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At a Glance: Acer Nitro 5 (2019) ReviewAcer equipped its Nitro 5 gaming notebooks with a relatively modest feature set compared with other gaming laptops, but that doesn't stop them from being solid values overall. The post At a Glance: Acer Nitro 5 (2019) Review appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Pre-Order Samsung’s Galaxy A50 Smartphone Now and Get A Free Galaxy FitThe Galaxy A50 is a new mid-range smartphone designed by Samsung that offers excellent performance and features for just $349.99. The phone is set to launch in just one week, but you can pre-order it now from Amazon and get a free Samsung Galaxy Fit along with it as a bonus. The post Pre-Order Samsung’s…
ET Deals: Apple iPhone 11 Pro BOGO $700 Off, New Apple iPad 128GB Pre-Order $399, Apple Watch Series 5 GPS Pre-Order $399Apple's new iPhone 11 is set to ship on September 20, but if you are anxious to get your hands on the new iPhone then you can pre-order one now and save yourself a bundle at the same time! The post ET Deals: Apple iPhone 11 Pro BOGO $700 Off, New Apple iPad 128GB Pre-Order…
Best Apple iPhone 11 Smartphone Offers Available NowThe iPhone 11's multi-colored hues. Starting today, you can officially pre-order Apple's upcoming iPhone 11 smartphones. Currently, there are several pre-order deals available that make these premium-priced smartphones more affordable. Among these, the offers available from AT&T and Verizon stand out as particularly strong deals. The post Best Apple iPhone 11 Smartphone Offers Available Now…
Microsoft Files Another Patent for a Dual-Screen DeviceConception of what Microsoft's never-launched "Andromeda" device might have looked like, by Thurrott.com Microsoft has been awarded a new patent on a dual-screen device with a highly complex hinge design. The push for dual-screen Windows devices seems to have begun in earnest. The post Microsoft Files Another Patent for a Dual-Screen Device appeared first on…
A Second Interstellar Visitor Is Approaching Our Solar SystemThis artist’s impression shows the first interstellar asteroid, `Oumuamua. Observations from ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile and other observatories around the world show that this unique object was travelling through space for millions of years before its chance encounter with our star system. It seems to be a dark red highly-elongated metallic or rocky…
Researchers: ‘Simjacker’ Attack Silently Tracks Your Phone’s LocationResearchers from AdaptiveMobile Security say they've uncovered an attack method dubbed Simjacker that can track users by sending a text message. The post Researchers: ‘Simjacker’ Attack Silently Tracks Your Phone’s Location appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Latest Microsoft Patch Breaks Windows 10 Desktop Search, Start Menu, AudioThe most recent patch for Windows 10 issues is causing additional Windows 10 issues. The post Latest Microsoft Patch Breaks Windows 10 Desktop Search, Start Menu, Audio appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Top 10 Cars, SUVs of the 2019 Frankfurt Auto ShowAudi AI:TRAIL quattro The most important of auto shows, the biennial Frankfurt show was heavy on EVs and plug-in hybrid concepts. As in the US, the trick is shifting away from gas and diesel. Here are the best cars and SUVs we saw. The post Top 10 Cars, SUVs of the 2019 Frankfurt Auto Show…
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Salesforce doubles down on verticals, launches Manufacturing and Consumer Goods CloudsAs legacy industries make the migration to cloud-based, digital solutions to run and grow their businesses, Salesforce is hoping that it will get a cut of the action when it comes to their IT investments. The CRM giant has been doubling down on building specialised solutions for individual industry verticals, and today, it is unveiling new…
Plaid announces strategic investment from Mastercard and VisaWhen Plaid announced its $250 million Series C investment, last year, it left out a couple of key investors. Today it revealed that Mastercard and Visa had also quietly participated in the round. For a company like Plaid, which builds APIs to enable customers to access their bank accounts inside applications in a seamless way,…
Get popcorn for iOS 13’s privacy pop-ups of creepy Facebook data grabsPrivacy-minded changes to smartphone operating systems which foreground the background activity of third party apps are helping to spotlight more of the surveillance infrastructure deployed by adtech giants to track and profile human eyeballs for profit. To wit: iOS 13, which will be generally released later this week, has already been spotted catching Facebook’s app…
Week in Review: Apple games the systemHey all. This is Week-in-Review, where I give a heavy amount of analysis and/or rambling thoughts on one story while scouring the rest of the hundreds of stories that emerged on TechCrunch this week to surface my favorites for your reading pleasure. Last week, I talked about shifting Facebook user habits and their play to…
SexTech, Kobalt, sales efficiency, philanthropy and ethics, Brexit, and startup growth tacticsTech startups want to destigmatize sex Sex, despite being one of the most fundamental human experiences, is still one of those businesses that some advertisers reject, banks are hesitant to financially support and some investors don’t want to fund. That’s TechCrunch’s Megan Rose Dickey discussing the rise of “sextech”, a movement among technologists and product…
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Crisp launches with $14.2 million to cut food waste using big dataCrisp launched out of stealth today with $14.2 million in funding and a mission to create "a more efficient food supply chain." 
