Microsoft rebrands Beam as Mixer, adds mobile live streaming, and “co-streaming” to enable four gamers to combine their live streams in a split-screen view
- Google's YouTube Gaming app has had mobile game streaming since 2015, and now Microsoft's competing app is getting that feature.
Google Photos rolling out archive feature that removes images from the main photos tab, but retains them in albums and search results
While a number of exciting features are in store for Google Photos in the coming months, the service is currently rolling out a simple, but very useful addition.
Sources: Facebook signs deals with Vox, BuzzFeed, others for video content, paying up to $250K/episode for longer shows it will own, $10-35K for shorter shows
Facebook Inc (FB.O) has signed deals with millennial-focused news and entertainment creators Vox Media, BuzzFeed, ATTN …
Eugene Kaspersky offers to testify in the US and provide source code to US authorities amid AG and DNI concerns about potential risks of Kaspersky software
Russian cybersecurity expert Eugene Kaspersky has offered to hand over his global company's code to US authorities as he fights …
Acer unveils 15.6-inch Nitro 5 midrange gaming laptop, and a 11.6-inch Spin 1 convertible laptop with touch display, two Iconia tablets
The Nitro 5 is for casual gamers; the Iconia Tab 10 tablet has four speakers and its own subwoofer. — Gamers in the market for a midrange laptop …
Sony says it will discontinue its “premium standard” smartphones, which include Xperia X and Xperia X Compact, and focus on flagship and mid-range models
Sony Mobile has confirmed plans to drop the ‘Premium Standard’ segment from its future smartphone portfolio.
DJI debuts Spark, a drone with a palm-sized body for taking pictures and video, controllable via smartphone; preorders open today, shipping next month for $499
The big news at DJI's “huge Seize the Moment” event in New York City is, as expected, pretty small.
Twitter updates its Apple TV app to include support for Periscope's global map and the ability to watch live 360 degree video
Twitter launched a version of its service on Apple TV and other media player platforms last fall in order to deliver its live video content to the big screen.
Lenovo reports annual profit of $535M, reversing a loss of $128M in the previous year, and revenue of $43B, down 4% YoY
China's Lenovo Group Ltd (0992.HK), the world's largest personal computer (PC) maker, reported a return to profit on Thursday but said rising component prices could pressure …
Cybersecurity company Tanium raises $100M round led by existing investor TPG, to provide liquidity to early investors and employees
Orion Hindawi, the CEO and co-founder of cybersecurity start-up Tanium, wants to bring the company public — but not quite yet.
Red Hat acquires Codenvy, which makes development tools to create containers and cloud-first applications
Red Hat acquires Codenvy, an existing partner that makes container and cloud dev tools. — Red Hat said it will acquire Codenvy, which makes development tools to create containers and cloud-first app...
Q&A with Upworthy cofounder Eli Pariser, who coined the term “filter bubble” in his book, about the phenomena, fake news and its influence, more
Six years after the Upworthy cofounder coined the term “filter bubble,” things are much worse. Tweets: @issielapowsky and @elipariser See also Mediagazer Tweets: Issie Lapowsky / @issielapowsky : The ...
Brazilian ride-hailing service 99 raises $100M from SoftBank to better compete in a region where, a source says, Uber's margins are one of their highest
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Facebook redesigns Trending Topics pages to make it easier for users to discover alternate news sources, rolling out first to iPhone users in US
Microsoft now uses Git to develop Windows, along with its open source Git Virtual File System to help manage the ~300GB repository
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Pure Storage Q1 beats with $182.6M revenue, up 31% YoY, shares up 11% after hours; CEO says company continues to take business from traditional storage rivals
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IFTTT opens its platform for making and publishing Applets to all developers via a free app maker tier, alongside current premium partner tiers
In November of this year, we opened … Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet : IFTTT launches Maker tier for developers Kyle Wiggers / Digital Trends : IFTTT advances smart homes by expanding its Applet platform f...
Imzy, a “nicer Reddit” founded in 2016 by former Reddit employees, to shut down on June 23, having raised $11M
We are sorry to say that after nearly … Rachel Kaser / The Next Web : Imzy, the nicer Reddit, is shutting down Sarah Buhr / TechCrunch : R.I.P. Imzy — Imzy, the kinder, gentler online community plat...
Rackspace appoints Joe Eazor, former EarthLink CEO, as its CEO, replacing interim CEO Jeff Cotten
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A Q&A on the process and legality of ICOs, and what they might mean for VCs
It wasn't very long ago that bitcoin felt nascent, laughable and small. Tweets: Brian Roemmele / @brianroemmele : ICOs have already began to find billions of dollars of investments in to these new inv...
G2 Crowd, which crowdsources enterprise software reviews, raises $30M Series B led by Accel with LinkedIn among those participating
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Google, IBM, and Lyft debut Istio, an open source tool for managing microservices from different vendors on cloud platforms
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iPhone SE tops smartphones in American Customer Satisfaction Index, based on interviews with 36K+ US customers, Galaxy S6 edge+ and iPhone 7 Plus tied for 2nd
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