Amazon Web Services launches its Aurora database engine out of preview
Circa CEO Matt Galligan launches consultancy to help startups with product design and ideation
OnePlus raises the curtain on its second phone, the OnePlus 2
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Capcom postpones Street Fighter V beta and apologizes
Italian game publisher Digital Bros opens subsidiary in China
Y Combinator-backed Mimir speeds up feedback with automated grading for professors
IFTTT launches a Spotify channel, but offers nothing useful
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Taplytics adds new ‘smart push’ to get the right message to the right person at the right time
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Nintendo’s NX could be the Wii of augmented and virtual reality, predicts one analyst
eBay kills its Valet, Fashion, and Motors apps, retires eBay Now service
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Web personalizer Qubit partners with Apptimize to add mobile apps to its repertoire
Shinra Technologies launches dev tools to build massive cloud-based game worlds
Yahoo launches live news show with Katie Couric
Google is dropping its Google+ requirement across all products, starting with YouTube
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Funk of Titans fails to live up to its awesome name
Razer confirms it has acquired Ouya’s software assets, founding CEO departs (updated)
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Disruption in the electronic payment space: What do Visa, Odell Beckham Jr., and Drew Brees have to do with it?
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4 critical mistakes that limit the impact of mobile on your whole business
Schwarzenegger’s Terminator is playable in WWE 2K16
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Hacker takes down New York Magazine during crucial Cosby cover story
Pandora’s Sponsored Listening launches out of beta: Remove ads by giving brands your full attention
PlayStation 4 is getting dedicated keyboard and mouse controls
Michael Capellas Joins Kony Advisory Board
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BehaviorMatrix wants to understand the fear, happiness, or anger behind your choices
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Wikipedia tests full-screen ads to help drive donations
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The importance of a robust QA process and in-game analytics: rush either and you’ll be sorry
Researchers find vulnerability that affects 95% of Android devices
