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Location Based Services Enabling Smart Connected Cities
Location Based Services Enabling Smart Connected Cities
Smart Cities and the Internet of Everything have become commonly used terms over the past year or two. Both represent huge opportunities for both business growth and also for the...
Sept. 12, 2014
How We Can Build Tomorrow’s Workforce to Benefit Society
How We Can Build Tomorrow’s Workforce to Benefit Society
Today, AmeriCorps celebrates 20 years of “getting things done.” AmeriCorps has a huge impact in the United States. The program gives people the
Sept. 12, 2014
Cloud first + RDK + Application framework = Service velocity
Cloud first + RDK + Application framework = Service velocity
By Paul Claussen, Director, Product Management, Cloud Applications, Cisco Service Provider Video Software and Solutions If there’s one constant, in the
Sept. 12, 2014
Oculus CEO donates $31M to University of Maryland for computer science building
Oculus CEO donates $31M to University of Maryland for computer science building
Brendan Iribe, the CEO and co-founder of Oculus VR, is donating $31 million to the University of Maryland to build a computer science building, with a focus on virtual reality tech.
Sept. 12, 2014
Oculus consumer beta on the way next summer, new reports suggest
Oculus consumer beta on the way next summer, new reports suggest
New media reports suggest that the consumer version of the Oculus Rift VR hardware may be further along than previously thought, with a public beta version launching as early as next summer.
Sept. 12, 2014
The PS4 outsold the Xbox One in the U.S. in August
The PS4 outsold the Xbox One in the U.S. in August
The PlayStation 4 outsold the Xbox One in August in the U.S., according to Sony, making this the eighth month it has done so since the consoles launched late last year.
Sept. 12, 2014
Steamworld Dig, Stick It to the Man studios form publishing partnership
Steamworld Dig, Stick It to the Man studios form publishing partnership
Steamworld Dig studio Image & Form and Stick It to The Man team Zoink today announced a joint partnership, through which Image & Form will essentially act as a publisher and PR firm for Zoink.
Sept. 12, 2014
TIGA calls for $5 million game development fund in the UK
TIGA calls for $5 million game development fund in the UK
UK trade body TIGA has proposed that the British government set up a new Creative Content Fund for video games, investing £3 million ($4.9 million) in game developers each year.
Sept. 12, 2014
Hearthstone botter: Blizzard 'not really paying much attention'
Hearthstone botter: Blizzard 'not really paying much attention'
He left his bot running for three days straight, but didn't get flagged as a non-human player, this Hearthstone botter says.
Sept. 12, 2014
Google taking steps to boost Android game developers in Japan, Korea
Google taking steps to boost Android game developers in Japan, Korea
The biggest mobile market in the world is Japan -- and Korea is also lucrative. Now, the Android provider is aiming to help developers in those countries find sucess.
Sept. 12, 2014
'What value do you see in game jams? What have you learned?'
'What value do you see in game jams? What have you learned?'
They're increasingly popular and seemingly going on all the time. What value do they hold for game developers? We asked our readers.
Sept. 12, 2014
Sony UK boss: The Vita is 'trucking along'
Sony UK boss: The Vita is 'trucking along'
"There's a perception that it's fading away. I can absolutely assure you that that's not happening. It's proving remarkably resilient."
Sept. 12, 2014