Last week, I argued that the first generation of VR headsets might not be worth buying, even at half the original price. This week, two Facebook executives tried to convince me otherwise. In an interview — leaning on a huge, ornate wooden table that would fit right into Game of Thrones — they explained that …
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Your internet experience may look a little different today. That’s because Netflix, OkCupid, Airbnb, Reddit and dozens of other popular websites are greeting visitors on Wednesday with messages urging them to protect the free and open internet. It’s all part of a massive campaign called the “Day of Action,” an online protest that’s meant to stir up grassroots support for …
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Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 8 leaked pics hint at new design 1:58 Enlarge Image Is this the iPhone 8? kamikasky/ Reddit We’re looking at the front and back housing for Apple’s 10th-anniversary iPhone 8, according to Reddit user kamikasky. Kamikasky shared allegedly leaked images on Imgur and Reddit on Monday, saying they came from “a friend in the industry.” …
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Tech companies including Amazon, Etsy, Vimeo, and Reddit are coming together for a day of action July 12 to protest the potential rollback of net neutrality rules proposed by the Federal Communications Commission. Announced Tuesday, the internet-wide Day of Action to Save Net Neutrality will involve getting people to contact Congress and the FCC, said Evan Greer, campaign director for …
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Apple’s annual WWDC conference is less than a day away, but you may not have to wait until then for some saucy Apple news. A trio of people who work within Foxconn, the Chinese manufacturer that makes many of Apple’s products, did an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Reddit over the weekend, where they dished on the iPhone 8, Apple Glasses, …
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You now can add your location to your posts on Reddit. As first reported by Mashable, the famous forum-based site that calls itself “the front page of the internet” has just partnered with Foursquare to enable posts from its mobile app to include geotags. Users can choose to narrow down the location to a specific venue or keep it as …
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Samsung’s new virtual assistant Bixby might prove have its drawbacks, but rapping may not be one of them. When the Galaxy S8 released to the public last month, Bixby’s voice controls were absent. The feature finally went live this Monday, but only in South Korea. Still, this gave the rest of the world a preview of what Bixby Voice (the …
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Dozens of private images of Emma Watson have appeared online, and the actress is going on the legal offensive. Images began circulating on Web forums Reddit and 4chan late Tuesday that allegedly showed the “Beauty and the Beast” star in various stages of undress. A spokesman for the “Beauty and the Beast” star confirmed to the Telegraph the theft of …
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With the 2017 presidential inauguration ceremonies happening Friday, the news this week has been wall-to-wall politics. To give you a break from cabinet appointments, hearings and the inauguration, I decided to post something totally off-topic. Not just off-topic, but too funny to pass up. I was browsing Reddit’s Photoshop Battles today when I saw that someone posted a picture of …
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Happy New Year everyone! I’m finally back in the office after a fun and successful CES in Las Vegas, and I’m just getting settled in to see what’s happening on the social networks in 2017. I was browsing through Reddit‘s Photoshop Battles this morning and came across a great thread that uses a photo of the cast of “Stranger Things” …
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