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September 21, 2014, 2:25 PM

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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
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 …
Hayden Dingman / PC World:
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Photographer extensively tests new iPhone cameras in Iceland, praises low light improvements  —  iPhone 6 Plus Camera Review: Iceland  —  v  —  This year I had the opportunity to be at Apple's Keynote where they announced the iPhone 6, 6 Plus and the Watch.
Kevin Roose / New York Magazine:
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.
Timothy B. Lee / Vox:
How Betaworks revived Digg, growing it from 1.5M to 8M monthly visitors over the last 2 years  —  Inside the company that rebuilt Digg  —  Before there was Reddit, there was Digg.  Digg used to be one of Silicon Valley's hottest startups.  Founded in late 2004, it became a sensation …
Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica:
Developer uses App Runtime for Chrome to run Android apps on Windows, Mac, and Linux computers  —  Hack runs Android apps on Windows, Mac, and Linux computers  —  The official Android Twitter app running on Mac OS.  —  If you remember, about a week ago, Google gave Chrome OS the ability …
Taylor Soper / GeekWire:
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 …
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Behind the precarious rise of Zenefits, maker of software to simplify HR and worker benefits  —  Zenefits' Leader Is Rattling an Industry, So Why Is He Stressed Out?  —  Parker Conrad's start-up, Zenefits, is thought to be one of the fastest-growing companies in recent Silicon Valley history …
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