Oculus Reveals Its New “Crescent Bay” Developer Kit With 360-Degree Head Tracking And Headphones
Oculus gave the world the first look at its new developer kit Crescent Bay today at Oculus' Connect conference, which you can watch live here. Crescent Bay has a faster frame rate …
Ex-employees: Home Depot slow to react to security concerns, despite warnings as early as 2008
Ex-Employees Say Home Depot Left Data Vulnerable — The risks were clear to computer experts inside Home Depot: The home improvement chain, they warned for years, might be easy prey for hackers.
With iOS 8, forensics tools can still obtain your camera reel, third-party app data, iTunes media, and more
Your iOS 8 Data is Not Beyond Law Enforcement's Reach... Yet. — In a recent announcement, Apple stated that they no longer unlock iOS (8) devices for law enforcement.
Microsoft delays Xbox One launch in China from September 23 to sometime later this year
Microsoft delays Xbox One launch in China — Gamers in China hoping to get their hands on the Xbox One will have to wait a little longer than expected. Microsoft announced late Friday that …
Creating a Google+ profile is no longer mandatory when signing up for Gmail
Mandatory Google+ Gmail Integration Quietly Shelved — Google has gone to valiant lengths to convince us that rumors of Google+'s demise have been greatly exaggerated, but Google is no longer forcing...
Tweet-a-Program: tweet a Wolfram Language program to @WolframTaP, and a bot returns the result
Introducing Tweet-a-Program — In the Wolfram Language a little code can go a long way. And to use that fact to let everyone have some fun, today we're introducing Tweet-a-Program.
Legal challenges could threaten the business models of the on-demand startups relying on independent contractors
Does Silicon Valley Have a Contract-Worker Problem? — An examination of tech's favorite labor model. — Shares … Earlier this year, I hired a house cleaner.
Evolution, a Silk Road successor tolerating trade in stolen credit cards, triples its listings in five months
The Dark Web Gets Darker With Rise of the ‘Evolution’ Drug Market — In the digital drug trade as in the physical one, taking out one kingpin only makes room for another ready to satisfy the market's...
Hearst Starts Silicon Valley Development Unit, Acquires BranchOut Assets
Hearst Corp. on Friday announced the launch of a new digital development unit in Silicon Valley to build new apps and services across the publisher's diversified media properties. — Leading the new ...