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With launches already looming for both the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift, virtual reality fans have been earnestly awaiting details for the last major HMD to join the party, the Playstation VR. Yesterday, in an interview with Fox Business‘s Maria Bartiromo, Gamestop CEO Paul Raines declared that GameStop “will launch the Sony product this fall,” in reference to the… Read More... →

Эмиль Малджанов, основатель и генеральный директор коворкинга Multispace в Астане, написал для vc.ru, как создал проект, окупившийся за девять месяцев. Автор убежден, что повторить этот успех можно почти в любом городе бывшего СССР.... →

We’re in the final week before Samsung unveils the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge on February 21 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The details leaked last month and images from every angle have been leaking ever since. Now the videos are showing up, courtesy of Samsung itself — and we’re not just talking […]... →

AMSTERDAM — In a few months, consumers will have multiple high-end virtual reality devices to choose from, but many developers may stick with mobile solutions instead. Smartphones and their VR peripherals — like Samsung’s Gear VR for its Galaxy phones — offer an enormous opportunity for game developers, according to a talk Resolution Games chief […]... →

Who has time to swipe Tinder these days? Or wade through the seven circles of weird messaging hell on OKCupid? Too many people, evidently, which is why the whole online dating thang can feel more like being forever stuck in digital dating limbo. But never fear! A bootstrapping London-based startup is preparing to fix this problem — for a fee. Read More... →

Elgato, a company that makes a number of smart home devices under its “Eve” brand, including those that track weather and air quality, is today rolling a new product for those more concerned with monitoring and controlling their home’s energy usage. The Eve Energy device plugs into a wall socket, allowing you to control connected devices via iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch… Read More... →

Lucasfilm is bringing some (industrial) magic to virtual reality. Industrial Light and Magic, the special effects arm of Star Wars studio Lucasfilm, announced today that it will give a talk at the Virtual Reality Developers Conference, itself a part of this year’s Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco. The VRDC will take place on March […]... →

If you’re like me and enjoy wine occasionally, but find it difficult to select a good bottle, then joining a wine club won’t necessarily be a great investment for you. After all, why would you risk getting an entire bottle when you’re not sure if it’s something you want? Instead, you might want to check out […]... →

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«Яндекс» снизил оценку своих нематериальных активов (goodwill) на 576 млн рублей из-за «Кинопоиска», говорится в отчётности компании за 2015 год. Компания приобрела сервис в 2013 году за $80 млн (около 2,6 млрд рублей по курсу на тот период).... →

Reedsy has been unbundling traditional publishing houses one step at a time. At heart, Reedsy remains a marketplace to find an editor, copy editor, cover illustrator and more. And now, Reedsy also provides a book editor to seamlessly interact with your editors and produce a final book. Read More... →

В начале февраля 2015 года производитель лакокрасочных материалов Purdy использовал предметы городского пейзажа, чтобы передать возможность своих инструментов окрасить любую поверхность. Редакция vc.ru вспомнила другие примеры оригинального использования разных объектов для размещения рекламы.... →

Nearly four months after its public launch, Everalbum has announced that the photo-sharing and storage service now has an Android version of its app. Although the company hasn’t disclosed specific user metrics yet, it did reveal that its fastest-growing markets are outside the United States, specifically India, Taiwan, Brazil, Australia, and the United Kingdom. An app […]... →

The man behind Minecraft can add another “notch” to his list of accolades. The Game Developers Choice Awards, which give out peer-voted honors during the Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco each year, revealed that Minecraft creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson will receive the Pioneer Award. Persson’s Minecraft has become one of the popular games in […]... →

First Round Capital, the 12-year-old, early-stage venture firm, has brought aboard Birchbox cofounder and former co-CEO Hayley Barna as a venture partner. Barna, who is expected to spend a couple of years at the firm while she decides her next moves, will be based in New York and focus largely on e-commerce opportunities. Recode had the news earlier today; First Round partner Phin Barnes has… Read More... →

Fallout 4 doesn’t want you to quit it just yet. Developer Bethesda revealed the first wave of downloadable add-on content for its popular role-playing game, Fallout 4. The PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC open-world game was the third best-selling release of 2015, according to market research firm The NPD Group, and additional content like this […]... →

Data analytics startup Wavefront announced today its launch from stealth after an $11.5 million funding round led by Sequoia. Wavefront also said Sequoia Ventures’ Bill Coughran will join its board. The startup says it “allows users to visualize and query a wide range of metrics, including computing load and performance data” in real time to […]... →

There are apps that promise to help you free up space on your smartphone by backing up then deleting your photos. There are apps that help you organize your photos into albums, and share them with friends. And there are apps that aim to simply move photos off your phone into the cloud for safe-keeping. A growing startup called Everalbum, however, wants to do it all. The company, which now… Read More... →

Сегодня интернет-омбудсмен Дмитрий Мариничев собрал компании и общественные организации для обсуждения проблем ИТ, интернет и телеком-отраслей в рамках подготовки доклада президенту, который предположительно будет представлен в мае этого года. Roem.ru опросил участников встречи чтобы выяснить, какие предложения могут быть выдвинуты по итогам дискуссии. Перечисление проблем отрасли и возможных способов их решения заняло около 60 машинописных листов, при этом большинство пунктов касались вопросов регулировани... →