ProBeat: Google should have picked Microsoft’s app store principles over Apple’s
Microsoft this week outlined a list of 10 principles for the Microsoft Store on Windows in a not-so subtle jab at Apple and Google....
ProBeat: Even Ronaldinho needs computer vision to promote Teqball
Every year, Web Summit attracts celebrities from all over the world. This time, one of them was Ronaldinho, one of the greatest soccer football...
ProBeat: Microsoft’s modern OS is too good to be true
Microsoft hosted a keynote at Computex 2019 this week. As always, the company talked up the latest Windows 10 hardware. But then Nick Parker,...
ProBeat: Microsoft and Sony deal validates Google Stadia
News broke yesterday that Sony and Microsoft are kissing in a tree, working on AI and cloud technology. The new Microsoft and Sony partnership...
ProBeat: Microsoft needs to make the case for Cortana — or leave her to Halo
There wasn’t that much Cortana news this week, but then again there never is. While Microsoft’s plans for Cortana haven’t changed, they are still...
ProBeat: Google’s Stadia is all about the cloud and AI
Last Tuesday, Google announced that Gboard now uses an on-device neural network for speech recognition. This Tuesday, Google announced the Stadia cloud gaming platform....
ProBeat: Hey Google, was Daydream just a dream?
Google’s annual October hardware event was odd for several reasons this year, presumably because so much news leaked out early and the company clearly...
ProBeat: Oculus Connect 5 taught me Facebook Live still sucks
As part of our Oculus Connect 5 coverage this week, we sent Dean Takahashi to the event in San Jose, California while the broader...
ProBeat: Look beneath the Surface Go
Reviews of Microsoft’s Surface Go came out yesterday, and the results were mixed. There are a few reasons why that isn’t bad news for...
ProBeat: HTC should kill its phones and focus on VR
Let’s talk about HTC. The struggling Taiwanese consumer electronics company announced more layoffs this week: 1,500 jobs, or around 25 percent of its workforce....