HTC partners with Bitcoin.com to support cryptocurrency smartphone Exodus 1HTC and Bitcoin.com have teamed up to help HTC's flagship Exodus 1 smartphone drive the growth of cryptocurrency trading and usage.
Hide & Freezes shows hide-and-seek is brilliant for VRHide & Freeze is the latest project from ImproVive, a fascinatingly experimental VR developer that has little interest in following wave-shooting and beat-slicing trends.
What Japanese American history can teach us about diversity and immigrants in the workplaceGuideSpark CEO Keith Kitani is intimately familiar with the history of Japanese American detention centers, as his own family was affected.
How to keep your CMO job longerThe median tenure for a top 100 CMO is 27 months. And most CMOs spend their tenure trying to paddle a sinking ship. Here's how to course-correct.
How to speed up tech recruitment: Get rid of recruitersThe recruitment industry is broken and no longer fit for purpose. It’s up to us hiring managers help it change or even remove it completely.
How software testing firm Testlio transitioned to its new CEOKristel Kruustük talks about the growth of her software testing company, Testlio, and its direction under new CEO Steve Semelsberger.
Wake up, US Federal Reserve! China just showed how digital currency is doneChina's plan to launch a central bank-backed digital currency will have far-reaching consequences far outside the world of cryptocurrencies.
Bose’s AR Frames get a narrative gaming boost from the team behind That Dragon, CancerIn The Other, players wear Bose AR Frames — head- and gesture-tracking sunglasses with built-in speakers — as they listen, look, and walk their way through a narrative game set in a dystopian future.Vanishing Realms: Crafting a VR RPG as a solo indie devVanishing Realms just exited Early Access and released its massive expansion DLC, The Sundered Rift. We had great things to say in our full review and took some time to send a few questions over Kelly Bailey from Indimo Labs on development of a VR role-playing game that spanned across nearly four years. Kelly Bailey has been […]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare multiplayer beta — Infinity Ward reveals more maps and modesOn the third day of its multiplayer beta test, Infinity Ward opened up the spigots for more users for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. And it also released new maps and modes.
Horror VR classic Dreadhalls is coming to Oculus Quest in time for HalloweenVR horror game Dreadhalls hits Oculus Quest on October 3 for $9.99. Full cross-buy support is available for those who bought it on Oculus Rift.
Balancing game economies is an art and a scienceGame economies are a delicate thing. It doesn’t take much to break them. We recently held a breakfast to address how to keep developers and players happy.
Small-town startups have a hiring advantage3 reasons small-town tech startups have it best when it comes to hiring, retaining, and maximizing talent.
Indie devs have good reason not to trust Apple — does Arcade change that?It’s a good time for devs to revisit whether they should work with Apple, and if so, how they can pressure on Apple to do a better job of supporting them.
Think car ownership will soon be a thing of the past? Think again.If you're thinking the days of car ownership are almost over, it's time to reset your expectations. We still have some big challenges to overcome.
The squeeze on AI talent could cripple America’s most important companiesAI talent is either going to tech's big 5 companies or to a moonshot startup, leaving Fortune 500 unarmed for the AI revolution.
Scaling the edge’s wall: A new take on an old problemCompanies deploy edge infrastructure to handle a given load. But IoT devices keep scaling. What happens when the edge load hits a processing capacity wall?
Oculus Quest devs see standalone VR as good for sales despite curation frustrationWe’ve heard from a growing list of VR developers who made it through Facebook’s stringent approval process for the Oculus Quest standalone VR headset and found a lot of buyers waiting to purchase their content on the other side.
