A few major tech websites have managed to get their hands on a Xiaomi Mi Note and have started to release their reviews of the ridiculously popular Chinese smartphone and they’ve all arrived to the same conclusion: it’s an awesome device, too bad you can’t have one. That’s th
Lenovo has been trying to clean up the massive mess that was left behind when the Superfish adware scandal hit, and it’s not doing very well. In order to rebuild people’s trust, the company has promised to cut back on the amount of crap that it installs on its computers. While that’
The biggest name in PC gaming is delving into the world of virtual reality. Valve has announced that it will be bringing some homemade hardware to the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco next week, including the new Steam Controller that has been delayed numerous times, some new living room
Perhaps one of the most used parenting tricks in the modern age is to plop your kid down in front of a screen and leave them to their cartoons or games, essentially locking them in place and freeing you up to do other things. VINCI Education wants to use this as an opportunity to educate your [&hell
The biggest factor in determining whether a city is a good place to build a startup is how large that city’s talent pool is. An appealing culture, attractive scenery, delicious food, good universities, and all of that stuff is simply the bait that attracts the intelligent, skilled workers that
It’s hard to imagine that a game such as Texas Hold’em poker would need to be solved, but that’s exactly what the University of Alberta claims to have been done. The popular game gives each player two private cards plus three community cards with a round of betting after each card
Big data is an invaluable tool for companies in today’s data-driven markets, but it can be a difficult tool for smaller business to utilize. This is something that Dato, previously known as GraphLab, wants to fix by letting developers build apps that utilize machine learning and artificial int
Redmond biotech company Cerevast Therapeutics has raised $10 million as it continues to test a headset it hopes will one day be used to treat stroke patients. That brings the company’s total fundraising up to nearly $32.5 million, according to company CEO Bradford Zakes. The company was formed
Travel sites could be about to have a very unhappy new year. Amazon is set to enter the travel business. It says Amazon has been working with independent hotels and resorts in and around major cities to prepare its new Amazon Travel service. The site claims Amazon Travel could launch as early as Jan
Rival IQ, a digital marketing analytics company, today announced additional funding of nearly $1 million from existing and new investors designed to fuel the software company’s continued growth and product expansion. Founded by veterans of the Seattle startup scene in January 2013, Rival IQ ha
Sidecar may go down as the little engine that could. The ride-sharing startup announced Monday that it has raised another $15 million, bringing its total funding to date to more than $30 million. The latest round of funding was led by Avalon Ventures and included investments from Union Square Ventur
Need an item from Amazon before the day is over? The retailer is now offering same-day delivery in six more cities across the US. As of Wednesday, consumers in Baltimore, Dallas, Indianapolis, New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. can place a same-day delivery order for any one of more th