Wyrmbyte Studios sends along word that they’ve just released a major update to Dragons and Titans. You may remember that we’ve covered Dragons and Titans here in the past. Check out the press release below to see what this update has in store for players.
Jabra announced at Consumer Electronics Week a new line of wireless earbuds called the Jabra Step Wireless.
Popular headset maker Jabra has announced a new line of wireless headsets at Consumer Electronics Week.
This year, Google’s I/O keynote speakers didn’t use the phase, “available today…” as often as they have in the past, but they still offered an interesting look at what Google has planned for the future. We still don’t know what the next version of Android will be called, or if it will be 4.5 or 5.0, but a lot of its features were introduced as coming in the “The L Release,” due later this year.
Google announced today at their annual developer conference, Google I/O, the Android L Preview. Android L brings over 5,000 new APIs to developers as well as numerous new features.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that AOL has entered into a deal with Apple to bring its original content to Apple’s streaming box. It seems Apple is working with a number of content providers to broaden its offerings.
Many small businesses still don’t have a custom domain name and instead rely on website building providers for their web presence solutions. Google is aiming to change that with Google Domains.
It’s been a busy day over at Oracle headquarters. Hot on the heels of their acquisition of LiveLOOK earlier, Oracle has announced another purchase. In more all-caps-related news, Oracle has announced their purchase of MICROS Systems Inc. Read on for more information from the press release.
Oracle announced the purchase of LiveLOOK – a real-time, visual collaboration technology for co-browsing and screen sharing. Of course the deal isn’t solidified until the government … Read more…
Coffee: it’s a warm, comforting, embracing liquid that millions upon millions of people enjoy each morning, afternoon or evening. So imagine being an astronaut deployed to the ISS (International Space Station) for months on end without the love of your cup of java.
Reuters is reporting that Blackberry will be entering a deal with Amazon, Inc. to begin offering 240,000 Android apps through the Amazon App Store on newer Blackberry devices. This is supposed to happen soon after Blackberry performs an upgrade to its operating system later this fall. But is this enough to pull Blackberry out of the grave?
Net Neutrality. It’s been a huge topic of discussion, debate and interest, even among the less tech savvy. Mainstream media outlets have gotten a hold … Read more…
It’s looking like 2015 will be a kick-start year for burgeoning space enterprise. Right now at SpaceX in California, the fledgling spaceflight company is building a bulging muscle rocket, called the Falcon Heavy, despite having no published manifest or apparent destination.
Reuters reports that Cellcom, Israel’s largest mobile phone operator, is looking for a new source of revenue due to a competition heavy market. They will begin to offer television over internet, effectively bringing competition to cable companies and possibly better prices to consumers. Currently there are two cable companies that service the region, HOT and YES. Cellcom’s dive into television provider is sure to shake up the big two.
Google announced their first round of Glass at Work Certified Partners this morning. The Glass Certified Partners are authorized for delivering enterprise solutions for Glass.
Read on for a breakdown of the first of these partners – Augmedix:
Watch out Google Now and Siri, Domino’s Pizza is introducing Dom. Dom is their new “in app” digital assistant that will take your pizza order straight from your smart device. Pizza joints have always been at war over customers and now Domino’s is trying to escalate the assault by attempting to offer an easier way to order your pies.
Call records and social security numbers are among the bits of customer data accessed by parties “outside” of AT&T. In a California regulatory filing, the telecom giant confirmed the incidents took place between April 9 thru the 21st. AT&T would not say how many customers were affected by the breach but ITworld says California law requires a regulatory filing if more than 500 persons were affected.
Apple has issued a recall for their Apple 5W European USB power adapter due to an overheating risk that could cause fires. These adapters were sold with iPhone 3Gs, 4 and 4s models and shipped October 2009-September 2012. Check out the full press release below for more info on what to do if you have one of these adapters.
Digital Music News reporter, Paul Resnikoff, is making some claims based on information from sources inside and outside the music industry that point to Spotify being sold. According to his article, the music industry, Warner Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Universal Music Group. Have a 20% stake in Spotify which they took as a form of payment rather than licensing fees. It’s these groups that are seeking to push the sale of Spotify, which they estimate to be valued at $10 billion. With Apple buying Beats streaming service it sounds as if the industry moguls think a sale of Spotify could get them a big payday and they could still license music to whomever they sell it off to.
Security breaches are quickly becoming the norm as of late with companies from Target to eBay being successful targets of hackers in recent months. P.F. Chang’s China Bistro has confirmed that they are one of the latest companies to have their credit and debit card system compromised.
Business Insider is reporting this morning that online hotel and flight reservation giant, Priceline, is buying another online reservation maker, OpenTable. Both companies are customer service oriented creating a space on the web for users to make hotel, flight and restaurant reservations, often at discounts or with perks.
Real-Life Tony Stark, err, Elon Musk penned a blog post today titled “All Our Patent Are Belong To You” outlining Tesla Motor’s decision to open their patent portfolio to any automakers looking to create zero-emission vehicles. This is a huge revelation and potentially amazing news for the future of Electric Vechicles in the United States. Keep reading for more info.
The Honeywell Lyric is the newest smart thermostat to be unveiled and is sure to turn some heads. It’s classic design coupled with the ease of installation and amazing capabilities are going to make the Nest thermostat look like more of a gimmick than anything. Honeywell has launched a website to promote their newest thermostat. The idea for the Lyric is based on the ability to control the thermostat with a smartphone with one huge amazing bonus feature: The thermostat recognizes a virtual fence around itself and when you bring your phone inside the fence it knows how to adjust the comfort level in your home so that you don’t have to do anything.
Reuters has detailed a new Cisco report indicating that internet traffic from video consumption continues to show signs of increase. Currently 78% of traffic is from video and that is expected to increase to 84% by 2018. This is not at all a surprise to most of us in the tech world but it is a metric that could be used in the hotly debated net neutrality topic.
The NCAA on Monday announced that they’ve come to a $20 million settlement with former NCAA Basketball and Football players over their likenesses being used in video games. This settlement will go to former players that could not receive compensation for their likeness while they were in school due to eligibility and amateurism rules in college sports. This comes shortly after a similar settlement between Electronic Arts (EA) and former college players over the same issue. The settlement in that case was $40 million. The Associated Press breaks down how these damages will be awarded.
Twitter’s latest endeavor has been to find a way to seamlessly integrate advertisement with its services, especially its mobile apps. The 140-characters-or-less company announced today that they were acquiring Namo Media.
CNBC is reporting that Sprint and T-Mobile are very close to a summer merger. This rumor has been floating around for a few months now with many T-Mobile customers praying this would not happen. The differences in service and customer service between the two companies is night and day. One hopes that Sprint’s cancer wouldn’t be thrown on T-Mobile but it’s looking like we won’t get that lucky. Full CNBC report below.