The RetroBeat: The Dreamcast needs its own micro-consoleI reviewed the Sega Genesis Mini earlier this week, and I love this micro-console homage to the 16-bit masterpiece. But that wasn’t the only Sega-themed retro event of the week. The Dreamcast celebrated its 20th anniversary on September 9. The Dreamcast is one of my favorite systems ever, but I struggled for most of the […]
Mixed reality is boosting the live sports experienceThe ideas are only limited by our imagination -- and teams who don’t keep up with new ways to involve fans in play risk being relegated.
Greedfall review — A novel RPG with grand ambitions that stumblesIt's no Elder Scrolls or Witcher, but Greedfall still offers a lot of RPG fun, just on a smaller scale than those RPG giants.
At Qualcomm, 5G is headed everywhere and into virtually everythingNext-generation 5G cellular technology is about to become ubiquitous. We visited Qualcomm's labs and spoke with key people to see what's about to happen.
Microsoft improves conference room audio with AI that taps multiple micsIn a newly published paper and blog post, Microsoft researchers describe an AI system that taps multiple microphones to improve meeting audio quality.
ProBeat: Wolfram’s natural language understanding looks incredibly usefulWolfram Alpha Notebook Edition is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The natural language understanding (NLU) functionality is awesome for students.
Security on the road: Locking down tomorrow’s connected vehiclesToday's cars are vulnerable to cyber-physical attack, so how do security experts plan to protect the next generation of connected vehicles?
Apple details Overton AI development tool, whose models have processed ‘billions’ of queriesIn a newly published paper, Apple researchers describe a system -- Overton -- that automates AI and machine learning model creation and deployment.
The DeanBeat: Who would win a game battle between Apple and Nintendo?Who would win the competitive business battle between Apple and Nintendo? With the launch of Apple Arcade, that is not so theoretical.
Analogue introduces DAC to use its HDMI consoles on classic TVsAnalogue's DAC can help you complete your modern retro-gaming ouroboros by enabling the upgraded HDMI Super Nintendo and Genesis systems work with CRTs.
Google says its AI detects 26 skin conditions as accurately as dermatologistsResearchers at Google claim they've developed a skin condition-diagnosing AI that's on par with dermatologists in terms of accuracy.
Andrew Yang’s pledge to protect voters from automation is hitting homeAndrew Yang wants to address the impact of automation-related job loss, a strategy likely to define mainstream politics in the future.
AI Weekly: Hurray for boring AII keep having the same conversation with companies that want to brief me about their latest AI-related news: It's not exciting, but it's smart.
Discord Nitro subscription service drops gamesDiscord Nitro provides a library of games that you can download and play as long as you maintain a subscription. The company is eliminating that feature.
Five Nights at Freddy’s will bring its scares to AR this fallMixed reality game maker Illumix said it will make an augmented reality game dubbed Five Nights at Freddy’s AR: Special Delivery.
EA’s Madden NFL 20 documentary debuts today on The CWThe EA Sports Madden NFL 20 Classic, will be airing today at 8 p.m. Eastern/Pacific on the CW. EA is partnering with the NFL and the CW.
Minion Masters developer BetaDwarf raises $6.6 million for ‘friendshipping’ gamesBetaDwarf has raised $6.6 million in funding to make more "friendshipping games," which go beyond the co-op Forced and Minion Masters titles.
Apple TV+ faces huge obstacles even bargain pricing won’t fixDetails revealed about Apple TV+ this week show just how far behind Apple will be when it officially enters the video streaming arena.
Element AI raises $151 million to bring AI to more enterprisesElement AI, a Canadian company that builds AI tools for enterprises, has raised $151 million in a series B round of funding.
Petri launches year-long accelerator for startups that combine biology, tech, and engineeringPetri, a Boston-based accelerator program, announced it will target startups that mix biology, engineering, and technology.
Cryptokitties creator Dapper Labs raises $11 million and unveils Flow blockchainDapper Labs, the company behind CryptoKitties and upcoming projects such as NBA Top Shot, has raised $11 million in funding. It also unveiled Flow.
U.S. raises Huawei 5G security concerns with Gulf alliesThe United States has raised its concerns with Gulf allies over a possible security risk in using Huawei’s technology for their 5G mobile infrastructure.
Switch’s Astral Chain is the only new release to make The NPD Group’s top 10 in AugustThe NPD Group's list of the best-selling games in August is mostly made up titles that came out before that month. But Astral Chain made it in there.
