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Поскольку среди любителей компьютерных игр немало любителей определять эмпирические зависимости и строить теоретические прогнозы, то публикация сайта WCCFTech их определённо порадует. Коллеги решили на базе скудных упоминаний о величине преимущества Radeon R9 Nano над Radeon R9 290X построить свой прогноз по уровню быстродействия первой из видеокарт. Оставим за кадром сами расчёты и сопутствующие пояснения, лаконичная […]... →

Наш соотечественник с псевдонимом _12_ через свою самодельную систему фазового перехода каскадного типа “прогнал” много различных “зрелых” видеокарт. Минувшие выходные ознаменовались новым достижением в экстремальном разгоне Radeon HD 2900 XT, которое было зафиксировано в базе данных HWBot. Компанию видеокарте производства MSI с 512 МБ памяти типа GDDR3 составил процессор Core i7-4770K, который тоже охлаждался “каскадом”, […]... →

If you care about tech news in Asia — and you should! — then the chances are that not only do you read us here at TechCrunch — thanks and hi! — but you might also be aware of Tech In Asia. Well, today is an interesting day for our friendly rival which just raised $4 million. Read More... →

Apple’s Eddy Cue has just announced that Apple Music will change its plan and pay royalties to artists even during its three month free trial for users, following Taylor Swift’s public complaint about the policy. Apple will always make sure that artist are paid #iTunes #AppleMusic — Eddy Cue (@cue) June 22, 2015 #AppleMusic will pay artist for streaming, even during… Read More... →

The kids over at Addappt are back with a new build of their contact app for Android, so I snagged Mrinal Desai, a founder of the startup to dig into just what is new, why we might care, and where the company is headed. The below builds off our last TechCrunch interview with Desai, trying to divine how the app would grow on the Android platform. Now Desai is back to explain how that… Read More... →

Each week our friends at Backerjack provide an update on a hot crowdfunded tech gadget. This week we profile Aumeo, which has more than quadrupled its funding goal. What makes for great audio? Readers of different headphone reviews may often find that experts disagree because what one person considers superior audio quality may differ from another. That is due […]... →

App updates are a strategic tool used by developers to revive waining interest in their software and spark downloads. That’s one of the conclusions from a study by a group of Italian academics looking at how app developers use updates to attract attention, and how effective this strategy is on Android vs iOS. Read More... →

While there is a lot of existing data tying board diversity to better company performance, most of it focuses on companies that are already public. That misses the broader and potentially much more impactful opportunity for startups and growth stage tech companies: to build a diverse board now, not later. Why now? Read More... →

Some, like the legendary Guns N’ Roses guitarist known as Slash, head to BitTorrent. Slash is the latest artist to release his work in a Bundle on the peer-to-peer file sharing site.  He and his new band Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators released the BitTorrent bundle “Live at the Roxy,” on the file sharing network this past week. I was able to get on the phone with… Read More... →

From starting out as a door-to-door vacuum salesman in the suburbs of Boston to founding and running the online media powerhouse Netflix, Hastings’ experiences moving from the sales trenches to the boardroom taught the serial entrepreneur lessons that he’s used to grow his business. Read More... →

Slack’s valuation soared to $2.8 billion in less than two years, and has doubled in the past six months alone — all without any big marketing campaigns. The startup’s adoption curve and rave reviews are something many founders and investors dream about, but few actually achieve. Read More... →

GUEST: If we can start collecting our health care data independent of our contact with doctors, we could eventually achieve true patient-focused care.... →

Разработчики Bing улучшили опыт поиска видео, увеличив размер изображений для предварительного просмотра и добавив дополнительную информацию о каждом видеорезультате. Кроме того, «Популярные запросы» теперь размещаются в строке рядом с результатами оригинального поиска. Новый формат призван предоставить пользователям более легкий и быстрый опыт поиска видео. Результаты поиска видео в Bing теперь включают канал, дату загрузки и счетчики для каждого видеоролика. При поиске конкретной песни Bing... →

Outside of the tech industry, an unmistakable trend is sweeping the business world. Companies in industries as far ranging as transportation, pharmaceuticals and manufacturing are facing the pressures of digital disruption. As we move irreversibly into an economy defined by new competitive parameters, incumbents saddled with legacy cultures, business processes, and technology… Read More... →

Apple is acting greedy despite being one of the richest companies ever, and Taylor Swift is angry. When the Apple Music streaming service launches June 30th, users will get a three-month free trial. Yet rather than subsidizing that user acquisition cost from its enormous pile of cash, it plans to just not pay music rights holders any royalties. Taylor Swift says that’s why it won’t… Read More... →

Twitter запустил Товарные страницы и Коллекции. Новые функционалы призваны помочь брендам представить их товары в социальной сети.  Товарные страницы представляют собой посадочные зоны, которые включают твиты о товаре, отзывы, фотографии, видео и цены. В некоторых случаях на страницах присутствует кнопка «купить», которая позволяет людям делать покупки, не выходя из Twitter. Коллекции позволяют брендам создать группу товарных страниц, чтобы дать пользователям возможность просмотра нужной информ... →

OPINION: Social media has become an environment fueled by outrage. It's just too easy to hide behind anonymity and short posts without any consequences for your bad behavior.... →

Нормы закона допускают иностранный контроль над "российским ПО" менее 50%, при условии, что лицензионные выплаты заграницу составляют менее 30% от выручки.... →

GUEST: For an app to successfully penetrate a foreign market, there’s a whole lot more than translation that needs to take place.... →