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IBM Collaborating with Top Startups to Accelerate Quantum Computing (Next Big Future)

IBM is announcing the first startups to join the IBM Q Network, a worldwide community dedicated to advancing quantum computing and exploring practical applications for business and... More

Survey: Almost Half the World’s Online Population Plans to Tune Into the World Cup (The Drum)

Almost half the world’s online population plans to tune into the Fifa World Cup in Russia according to research from GlobalWebIndex. The company surveyed 80,267 people from more ... More

Quincy Media Deploys Avid’s Story-centric TV News Workflow Across 14 U.S. Markets (MESA)

Avid today announced that Quincy Media has adopted Avid’s end-to-end story-centric workflow. Powered by MediaCentral®, the new workflow facilitates remote collaboration for jour... More

Dolby Atmos Immersive Sound Brought to Huawei Mobile Devices (MESA)

Dolby announced a partnership with Huawei to launch the HUAWEI P20 and HUAWEI P20 Pro with Dolby Atmos sound and Dolby® AC-4. Dolby Atmos within a mobile device adds an extra, ... More

Google Cloud Launches a New Text-to-Speech Engine for Developers (TechCrunch)

Text-to-speech synthesis has made great strides over the course of the last few years, up to the point where many modern systems almost sound like a real person is reading a text. ... More

A Different Take on Voice Interfaces, IBM Launches Watson Assistant (InformationWeek)

Watson Assistant will be delivered via IBM partner devices such as electronics embedded in cars and apps branded by hotel companies. Beyond customer engagement and service, the rea... More

Analysts: Don’t Expect Big Sales of 5G Phones Anytime Soon (FierceWireless)

Wireless operators in the United States have promised to launch 5G services as early as this year—but don’t expect many customers to upgrade to a new 5G smartphone anytime soon... More

Why Apple Cares About Mobile Game Developers (GamesBeat)

If you build it, they will come. For years, it seemed didn’t really embrace the game developers who flocked to the iPhone and filled the App Store with games that consumers downl... More

NAB Show: Thinklogical to Showcase Solutions for Virtualized Media and Entertainment Environments (MESA)

Thinklogical, A Belden Brand, will showcase a new all-in-one solution for extending virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) architectures in media and entertainment with live demonstr... More

Apple Tries to Win Back Students and Teachers with Low-Cost iPad (Bloomberg)

Apple Inc. is preparing to introduce new low-cost iPads and education software next week in a bid to win back students and teachers from Google and Microsoft Corp. In its first ... More

NAB Show: IYUNO Debuts MSX Cloud-Based Software Platform (MESA)

At NAB 2018, IYUNO Media Group is introducing MSX, a new, licensable, cloud-based software platform for subtitling, captioning, and dubbing that streamlines demands and offerings a... More

IBM Launches Watson Data Kits to Help Accelerate Enterprise AI Adoption (MESA)

IBM today announced the launch of IBM Watson Data Kits, which are designed to accelerate the development of AI applications to help support faster, more informed decision making fo... More

How Mobile Phones Are Giving Hollywood a Better Understanding of Its Audiences (Variety)

For years, studios have operated with only a vague understanding of who’s buying tickets to their films even as their leadership has publicly claimed to have an indelible connect... More

Google Moves Into In-App Ads, Launches Open Bidding (MediaPost)

Google announced plans to aggressively move into in-app advertising with the launch of new strategies to monetize mobile gaming apps through video and rewards, as well as an innova... More

Report: AR, AI, 5G to Help Drive Mobile Spending Through ’21 (Computerworld)

Global spending on mobile hardware, software and services will rise this year by 3.2% to more than $1.6 trillion, pushed by developments such as augmented reality (AR), artificial ... More

Hooked on Hardware? Tech Giants Face Tough Questions Over Device Addiction (Variety)

Recent studies indicate problematic internet and device use affects roughly 5%-8% of U.S. teenagers, according to Dr. David Hill, who chairs the American Academy of Pediatrics’ C... More

Salesforce to Power Digital Shopping Experiences for Sephora in Europe (MESA)

Salesforce today announced that Sephora—a global leader in retail cosmetics—is deploying Salesforce Commerce Cloud and Service Cloud in Europe to accelerate growth and deliver ... More

Netflix to Introduce Mobile Previews With Vertical Video in April (Variety)

Netflix is bringing previews for its shows and movies to its mobile app this April, announced the company’s VP of product Todd Yellin at a press event in Los Gatos, Calif. Wednes... More

DELTA Selects Irdeto to Protect New IPTV Set-Top Box (MESA)

Irdeto today announced it will provide security solutions and services to DELTA as it rolls out a new all-IP service in The Netherlands. Part of the Irdeto 360 Security suite, Irde... More

Internet of Things Can’t Connect the Next Billion Until We Reinvent Mobile (Forbes)

Susan Galer, SAP: The most innovative technology on the planet today has been in our back pockets all along: smart phones. Yup, you heard right, mobile has re-emerged as the revolu... More

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