Oculus Touch controller delayed to second half of 2016, Oculus Rift remains on schedule to ship in Q1 2016
Update on Oculus Touch Ship Date — On the path to perfecting Touch, we've decided that we need more time before release, and we'll now be shipping Touch in the second half of 2016.
What to expect at CES 2016: virtual reality demos, smart home products, wearables, drones, and more
Here's what to expect at CES 2016 next week — It's officially a new year, which means that once we've shaken off the grogginess of a cheap alcohol-induced hangover …
Microsoft launched an iPhone selfie app to intelligently enhance your self-portraits
Microsoft made a selfie app for the iPhone — Microsoft's newest app for iOS isn't a piece of productivity software. No, it's a selfie app. Unambiguously called Microsoft Selfie …
FCC: Internet speeds tripled from 10 Mbps in March 2011 to an average of 31 Mbps in September 2014, but US still ranks only 25th out of 39 nations surveyed
U.S. says its Internet speeds triple in three-and-a-half years — U.S. Internet connection speeds have tripled over 3-1/2 years …
Twitter is reversing its ban on political watchdog Politwoops
Four months after being banned by Twitter, Politwoops is coming back. — If you're not familiar with it, Politwoops is a kind of social media watchdog. It automatically monitors the Twitter feeds of...
Takeover of Brian Krebs' PayPal account illustrates why authentication via static identifiers (like SSN and DOB) is highly vulnerable to identity thieves
2016 Reality: Lazy Authentication Still the Norm — My PayPal account was hacked on Christmas Eve.
Nvidia estimates that just 13M PCs in 2016 will have the graphics capabilities needed to run VR
Few Computers Are Powerful Enough to Support Virtual Reality — VR headsets are almost ready to hit stores, but less than 1 percent of PCs will be capable of running them.
As Microsoft and Corel battle in patent lawsuits, EFF notes the absurdity of one Microsoft design patent, for a slider
Microsoft patents a slider, earning EFF's “Stupid Patent of the Month” award — The patent is ammo in a battle between MS Word and Corel's WordPerfect.
Sources: BBC websites hit by DDoS attack, services disrupted for several hours
Jolla announces that some of its crowdfunding backers will not receive a tablet
Jolla announces that it is unable to fulfill all Jolla Tablet crowdfunding perks — Back in November, Jolla announced that it had hit hard times after a lead investor had pulled out of its November r...
New York attorney general amends suit against DraftKings, FanDuel, seeking that profits made in NY be returned, users' losses be repaid, and $5K fine per case
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Some Wall Street analysts predict an end of iPhone sales growth, shrinking iPad sales, and a tough year ahead for Apple
Apple is going to have a tough year — Suddenly, things aren't looking great for Apple in the near term. — Let's briefly run down why:
Sources: Yahoo looking to sell 48.6-acre property in Santa Clara that it bought in 2006 for $106M
Exclusive: Yahoo putting huge Santa Clara development site up for sale — For years, even as Yahoo's growth stalled, executives had this message for would-be suitors of its real estate: Thanks, but n...
Yandex worker stole search engine source code, tried selling for just $28K
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BlackBerry to keep operating in Pakistan after authorities drop demands to access users' messages
Tor Project launching a bug bounty program with HackerOne, sponsored by Open Technology Fund
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How Amazon aims to conquer India, the next “trillion-dollar market”
Amazon Invades India — How Jeff Bezos aims to conquer the next “trillion-dollar market.” The inside story. — In the blistering heat one recent afternoon, a crowd of people gathered down a narrow ...
Future of Bitcoin Foundation remains unclear as support and funds dwindle, ex-board members face criminal investigations
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With FAA finally beginning to regulate drones, local ordinances on no-fly zones and privacy rules start clashing with federal guidelines
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Federal judge certifies two shareholder class actions accusing Facebook of hiding concerns about its growth forecasts prior to IPO
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How China, home of tech copycats like Baidu, Tencent, and JD, transformed into a hub for tech innovation
Clive Thompson / Wired : Tweets: @chrismaddern , @upulie and @balajis Tweets: Chris Maddern / @chrismaddern : 80% of hotel rooms in China are still booked offline. If that's not a billion $ market wa...
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