NPD: Nintendo Switch was the top-selling console in AugustNPD's August report found that Nintendo Switch was once again the top-selling console in the United States as PlayStation 4 and Xbox One age out.
August 2019 NPD: A 20-year low for August game salesThe August 2019 NPD report is in for the video game business in the United States, and software sales hit their lowest point siCall of Duty: Modern Warfare hands-on — Multiplayer beta is showing a more realistic simActivision kicked off the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare multiplayer beta on the PlayStation 4 today, giving fans their first experience on the PlayStation 4.
How Uber and Lyft got lostUber and Lyft have been so focused on short-term super-growth and long-term domination that they completely overlooked the middle-term.
Google One now backs up texts, ‘original quality’ photos, and videos on AndroidGoogle One subscribers can now take advantage of an enhanced Android backup service that copies videos, 'original quality photos,' and MMS to the cloud.
Gwent witches its way to iOS on October 29CD Projekt Red announced today that Gwent is coming to iOS on October 29. This will be the first mobile version of the digital card game.
Steam can now help you discover more games you ‘didn’t know you want’Steam's latest discovery update is live, and it is going to help you find even more games that you love and want to spend money on.
Shape Security eyes IPO after raising $51 million at $1 billion valuationShape Security, which uses AI and machine learning to help businesses block automated online fraud, has raised $51 million in a fresh round of funding.
Panoramic raises $35 million to unify and model marketing dataPanoramic, a startup developing a robust marketing data modeling and analytics solution, today emerged from stealth with $35 million in funding.
Voyage raises $31 million to commercialize community-focused autonomous taxisVoyage, a self-driving car startup spun-out of online education giant Udacity back in 2017, has raised $31 million in a series B round of funding.
How to boost the health of your sales org by hyping up your sales team (VB Live)The quality of your sales force has a direct, accumulating, impact on your business. Learn how SMBs build and grow world-class sales organizations.Kongregate and Twirlbound will launch Pine on PC and Nintendo Switch on October 10Dutch game developer Twirlbound and publisher Kongregate will debut the adventure simulation game Pine on the Windows PC, Mac, Linux, and Nintendo Switch on October 10.
Skillz teams up with IGDA to introduce new game makers to game developer chaptersMobile esports company Skillz has joined with the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) to empower game developers by connecting them.
Genvid and NTT Docomo demo 5G LAN party at Tokyo Game ShowGenvid Technologies and Japan’s NTT Docomo are hosting an interactive streaming event at Tokyo Game Show (TGS) 2019 to show how 5G will transform gaming.
Amazon schedules hardware event for September 25Amazon is planning to host an event to unveil new devices in Seattle on September 25. Amazon unveiled nearly a dozen new devices at a Seattle event last year.
Incredible Health raises $15 million to match nurses with hospital jobsIncredible Health, a startup building a job marketplace for nurses, hospitals, and health systems, has raised $15 million in venture capital.
ARCore’s persistent Cloud Anchors keep AR objects aroundGoogle's new persistent Cloud Anchorss, a part of ARCore, enable developers to save shared objects in augmented reality for an extended period of time.
Gameboard-1 will be a digital slate for your tabletop board gamesShail Mehta and Rob Wyatt have created the Gameboard-1 as an electronic game board to take tabletop board games into the digital realm.
Ryzen 5 3600X review: Your next gaming CPUIn our review of the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, we look at how the chip works as a gaming CPU and why it should be on the shortlist for your next build.
Google report assesses how AI can best serve humanityGoogle used AI to determine how social impact startups, policymakers, funders, and nonprofits can use AI to best serve humanity.
You can now answer questions that stump AlexaAlexa Answers, a program that solicits answers to questions Alexa can't field, is generally available after months in preview.
Sega Genesis Mini review — Worthy of one of gaming’s greatest consolesThe Sega Genesis Mini is the best plug-and-play console since the SNES Classic Edition came out in 2017 thank to its fantastic library.Ring Fit Adventure is Nintendo Switch’s successor to Wii FitNintendo is launching a new fitness accessory for its hybrid home/handheld Switch console. On October 18, the company will release Ring Fit Adventure, which has players using a ring device and leg strap to battle through a fantasy world. Ring Fit Adventure comes with the Ring-Con and the Leg Strap for $80. The game then […]
Improbable acquires Scavengers developer Midwinter EntertainmentImprobable, a maker of online gaming infrastructure technology, has acquired Midwinter Entertainment, a customer and maker of the shooter Scavengers.
