Ford Ford could roll out an Uber-like ride-hailing service even before the company’s self-driving cars are ready to hit the streets. “I would never rule that out,” Raj Nair, the company’s executive vice president and president of North America, told Business Insider when asked if the company would launch an on-demand mobility service with a […]
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China’s $24 billion game market has a new competitor: Rastar Games
A Chinese entertainment company best known for car-based toys is making a big bid for gaming. Rastar Group announced today that it is starting a new Rastar Games brand. This will help the organization take better advantage of the growing gaming scene in China. The total Chinese gaming market size is $ 24 billion based on […]
Nintendo 2DS XL: Nintendo Switch games competitor revealed as Wii U releases continue
The Nintendo 2DS XL is widening the company’s handheld scope nearly two months after the release of the Nintendo Switch and while new releases continue for the Wii U. Nintendo have plenty of devices to keep developing for, their latest a potential competitor to the Switch. The New Nintendo 2DS XL makes its debut in […]
Pokémon Player Uses Explode On Veteran Competitor, Leaving Him Speechless
GIF Pokémon Sun and Moon’s online Battle Spot ladder is full of wild teams. Since all games are best-of-one (unlike live tournaments, which are best-of-three), many players bring gimmicks to steal the win in unexpected ways. Even the best competitive player can be caught off guard, because they never know what to expect. Advertisement Take […]
Amazon Echo could soon get a HUGE new competitor – powered by your iPhone
The Amazon Echo may be about to get some serious competition. Amazon’s smart speaker has won many fans since its launch last year, gaining plaudits for the super-intelligent Alexa assistant feature, which is able to carry out thousands of tasks. However Amazon’s dominance of the smart home market was hit after the launch of Google […]
Eventbrite acquires competitor Nvite
Eventbrite, the event ticketing startup valued at just over $ 1 billion, has acquired Nvite, a smaller competitor. Nvite, based in Washington, D.C., had raised $ 1 million in funding in 2014 from a group of local investors. An Eventbrite spokeswoman confirmed the deal and provided the following statement: We’re excited to welcome Nvite to […]
Verizon is taking aim at cable TV this summer with a low-cost competitor (VZ)
AP / Paul Sakuma Verizon is planning to launch a live TV streaming service this summer to compete with cable, satellite, and the raft of online competitors that have debuted in recent months, according to Bloomberg. The idea of an “online” TV package, delivered over the internet to your smart TV, phone, laptop, and so on, […]
Microsoft’s Twitch competitor can remind you to stretch
Microsoft’s Twitch competitor, Beam, has arrived on Xbox One. And seemingly in an effort to keep streamers healthy, there are a few tools in the back-end to remind folks to do things like eat and stretch. Simply check the “Enable Health Reminders” box and at a user-defined intervals you can get pings to stand up […]
Porsche Design sends its Surface Book competitor to FCC for certification
Microsoft’s Surface Book was the first Windows 10 2-in-1 that used a clamshell notebook design with a display that could detach from a keyboard base and work as a stand-alone tablet. It’s an expensive design that’s rumored to revert to a traditional notebook in its next iteration. The team over at Porsche Design, however, doesn’t […]
Microsoft’s Slack competitor to launch next week
Microsoft is planning to make its Slack competitor, Microsoft Teams, available to Office 365 customers next week. The software giant is planning a launch event for March 14th to make Microsoft Teams live around the world. Microsoft Teams originally debuted in preview back in early November, built as an alternative to slack with tighter Office […]
