By Nick Statt After Destiny’s September release, Activision is the latest large game maker to beat Wall Street estimates with the help of online purchases, signaling a bounce back for the industry.
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Self-driving car advocates tangle with messy morality
By Stephen Shankland It’s not all about 3D laser scanners and infrared cameras. Self-driving car engineers also must decide whether it’s better for a car to kill one person to save five.
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C-3PO thinks ‘Episode 7’ will be better than ‘Empire Strikes Back’
By Anthony Domanico Anthony Daniels, the definitive voice behind the lovable “Star Wars” droid C-3PO, thinks that the forthcoming “Episode 7” could be better than “The Empire Strikes Back.”
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Boost Mobile extends discounted double-data offer
By Roger Cheng The promotion, which was supposed to expire on Monday, will now end in early January.
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Windows Phone owners can now make mobile payments, via Softcard
By Lance Whitney The new Softcard app from AT&T allows for tap-to-pay transactions — assuming you have an NFC-enabled Windows Phone handset and meet other requirements.
Internet ad spending to overtake TV in ’16, research firm predicts
By Ben Fox Rubin Forrester Research also predicts that annual spending on online ads in the US will top $100 billion in 2019, as advertisers follow consumer habits.
Internet ad spending to overtake TV in ’16, research firm predicts
By Ben Fox Rubin Forrester Research also predicts that annual spending on online ads in the US will top $100 billion in 2019, as advertisers follow consumer habits.
Apple delivers bug-fixing iOS 8.1.1 beta to developers
By Lance Whitney The new beta also offers performance enhancements and one change that affects the iOS 8 Health app, says AppleInsider.
Microsoft, Dropbox team up in mobile move
By Mary Jo Foley The aim is to improve integration between Dropbox and Microsoft Office. New capabilities will roll out to Dropbox users on iOS and Android “in the next few weeks.”
Microsoft, Dropbox team up in mobile move
By Mary Jo Foley The aim is to improve integration between Dropbox and Microsoft Office. New capabilities will roll out to Dropbox users on iOS and Android “in the next few weeks.”