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Watch Sony's PlayStation E3 2015 Press Event Live Right Here
Jun 15, 2:29PM
Sony’s E3 press event happens at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET tonight, and we can expect a lot in the way of game announcements, along with likely pricing and release timeframe info for Project Morpheus, the virtual reality headset for PlayStation Sony is planning to launch this year. PlayStation recently returned to the top of the console sales rankings, but both this event and Microsoft’s… Read MorePlayer's Lounge Hosts Live Video Game Competitions At Your Favorite Bar
Jun 15, 2:28PM
While FIFA tournaments have always been a popular ad-hoc activity among gaming communities, a new startup is hoping to add a social component and turn these tournaments into an actual business. Founded in New York City, Player’s Lounge (which won June 2nd’s TC Radio Pitch-Off) is a social gaming platform that hosts in-person video game leagues at bars across NYC. The company… Read MoreFacebook Pages Can Now Show How Quickly They Respond To Customers' Messages
Jun 15, 2:17PM
Facebook has been working to improve customer service-focused features for Page administrators for some time, most recently with the introduction of “Saved Replies,” a feature that allows Page admins to quickly respond to incoming inquires with canned (pre-written) replies. Now, admins will be able to tout just how fast they do answer their customers’ questions, as a number… Read MoreLarger iPad Hinted At By iOS 9 Scalable Software Keyboard
Jun 15, 1:52PM
Apple spent a lot of time at its Worldwide Developers Conference last week getting devs used to the idea that the best way to design app experiences is with size fluidity in mind. Ostensibly, they were discussing best practices for support the iPad’s new split-screen multitasking interface in iOS 9, but you couldn’t help but think about the rumors swirling of a 12-inch iPad Pro at… Read MoreWatch Microsoft's E3 Press Event Live Right Here
Jun 15, 1:31PM
Microsoft’s E3 2015 press keynote gets underway today starting at 9:30 AM PT (12:30 PM PT), and the company is likely going to talk more about how it’s bringing Xbox gaming to all Windows 10 devices when that OS update launches in July. Expect plenty of new game news, too, and perhaps some surprises we haven’t yet dreamt up. Read MoreStratasys Spins Off Bold Machines, Its 3D Printing Incubation Unit Run By MakerBot's Bre Pettis
Jun 15, 1:27PM
Some more reorganization afoot at Stratasys, the 3D printing and manufacturing company: it has announced that it has spun off Bold Machines, a unit of the company founded in September 2014 focused on incubating new products made with 3D printing. Bre Pettis, the founder and former head of MakerBot (acquired by publicly-traded Stratasys almost exactly two years ago for $403 million) will… Read MoreSpotify's New Rewind Feature Finds Music You'll Like From The Past 5 Decades
Jun 15, 1:19PM
Ever wanted to find music you might love from decades gone by? If the answer is yes, or you’re just a musical and curious soul, then Spotify has a new feature that is right up your alley. Read MoreGracious Eloise Opens Up API To Digitize Anyone's Handwriting
Jun 15, 1:11PM
Our handwriting, though slowly disappearing from existence, is one of the most unique things about us. But anyone who has ever sit down to write more than a dozen “thank you” notes knows how time-consuming it can be to hand write everything. That’s where Gracious Eloise comes in. The company has developed an algorithm that digitizes anyone’s handwriting, letting… Read MoreEuropean Ministers Agree To Disagree On Data Protection Reform
Jun 15, 12:43PM
A long running reform of European data protection legislation which kicked off in 2012 has passed a big milestone today; ministers in the European Council have ostensibly agreed on a general approach — allowing for the debate to move to the next stage and the potential for reform negotiations to be wrapped up by the end of the year. Read MoreFallout 4 Offers Players A Real-Life Pip-Boy, And Fallout Shelter Hits iOS
Jun 15, 12:29PM
Your phone is about to get a lot more Fallout; Bethesda Softworks held its own E3 press event last night, wherein they revealed a lot about upcoming title Fallout 4, and launched a new Fallout dedicated mobile game called Fallout Shelter. True fans of the series will probably be most excited by in-game support in Fallout 4 for a real-world Pip-Boy, powered by your very own smartphone. A version… Read MoreIBM Pours Researchers And Resources Into Apache Spark Project
