Facebook is closing its Oculus Story Studio, the award-winning unit that crafted computer-generated short films for the social networking giant’s VR headset maker Oculus. The closure of the 2-year-old studio, which produced such shorts as “Dear Angelica” and “Henry,” was announced in a blog post Thursday by Jason Rubin, Oculus’ vice president of content. “We’ve …
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Now playing: Watch this: iPhone legal battle may take new, dramatic turn 1:02 Qualcomm could be planning to escalate its legal spat with Apple. The chipmaker may ask the US International Trade Commission (ITC) to ban Apple from importing iPhones into the US, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing a person familiar with Qualcomm’s strategy. The possibility comes amid a legal dispute …
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Apple CEO Tim Cook blames the iPhone 8 rumor mill for hurting iPhone sales in its second quarter. “It’s that there are more rumors floating and more press articles and mentions of new things, and when that happens, a percentage of people delay,” Cook told Jim Cramer on CNBC’s “Mad Money” Wednesday. No where was that effect more apparent than …
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This isn’t the kind of surprise Apple watchers want to see. Apple on Tuesday reported a slight drop in quarterly iPhone unit sales to 50.8 million units, from 51.2 million units a year earlier. Analysts, on average, had expected it to sell 52.2 million in the fiscal second quarter that ended April 1. Even though Apple sold fewer iPhones, it …
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If you want to install your own apps from the internet on a Windows 10 S device, upgrading your license key to Windows 10 Pro is the only way you can do it. And there’s no going back. Joe Belfiore, Microsoft’s corporate vice president of operating systems, confirmed this in an interview ahead of Microsoft’s Windows 10 S launch event …
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It’s back to school for Microsoft. Microsoft wants its laptops and software once again to have a prime place in the classroom, where it once held a stronghold until Google’s cheap, efficient Chromebooks came along. At its EDU event on Tuesday, Microsoft announced a new Surface laptop, along with some partner PCs, meant to help it win back schools across …
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Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson has been removed after nearly six years in the position, the e-commerce company said Tuesday. Dickerson had been in charge of Etsy since 2011. Prior to that, he was its chief technology officer for three years. The company’s board is replacing him with board director Josh Silverman who will assume the reins on Wednesday. Dickerson, who …
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A year ago, Apple’s iPhone sales dropped for the first time and everyone freaked out. This year, no matter what, people will likely shrug as they await the debut of the next iPhone. For the record, Wall Street is looking for a slight rebound when Apple reports its fiscal second-quarter results Tuesday. Estimates call for iPhone sales to rise a …
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In a flash, it seemed Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green was about to come crashing into me after blocking a shot from behind. Moments later, I saw Green on the run, lobbing a basketball for an alley-oop to teammate JaVale McGee, who appeared from out of nowhere for the slam, ultimately helping the Warriors win their April 4 game …
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Kickass Torrents will be blocked across Australia by the end of next month. But in an online world where new piracy sites pop up every other day, how much will this affect the worst pirates in the world? The Australian Federal Court today ordered a group of more than 20 Australian ISPs, representing the majority of the Australian industry, to …
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