How League of Legends players went from hating Facebook to happily using it to find friends
Hardcore gamers don’t fully trust Facebook and they are dismissive of “Facebook games.” When they see the social network in their “real” games, they...
Microsoft’s Build 2016 conference sells out in under 5 minutes
Microsoft’s Build conference in San Francisco, easily the company’s biggest event of the year, is always popular. But tickets for this year’s three-day developer...
Facebook is opening an Oculus research office in Pittsburgh
Facebook is opening an office focused on research for its Oculus virtual reality platform in Pittsburgh, of all places. An Oculus spokeswoman confirmed that...
CEO Lisa Su expects company watchers to say ‘AMD is back’ in 2016
Advanced Micro Devices has had a few tough years as it struggles to stay afloat financially and compete with Intel, the world’s biggest chip...
Twitter Gaming debuts so you can tweet about games in 140 characters
Gamers have a new place to gather on Twitter. The social network has launched @TwitterGaming, a new way to discover, follow, and join conversations...
Microsoft open-sources its JavaScript engine Chakra
As promised, Microsoft has open-sourced the core components of Chakra, the company’s JavaScript engine used in Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer. The project, dubbed...
The DeanBeat: The 10 best technologies of the Consumer Electronics Show
I’ve returned from the biggest battleground of tech, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. My Intel Basis Peak smartwatch told me that, over...
Look who is rockin’ social media in Iran
Facebook is blocked in Iran. So is Twitter. Instagram is partially blocked, since you can target individual pages without blocking the whole site. Surprisingly,...
Fresvii raises $4M for AppSteroid social network with mobile voice chat
Fresvii has raised $4 million from Japan’s Nissay Capital to expand AppSteroid, its mobile gaming social networking service. Fresvii’s AppSteroid platform helps games become more social. The funding...
Google’s top tech searches in 2015: iPhone 6s, Samsung Galaxy S6, and Apple Watch
Just like every other company on the planet, Google puts together end-of-year lists for its various properties. But there’s one that matters more than all...