Developer of GRAVE releases horror virtual reality experience via Oculus Rift

AZTB recently took a tech field trip to the University of Advancing Technology to sneak a peak at just some of the game development awesomeness taking place. We were lucky enough to speak with UAT almunus Tristan Parrish Moore, developer of the thrilling virtual reality experience – Grave. Parrish Moore graduated from UAT in 2012 … Read more

Certive Solutions Inc. announces closure of $2.1M unit private placement

The Board of Directors of Certive Solutions Inc. (“Certive” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that effective February 14, 2014, the Company has successfully closed its previously announced C$2,100,000 unit private placement and C$400,000 convertible debenture private placement. The Company has sold 21,000,000 units in a non-brokered private placement, each unit consisting of one … Read more

Arizona ranked 2nd in nation for job growth

Unemployment spiked in October 2009 at the height of the recession, and it has taken over 4 years to finally see the recovery. Unemployment was at a low of 6.6 percent in the month of January 2014, which is a vast decrease from the highest unemployment rate of 10 percent. According to MarketTalks News ten … Read more

GoDaddy adds 7 unique domain names – 14 total

GoDaddy just announced the release of seven new top-level domain name extensions today. This historic Internet ‘domain name’ expansion unlocks an abundance of new inventory for small business owners. GoDaddy, the world’s largest domain name registrar, launched seven new domain name extensions today, giving people more choices when it comes to finding the right online … Read more

GoDaddy helps small businesses 'Get Found' online

GoDaddy, the world’s top platform for small businesses, today expanded its product portfolio with the introduction of Get Found, which helps small businesses attract new customers on popular destinations including Google, Yahoo, Facebook and Yelp. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WycoJMKzXZ4&noredirect=1[/youtube] How many times have you tried to contact or visit a local business only to find out their phone … Read more

The 30 year timeline of Apple Macintosh

The Macintosh computer turns 30 today and what an incredible ride it has been. Apple created the Macintosh computer in 1984 with the intention of putting the creative power of technology into everyone’s hands. The original Macintosh was a fresh take on the computer that, at the time, had the reputation of being an advanced … Read more

Scottsdale-based StormWind raises $5 million in series C from GSV Capital

StormWind, the leading online training and e-learning company, announced a $5 million Series C round of funding by GSV Capital Corp. In addition to StormWind, GSV’s portfolio includes some of the fastest-growing technology companies in the world, including Twitter, Dropbox, Coursera and Spotify. StormWind plans to use this raise to drive continued revenue growth and hire … Read more

Startup BlueSpark helps young student athletes prepare for college

Athletic grooming is becoming more competitive, with kids starting to train in their field of sport as young as middle school; but it is during high school where the real competition starts. Scouting and researching for colleges with the best fit for student athletes starts to be a priority in freshman year, when universities begin … Read more

GoDaddy hires industry veteran Arne Josefsberg as new CIO

GoDaddy, the Web’s largest platform for small businesses, has hired technology industry veteran Arne Josefsberg as its new Executive Vice President, Chief Infrastructure Officer and Chief Information Officer. Josefsberg brings extensive expertise in building scalable cloud computing environments, data centers, large scale operations and information technology systems, and will oversee GoDaddy’s global cloud infrastructure and … Read more