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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Demo Of One Of The Most Advanced VR Experiences (video)

What it's like to try one of the most advanced VR experiences:

In this demo, Bloomberg's Alex Webb talks with Nvidia General Manager Zvi Greenstein about the company's chips, which make the HTC Vive one of the most powerful virtual reality headsets on the market today. Then Alex tests out the technology himself and play games at a virtual carnival. Video streamed LIVE September 20, 2016.

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Why Facebook Is Betting Big on Virtual Reality (video)

Why Facebook Is Betting Big on Virtual Reality:

Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer discusses how Facebook is betting big on virtual reality on "Bloomberg Markets.” (Source: Bloomberg, published April 14, 2016)

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3-D Technology Is Transforming Medical Imagery (video)

How 3-D Technology Is Transforming Medical Imagery:  Thanks to new technologies, doctors can see, and feel, a body in entirely new ways. WSJ's Amy Westervelt explains what happens when medical imaging meets virtual reality

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Preview of Oculus Rift's Flagship VR Game (video)

Here's a Preview of Oculus Rift's Flagship VR Game - Published on Feb 12, 2016 - Hilmar Pétursson, CCP Games chief executive officer, discusses Oculus Rift's flagship virtual reality game, EVE: Valkyrie, with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg West."

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The Virtual Reality Content Race (video)

Now that the Oculus Rift has some competition, the virtual reality content race has begun. (source: New York Times video)

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Real Virtual Reality, Hyve 3D Real-Life Holodeck, No Oculus Rift Needed (video)

Hyve 3D Real-Life Holodeck: No Oculus Rift Needed: Video - Bloomberg:
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Remember the holodeck on "Star Trek: The Next Generation?" With no Oculus Rift or other headset required, Hyve 3D aims to bring virtual reality into rooms using projectors, motion sensors, and wraparound screens. Sam Grobart reports for Bloomberg's "The Year Ahead: 2015" series. (Source: Bloomberg 11/10)

Obama Calls for Strict Net Neutrality Policy - NYTimes.com: "President Obama on Monday put the full weight of his administration behind an open and free Internet, calling for a strict policy of so-called net neutrality and formally opposing deals in which content providers like Netflix would pay huge sums to broadband companies for faster access to their customers."


CNN
Is it time for a new Google mission statement?
CNN
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San Jose Mercury News
Apple Security Bypass Can Turn Good Apps Into Data Thieves, Claims FireEye
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... iOS defences on non-jailbroken iPhones is the holy grail for anyone wanting to hack iDevices. Today, security ...
Apple iOS bug makes devices vulnerable to attack: experts - Reuters
Apple iOS Bug Makes Most Devices Vulnerable To Attack, Researchers Say - Huffington Post


TechCrunch (blog)
Here's What Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Thinks Apple And Google Do Best
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The Atlantic
How Numbers on Facebook Change Behavior
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Microsoft Office Apps Skyrocket To The Top Of The App Store Following Pricing Changes
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New York Times
Apple releases new fix for lost iMessage texts
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AppAdvice
iPad is Apple's unanswered revolution
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New York Times
For Bono and U2, Apple iTunes Partnership Finally Hits a Wrong Note
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Facebook successfully makes over a half-billion people download Messenger app
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Amazon's Echo Video Gets Drowned Out by Parody
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IBM Exits Manufacturing for Software and Services (video)

IBM Pays Globalfoundries $1.5B to Take Chip Unit: Here's Why: Video - Bloomberg:
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IBM agreed to pay Globalfoundries $1.5 billion to take an unprofitable chip-manufacturing unit off its hands. Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Semiconductor Analyst Anand Srinivasan reports on “In The Loop.” (Source: Bloomberg 10/20)


New York Times
Growth for Yahoo, at Last, but Strategy Is No Clearer
New York Times
Marissa Mayer, chief of Yahoo, said she expected mobile revenue to top ... go to catch up to Google and Facebook, which are continuing to gain ground in ... on “building block acquisitions” to replace its often outdated technology. ... Yahoo's 10-year search partnership with Microsoft allows Yahoo to use ...
Yahoo posts gains in sales, profits but pressure still on - USA TODAY
Yahoo Sales, Profit Gains May Allay Mayer Critics - Wall Street Journal
Yahoo Rallies After Reaping Alibaba Riches - Forbes


New York Times
China Attack Aims at iCloud, Apple's Service for Storage
New York Times
HONG KONG — For Apple in China, trouble seems to be the new normal. ... They are also similar to recent attacks on Google, Yahoo and Microsoft aimed ... a browser offered by the Qihoo 360 Technology Company that is popular in ...
China-backed hackers target Apple's iCloud users: blog - Reuters


New York Times
Apple Pay: Seamless in Stores, but Quirky Online
New York Times
Apple says Apple Pay is more secure than a traditional credit card payment, because ... AFTER I used Apple Pay for a day of shopping in stores, a few things ... If you are near a terminal and have an app open, like Facebook, the phone ... Neither Amazon nor Applewould comment on whether they were ...
As Apple Pay Arrives, Witnessing the Next Step in Money. Maybe. - New York Times
Review: Apple Pay in Action - ABC News
Apple Surges Ahead In Breakout Earnings - Forbes


Wall Street Journal
iPad Air 2 Review: The Best Tablet Needs to Work Harder
Wall Street Journal
Apple's newest tablet is thinner than ever, but whether it is for you depends on where you plan on holding it—and what you want to do with it. WSJ's Joanna Stern reviews the Air 2. Photo/Video: Drew Evans/The Wall Street Journal. By. Joanna Stern. Joanna ...

Tech startup Arx Pax introduces hoverboard prototype
SFGate
A Los Gatos, Calif. company called Arx Pax has created a working prototype hover board they call Hendo which uses ...


Mashable
Google and Others Sink $542 Million Into Mystery Virtual Reality Venture
Mashable
Search giant Google, along with several other interests, just invested more than half a billion dollars in a mysterious venture called Magic Leap, a company that, based on various reports, is working on technology focused on the virtual reality and augmented ...


Forbes
Apple Pay is fast, easy, and boring — so it will be huge
VentureBeat
I only had to use Apple Pay a few times before I got over the novelty of paying for stuff with my phone. That's not necessarily a bad thing — the future of payments shouldn't have to constantly remind you that you're doing something new and different, which is ...


Reuters
Apple, supplier GT strike deal to unseal info, shutter Arizona plant
Reuters
(Reuters) - Apple and GT Advanced Technologies Inc struck an agreement on Tuesday that will let GT begin the shutdown of key Arizona operations, and shed some more light on why the former stock market darling abruptly filed for bankruptcy this month.


Fox Business
Daimler sells stake in Tesla for $780 million
SFGate
Daimler AG says it has sold its 4 percent stake in electric car maker Tesla for $780 million. The buyer was not disclosed. The Germany-based parent of Mercedes-Benz says its partnership with Tesla Motors Inc. is unaffected. Tesla made the battery packs and ...


New York Times
FTC Names Privacy Expert as Chief Technologist
ABC News
The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday named an outspoken Internet privacy expert, Ashkan Soltani, as its chief technologist in a move that signals the agency's focus on protecting consumers' online privacy. A computer scientist and technology ...
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