Gigstreem raises $10 million for high-speed permanent and event broadbandGigstreem, a Tysons, Virginia-based company providing residential, business, and temporary broadband solutions, has raised $10 million in funding.
Simbe Robotics raises $26 million for autonomous inventory robotsSan Francisco-based startup Simbe Robotics is on a mission to transform retail with robots that scan store shelves for missing inventory.
Lacework raises $42 million to protect cloud environments from data breachesMountain View cloud cybersecurity provider Lacework has raised $42 million in venture capital, bringing its total raised to over $70 million.
Pfizer launches pilot with home robot Mabu to study patient response to AIPfizer is working with the maker of Mabu, a home robot that helps patients with chronic illnesses manage symptoms and take their medication.
Applied Intuition raises $40 million for autonomous vehicle simulation toolsApplied Intuition, which provides infrastructure for testing and developing autonomous vehicles, announced that it has raised $40 million.
Google Lens now supplies recipes and nutrition advice, starting with Uncle Ben’s productsGoogle Lens, Googles AI-powered search and computer vision tool, now supplies recipes and nutrition advice, starting with Uncle Ben's products.Sidewalk Labs spins out Replica to help city planners create ‘virtual populations’ with big dataSidewalk Labs has confirmed that Replica -- originally known as Model Lab -- is the latest project spinout from its incubator.
Two Bit Circus adds social gaming and esports events for fall seasonTwo Bit Circus is doubling down on its social gaming community with the addition of new events and esports gatherings for its fall season. The entertainment venue opened as a “micro-amusement park” and a kind of modern virtual reality arcade last year in downtown Los Angeles. Brent Bushnell, CEO of Two Bit Circus, is the […]How HTC crafted Vive Cosmos for a new generation of consumer VRDean Takahashi of GamesBeat spoke with HTC executives about the launch of the new high-end consumer virtual reality headset, the HTC Vive Cosmos.
France seeks Facebook Libra cryptocurrency ban in EuropeFrance's economic minister intends to block Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency in Europe, citing threats to financial stability and accountability.
Akeneo raises $45 million to help retailers track productsAkeneo, a product information management (PIM) solutions provider based in Boston, has raised $45 million in fresh capital.HTC Vive Cosmos consumer VR headset ships on October 3 for $700HTC is launching a new high-end consumer virtual reality headset, the HTC Vive Cosmos, and it will ship on October 3 for $700.
MIT CSAIL’s Notary is an architecture for running apps on secure USB hardwareResearchers at MIT CSAIL propose Notary, an open source hardware and security architecture for running apps on USB devices.
Healthy.io raises $60 million to help patients complete urine tests on their phoneHealthy.io, a startup developing smartphone-based urinalysis tests, announced that it's raised $60 million in venture capital.
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with WSL 2 support for ARM64 devicesMicrosoft has released Windows 10 build 18980 from the 20H1 branch, with more Cortana and Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) improvements.
Video: Publishing indie games the Devolver Digital wayDevolver Digital has redefined what it means to be an indie publisher with an eclectic portfolio that spans every game genre imaginable.
5G uses less power than 4G at peak bitrates, but more for basic tasksNew research reveals that early 5G devices are capable of delivering superior power efficiency to 4G models, though usage and network conditions play roles.
Control’s content roadmap teases Alan Wake expansionControl is getting a photo mode in the fall and a free new mode in December. Then in 2020, it'll get expansions with a potential Alan Wake crossover.
iOS 13 reveals iPhone-tethered Apple AR glasses with a controllerCode in new Apple developer releases lays bare Apple's plans for stereo AR glasses, suggesting that iPhones will handle their processing and visuals.- Google’s VideoBERT predicts what will happen next in videosGoogle's novel new AI model, VideoBERT, can predict next actions and events in videos after training on mostly unlabeled data.
Apple will add HomePod multi-user, radio, and noise features after iOS 13Two collections of new HomePod features will arrive after iOS 13, including a radio feature in late September and bigger tweaks later in the fall.
How AI is transforming customer reviews into crucial business intelligence (VB Live)Your customer reviews are a gold mine, and AI is the key to turning their feedback into great product, finding out what really matters to customers and moreFinal Fantasy VII Remake’s new trailer has minigames and sugar for daddyFinal Fantasy VII Remake's new trailer reveals more about the game's tone, summons, and characters. I hope you like drama, fire demons, and minigames.
