Devices

 

Microsoft is Sticking with Bots at Build (USA Today)

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella declared that “bots are the new apps" at the Microsoft Build developer conference in March 2016. Little over a year later, at the latest annual Bui... More

Alexa, is Amazon Poised to Control the Connected Ecosystem of the Future? (The Drum)

Just two weeks after introducing the hands-free camera and style assistant Echo Look, Amazon made another Echo product, Show, available for pre-order – and this time it has a scr... More

PBS Releases TV Streaming Stick for Kids (CNET)

Hey parents, do you want reassurance that your kids' screen time is valuable and educational? Nobody does that better than PBS Kids. Hot on the heels of the Playtime Pad tablet, PB... More

Hackers Find Celebrities’ Weak Links in Their Vendor Chains (New York Times)

In Hollywood, cybercriminals have found a lucrative niche: While they may not be able to break into a Universal Studios or a Netflix directly, they have learned that the highest-pr... More

Sony Pictures Names, Dates its First Dolby Vision Ultra HD Blu-ray (Forbes)

Sony Pictures has announced that it’s going to start supporting the advanced Dolby Vision version of high dynamic range (HDR) technology on Ultra HD Blu-ray releases from as earl... More

Salesforce Launches New AppExchange (MESA)

Salesforce today launched the Salesforce AppExchange Partner Program. The new program—coupled with latest advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) from Salesforce Einstein an... More

Study: 69% of U.S. Homes Connect a TV to Internet (MCN)

Some 69% of U.S. TV homes now have at least one TV set connected to the Internet via an integrated smart TV, stand-alone streaming devices from companies such as Google, Roku, Appl... More

Xbox Chief: We Need to Create a Netflix of Video Games (The Guardian)

Something big has happened to the video game industry over the last five years – you may have noticed. All the old rules about consoles – the fact that they enjoyed five-to-eig... More

Spotify Considers Creating a ‘Category-Defining’ Gadget (Fortune)

Spotify may be planning to branch out from being a mere music streaming service to also selling audio devices. It's unclear what kind of device Spotify is considering. Until now... More

NAB 2017: Industry is Ultra Bullish About Ultra HD (MCN)

Mass consumer adoption of Ultra HD is still out on the horizon, but the various facets that make up the broadcast and video industries are busily preparing today for what they see ... More

Is Mobile About to Overtake Traditional TV Viewing? (Adweek)

Gone are the days when the only way to watch TV was from your couch. A recent study from eMarketer showed that the average time consumers spend on their mobile devices has incre... More

Sony Will Offer its First OLED Bravia TV at Video & Audio Center (Twice)

Sony will bring its groundbreaking OLED A1E Bravia TV with Acoustic Surface technology to retail next week with a kick-off event at Los Angeles-based premium independent retailer V... More

FilmTrack Improves Workflows, Security for Organizations with Single Sign-On Access (MESA)

FilmTrack have announced the addition of Single Sign-On (SSO) functionality to its platform, empowering a more secure way to authenticate users across multiple applications. SSO al... More

Custom Status Messages are Coming to Slack (TechCrunch)

AFK, BRB, in a coffee meeting or what not — Slack, with its constant stream of communication, is probably not the the first place you’d drop an away message or status update to... More

Amazon Takes Voice Battle With Apple TV Outside U.S. (Bloomberg)

Amazon.com Inc. has made the latest version of its popular TV and media streaming device, the Fire TV Stick, available outside the U.S. for the first time. The device, which plu... More

Comcast Unveils Xfinity Mobile (MCN)

Comcast threw its hat into the wireless price war ring Thursday with the long-awaited unwrapping of its Xfinity Mobile product. While Wall Street has been waiting with bated breath... More

Apple is Pushing iPad Like Never Before (Above Avalon)

Apple is pulling out all the stops when it comes to selling iPad. We are seeing the company take its most aggressive stance yet in getting existing iPad owners to upgrade. For the ... More

Time-Based Digital Assets are Now Mission Critical (OpenText Blog)

How much video are you watching online? I’m pretty confident it’s more than last year, or the year before. It seems that every website now features video in some form or other.... More

Xbox One Could Soon Have Full Dolby Atmos Support (TechRadar)

A new Xbox One update is on the way for users in the Alpha Ring of the Xbox Insider Program and though it isn’t bringing any particularly big changes, some of the release notes s... More

Report: Facebook’s Secretive ‘Building 8’ Hardware Unit Could Unveil New Products as Soon as Next Month (Silicon Valley Business Journal)

Facebook is hiring dozens of people for its secretive new hardware division, which is working on at least four projects concurrently, Business Insider reports. The division could s... More

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