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YouTube makes all of its videos viewable on Cardboard VR headset, available through its Android app and coming soon to iOS — YouTube bolts into next phase of virtual reality with 3D video — The world's largest video site dives further into VR in a big way.
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Facebook launches Music Stories post format that lets iOS users listen to 30-second clips of music shared from Spotify, Apple Music, and iTunes within News Feed — Facebook adds song clips from Spotify and Apple Music to your News Feed — As part of its ongoing effort to surface every bit …
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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon: any virtual currency not controlled by governments, including Bitcoin, will be stopped, but blockchain tech may be adopted in banking — Jamie Dimon: Virtual Currency Will Be Stopped — Jamie Dimon isn't on board with bitcoin. — Speaking on Wednesday …
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Microsoft Acquires Mobile Data Labs, The Company Behind Mileage-Tracking App MileIQ — Microsoft today announced that it has acquired Mobile Data Labs. While that name probably doesn't ring a bell, the company's MileIQ app is one of the most popular Android and iOS mileage tracking apps for getting deductions and reimbursements.
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Lytro debuts its Immerge video camera for virtual reality filmmaking, available in 2016 for between $250K and $500K — This UFO-Shaped Mega-Camera Might Be the Future of Virtual Reality — The Lytro Immerge is a next-generation VR camera rig for professionals that will start at $250,000.| Dawn Chmielewski / Re/code: |
Canalys Estimates Apple Has Shipped Seven Million Watches, Fewer Than Some Projected — Apple has shipped seven million Apple Watches since its introduction this spring, giving the technology giant a firm lead in the nascent smartwatch market, according to researcher Canalys.| Jeff Benjamin / iDownloadBlog.com: |
Apple adds new Categories section to the Apple TV App Store — Good news for Apple TV owners looking for better ways to discover new apps on the App Store. After adding Top Charts, Apple has added a new Categories section to the App Store as well. As of now, the Categories section appears …
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Researchers find 20K samples of adware Android apps in third-party app stores that gain root access and are nearly impossible to remove — New type of auto-rooting Android adware is nearly impossible to remove — 20,000 samples found impersonating apps from Twitter, Facebook, and others.
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Sources: Facebook's Notify app for news alerts to launch next week with dozens of media partners including Vogue, the Washington Post, and CBS — Facebook links with media groups to launch news app — Facebook is preparing its latest push into news with a new standalone app called Notify …
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Karma's Mobile Hotspot Adds “Neverstop,” A $50 Per Month Unlimited Data Plan — Karma, the makers of the pay-as-you-go LTE mobile hotspot that began shipping earlier this summer, announced today a new type of data plan meant to appeal to those who more regularly use their device.
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| Tom Tarantino / The Twitter Blog: |
Introducing Twitter's public policy #transparency page — As Twitter has become a live, public, and conversational window to world events, we have worked to educate policymakers and civil society organizations about our services and policies and pursued public policies that advance the interests of Twitter and the people who use it.
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NewsON, a streaming service backed by TV station owners providing ad-supported local news, launches on iOS, Android, and Roku devices — NewsON Brings Your Local News Stations To iOS, Android And Roku — A company called NewsON launched today, offering cord cutters and mobile consumers access … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook Hits 8 Billion Daily Video Views, Doubling From 4 Billion In April — Facebook video viewership is growing by leaps and bounds. It now sees 8 billion average daily video views from 500 million users. That's up from just 4 billion video views per day in April.
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Marketing Land, Tech.eu, Wired, Fortune, Social Media Today, Forbes, SiliconBeat, Business Insider, VentureBeat, Variety, Business Insider and Engadget
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