Month: May 2020
Summer game fest: how to watch this summer’s digital gaming events
Even though E3, Gamescom, and other summer gaming events have become online-only or outright canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems there’s still going to be a lot of gaming news this summer. Publishers and media have already scheduled many digital events, promising news and announcements, which could help…
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Kustomer acquires Reply.ai to enhance chatbots on its CRM platform
Last December, when CRM startup Kustomer was announcing its latest round of funding — a $60 million round led by Coatue — its co-founder and CEO Brad Birnbaum said it would use some of the money to build more RPA-style automations into its platform to expand KustomerIQ, its AI-based product that…
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Closer scrutiny of Chinese investments sour Xiaomi, Oppo lending plans
India’s decision to scrutinise Chinese investments closely over fears of possible hostile takeovers has caused smartphone manufacturers some jitters. Especially for those from across the border who are having to stall their direct lending schemes in the country. While Xiaomi had launched its online lending service MiCredit last December, another…
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The Morning After: Watch the Unreal 5 engine running on a PlayStation 5
A lot of people are excited about the new Xbox and the new PlayStation. Both are set to arrive later this year, with fantastical graphic fidelity, minimal load times and all kinds of hardware specs. Then, last week, Microsoft revealed 13 third-party… Source
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Meet the first Bluetooth speaker to come with Alexa built-in… well, sort of
Finding a Bluetooth speaker that ticks all the boxes can be tricky, especially if you’re looking for something that will perform outdoors as well as in your home. Bang & Olufsen claims to have the answer with the second-generation Beosound A1, what it says is “the world’s first Bluetooth speaker…
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Samsung’s PCIe 4.0 SSDs come in a range of new form factors
Intel’s “ruler” form factor for NVMe server SSDs once looked radical, but it’s now become mainstream. As evidence, Samsung just introduced a new line of ultra-fast PCIe Gen 4 drives derived from Intel’s original design. The PM9A3 SSDs come not only i… Source
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