Apple’s By Innovation Only event established Samsung as the trailblazerAll but the most die-hard Apple fans will concede at this point that Samsung took the innovation crown with its devices this year.iPad is the right way to play Apple Arcade gamesApple didn't draw much of a connection yesterday between the new iPad and Apple Arcade, but in the hands-on demos, it had the right idea.
Watch System Shock 3’s first gameplay teaser videoSystem Shock 3 gets a new gameplay teaser video that shows the game in action. That includes shotguns, wrenches, and horrifying enemies.
Fire Emblem: Three Houses update adds ‘Maddening’ difficultyFire Emblem: Three Houses is now maddening. Nintendo's tactical role-playing adventure gets a new difficulty mode in its latest update.
Explorium raises $19 million to unify AI model training and deploymentTel Aviv-based Explorium, a developer of cloud-based data and AI model prep solutions, has rasied $19 million in venture capital.Niantic unveils Hexathlon global event for Ingress AR gameNiantic has revealed the details of a real-world global gameplay experience for its pioneering augmented reality game, Ingress, with NIA Field Tests.
AI researchers translate language into physical movementCarnegie Mellon University researchers created AI that turns words into human-like movement, intelligence that may instruct robotic movement in the future.
The challenges and advantages of virtual teams: Where do you stand?With collaboration tools, connectivity apps, and more, workplace experts are debating the nature of and need for traditional physical offices.
Everything Apple announced at its 2019 iPhone eventFrom new iPhones and a new iPad to Apple TV+ and Apple Arcade, here's a recap of everything Apple announced at its By Innovation Only event in Cupertino.
California Senate passes bill to define more gig economy workers as employeesCalifornia lawmakers voted to pass AB5, a bill that, if signed, would define more gig economy workers as employees rather than independent contractors.Intel will broadcast Street Fighter V and Rocket League esports tournaments ahead of Tokyo OlympicsIntel said it will host and broadcast Street Fighter V and Rocket League esports tournaments during the athletic competition.
Amazon makes Alexa Auto SDK 2.0 generally availableThe Alexa Auto SDK 2.0 includes Local Voice Control extension, which enables Alexa in cars to respond to some commands offline.
The video game industry is a leader in security readinessAny organization building or consuming software should encourage their respective industry to move in a similar direction as video games.Trials Rising goes to the Southern Hemisphere in new expansionTrials Rising is finally tilting the globe up slightly to take a look at new tracks in the Southern Hemisphere with its newest expansion.
Chrome 77 arrives with new performance metrics, form capabilities, and Origin TrialsGoogle Chrome 77 brings new performance metrics, form capabilities, Origin Trials, enterprise features, and more developer features.
Apple iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max hands-on — flagship smartphones without 5GApple launched its flagship smartphones today, the iPhone 11 Pro and the iPhone 11 Pro Max. These smartphones take camera technology to a new level.
Chainlink cryptocurrency trading shows signs of pump-and-dump scamThe trading pattern of Chainlink's Link cryptocurrency suggests a suspicious "pump-and-dump" scam, or an attempt to manipulate pricing.iPhone 11 hands-on — a mainstream smartphone with Night Mode for low-light shootingApple unveiled its iPhone 11 smartphone today, and we got a look at it. Here are some hands-on impressions from Dean Takahashi.
Why Fry’s Electronics hasn’t been restocking goods in multiple storesEmpty shelves and the closing of its Palo Alto store fueled rumors that Fry's is going under. But the company says that isn't true.Apple Watch Series 5 hands-on — small power-mode tweaks and an 18-hour battery lifeApple unveiled its Apple Watch Series 5 today at an event at the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple's headquarters. Here is a hands-on video.
iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max: What Apple changedSpecs comparison of Apple's iPhone XR compared to the iPhone 11, iPhone XS and iPhone 11 Pro, as well as the iPhone XS Max and iPhone 11 Pro Max.
Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB) hits general availabilityAmazon Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB), designed to pair with Amazon Managed Blockchain (AMB), is now generally available in the U.S., EU, and Japan.
AMD releases BIOS update to fix Ryzen boost performanceAMD has a biost update to fix the Ryzen boost bug, and it is working with motherboard manufacturers now to begin rolling it out soon.
