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Watching sports could soon be a very different experience — at least if it’s up to Microsoft and the NFL. Before you know it, a holographic player could be charging through your walls and replays could play in 3D on your coffee table. Microsoft today released a new concept for its HoloLens augmented reality goggles that shows off its vision for what the combination of sports and… Read More... →

Posted by alehbarysevichUsing Google’s rich snippets in your e-commerce store is one of the best tactics for increasing the visibility of your products, enhancing your click-through rates (CTR), and driving more revenue. This tactic is not only effective, but quick and easy to implement as well.In this article, we’re going to examine what the five essential rich snippets for your online store are and how to add them.What are rich snippets?Rich snippets are a form of structured data which help website owners... →

“No cuts. No color. Just blowouts.” It’s the DryBar promise and has made the beauty chain one of the largest blowout bars in the U.S. But an L.A.-based startup called Treat hopes to tackle DryBar where it believes it is weakest – more blowouts for the same price. Think of it as a sort of ClassPass for getting your hair done. Treat hooks customers up with an unlimited… Read More... →

Here’s a bit of breaking news for your Tuesday afternoon: ZAGG, best known for its line of Invisible Shield screen protectors, is acquiring Mophie, makers of the popular JuicePack line of smartphone battery cases. Zagg will pay $100M for Mophie up front, plus a flexible 12-month earn-out based on Mophie’s performance over the next year. ZAGG says they expect the deal to close… Read More... →

ANALYSIS: Blizzard is sending a major storm in Hearthstone’s direction. When it launched, the free-to-play digital card game was accessible to everyone because we all started on the same playing field. We all had the same basic cards, and our collections slowly grew as we bought card packs (either with real money or in-game gold). Two […]... →

Pinterest. Instagram, Tumblr. The future of the web is visual, but how does anyone make money on that? By understanding what’s in the images people post and connecting them to where you can buy what you see. That’s Curalate’s job. The image recognition marketing startup just raised $27.5 million led by NEA, bringing it to $40 million in total funding. If a picture is worth… Read More... →

Well, we sort of expected this one to happen. After its core Internet business has continued to flounder, Yahoo says it is now exploring “strategic alternatives,” which could imply a number of things — including selling off its core business to another company, as was previously reported. “The Board also believes that exploring additional strategic alternatives, in… Read More... →

Match Group reported its first quarterly earnings since separating from IAC last fall. The company, whose properties include dating sites Match.com, Tinder, OkCupid, posted adjusted fourth quarter earnings of 24 cents per share, above analyst estimates of 20 cents, yet 26% below the same period last year. Profits were dragged down by increased spending on marketing and other administrative costs. Read More... →

This afternoon at a big presentation in San Francisco, Salesforce announced a new version of the Lightning CRM platform that includes built-in Wave analytics,  intelligent email from its RelateIQ purchase in July, 2014 and configure-price-quote features from its SteelBrick acquisition at the end of last year. In addition, the company announced a new built-in phone tool allows sales people to… Read More... →

Yahoo confirmed plans today to lay off approximately 15 percent of its workforce. The company also released its its fourth quarter earnings report, with revenue of $1.27 billion and earnings per share of 13 cents. That’s pretty close to analyst estimates — they’d predicted revenue of $1.19 billion and EPS of 13 cents. The Wall Street Journal previously reported that a… Read More... →

IAC just reported its Q4 2015 earnings, missing analysts expectations with revenue of $848.7 million and earnings of $0.75 per share. Analysts were expecting earnings of $0.93 cents per share on revenue of $865.49 million. Last year, IAC spun off its dating services, Match Group, which then went public itself in Q4 2015. IAC, which owns brands like About.com, Ask, CollegeHumor, the Daily… Read More... →

Yahoo (YHOO) announced plans today implement an “aggressive strategic plan”, in an effort to simplify itself, as the company’s long-awaited turnaround fails to materialize. As part of that effort, it will be laying off approximately 15 percent of its workforce consisting of 9,000 employees and fewer than 1,000 contractors. In addition, the company will be closing […]... →

Enterprise software company Salesforce today announced several updates for its product portfolio, including the launch of a new Field Service Lightning service and the planned delivery of the Lightning redesign for its core Sales Cloud and Service Cloud services. The biggest news of the day, unveiled at a major corporate event in San Francisco to […]... →

VB WEBINAR: New tech trends have transformed the business of lending. Join our panel of pros as we reveal essential technologies and processes that can vastly improve your profitability. Register here for free. The online loan market is growing fast, and both incumbent traditional banks and more nimble challengers like Alternative Finance Companies (AFCs) are leveraging emerging technologies […]... →

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...... →

Each year, Facebook holds a big ol’ developer conference where they announce a few new products, host sessions for devs to learn how to work with the various products under Facebook’s watch (WhatsApp, Oculus, Facebook itself, etc.), and everyone drinks a little too much under the guise of networking. Looking to attend this year? Good news! Registration just opened — but… Read More... →

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This is too perfect. After a whirlwind weekend that culminated in Samsung announcing a Galaxy event for February 21, the South Korean company just confirmed the existence of the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge. Details have been leaking about the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge for weeks, but it doesn’t get any better than Samsung […]... →

Some quests never end, especially if they’re part of a free-to-play mobile game. Magic: The Gathering — Puzzle Quest, which combines the trading card game Magic: The Gathering with the match-3 mechanics of Puzzle Quest, received its first big update today. The game is available for iOS and Android and launched last December. The update […]... →

Today Uber unveiled a new brand identity, replacing its stodgy-looking “U” logo, aging gradients, and overall uptight feel with a new design that still feels pretty straight-laced. Let’s take a look. The new identity Uber’s new logo drops the strange, curved serif in favor of simplicity. Lots of tech companies are ditching their serifs, including Google. This is the new rider app icon, […]... →