Gamification can help education — here’s how
Teachers and parents hear it over and over again: “make learning fun” to keep kids engaged. Gamified education apps for use outside of the...
Microsoft brings Xbox One voice control to Amazon Echo speakers and Windows 10 PCs
Microsoft today introduced Xbox voice control with AI assistants Cortana and Alexa. Xbox One control is available in a range of places where you...
Mixed reality companies should embrace a ‘yes, and’ strategy to competition
There is no theme more persistent and all-pervading in the tech world than that of the “challenger vs. incumbent” — a story we cherish...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with 15 bug fixes ahead of October 2018 Update
Microsoft has released Windows 10 build 17754 from the RS5 branch. The changes include 15 bug fixes and an improvement to Narrator.
IDC expects rebound after VR shipments fell an ‘artificial’ 33.7% in Q2 2018
Despite recording a 33.7 percent drop in worldwide shipments of VR headsets during 2018's second quarter, IDC is forecasting a sunny outlook for future quarters.
Social broadcasting platform Caffeine nets $100 million from 21st Century Fox as the duo launch a joint venture for content
Caffeine, the much-hyped social livestreaming platform unveiled by a duo of former Apple designers earlier this year, has raised more than $100 million in...
Far Cry 4 creative director’s new Typhoon Studios is ‘definitely not doing a battle royale game’
Three EA and Ubisoft veterans started Typhoon Studios in February, and they’re now ready to talk about their first game — sort of. The...
For college esports, competition is only as good as the tech behind it
"An esports program is a key recruiting tool," Nilsson says. "That comes back to the network. If the network doesn’t support it as best it possibly can, they’re going to lose recruits."
As Chrome turns 10, Google bets on AI and AR
Google Chrome turned 10 years old and the company has shared what's next for the browser: artificial intelligence and augmented reality.
Legalized gambling could have major implications for esports
On May 14, the United States Supreme Court struck down a federal law that prohibited states from legalizing betting on professional and collegiate sporting...