Jun 15, 12:07PM
IBM today pledged it would devote 3500 researchers to the open source big data project, Apache Spark. It also announced that it was open sourcing its own IBM SystemML machine learning technology in a move designed to help push it to the forefront of big data and machine learning. These two technologies are part of the IBM transformation strategy that includes cloud, big data, analytics and… Read MoreChina's Top Taxi App Firm Is Raising $1.5 Billion To Battle Uber
Jun 15, 10:45AM
China’s taxi app war is about to enter its second era. Just days after a leaked memo showed Uber is raising $1 billion solely for its business in China, Bloomberg reports that Didi Kuaidi — China’s largest taxi app company, courtesy of a recent billion dollar merger — is out to raise $1.5 billion. Read MoreDeutsche Telekom Ties Up With Huawei In Growing Amazon/Google Cloud Rivalry
Jun 15, 10:08AM
Are we headed for yet more price wars in the world of cloud computing? Amazon and Google have made huge inroads into the market on the back of deep discounts and generous storage allowances, and as a measure of their competitive threat, today one of the bigger and older incumbents out of Europe announced a partnership that it hopes will help it fight back. Germany’s Deutsche… Read MoreBigBasket, India's Largest Online Grocer, Expands Its On-Demand Delivery Service
Jun 15, 10:07AM
BigBasket, India’s largest online grocer, is boosting its logistics network to compete with companies that offer very fast deliveries. The Bangalore-based company, which was founded in 2011, will open ten new warehouses in each of the major cities it serves (Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, and Delhi), as well as 50 smaller towns. Read MoreHTC Says It Isn't Interested In Being Acquired By Asus
Jun 15, 7:28AM
Perennially struggling smartphone maker HTC has poured cold water on suggestions that it is an acquisition target for fellow Taiwanese tech firm Asus. Read MoreEntrepreneurs Should Strike A Balance Between Old And New
Jun 15, 2:00AM
In 1989, the creators of “Back to the Future 2” imagined a 2015 very similar to the one we live in today – accurately predicting technologies like flat-screen TVs, Google Glass and drones being commercially available and in popular demand. If someone acted on building those technologies back in 1989, we’d likely be more accustomed to seeing the remote-controlled… Read MoreCoding Breeds Collegiality And Boosts STEM Program Success
Jun 15, 1:30AM
To prepare for the world and the workforce, students need to learn more about themselves and what motivates them. They also need opportunities, both in and out of school, to apply what they are learning to real-world contexts. Not just the kinds of problems they’ll be tackling in their future careers, but also the ways in which they will address them as part of a team of highly… Read MoreHillary Clinton Takes Social Media Cues From Obama
Jun 15, 1:14AM
President Barack Obama changed campaign history by embracing social media in 2008. Now former Senator, Secretary of State, and First Lady Hilary Clinton has taken note and launched a full-court press of digital and social media for her own presidential effort. In the time since her campaign formally cracked off, Clinton has taken to Twitter, of course, but also Snapchat, Spotify, Instagram,… Read MoreWWDC Puts Accessibility On The Radar For Developers
Jun 14, 11:07PM
We (the accessibility community) are on Apple’s radar, and, in my view at least, it feels great to be acknowledged. WWDC is the center of the Apple universe — and accessibility plays a key role in its success. Read MoreResearch In Lag Time Set To Determine The Future Of Telesurgery
Jun 14, 11:00PM
Advancements in robotic surgery continue to make headlines, especially with the latest news about Ethicon, a medical device company in the Johnson & Johnson family, entering into a partnership with the Life Sciences team at Google to develop surgical robotics. But what is the real future of medical robots? One area of current research, performed by the Florida Hospital Nicholson Center,… Read MoreIf at any time you'd like to stop receiving these messages, just send an email to feeds_feedburner_com_techcrunch+unsubscribe-hmdtechnology=gmail.com@mail.feed2email.net.
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