Month: February 2020
Faze Clan is launching a Quibi reality show to sign its next gaming star
Gaming entertainment and e-sports organization Faze Clan is taking a unique approach to signing who it hopes will become the next big gaming star: a reality show. The Los Angeles-based company has partnered with yet-to-be-released streaming service Quibi to produce Faze Up, a contest that will see six users of…
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Mobile love story Florence is heading to the Switch and PC
Florence, Mountains’ award-winning mobile game about love and relationships, is coming to more platforms. The Annapurna-published title will launch on the Nintendo Switch, PC, Mac, and the Mac App Store on February 13th. Florence first launched on mobile devices in 2017. The game was a critical darling, praised for its…
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Southern California’s LoanSnap launches new mortgage calculator for would-be borrowers
LoanSnap, a new lending services technology for banks based in Southern California, has launched a mortgage calculator called LoanPulse for borrowers to get an accurate sense of their ability to take out loans — and at what price. The company says that its new mortgage evaluation tool uses the same…
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This Samsung Galaxy Note 20 leak also shines a light on the Galaxy S20
If the constant barrage of Samsung Galaxy S20 leaks has you exhausted, we’ve got something completely different to sink your teeth into – the first proper Samsung Galaxy Note 20 leak instead! Yes, although the phone is likely six months away and Samsung’s previous phone hasn’t even been unveiled, we’re…
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Koch Industries acquires Infor in deal pegged at nearly $13B
Infor announced today that Koch Industries has bought the company in a deal sources peg at close to $13 billion. Infor, which makes large-scale cloud ERP software, has been around since 2002 and counts Koch as both a customer and an investor, so the deal makes sense on that level.…
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SpaceX requests permission to fly new Starship rocket on 12-mile-high test flight
SpaceX is already planning the next big test flight of its future Starship rocket out of southern Texas. As early as mid-March, the company is hoping to fly a test version of the vehicle to a super high altitude and then land it upright on solid ground, proving the rocket…
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