Apple Arcade’s library includes new Rayman, Pac-Man, and Steven Universe gamesAfter its big event today showing off new hardware and more details about the Apple Arcade, Apple has released a list of mobile games for the service.
Apple will release iOS 13 and watchOS 6 on September 19, macOS Catalina in OctoberThe 'finished' public versions of Apple's operating systems for Apple TV, Apple Watch, iPad, iPhone, and Mac get unusually staggered releases.
Apple cuts iPhone 8 and iPhone XR prices by $150, kills iPhone 7 and iPhone XSApple has new iPhone 8 and iPhone XR prices: $449 and $599. Meanwhile, the iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max are dead.
A virtual assistant revolution is here — and financial services need to step up (VB Live)Learn why modern financial institutions can't afford a wait-and-see approach to virtual assistants and how to get started building a future-proof strategy.
Apple announces iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max with three camerasNew colors, including new gold, midnight green, and revised space gray are available for the new models.Apple announces A13 Bionic chip for iPhone 11Apple unvieled its next-gen A13 processor at an event on the Apple campus today where it unveiled its fall lineup of iPhones.
Apple reveals iPhone 11 with dual cameras for $699Apple's flagship iPhones for 2019 are official, and as expected, they look a lot like 2018's devices with bigger cameras.
Apple unveils Research app with heart and women’s health studiesApple unveiled the Apple Research app for people to contribute to health studies being conducted with groups like National Institutes of Health.
Apple discontinues Watch Series 4, drops Series 3 price to $199Apple announced at a recent event that its Apple Watch Series 3 lineup would get a price reduction, while the Series 4 would be discontinued.
Apple Watch Series 5 arrives with an always-on displayApple has introduced the next-generation Apple Watch, Series 5, with an always-on display.
Apple unveils entry-level 2019 iPad with a 10.2-inch screenThe seventh-generation iPad is here, for the first time increasing the base model's screen from the 9.7-inch diagonal size Apple has used since 2010.
Apple TV+ costs $4.99 per month and launches on November 1Apple announced pricing for Apple TV+, its ambitious streaming TV and movie service, at a press event in Cupertino, California.Apple Arcade shows off Konami’s Frogger in Toy Town, Capcom’s Shinsekai: Into the Depths, and Sayonara Wild HeartsApple Arcade debuts on September 19, and we saw three more games for it today: Frogger in Toy Town, Shinsekai: Into the Depths, and Sayonara Wild Hearts.
Apple Arcade will cost $4.99 per month, debuts September 19Apple recently announced pricing and availability details for Apple Arcade, its premium monthly gaming subscription service.
Food tech startup Strong Roots raises $18 million for vegetable-based frozen productsStrong Roots, a U.K.-based technology company developing frozen natural health foods, announced that it's raised $18.3 million in venture capital.
Google Cloud Dataproc for Kubernetes launches in alphaGoogle Cloud Dataproc service for Kubernetes has launched in alpha as the company seeks to bring greater efficiency to data analysis across platforms.
Red Dead Online gets Frontier Pursuits update with roles for bounty hunters, traders, and collectorsRed Dead Online is introducing three new roles, dubbed Frontier Pursuits, with the latest update of Rockstar Games' MMO role-playing game
Google launches Dart 2.5 with intelligent code completion, Flutter 1.9 with iOS 13 and macOS Catalina supportGoogle has released Dart 2.5 with support for calling C code and intelligent code completion, and Flutter 1.9 with iOS 13 and macOS Catalina support.
GamesBeat Decides 125: Terry Violet BeauregardeThe GamesBeat Decides podcast comes around to talk about the big Nintendo Direct, Terry in Smash, and playing Remedy's Control.
How to watch Apple’s 2019 By Innovation Only iPhone event streamApple's annual September event is today, so here's what you can expect during the iPhone- and Apple Watch-focused gathering in Cupertino.
Mozilla launches VPN as part of resurrected Firefox Test Pilot programMozilla has launched a new VPN service called Firefox Private Network, which serves a as part of resurrected Test Pilot program.
Flatfile pursues intelligent data importing with $2 million roundFlatfile wants to eliminate tedious data janitoring when users import spreadsheet data, with a process that self-improves over time.
EU reappoints top antitrust cop who led crackdown on tech giantsThe new European Commission has reappointed Margrethe Vestager to be its antitrust chief, a sign that the crackdown on tech companies will continue.
