Palmer Luckey says even high-end Mac Pros aren't powerful enough for the final Oculus Rift hardware
Oculus Founder: Rift will come to Mac if Apple “ever releases a good computer” — Even high-end Mac Pro GPUs aren't powerful enough for VR, Luckey says.
A list of the companies, organizations, and individuals that have filed court documents supporting Apple against the FBI
These Are Apple's Allies Against the FBI (Updated) — Some 40 companies and organizations are expected to file briefs today in support of Apple in its fight …
Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney says Microsoft wants to lock PC game distribution and commerce with Universal Windows Platform, urges industry to fight it
Microsoft wants to monopolise games development on PC. We must fight it — Developers must oppose this, or else cede control of their titles
Amazon says it has dropped device encryption in Fire OS 5 because customers weren't using it
Amazon confirms it has dropped device encryption support for its Fire Tablets — Amazon has confirmed that version 5 of Fire OS for its Fire tablet removes support for device encryption.
Barnes & Noble to close Nook App store, Nook Video, and UK Nook Store March 15
B&N is Shutting Down One of Its Top Three Digital Blunders on 15 March — Barnes & Noble announced a slew of of closures on Thursday, including Nook Video, the UK Nook Store, and what had to have bee...
Sources: Facebook revenue in UK will no longer be routed through Ireland, will pay millions of pounds more in UK tax
Facebook to pay millions of pounds more in UK tax — Facebook is set to pay millions of pounds more in tax in the UK after a major overhaul of its tax structure.
EA makes $1.3B a year from extra game content, half of that from the “Ultimate Team” mode in FIFA, Madden, and NHL
This Is How Much Money EA Makes on Extra Content — Around $650 million comes from Ultimate Team alone. — EA makes $1.3 billion a year off of extra content …
Source: Snapchat raises $175M more from Fidelity at same $16B valuation as a year ago
Snapchat Raises $175 Million From Fidelity at Flat Valuation — Messaging company still worth $16 billion in latest funding — Snapchat Inc. has raised $175 million in fresh funding from Fidelity In...
Facebook adds Spotify integration to Messenger so users can share songs and playlists
Spotify becomes first music platform to integrate with Facebook Messenger — Music has arrived on Messenger. — Facebook announced today that its mobile messaging platform now integrates with Spotif...
Intuit sells its Quicken business to private equity firm H.I.G. Capital
Intuit sells Quicken unit to H.I.G. Capital — The company's well-known Quicken business has been sold to a private equity firm. Quicken GM Eric Dunn was an investor in the transaction.
Vimeo revamps its iOS app with new design, improved discovery with categories, picture-in-picture, and Spotlight search support
Vimeo's iOS app gets a big makeover aimed at improving discovery — Vimeo, the video network and underdog to the global behemoth that is YouTube …
US Chamber of Commerce is suing the City of Seattle over law that would give Uber and Lyft drivers the right to unionize, says law will increase prices
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Instagram bans links on profile pages pointing to Snapchat or Telegram accounts
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HTC Vive Pre: unfinished, but makes best case for VR both as entertainment device and computing interface
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Accel Partners: as of 2015 VCs invested $7B+ in total in at least 110 firms based on open source
Tech Firms Grapple With How to Make Open Source Pay — Issue gains currency as private investors pour money into open-source startups — On a sunny November day, representatives …
Sources: Facebook to announce it will open Messenger to publishers for content distribution at its F8 conference in April
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Yahoo CFO Ken Goldman says company exploring sale of $1B-$3B of non-core assets like patents and property as alternative to spinning off core business
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