Virtual Reality Aims For A Mass Market (video)

Virtual reality aims for mass market

Sony's PlayStation VR, Facebook's Oculus and Google's Daydream are all taking different approaches with their latest VR technology to win over mainstream consumers. The FT.com's Tim Bradshaw reports.  Video published Oct 11, 2016


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Virtual Reality Gaming, Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe (video)

Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe on Virtual Reality Gaming: Video - Bloomberg:
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Consumer virtual reality is edging closer to your living room but still has barriers to overcome. Oculus Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Brendan Iribe discusses the sector with Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde at the Dublin Web Summit in Ireland. (Source: Bloomberg)

Apple releases web tool to deregister phone numbers from iMessage | The Verge: "Apple has quietly released a new tool to make switching between iOS and other smartphones a bit easier. The new web tool lets you instantly deregister your phone number from Apple's iMessage system. The site, first spotted by a poster on Reddit, should solve the problem of disappearing text messages."


San Jose Mercury News
Apple Store looks for a boost with new leader Angela Ahrendts
San Jose Mercury News
While Apple's storefronts remain the envy of the retail world, sales have flattened as the stores undergo a global growth spurt. Using one key measure....

The Guardian
Facebook app poses a dilemma for publishers
The Guardian
Facebook's algorithms, like Google's, were always a bit mysterious, but at least the playing field was level. If ViralNova suddenly started getting ...

The Guardian
Microsoft has its head in the cloud over ugly wearable tech
The Guardian
Microsoft has released its own fitness tracker – for the moment in the US only, which means I haven't been able to lay my hands on one. But plenty of ...

Hattiesburg American
Tablet Review: Amazon's Fire vs. Google's Nexus 9
Hattiesburg American
This combination made from photos provided by Amazon and Google ... The Fire is also lighter than Apple's super-light iPad Air 2, though you're also ...
Google's Nexus Play and Amazon's Fire TV Stick: Two New Devices to Help You Ditch Cable - Motley Fool

AT&T GigaPower vs. Google Fiber: Why AT&T Will Win the High-Speed Broadband Race
Motley Fool
Already, Fiber has disrupted the few markets it has entered with cities racing to complete Google's checklist and get Fiber in their area. Yet despite ...

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Yahoo an acquisition target of Alibaba after IPO?

Peter Thiel: Yahoo Isn't a Technology Company Anymore
Palantir Co-Founder Peter Thiel discusses Yahoo and Hewlett-Packard. He speaks with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on “Studio 1.0.” (Source: Bloomberg--Sept 17, 2014)

Financial Express
Renewed talk of Yahoo as acquisition target after Alibaba IPO
CNET
With Alibaba's IPO making big winners of the Chinese e-commerce giant and Japan-based stakeholder SoftBank, what are the odds that one of them ...


Forbes
Google Wants Internet Broadcasting Drones, Plans To Run Tests In New Mexico
Forbes
Google recently acquired Titan Aerospace, a firm that specializes in ... Google, like Facebook is interested in being an innovative internet provider.


TIME
Facebook News Feed To Surface More Timely Stories
Forbes
One of the problems with Facebook's News Feed is that older posts stay at the top for a while. Facebook is addressing this issue by updating its News ...


Firstpost
'True' Apple fan weeps after being removed from iPhone 6 line
CNET
In Sydney, a student complains that many people in front of her were letting friends cut in line. She feared she wouldn't get a phone. But then she ...
iPhone 6 release draws long lines to Apple store - THV 11
Initial Usage Of Apple's iPhone 6 And 6 Plus Compared To Other Models - Forbes


CNBC
Rivals dash to support Apple Pay for fear of losing out
CNBC
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an Apple special event at the Flint ... In the hype-fueled technology industry, "revolutionary" is a word in danger of ... "Buy Now" button for Twitter users and with Facebook to offer an Apple Pay "Buy" .... Microsoft Delays Chinese Xbox One Launch to “End of This Year”.
Quora Question: Why Do People Think Apple Pay Is so Innovative When Android Has Had ... - Newsweek


TechCrunch (blog)
Apple Cauterizing HealthKit At Launch Shows How High The Stakes Are
TechCrunch (blog)
Apple introduced HealthKit to developers at its WWDC event in June, along with a Health app which acts as a repository for viewing all the health and ...


Barron's
Best Way to Play Alibaba: Buy Yahoo!
Barron's
Based in part on analysts' calculations, Barron's estimates that Yahoo! ... Yahoo! is paying taxes on the 140 million Alibaba shares that it is due to sell ...

Oculus CEO On Microsoft's Minecraft Acquisition: "How Ironic"
Mike Fahey
When Oculus was purchased by Facebook for $2 billion earlier this year, Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson famously cut ties with the VR ...

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