Neighborhood social network Nextdoor closes $170 million round, Mary Meeker joins boardNeighborhood-focused social network Nextdoor has closed a $170 million funding round and welcomed Mary Meeker's Bond as a new investor.
Adobe reimagines customer journeys as layers of data in a Photoshop imageA typical Photoshop file has multiple layers of pixels that add up to a complete image. That's how Adobe's data science team envisions customer journeys.
Volta raises $20 million more to expand its network of electric car chargersVolta Charging, a startup building out a nationwide network of electric car chargers, has raised a $20 million extension to its series C funding.
Is the podcast gold rush nearly over? Advertisers are re-evaluatingBrand advertisers are jumping on podcasts like crazy, but if you want scale, performance, and accurate ROI measurement on your spend, you won't find it.
WaveOptics closes $39 million investment to scale AR display technologyWaveOptics, which develops core optical components for augmented reality (AR) displays, has closed its series C round of funding at $37 million.
Partnership on AI: Governments should give AI researchers special visas to attend conferencesGovernments should make special visas for AI and ML researchers to attend international conferences, according to a Partnership on AI report out today.
Judge calls Facebook’s view on user privacy ‘so wrong’ as class-action lawsuit proceedsA federal judge ordered Facebook to face most of a lawsuit seeking damages for letting third parties such as Cambridge Analytica access users’ private data.
EA launches cloud gaming technical trialKen Moss, chief technology officer at Electronic Arts, announced today that the company has begun a technical trial for a cloud gaming service.
U.S. states launch antitrust investigation into GoogleAttorneys general from 48 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have formally opened an antitrust probe into Alphabets Google.
Google Docs finally gets a live word counterIt's been a long time coming, but Google Docs is finally getting a live word counter. It's heading to G Suite domains starting this week.
Shopify acquires 6 River Systems for $450 million to expand its AI-powered fulfillment networkShopify has acquired fulfillment automation startup 6 River Systems for $450 million to expand its AI-powered fulfillment network.
Thought the mobile revolution was rough? Here’s what it really takes to harness AI (VB Live)The first thing AI needs to transform is your company infrastructure. Join this VB Live event to learn how to break down silios and harness the power of AI.
Borderlands 3 review — Fun action, but some yucks are too yuckyBorderlands 3 is a deep loot-shooter RPG, with pleasing progression, better gunplay than in Borderlands 2, and fun quests. The humor is half-baked.
NBA 2K20 fans ignite #fix2k20 campaign following shaky launchNBA 2K20 fans are asking publisher 2K Games to #fix2k20, and they are drawing attention to the issue with a trending Twitter campaign.
Kingdom Hearts III DLC trailer is less Disney, more animeSquare Enix released a trailer for the upcoming Kingdom Hearts III downloadable content Re Mind, which will come out this winter.
Apple’s Rose chip will reportedly supercharge motion and position trackingA new coprocessor appears set to replace Apple's M-series chips, adding sophisticated tracking of current position and inertial data for AR and other uses.
Uber Freight HQ opens in ChicagoUber today announced the opening of its Chicago-based Uber Freight HQ, which it says will be one of the engineering hubs for its transport business.Syte raises $21.5 million to power visual search for ecommerceSyte has raised $21.5 million for visual search tools that help any ecommerce company enhance their apps by letting customers search for goods using images.
Project Resistance is a team-based Resident Evil gameCapcom shows off Project Resistance, which is the newest game int he Resident Evil series. It features team-based survival gameplay.
Konami’s P.T. Lisa trick ensures I’ll never play that game againP.T. is horrifying on its own, but now I've learned why I'll never have the guts to turn it on ever again. A community hacker has found Lisa.
Gears 5 interview — Rod Fergusson explains the story, characters, accessibility, and endingDean Takahashi of GamesBeat interviews Rod Fergusson, studio head of The Coalition, about the creation of Gears of War 5.
Apple revises algorithm that let it dominate App Store search resultsMultiple Apple apps, sometimes including irrelevant ones, flooded search results in the App Store for months until an algorithm was changed.
Fitbit Versa 2 review: Alexa on a smartwatch is handy, when it worksVentureBeat reviews the Fitbit Versa 2, the first Fitbit smartwatch with Alexa. It's neat, but unfortuantely not very reliable.