Month: May 2020

You can follow the channel starting today. Twitch has created a new home for gaming-related news. Dubbed Twitch Gaming, the company says the channel will feature game reveals, developer interviews and Twitch drops, with the platform’s streamers presenting the content. One of the first things it will air is a Valorant tournament the weekend of the game’s launch on June 2nd.  … Continue reading Twitch adds a news and events channel just in time for Summer Game Fest Continue Reading →

Appropriately called the Gigantus V2 Razer is charting table mat territory with its new Gigantus V2 series. Stick a few of its 3XL-sized variants together and you’d probably end up with a decent launchpad. Razer has announced its biggest mouse pad to date with the Gigantus V2, which could potentially turn your entire desk into one … Continue reading Razer’s latest mouse pad can cover most desks Continue Reading →

No prizes for guessing why It’s no secret that the Covid-19 pandemic has had a crushing effect on many industries, with sales falling off a cliff and widespread job losses. Now, research firm Gartner has given its forecast for all PC, tablet, and mobile phone shipments for 2020, showing a decline of 13.6 percent across the … Continue reading Gartner predicts shipments for PCs, phones and tablets will fall 14% this year Continue Reading →

Kentik, the company once known as CloudHelix, today announced that it has raised a $23.5 million growth funding round led by Vistara Capital Partners, with existing investors August Capital, Third Point Ventures, DCVC and Tahoma Ventures also participating. With this round, Kentik  has now raised a total of $61.7 million. The company’s platform allows enterprises to monitor … Continue reading Kentik raises $23.5M for its network intelligence platform Continue Reading →

It’s thinking about more than Fire TV access. Are you wondering why HBO Max launched without Amazon support? Amazon is happy to fill you in. A company spokesperson told Engadget that it wants to offer the new service through Prime Video Channels, arguing that it was a “priority” for the company. “We believe that if you’re paying … Continue reading Amazon won’t support HBO Max without Prime Video Channels tie-in Continue Reading →

Companies spend inordinate amounts of time and money building data warehouses and moving data from enterprise applications. But once they get the data in, how do they get specific information like product data back out and distribute it to business operations, which can use it to better understand customers? That’s where Census comes in. It builds a … Continue reading Census raises $4.3M seed to put product info in cloud data warehouses to work Continue Reading →

Inductiv could ensure Siri has ‘clean’ info from your requests. Apple is continuing its string of AI startup acquisitions, this time to improve Siri’s performance. The company has confirmed to Bloomberg that it recently acquired Inductiv, a Waterloo, Ontario, Canada-based company that uses AI to correct data — which, in turn, improves machine learning. The company didn’t elaborate on its … Continue reading Apple buys an AI startup to improve Siri’s data Continue Reading →

Both devices feature optional LTE and stylus support Lenovo is targeting two PC segments with its latest 2-in-1s. The Yoga Duet 7i challenges the Microsoft Surface Pro 7 and other high-end rivals with its 13-inch hi-res display and 10th-gen Core i7 CPU, while the lower-end IdeaPad Duet 3i is meant to tackle the likes of Surface … Continue reading Lenovo’s latest Windows 10 tablets arrive with detachable keyboards Continue Reading →