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FlowPlay connects with Dragonchain to build blockchains for social gaming
Social gaming platform developer FlowPlay Inc. today announced a partnership with Walt Disney Co.-incubated blockchain Dragonchain Inc. with the intent to build secure blockchain-based monetization for casual and social games. Dragonchain is a distributed ledger technology platform, also known as a blockchain, that was developed at Disney’s Seattle campus in 2015 under the name “Disney ...
HTC drops Google Daydream VR but unveils standalone VR headset for Chinese market
Smartphone and virtual reality hardware maker HTC Corp. announced Monday the upcoming release of the Vive Focus, its standalone virtual reality head-mounted display that does not require a wired connection to a computer. The company also announced Vive Wave, a VR open platform and tools for software and hardware developers designed to provide an easy ...
Kaspersky Lab unveils secure blockchain-based voting platform
Antivirus developer and security research company Kaspersky Lab today announced the release of a blockchain-based voting system named Polys designed for organizations, businesses and universities to tally votes electronically in a private and secure way. The platform uses a distributed ledger, or blockchain, and cryptography in order to securely record votes in a manner that is ...
Tweet e-signature service Twignature secures $3M in funding
New York-based lettrs Inc., the company behind the newly launched e-signature and social media platform Twignature, announced today it has raised $3 million in funding. The Twignature service provides a way for Twitter users to access what it calls “a digital marketplace for authenticated, distributed and sponsored signatures.” Using smartphone biometrics and a blockchain distribution method, ...
HTC Vive launches program to bring the arts into virtual reality
Smartphone marker and virtual reality headset developer HTC Corp. today announced Vive Arts, a new multimillion-dollar global VR program designed to bring the arts into the living room. The Vive Arts program will help cultural institutions, such as museums, documentary projects, educators and other content developers, fund and develop VR installations designed to be highly ...
BP, Shell plan to swap energy commodities on a blockchain by end of 2018
A consortium of the world’s energy giants is planning to build a blockchain platform to enable them to swap energy commodities. Reuters reported that BP PLC and Royal Dutch Shell PLC announced plans Monday to make a blockchain-based tool for energy trading in 2018. Other members include Norwegian oil company Statoil, trading houses Gunvor, Koch ...
Logitech’s experimental keyboard could complete your virtual reality office
Computer peripheral and accessory maker Logitech International S.A. announced the development of an experimental keyboard on Thursday that works in virtual reality. The Bridge developer’s kit would round out the types of peripherals usable in VR to deliver a more complete office experience. It works with the HTC Vive headset and consists of a Logitech G gaming ...
Korean financial association launches blockchain user identity platform for banks
The Korea Financial Investment Association, also known as Kofia, an industry body that covers financial technology in the country, announced Tuesday the launch of a new blockchain-based commercial security network. The platform, called Chain ID, would allow financial and merchant firms to securely share customer information and identification online. Kofia Chairman Hwang Young-key (pictured) revealed during ...
Firebase overhauls developer user engagement and testing tools with Predictions and Crashlytics
Google LLC today announced a number of updates to its Firebase app platform that overhauls many of the tools offered to developers. The updates include the addition of machine learning with Predictions, crash reporting with Crashlytics and an A/B testing framework using Optimize. The company delivered the announcements and details during its Firebase Dev Summit 2017 conference ...
Business blockchain signatory service Cygnetise raises $1.32M in seed round
U.K.-based Startup Cygnetise Ltd. announced today a seed funding round of $1.32 million led by London-based Calibrate Management Ltd. to push forward is authorized signatory list management services backed up by blockchain technology. Authorized signatories are people enabled by a business to perform particular actions, particularly signing documents such as hours worked, checks, contracts and such. Up-to-date ...
