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Google Bets on the Future With Launch of Stadia Game Streaming Service (THR)

Google's long-gestating foray into gaming has finally arrived as the tech giant's game streaming service, Stadia, has launched. "Stadia has been built from the ground up to be a c... More

Nuxeo, Rutgers University Collaborate on Digital Asset Management Certificate Program (Nuxeo Blog)

Rutgers University, the largest post-secondary educational institution in the state of New Jersey, just launched the first-ever DAM certificate program in North America. Students w... More

Verizon Introduces ‘Stream’ OTT Player (MCN)

Verizon has debuted a new streaming client which it calls Stream and is offering it free to its 5G Home subscribers. The new device is powered by Google’s Chromecast OTT software... More

Video Game Spending Up to Nearly $28B in U.S. Despite Falling Hardware Sales (THR)

Overall video game spending in the U.S. is up slightly from 2018, the NPD Group reports. As of September, consumer spending on gaming software and hardware hit $27.9 billion, a mar... More

Irdeto, Amlogic Launch Netflix-Integrated Hailstorm Hybrid Set-Top Box Platform (CDSA)

Irdeto and Amlogic have launched a set-top box platform that is pre-certified under the Netflix Hailstorm Hybrid program. The program is designed by Netflix to reduce the integrati... More

Tech Platforms Like Facebook and Twitter Cool Interest in Broadcasting Live Sports (Digiday)

Contrary to the hype two years ago, the sports industry is still waiting for the great rights grab from the tech platforms. The likes of Facebook and Twitter have cooled their inte... More

‘Hey Google, Play SiriusXM’: Google Assistant Adds Radio Giant to Smart Speakers (Billboard)

SiriusXM is coming to Google Assistant-enabled devices including Google Nest smart speakers and displays over the next week, the companies announced. The update gives Google Assist... More

Google Buys Fitbit for $2.1B in Renewed Play for Wearables (Billboard)

Google is buying Fitbit for about $2.1 billion, enabling the internet company to step back into the hotly contested market for smartwatches and health trackers.... More

Apple is Laying the Groundwork for an iPhone Subscription (CNBC)

Apple investors have speculated for years about the possibility that Apple could sell hardware, like the iPhone, on a subscription basis. It’s been a hot topic of conversation am... More

Apple’s TV App is Now on Amazon Fire TV Devices Ahead of Next Week’s Streaming Service Launch (CNBC)

Amazon announced that the Apple TV app is now available on the Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Stick 4K in the United States and several other countries around the world. The move to off... More

Adobe Plans to Launch Illustrator App for iPad After Photoshop (Bloomberg)

Adobe has picked Illustrator as the next major application it will put on Apple Inc.’s iPad, the latest effort to create a version of the software maker’s top desktop products ... More

Adobe Launches New Skill Aimed at Sparking Creativity (DT)

It’s no secret that Alexa can handle a multitude of tasks, from setting reminders to ordering toilet paper, but now, the personal assistant can even double as your creative muse.... More

Google’s Stadia Cloud Gaming Service Will Launch on Nov. 19 (The Verge)

Google’s Stadia cloud gaming service is right around the corner, and we knew nearly everything we needed to know about its launch — except when in November it’d go live for t... More

Google Unveils New Phone, Smart Speaker and an Answer to Apple’s AirPods (Billboard)

Google unveiled a new Pixel smartphone, an updated smart speaker and an answer to Apple's wireless earbuds, all aimed at getting people even more dependent on its artificial-intell... More

Apple’s 5G iPhone Delay Stings as Next-Gen Devices Hit Shelves (Bloomberg)

Apple is planning to bring 5G to the iPhone next fall, more than a year behind some rivals. The company can ill afford to let the timing slip. Waiting to embrace new wireless stand... More

Amazon is Taking Alexa Beyond the Home (Verdict)

Amazon announced a surfeit of new products at its hardware event in September 2019: smart speakers, smart displays, WiFi setups and its first foray into wearables. But the real her... More

The Next Big Tech Battleground is Your Ears (The Verge)

One of the most interesting and fastest-moving areas of personal technology over the past few years hasn’t been smartphones, tablets, or even smartwatches. Rather, the action and... More

Hulu Expands 4K Content to Xbox One (FierceVideo)

Hulu is expanding device compatibility for its 4K streaming video to Xbox One devices starting today and the company has plans to add more support throughout the week. Next up this... More

TiVo Launches TiVo+, TiVo EDGE (MESA)

TiVo has released TiVo+, its new video network and TiVo EDGE, its most advanced device ever for home entertainment viewing. “Today people face confusion and overwhelming choice w... More

Microsoft’s Azure Data Box Edge Gets Rugged, Portable Option (ZDNet)

Microsoft is extending its Azure Data Box family with a new ruggedized version that can fit in a backpack. The newest member, ruggedized Azure Data Box Edge, is an appliance for tr... More

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