Sony Pictures Buys Dragon Ball Z Distributor Funimation
Expanding its library, Sony Pictures has just acquired Funimation a Japanese anime title distributor known for popular titles such as “Dragon Ball Z”, “Cowboy Bebop”, “One Piece”, “My Hero Academia” and “Attack on Titan”. Funimation licenses and distributes Japanese anime content in the U.S., and operates the subscription streaming service FunimationNOW which is also available […]
Apple Reports Another Juicy Revenue Quarter
Keeping record level revenue quarter after quarter is no mean feat, but Tim Cook and his team at Apple have been doing just that year on year. The company today again announced an increase in revenue for its third quarter revenue of $45.4 billion compared $42.4 billion last year. “With revenue up 7 percent year-over-year, we’re […]
Blis Launches First-Of-Its Kind Platform
Blis is launching its own self-serve demand side platform after the success of a year-long trial with Omnicom Media Group. The platform is the first of its kind in the market, using its proprietary location technology programmes like SmartPin, SmartScale and POI Database. It basically provides location data targeting solutions, advanced reporting and analytics capabilities. […]
Storing Renewable Energy…With Salt?
Google is working on finding a solution to store renewable energy by using vats of salt and antifreeze. Sounds unlikely? The plan, code-named “Malta”, has the potential to make the energy last longer than lithium-ion batteries and be as cost efficient as new hydroelectric plants and other existing clean energy storage methods. This effort is […]
Huawei Adds A Fifth Colour To P10 Plus
Joining the string of colours available for the P10 Plus, Huawei is adding a limited edition Rose Gold which will go on sale from next week. The popular choice of colour for smartphone by most brands, the Rose Gold has always been an attractive tone for both genders. Price for the limited edition is set at RM3,099. Other available colors […]
Singaporeans Demand More Data
According to a survey by Circles.Life, half of the 900 Singaporean respondents admitted that they could not last more than a day without mobile data. With the respondents’ age being between 16 to 54 years of age, two thirds of them stated that they need at least 6GB of data each month. Despite that, the […]
Threadrippers Available August 10
AMD Threadrippers have been making waves since the first announcement, and it was recently announced that it will be available starting 10th August for the 16-core Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and 12-core 1920X processor models. AMD is delivering on the promise of more cores and threads with Ryzen Threadripper, a “Zen”-based CPU with up to 60 […]
Facebook Shuts Down AI Chatbots Programme
Facebook is wisely abandoning an experiment regarding two artificially intelligent programs that appeared to be chatting to each other in a strange language only they understood. The two chatbots, known simply as Bob and Alice, modified the English language to make them work more efficiently. The discussion came as Facebook challenged its chatbots to try […]
