Author: Bilal

The “Arespear” lineup offers Windows 10 PCs, keyboards and headphones. Konami, the Japanese developer of games like the Metal Gear and Silent Hill series, has decided to enter the very crowded gaming PC hardware market. The company has unveiled three low-to-mid-range PCs with new “Arespear” branding, along with two gaming keyboards and headphones. The PCs feature black and silver perforated grills … Continue reading Konami is making gaming PCs now Continue Reading →

That means you might see more tracks with Dolby’s immersive audio. Music tracks encoded with Dolby’s immersive Atmos Music tech recently started appearing on Tidal and other streaming services, but most are from artists backed by major labels. Now, Dolby and Pro Tools developer Avid are making it easier for independent artists to encode and distribute Atmos Music. That … Continue reading Dolby and Avid make it easier for indie artists to use immersive Atmos tech Continue Reading →

The wearable uses mechanical stimulation behind your ears to reduce anxiety. There are a number of devices that promise to work magic on our brains, reducing stress and helping us get to sleep each night. The latest on the scene is Cove, from Feelmore Labs, a neckband that hooks over your ears to deliver vibration to your mastoid. Wear this for 20 … Continue reading Cove neckband massages behind your ears to reduce stress Continue Reading →

It’s been seven years since Tencent picked up a 36.5% stake in Sogou to fend off rival Baidu in the online search market. The social and gaming giant is now offering to buy out and take private its longtime ally. NYSE-listed Sogou  said this week it has received a preliminary non-binding proposal from Tencent to acquire its remaining shares for … Continue reading Tencent wants to take full control of longtime search ally Sogou Continue Reading →

Since being re-acquired from Nokia  in 2018 by a group including its original founders and some of its original investors, health tech company Withings has been focused on evolving their offering of consumer health hardware to provide medical-grade data that can be shared with, and leveraged by, healthcare professionals to deliver better, more personalized care. The company has now … Continue reading Withings raises $60 million to bridge the gap between consumer tech and healthcare providers Continue Reading →

Google  today announced its plans to build a new subsea cable with landing points in New York in the U.S. and Bude, U.K. and Bilbao, Spain in Europe. The new cable, named after the pioneering computer scientist Grace Hopper, will join Google’s various other private subsea cables like Curie between the U.S. and South America, Dunant between the U.S. and France and Equiano between … Continue reading Google is building a new private subsea cable between Europe and the US Continue Reading →

Low-code is a hot category these days. It helps companies build workflows or simple applications without coding skills, freeing up valuable engineering resources for more important projects. Paragon, a member of the Y Combinator Winter 2020 cohort, announced a $2.5 million seed round today for its low-code application integration platform. Investors include Y Combinator,  Village Global, Global Founders … Continue reading YC alum Paragon snags $2.5M seed for low-code app integration platform Continue Reading →

Gaming platform Roblox,  which has seen a surge of use due to the coronavirus pandemic, now has over 150 million monthly active users, up from the 115 million it announced in February before the U.S.’s shelter-in-place orders went into effect. The company also said its developer community is on pace to earn over $250 million in 2020, up from … Continue reading Roblox jumps to over 150M monthly users, will pay out $250M to developers in 2020 Continue Reading →

A lot has been written about increased interest around automation and robotics during the pandemic — I know because I’ve done a lot of the writing. Most of these discussions tend to revolve around things like logistics, delivery and food preparation. But there’s also a compelling case to be made for companionship. And for that reason, … Continue reading Petit Qoobo cat pillow set for December US release, following crowdfunding campaign Continue Reading →

Indonesia-based online travel portal, Traveloka, has picked up $250M in fresh funding to beef up its coronavirus-battered balance sheet. The travel aggregator dubs the capital injection a “strong vote of confidence” in its strategy to adjust to what it couches as a ‘new normal’ for travel by retooling its focus on domestic and short hop excursions and activities. … Continue reading Traveloka tops up with $250M amid the coronavirus crisis Continue Reading →