VB Event
Mondelez hopes to twist social success into ecommerce success
Magic Leap’s and King’s deals pave way for big jump in 2016 game transactions
Julie Sandler Joins the 2016 Class of Presidential Leadership Scholars
Jukely’s live concert subscription service finally arrives on Android
One-third of Steam users run Windows 10
Wilson Sporting Goods shows off its connected football to Super Bowl fans
Poncho the weathercat gets its own app
Back-end secrets for app store optimization (webinar)
Path of Exile’s Ascendancy expansion launches March 4
Mobile network coverage startup Sensorly acquired by Mosaik
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ is getting a Lego game in June, according to the Xbox Store (update: it’s official)
Credibly Secures $70 Million Credit Facility Led by SunTrust Bank
Analysis
Evolution of mobile is shifting the balance of power between Google’s parent and Apple. Again.
Coupa Inspire ’16 to Feature Sir Richard Branson & Son, Sam Branson, as Keynote Speakers
After conquering action sports, GoPro goes after golf
VB Event
Target’s Kristi Argyilan finds the emotion in marketing technology
OutSystems Announces $55 Million Funding Round From North Bridge Growth Equity
Epic ‘Monkey Selfie’ case finally thrown out by SF judge
T-Mobile is fastest U.S. 4G network, according to crowdsourced mobile data company OpenSignal
Sverica Capital Management Supports Synoptek’s Acquisition of EarthLink’s IT Services Business
Nintendo is ‘looking’ into virtual reality
Zelda Wii U is still one of 6 Nintendo games scheduled for Wii U in 2016
Nintendo: Splatoon, Mario Maker are ‘blockbusters’ for Wii U
Nintendo’s holiday quarter earnings and revenues fall short of expectations
Nintendo sold 5.88M 3DSes and 3.06M Wii U systems over last 9 months
Microsoft starts offering Windows 10 as a ‘Recommended Update’
YouTube’s Fine Bros. face legal challenge after enraging Internet with ‘React’ trademark
Alphabet: What we still don’t know
Evernote to stop fulfilling Evernote Market orders, says it’s ‘a software company’
VB Webinar
Thriving on data: Generating meaningful insights for extraordinary results (webinar)
WhatsApp passes 1 billion monthly active users
The Witness: Here’s Jon Blow’s pissjug in the game (and the hidden credits)
Gmail now has more than 1 billion active users
Here’s what’s different in Fallout 4’s new Steam patch
Alphabet passes Apple as the most valuable company on Earth
Alphabet reports $21.33 billion in revenue, 99% from core Google business
Beyond Google: Alphabet’s Other Bets saw $3.6 billion operating loss on just $448 million in revenue for 2015
NBA 2K giving away $250,000 as part of an attempt to attract an esports crowd
