Oculus VR announced earlier today its first-ever development conference, Oculus Connect, to take place in Hollywood, CA, September 19-20th, at the Loews Hollywood Hotel. While the full agenda will be revealed closer to the conference, it will include workshops led by Oculus engineers and industry specialists that will focus on upcoming technology. Oculus confirmed in their … Read more
IO, a global leader in software-defined data centers, announced recently that it has received patent approval for its modular data center, a major achievement for intellectual property in Arizona. After initially filing the patent back in 2008, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has officially certified IO’s proprietary software-defined modular data center model. This model … Read more
Game CoLab, the Tempe-based incubator that caters toward independent game development, will host Phoenix Makes Games Jam, and event that brings together artists, coders, storytellers, and more, to create prototype games in 48 hours. The event will kick off at the ASU Digital Culture studio from July 18-20 at 6:00 p.m. Beginning Friday night, participants will be given … Read more
Its here, the FIFA World Cup. Held every four years, this worldwide sporting event brings millions of fans together for a month long of soccer matches. AZTB has found some gadgets, that we think will be great for the soccer fanatic. Global Fan Collection Mice By Logitech With the 2014 World Cup well … Read more
I take tons of photos. Some I Tweet and some I Instagram. But right now, I have over 1,000 that are just sitting in my phone that I’ve completely forgotten about. Sound familiar? For startup Storybyte, they’ve created a new app that will take those photos from the deep, dark depths of your phone’s album and effortlessly turn … Read more
IO, a global leader in software-defined data centers, announced recently that it is changing up its executive team: Bob Olson has been appointed Chief Customer Officer. Olson will lead sales, marketing and human resources teams to grow IO’s customer base. IO’s Director of Corporate Communications, Lauren Rosenblum explained that Olson will develop consistency and continuity across departments to … Read more
Co-written with Becky Brisley Blosme, a Scottsdale-born services consulting firm and software company has launched an improved version of their software Zip Code Services, a geo-location service that manages location-based data needs for its customers. It provides developers with the ability to integrate updated geographical data into their own apps through a zip code and … Read more
GoDaddy, the world’s largest domain name provider, has been steadily rebranding its image over the past year, and today they announced another big step in their creative overhaul: GoDaddy has hired advertising agency Barton F Graf 9000 to continue its image makeover in a new campaign set to premiere in September. The ad agency has … Read more
Omedix, the leading provider of patient engagement portals, announced today the appointment of Chief Technology Officer Nanu Ramamrutham, and Director of Product Management, Heather Mattisson. With a line of digital products that empower patients and streamline practice costs, Omedix plays a key role in the industry in improving patient care. Nanu and Heather complement Omedix’s … Read more
It’s no surprise that Phoenix is on an upswing with job growth, more out-of-state companies are expanding here and startups are percolating from the local universities and incubators. In a research report released today by CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. (EMSI) it revealed that Phoenix was among the “Top 10 cities with the highest … Read more