Facebook may have a new country in its sights for its controversial free-internet plan. The social media giant is in talks with US government officials and wireless carriers about bringing its Free Basics service to millions of people in the US, The Washington Post reported Thursday. The company is reportedly moving cautiously on the initiative …
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If you want the absolute best VR experience, an expensive PC comes to mind. That’s why the PlayStation VR, which requires only a PlayStation 4 game console, is so impressive. Today, though, Oculus says it’s lowering the minimum requirements for PC-based VR so more people can get in on the action. Now an Oculus-ready PC will start at $499. Or …
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Wireless isn’t new. The Microsoft HoloLens is wireless. The Intel Project Alloy is wireless. Qualcomm has a wireless VR headset too. None of them create a virtual world as stunning as what the Oculus Rift’s annoying tether can produce. But just tried a wireless Oculus Rift. And by “tried,” I mean I tried to break the illusion as hard as …
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Facebook is making your messages more secure with today’s introduction of end-to-end encryption within Messenger. The rollout started with a major encryption update of Facebook-ownedWhatsApp in April 2016, but Facebook didn’t begin trials until July. Now it is available to all 1 billion users. End-to-end encryption means that your conversations are encrypted from one device to another so the conversation …
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It’s less than 24 hours before Google’s big reveal in San Francisco on Tuesday. Rumors are swirling over what to expect thanks to reported leaks of phones dubbed the Pixel and the Pixel XL. We talk about whether the rumored features on Google’s upcoming flagship phone will have what it takes to knock down Apple, and what’s needed to do …
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Now playing: Watch this: Facebook Marketplace attempts to take on Craigslist (again) 1:34 Enlarge Image Sceenshots of the new Marketplace. Facebook Dust off your Tiffany lamps. Facebook is throwing a giant neighborhood tag sale. The social network on Monday unveiled Marketplace, a new section of its mobile app that lets people list their furniture, cars and clothes for sale to …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image One of Wasko’s posts. screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Recent times have suggested leadership and statesmanship are being redefined. Decorum and diplomacy are being replaced by rudeness and ranting. Perhaps, therefore, it shouldn’t be surprising that an elected official’s Facebook page is adorned with …
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Facebook has pretty much taken over your personal life. Now it’s coming for your work, too. Facebook for Work is a version of the popular social network aimed at business users. First unveiled in 2014 and currently being tested by a number of companies, it’s now reported to be officially launching in October. According to The Information, Facebook will charge …
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Yes, for years Facebook failed to notice it was overestimating a video metric, but don’t worry about it: None of its now 4 million advertisers paid any attention to the measurement to begin with, Facebook executives said Tuesday. “Universally, I’ve heard that nobody has actually unitized that metric,” Carolyn Everson, the company’s vice president of global marketing solutions, said at …
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More than 80 million people tuned in Monday night for the first presidential debate. And that was just on TV. The numbers are still being sorted out, but millions more watched the spirited give-and-take between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other streaming services. Facebook said real-time video of the debate was streamed 55 …
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