Oculus still hasn’t told us when its Touch motion controllers might ship, but it’s saying that over 30 full virtual reality games will have support for Touch at launch — and that we’ll know the full lineup and release details this fall. This suggests that the controllers will be coming out around the holidays, possibly after... >>>
Charitable giving in the U.S. hit a record $373.3 billion in 2015, with individuals contributing more than two-thirds of that amount. Charitable giving in the U.S. hit a record $373.3 billion in 2015, with individuals contributing more than two-thirds of that... >>>
Some of the largest publishing companies in Germany are joining forces to pool consumer data across a shared exchange as they seek to ramp up their challenge to US tech giants Google and Facebook. Some of the largest publishing companies in Germany are joining forces to pool consumer data across a shared exchange as they... >>>
You don’t need to spend hundreds of pounds on an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive headset to give virtual reality a try. You don’t need to spend hundreds of pounds on an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive headset to give virtual reality a... >>>
WWDC is always a big deal in the tech community. The annual Worldwide Developers Conference is Apple’s AAPL -1.06% Academy Awards, if the awards were only given to the Academy members and you only saw a few very particular movies all starring Hugh Jackman. With a mix of hardware announcements, software updates and furiously enthusiastic... >>>
China’s top life insurer, which has invested in Uber Technologies Inc., is now pouring $600 million into its Chinese ride-hailing rival China’s top life insurer, which has invested in Uber Technologies Inc., is now pouring $600 million into its Chinese ride-hailing... >>>
Streaming video is changing every existing relationship in the TV value chain, according to the Boston Consulting Group, which argues that the industry can no longer cling to the structured connections of the past. Streaming video is changing every existing relationship in the TV value chain, according to the Boston Consulting Group, which argues that... >>>
No more frustrating zoom-in/zoom-out. Facebook finally made a modern way to view panoramas and VR photos with your phone. Its new feature “360 Photos” rolls out tomorrow on iOS, Android, web, and Gear VR, and it will democratize creation of 360 and VR content. You can see Mark Zuckerberg’s example here from the top of... >>>
UberX riders in Seattle can reserve trips as much as 30 days ahead, and scheduled rides to come to all users eventually UberX riders in Seattle can reserve trips as much as 30 days ahead, and scheduled rides to come to all users... >>>
Twitter has responded to reports indicating that tens of millions of usernames and passwords for the social media service are currently available on the dark web, specifying that it is “confident the information was not obtained from a hack of Twitter’s servers,” and that the purported passwords may have come from breaches of other sites and malware... >>>
Despite the increasing amount of time consumers spend on digital platforms, real-world recommendations and ads seen on TV still dominate when it comes to discovering new brands. Despite the increasing amount of time consumers spend on digital platforms, real-world recommendations and ads seen on TV still dominate when it comes to discovering new... >>>
There is yet another hack for users of popular social media sites to worry about. More than 32 million Twitter credentials may have been stolen by hackers and are now being sold on the dark web. There is yet another hack for users of popular social media sites to worry about. More than 32 million Twitter credentials... >>>
Just hours after Apple announced plans to implement App Store revenue sharing changes that will see developers getting an 85/15 revenue split for subscriptions maintained for longer than a year, Re/code says Google is planning on implementing a similar change for Android. Just hours after Apple announced plans to implement App Store revenue sharing changes... >>>
Airbnb’s annual tech conference, OpenAir, has traditionally focused on engineering challenges: how to grow a platform, how to use big data, how to better match people looking for short-term lodging with those who have rooms for rent. Airbnb’s annual tech conference, OpenAir, has traditionally focused on engineering challenges: how to grow a platform, how to use big data,... >>>
The path to purchase has become an increasingly complex journey but marketers need to always remember to focus on analysing actual, rather than claimed, consumer behaviour, a new Warc Best Practice paper advises. The path to purchase has become an increasingly complex journey but marketers need to always remember to focus on analysing actual, rather... >>>
The latest version of Android just hit a big, big milestone. Google’s early June developer stats have revealed that Marshmallow is now on just over 10 percent of Android devices, representing a huge jump from just 2.3 percent in March. The latest version of Android just hit a big, big milestone. Google’s early June developer... >>>
Twitter for Android is getting a much better, much easier-to-use design. The new look was announced today, though you may have caught sight of it a couple months ago, as it’s been in testing among Twitter beta users. Twitter for Android is getting a much better, much easier-to-use design. The new look was announced today, though you may have caught sight... >>>
Page led last year’s Glassdoor list of the top 50 chief executives in the US. Pichai grabbed the No. 7 spot on this year’s list, after just eight months on the job. Page led last year’s Glassdoor list of the top 50 chief executives in the US. Pichai grabbed the No. 7 spot on this... >>>