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With acquisitions like Oculus and Nest, big tech companies race to find the next platform after mobile — The Search For The Next Platform — I found this part of Mark Zuckerberg's post on the Oculus acquisition most revealing: … Facebook was a bit slow to get aboard the mobile train.
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| Palmer Luckey / Oculus VR: |
Oculus founder: joining Facebook is “the clear and obvious path to delivering virtual reality to everyone” — The Future of Virtual Reality — I've always loved games. They're windows into worlds that let us travel somewhere fantastic. My foray into virtual reality …
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| Kara Swisher / Re/code: |
In Google's Shadow, Facebook's Zuckerberg Pursued Oculus Over Several Months, Ending in Weekend Marathon of Dealmaking — According to sources close to the situation, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg started his quest to buy Oculus VR, the maker of the nifty Rift virtual reality headset … | Adrianne Jeffries / The Verge: |
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| Daisuke Wakabayashi / Wall Street Journal: |
Ahead of Samsung patent case, Apple engineer recalls the marathon to create the iPhone — Jobs gave the engineer an ultimatum: Lay out a vision for the iPhone fast or lose the job — In February 2005, Apple Inc. 's then chief executive, Steve Jobs, gave senior software engineer Greg Christie an ultimatum.
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| Derek Kessler / iMore: |
Apple hires BlackBerry's top software VP, BlackBerry wins court battle over departure — Sebastien Marineau-Mes, BlackBerry's SVP of Software, is leaving the ailing smartphone manufacturer for brighter and warmer pastures: Apple. Or at least that's what he's trying to do, if it weren't for those pesky contracts.| Vijaya Gadde / The Twitter Blog: |
Twitter files petitions for lawsuits in Turkish courts to challenge ban — Challenging the access ban in Turkey — It's now been six days since the Turkish government blocked access to Twitter. Throughout this time, we've been engaged in discussion with Turkish authorities to hear their concerns …
| Sean Buckley / Engadget: |
NVIDIA announces the Jetson TK1 dev-kit, calls it the world's first mobile supercomputer — Wish you had your own personal supercomputer? Soon, you'll be able to buy one — well, sort of. At its GPU Technology conference today, NVIDIA announced the Jetson TK1, a $192 Tegra K1-based development kit built …
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Apple plans to add more diversity to Emoji character set — What Does Apple Think About The Lack Of Diversity In Emojis? We Have Their Response. — When you browse through the emojis on your phone, there are very few non-Caucasian ones to choose from. I mean, they have a water buffalo but no representation of people of color?| Liz Gannes / Re/code: |
Google General Counsel to Arrington Allegation: We Don't Snoop on Gmail to Find Leakers — In an unusual move, Google is responding directly to former TechCrunch editor Michael Arrington's allegation that it accessed his Gmail account to root out his source for a major story.| Hassan Hosseini / RightScale Blog: |
Google Slashes Cloud Prices: Google vs AWS Price Comparison — Today Google threw down the gauntlet to challenge AWS public cloud supremacy by announcing significant price reductions across its Google Cloud Platform. The eye-opening price cuts covered compute (32-percent reduction), storage … | Charlie Savage / New York Times: |
Obama endorses unreleased Justice Department plan to stop bulk collection of Americans' phone records — Obama Says N.S.A. Curbs Would Address Worries — WASHINGTON — President Obama on Tuesday publicly endorsed a plan that Justice Department and intelligence officials have developed …
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Sprint's Hesse: HD Voice Goes Nationwide in July — BOSTON — Oracle Industry Connect — Sprint CEO Dan Hesse revealed in his keynote here Tuesday that the operator is ready to launch its HD Voice service across the US in July. — HD Voice increases the clarity of a voice call across seven octaves …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
TechCrunch's Picks: The Top 8 Startups From Y Combinator W14 Demo Day — While today saw Paul Graham physically pass the reins to new Y Combinator president Sam Altman, the bigger buzz at Demo Day was about how most investors thought this was the best YC class yet.
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| Alex Sherman / Bloomberg: |
Dish's Ergen Said to Approach DirecTV CEO White About Merger — Dish Network Corp. Chairman Charlie Ergen recently contacted DirecTV Chief Executive Officer Mike White to discuss a merger of the two satellite television companies, according to several people with knowledge of the matter.
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| William Alden / New York Times: |
Candy Crush maker King Digital falls more than 12% below IPO price in trading debut — Candy Crush Maker King Falls in Trading Debut — King Digital Entertainment, the game maker behind the addictive Candy Crush Saga, had a muted debut on Wednesday as it began life as a public company.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
New NYT Now App Marks The Grey Lady's First Step Into Native Ads On Mobile, Dedicated Mobile Editors — “All the News That's Fit to Print” was a viable business model for many years at the New York Times, but these days, as newspaper costs rise and readers look elsewhere for their information … | Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft to unveil Enterprise Mobility Suite alongside Office for iPad — Summary: Microsoft is readying a new Enterprise Mobility Suite bundle to help enterprise users better manage Windows, Android and iOS devices, sources say. — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is expected to unveil … Sponsor Posts
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