MobileNews

Google’s rollout of RCS chat for Android users in the US

November 14, 2019
Google is announcing that today, a year and a half after it first unveiled RCS chat as Android’s primary texting platform, it is actually making RCS chat Android’s primary texting platform. That’s because it is rolling out availability to any Android user in the US who wants to use it, starting today. RCS stands for “rich communication services,” and it’s the successor to SMS. Like…
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GamingNews

Rockstar apologizes for buggy Red Dead Redemption 2

November 14, 2019
Red Dead Redemption 2 was one of the biggest console hits of 2018. After waiting a full year, PC gamers finally got a chance to play the gritty, Western-themed adventure when it was released last week. However, many experienced game-breaking bugs. Rockstar has apologized…
ComputersNews

Razer unveils its Kraken Ultimate headset with THX Spatial Audio

November 14, 2019
For competitive gamers, 3D audio can make the difference between locating a sneaking enemy and getting taken down by a well-aimed shot. Razer’s gaming headsets have primarily used 7.1 surround sound for 3D audio in the past, but now the company is expanding its range of competitive gaming headsets using THX Spatial Audio with the launch of the Razer Kraken Ultimate. THX Spatial Audio is a…
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GamingNews

Share your memories of the first Xbox console!

November 14, 2019
Tomorrow marks the eighteenth anniversary of the original Xbox, the first console from Microsoft that kicked off a rivalry with PlayStation that still burns today. Stockier and arguably more stylish than the first PlayStation, the first generation Xbox featured a 733MHz…
AI & RoboticsNews

Punchh raises $40 million for AI that promotes customer engagement and loyalty

November 14, 2019
Punchh, a startup leveraging machine learning and omnichannel integrations to create customer journeys, today revealed that it’s closed a $40 million series C round co-led by Adams Street Partners and Sapphire Ventures. AllianceBernstein also contributed to the tranche, which brings Punchh’s total raised to nearly $70 million following a $20 million series B in January 2018 and a $7.5 million…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Google AI can tell you how close your voice is to Freddie Mercury's

November 14, 2019
Bohemian Rhapsody is one of the most well-known rock songs in the western world, and has been watched more than a billion times on YouTube alone. It’s likely that pretty much everyone has had at least one crack at aping singer Freddie Mercury’s unique vocal delivery. Now, Google, Queen and UMG have teamed up to build the FreddieMeter, an system to determine how close you can get to…
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