It’s time for a trip down memory lane. On Monday, Google Play, the search giant’s online store for apps, movies, music and books, turns five years old. To commemorate the anniversary, Google is releasing lists of the store’s most popular content of all time in the US. Some of the top titles aren’t surprises. Candy …
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Snapchat, the disappearing-photo app that’s an all-consuming obsession for young people, is coming of age. In one of the most anticipated tech IPOs in years, its parent company, Snap, went public Thursday morning, with a preopen share price set at $17. That price didn’t last long. Snap shares started trading just before 11:30 a.m. ET with an opening price of …
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People are surprisingly willing to try goofy-looking VR headsets. They’re just not ready to buy. Facebook, owner of Oculus VR, is hoping that may change with a new lower price. On Wednesday, the company announced a permanent $100 price cut for each of its $599 Oculus Rift headset and $199 Touch motion controllers. They now cost $499 and $99 respectively, …
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President Donald Trump’s speech Tuesday night set a record for tweets sent during a presidential address to Congress. The address, Trump’s first to Congress since his inauguration in January, garnered 3 million tweets, Twitter said late Tuesday. Tuesday night’s activity easily surpassed the previous record of 2.6 million tweets sent during former President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address …
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WhatsApp last week introduced its revamped Snapchat-esque Stories feature, but that’s not all the Facebook-owned messenger has up its sleeve. The company late last week announced it’s working on a new commercial messaging platform specifically for businesses, according to the Hindustan Times. Related stories WhatsApp adds a touch of Snapchat with ‘Status’ feature How to protect your WhatsApp account with …
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New Federal Communications Commission’s Chairman Ajit Pai is hitting the pause button on internet privacy regulations put in place during the Obama administration, which wireless and broadband companies have complained are unfair. The rules, approved by the FCC in October, were supposed to protect consumers’ sensitive personal information online. They have been controversial because they establish stricter requirements for broadband …
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Microsoft is the latest US tech giant to help keep Indians connected. Skype Lite is a new version of the company’s popular video and voice-calling app that’s “built in India.” Microsoft unveiled the service on Wednesday at its Future Decoded conference, reports ZDNet. Skype Lite functions much like its big brother Skype, but it’s designed to work well on low-speed, …
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To all those people who can never figure out which photo they want to post from that birthday party or concert, Instagram has a suggestion: Post ’em all. The Facebook-owned app said Wednesday it will let people upload and post up to 10 videos and photos at a time. You’ll be able to swipe through them on your Instagram feed …
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Paying via messaging app is becoming more common, thanks to bots. Facebook Messenger has added another one, via TransferWise, a UK-based global money transfer service. Facebook’s messaging app already supports Alipay, international money transfers via Azimo, PayPal, Stripe and major credit card companies like Visa, Mastercard and American Express. TransferWise makes payments via bot, which could be useful for some …
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Mark Zuckerberg probably hopes Facebooking is America’s new favorite pastime. In the meantime, his social network could become a home for America’s actual favorite pastime. Facebook is in talks to stream one Major League Baseball game a week during the upcoming season, according to a report Tuesday by Reuters. The talks are in advanced stages, but it’s unclear which games …
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