now it's time to let them come together and prove themselves.
Small Business Owners Ask: Am I Paying My Employees The Right Salary?
Forbes - 12 Feb 2020 18:05
Survey after survey of small business owners indicates that attracting and retaining employees is one of their biggest challenges. So what exactly do employees expect when it comes to salary?
Glu Mobile gets ready to launch Disney Sorcerer's Arena mobile game
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2020 18:00
Mobile game publisher Glu Mobile said that Disney Sorcerer's Arena, an upcoming mobile game in collaboration with Disney, is available for pre-registration.
How Regenerative Ag Is Shaping The Future Of Food
Forbes - 12 Feb 2020 17:44
Regenerative Ag is all about soil health and finding ways to reduce or repurpose byproducts and use them for agronomic benefit.
WhatsApp claims 2 billion users
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2020 17:21
Facebook has announced that WhatsApp now has 2 billion users, around 500 million more than the figure it announced back in early 2018.
Building A Great Career And Fulfilling Life Can Be At Odds. Seven Little Things You Can Do To Create Harmony And Avoid Burnout
Forbes - 12 Feb 2020 17:17
Avoid career burnout and work to create work life harmony. Seven little things you can do now.
Liftoff: 2020 may be the year Android app revenue eclipses iOS
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2020 16:30
2020 is the year Android could generate more app revenue than iOS, according to a report by mobile app marketer Liftoff.
CybelAngel raises $36 million to fight data breaches with AI
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2020 16:00
Paris, France-based cyber threat detection and remediation startup CybelAngel has raised $36 million in venture capital, it announced.
GSMA reconsiders MWC 2020 as Nokia joins growing list of cancellations
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2020 15:38
Multiple 5G hardware makers have bowed out of MWC 2020 in Barcelona due to coronavirus health concerns, as organizers reconsider the event's viability.