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Games generated $91 billion worldwide in 2016, according to a new report. The mobile game segment was the largest at $41 billion, followed by $26 billion for retail games and $19 b... More

If 2016 was the year VR arrived, 2017 is the year developers will start thinking seriously about making VR social. VR is all about immersion — that sense that you’re actual... More

The Mall of America has partnered with IBM to integrate the company's Watson technology to create a "mobile concierge" that helps shoppers make their way around. Using Watson's con... More

In an attempt to make live video broadcasting by users easier on its platform, Twitter will now allow live streaming directly through its app as it incorporates the Periscope softw... More

While it’s too early to tell how well Instagram’s new shopping functions are working, it’s also clear that the platform is committed to harnessing the potential of its catalo... More

Video game streaming platform Twitch today announced the upcoming addition of native mobile livestreaming within its app. The announcement comes concurrent with the platform’s ad... More

With the exception of the last generation of consoles, which saw a roughly eight-year run on the market, the traditional console cycle has averaged around five to six years. This t... More

Charles Dawes, Senior Director of International Marketing at TiVo, has outlined his industry predictions for 2017. Next year, TV consumption is expected to shift, while advancement... More

Instagram is American concertgoers’ social network of choice, with 83% of those active on social media at shows making use of the photo-sharing app – more than any other platfo... More

The folks at Dolby Laboratories have made public their plan to release Dolby Atmos Sound on Xbox One and Windows 10. While they’ve not yet been exact when it comes to timing and ... More

Slack's quest to become a do-it-all chat app continues. The company is trotting out video calling support in the Mac, Windows and Chrome versions of its client, making it easy to s... More

Sony is attempting to strengthen its presence on social with the launch of an official PlayStation Giphy account that will be populated by a selection of YouTubers. The move will h... More

A number of technologies are going to make the AI that we see in film possible. In addition to supercomputing and cloud computing, technology such as robotics, computer vision, mac... More

Instagram announced its Live video broadcasting features in November, which allow users to show your followers what you’re up to in real-time, and also let users browse for Live ... More

The dust may not have settled yet from Fitbit’s acquisition of smartwatch maker Pebble, but the future of wearables is still up in the air. A report by Gartner said that people a... More

360-degree video is turning the heads of advertisers. Google’s TrueView platform first rolled the format out for Chrome, YouTube and iOS in July 2015. But in the past few months,... More

Data and analytics surely aren’t the only reason for the Seattle Sounders’ remarkable late-season run that’s resulted in a chance to play for an MLS Cup title on Saturday. Bu... More

Facebook Live allows users to “go live” whenever they want, easily and conveniently. They don’t need anyone’s permission, nor do they need special equipment to start broad... More

Today, Google announced that HBO’s standalone subscription app, HBO NOW, is arriving on the company’s Daydream mobile VR platform. The company also announced that Netflix will ... More

It’s still early days for virtual reality (VR) and several challenges remain for the technology, according to executives at Kaltura and VR company Selvz. The “most challengi... More