Sunday, August 10, 2014

Alibaba invests $120 mn in Kabam in latest US deal

Kabam is set to take the "The Hobbit: Kingdoms of the Middle-earth" game to users of Alibaba's messaging app Laiwang. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has invested $120 million in San Francisco-based mobile games studio Kabam, the latest in a string of U.S. investments intended to build up the Chinese online retailer's presence...

eBay profits rise despite 'challenging quarter'

Online retailer eBay reported profits of $676m (£395m) during the period from March to June, beating analyst expectations. Shares in the company were up by more than 1.5% in trading after the US stock market closed. Although revenue grew by 13% to $4.4bn, that was less than hoped. "We had a challenging quarter with...

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Future Techs UNC and Nvidia Collaborate 2014

  UNC and Nvidia collaborate on ‘pinlight display’ augmented reality breakthrough One of the hallmarks of science fiction movies — one way they demonstrate that they take place “in the future” is by using augmented reality (AR) interfaces. Minority Report is the classic trope illustration for this idea, but it’s...