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Valve's Steam Direct to replace Steam Greenlight, will charge developers a fixed fee to submit a game instead of relying on users to vet submissions — Valve wants to take itself out of the equation when it comes to the Steam PC gaming marketplace, and that means it is ending …
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| Jeffrey Matulef / Eurogamer.net: |
Gabe Newell says Valve is working on 3 “full” VR games and is inspired by Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto to design hardware at same time as software — “It feels like we've been stuck with mouse and keyboard for a reeeaaally long time.” — Valve is in the process of developing three VR games.| Johana Bhuiyan / Recode: |
Ford says it will invest $1B into Argo AI over 5 years and take a majority stake in the startup; Argo AI will work on autonomous driving tech for Ford's cars — The automaker will take a majority stake in Argo AI, founded by two top engineers from Google and Uber.
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
KGI: all three 2017 iPhones will have wireless charging, and OLED model will need additional graphite sheathing to prevent the overheating of 3D Touch sensor — Apple is widely rumored to launch three new iPhones this year, and KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo now claims that all of them will feature wireless charging.
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| Kif Leswing / Business Insider: |
Image of Magic Leap's prototype from January leaks, revealing a bulky backpack containing a visible circuit board with a large heat sink — Magic Leap, the $4.5 billion startup backed by Google building technology that “augments” human vision with digital imagery, is scrambling to finish …
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Thanks:@redletterdave| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Prince's Warner Music catalog returning Sunday to subscription-streaming services, including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Napster, and iHeartRadio — Songs of late music legend Prince will again be available on multiple streaming-music services on Sunday, in releases timed for the 59th Grammy Awards.
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| Ian Cutress / AnandTech: |
Intel reveals 8th Generation Core microarchitecture will remain on the 14nm process node, making it the fourth generation 14nm chip — A quick news piece on information coming out of Intel's annual Investor Day in California. As confirmed to Ashraf Eassa by Intel at the event …
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Thanks:@iancutress| Valentina Palladino / Ars Technica: |
Samsung Chromebook Pro review: solid design, good performance and battery life, but Chrome OS and Android integration isn't perfect yet — Review: Chrome/Android integration is on the right track. — The market is about to be flooded with a new wave of Chromebooks, all focused on Android apps.
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| Alan F. / PhoneArena: |
WhatsApp starts rolling out two-step verification for all iOS, Android, and Windows users — Messaging app WhatsApp announced today that it has started rolling out two-step verification for its iOS, Android and Windows users. It is up to the user of each device to enable the app to use this new feature … | Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Samsung Galaxy S8 to be unveiled late next month in New York, with a curved-screen, an AI assistant called Bixby, and in two sizes — The South Korean tech company is hoping that a streamlined design and a new virtual assistant for its next flagship smartphone will help consumers forget last year's massive recall.
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| Julie Bort / Business Insider: |
Sources: Enterprise AR company Daqri, which has raised $132M, is laying off about 25% of its nearly 400-person workforce — Augmented reality helmet maker Daqri is cutting about 25% of its nearly 400-person-strong workforce worldwide, multiple people have told Business Insider.Thanks:@toptwts
| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
WSJ: Xiaomi is working on its own smartphone processor, aims to release it within a month — The Wall Street Journal claims Xiaomi is getting into the chip design business. — According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi is looking to join the ranks of Apple …
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Facebook opens itself to measurement audit by Media Rating Council, gives brands more control over video ad buys — Facebook will sell video ads based on the industry's viewability standard and introduce a new sound-on option. — In an effort to rebuild advertisers' trust following …
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