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19:00 05.01.2016

5 Questions To Answer Before Launching A Social Campaign

People still don’t get social media. And I’m not just talking about Donald Trump. It’s an established best practice for building community support for a point of view or an initiative, and that’s because it works. There’s no better way to harness those who already agree with you as surrogates to carry your message to other people who know and trust them, whom… Read More... →

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19:00 05.01.2016

SuperData: Virtual reality will make $5.1B in 2016 mostly from mobile, not Oculus Rift or Vive

Virtual reality enthusiasts are collectively looking forward to Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, but one research group thinks those impressive devices won’t represent the bulk of consumer spending on VR this year. Consumers will spend approximately $5.1 billion on VR hardware and software in 2016, according to market-intelligence firm SuperData. That’ll lead to an install of around […]... →

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18:56 05.01.2016

Fitbit Unveils Blaze Smart Fitness Watch With Color Touch Screen

Today at CES 2016, Fitbit has unveiled the latest generation of its smart fitness watch in the Fitbit Blaze. With the Blaze, the company is looking to be competitive with products like the Apple Watch, which offer less by the way of fitness but far more when it comes to customization and style. The Blaze include customizable accessory options for the bands and casing, a color touchscreen,… Read More... →

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18:54 05.01.2016

JW Player Raises $20M To Expand Its Video Platform

There’s been “a very big shift” in the thinking of many online publishers, according to JW Player President Chris Mahl. Yes, many of them are looking at Facebook and YouTube as platforms where they can build awareness, but he argued that they’re “really concentrating on driving traffic on their own sites.” “That’s where you as the publisher… Read More... →

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18:43 05.01.2016

Ford positions itself as a high-tech car company with 13 electric cars coming by 2020

Ford said today it is tripling the number of autonomous vehicles in its fleet of research and development vehicles. It also made other announcements aimed at showing it is a modern car company. Ford made the announcements at its press event at the 2016 International CES, the big tech trade show this week in Las Vegas. The […]... →

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18:43 05.01.2016

Fitbit unveils Blaze, its first wearable with a color screen, ships in March for $200

Wearable manufacturers are at war for your wrist. The prize is device domination of that coveted chunk of flesh between your our hand and forearm. Fitbit leads the wearables industry with its health and fitness devices, but as of December, Apple trails close behind. That’s probably why Fitbit is taking baby steps toward launching a […]... →

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18:33 05.01.2016

Politwoops Is Back Online Tracking Politicians’ Tweet Deletes

Politicians in 25 countries will be shifting a little more uneasily on their benches this week as Politwoops, the service that tracks politicians’ deleted tweets, and can thus flag up attempts to edit previously expressed public opinions or cover up gaffes (as well as more mundane stuff like typos), has gone back online. Read More... →

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18:29 05.01.2016

Mobile App Usage Up 58 Percent In 2015, With Emoji Keyboards Leading The Pack

The number of mobile addicts is increasing, according to a new report released this morning from Yahoo-owned mobile analytics firm Flurry, which found that 40 percent of the 58 percent total growth in mobile app sessions came from existing users in 2015. That’s a significant increase from the prior years, the company noted, as existing users only accounted for 20 percent of growth in… Read More... →

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18:15 05.01.2016

Marathon Laundry airs your dirty laundry on the Internet with a smart washer and dryer

Maybe the time has come to air our dirty laundry on the Internet? Marathon Laundry intends to do that with a new washer-dryer combination appliance that figures out your habits and sends you notifications over the Internet. The company is one of the many at the 2016 International CES, the big tech trade show in […]... →

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18:01 05.01.2016

OhMiBod believes its Lovelife Krush is the secret to your sexual health

OhMiBod believes in combining tech and sexual health. So the startup is announcing today that it has created a Bluetooth-connected kegel exerciser so women can strengthen their pelvic floor muscles — and have more intense orgasms. The Lovelife Krush exerciser includes haptic feedback (both visual and vibratory) and voice-guided training programs to aid women with […]... →

