Flipboard launches catalogs as ecosystem expansion

Flipboard has enjoyed widespread success as a service for creating custom magazines, whether for the enjoyment of others or for private browsing. Building upon this foundation, the company has now branched out into catalogs, allowing both individuals and companies to create digital product catalogs. With catalogs also comes a way for Flipboard to make money, […]

Apple’s spaceship campus visualized in array of official renderings

Up close you’ll get with the first set of renderings from Apple itself of the company’s next-generation campus. This campus is the same you’ve heard about over the past year, the one nicknamed the “spaceship campus” due to its appearance, one of a flying saucer ring sort of thing. These images have been seen in […]

Amazon, USPS team up for Sunday delivery in select cities

Amazon Prime members in New York City and Los Angeles can now receive packages via the United States Postal Service on Sundays, Amazon has announced. That means that even if a customer places an order on a Friday, the two-day shipping will still apply. The arrangement will also soon be extended to other cities. Update: […]

Bitcoin on fire as proponents prognosticate stratospheric rise

As of this moment, Bitcoin‘s exchange rate is hovering a few dollars under $400, according to the Mt.Gox ticker. It’s about $45 more than it was 24 hours ago, $75 more than the day before, and $120 more than the day before that. All told, Bitcoin has netted about $180 in the past week. To […]

Blockbuster’s last day to rent set for November 9th

The final day any person living will be able to rent a video from the physical rental store chain Blockbuster has been set for November 9th, 2013. While this day has been solidified for physical rentals of media from the stores across the United States, store locations will remain open for several weeks afterward. According […]

Elop as Microsoft CEO said to consider axing Xbox and Bing

Since the August announcement that Steve Ballmer was out as CEO of Microsoft, more than a few rumors have surfaced on who would take his place – one of the more titalating of these being former Nokia head Stephen Elop. Today’s suggestion from anonymous sources speaking with Bloomberg is that Elop has a non-finalized strategy […]

Independent Obsession: The Over-Romanticization Of Indie Development

Why We Need To Stop Romanticizing Indie DevelopmentBeing an independent game developer is a lot like being an inventor. You need no small amount of creativity, skill, and persistence. There’s more pitfalls than you might encounter in most any other career.  It’s not as easy – and nowhere near as glamorous – as everyone seems to think.

NVIDIA 2014 Q3 results show revenues up over previous quarter

NVIDIA has reported its third-quarter 2014 financials, and in it was overall good news for the company despite some small bumps in the road. As of this past quarter, which ended on October 27, NVIDIA pulled in $1.054 billion, a jump of 7.9-percent over Q2′s $977.2 million in GAAP revenues. The year-on-year numbers aren’t so […]

Twitter IPO sees early 73% rise on NYSE

Today Twitter begins its journey into the public realm with their Initial Public Offering, seeing a relatively quick rise in price of each share in early hours of trading. The Twitter IPO began with the company offering up 70 million shares with stock priced at a cool $26 USD per share. Soon after the initial […]

Holy Smokes: The Business Of The 21-Gun Salute With ‘Dead’ Rounds

Death is a serious business, and over the years we have featured numerous businesses that have found creative ways to profit off that one thing that every single person does in his/her life; die. The latest to cross my path is called Holy Smokes, and it offers a unique way to honor those that have passed