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18:01 05.01.2016

Come on! You know you want to connect your wall sockets and light bulbs to the Internet

OK, well, this one is optional. The burden is on iDevices, a startup in the smart home market, to convince us that we need to connect our wall sockets, light switches, and light bulbs to the Internet. It’s all part of the smart home market, which is expected to grow to $71 billion by 2018, […]... →

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17:56 05.01.2016

HBO Now turns to Conviva to help cut buffering and monitor picture quality

HBO is expanding its partnership with video-streaming optimization company Conviva to help improve the quality of HBO Now, the standalone streaming service launched for cordcutters last year. Founded out of California in 2006, Conviva has partnered with a number of major media companies over the past decade, such as ESPN, Sony, and Sky to help […]... →

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17:45 05.01.2016

Machine Zone and Ember settle lawsuit over Game of War copycat

Machine Zone and Ember Entertainment said yesterday that they settled Machine Zone’s copyright lawsuit that accused Ember of copying Game of War: Fire Age, one of the top-grossing titles in mobile gaming history. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. In April 2015, Machine Zone alleged in a federal lawsuit that Ember’s original version of Empire […]... →

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17:37 05.01.2016

CommonBond Picks Up $275 Million In New Lending Capacity

The online lending market continues to generate heat in the financial services sector as student lending service CommonBond rakes in another $275 million in available lending capital. Through the deal announced earlier today, Macquarie Capital, Barclays, and other, undisclosed, financial investors, are providing CommonBond with a line of credit called a “warehouse line”, which… Read More... →

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17:34 05.01.2016

Misfit Ray Is A New, Slimmer Fitness Tracker That Looks More Like A Bracelet Than A Watch

With its first major product release since its acquisition by watchmaker Fossil Group in November, Misfit today debuted its latest entry in its line of fashion-forward fitness trackers with the launch of the Misfit Ray. The fitness and sleep monitor features a cylindrical aluminum body, and works with the company’s other Misfit-branded or custom accessories, and can be worn as either… Read More... →

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17:22 05.01.2016

Cuvva, The U.K. Hourly Car Insurance App, Picks Up Investment

Cuvva, a burgeoning startup based in Scotland, is solving a problem that I didn’t know existed: the need to insure a car for as little as an hour. Read More... →

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17:18 05.01.2016

Сотрудников ищут Wargaming, Mail.Ru Group, Nekki, 2RealLife и Nival

В рубрике «Рынок игр» открылась серия материалов «Геймдев ищет». Эти материалы предназначены для того, чтобы выделить поток вакансий из общей ленты и предложить нашим читателям избранные вакансии от топовых компаний отечественной игровой индустрии.Прислать свои вакансии можно на адрес games@vc.ru.... →

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17:00 05.01.2016

Toast raises $30M for its Android-powered point-of-sale system to challenge Square

Toast announced today that it has raised a $30 million Series B funding round to support its Android Point of Sale system for restaurants. Its latest investment was led by Bessemer Venture Partners and will be used to improve the company’s growth, both in talent hiring, product updates, and marketing. Additional investors include GV (formerly […]... →

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17:00 05.01.2016

Gogoro’s Compact New Electric Scooter Charging Stations Can Be Installed Inside Homes And Stores

Electric vehicles may be the future of transportation, but they can travel only as far as there are places to charge them. Often called the “Tesla of scooters,” Taiwanese startup Gogoro is known for making sleek, battery-operated scooters. Gogoro has launched in Taipei City and Amsterdam so far and in both cities it has received government backing to build charging stations. The… Read More... →

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17:00 05.01.2016

Virtual reality treadmill maker Virtuix tests the waters for a ‘mini-IPO’

Virtuix, maker of the Omni virtual reality treadmill, said today it is testing the waters for a “mini-IPO” under new regulations that allow companies to raise money in a new way. Austin, Texas-based Virtuix has begun shipping the Omni, a new product that allows you to run on a treadmill-like platform while wearing virtual reality goggles. […]... →

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