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Facebook is buying Oculus VR for $2 billion, plans to ‘unlock new worlds for...
Mark Zuckerberg is following up his Whatsapp buy with another big acquisition: virtual reality company Oculus VR for $2 billion in stock and cash. In a post on Facebook, Zuckerberg talks at length...
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Intel buys maker of the Basis Band, promises smarter wearables
Well, it’s official. In a bid to boost its wearable clout, Intel confirmed today that it bought Basis Science, the startup behind the fitness-friendly Basis bands. The deal reportedly cost Intel a...
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Nike celebrates ‘Air Max Day’ with the first shoppable Google Hangout
Would you buy a pair of kicks from a Google Hangout? Nike certainly hopes so. The company has teamed up with Asos to host the first shoppable Google Hangout tomorrow at 9am ET. The video celebrates 27...
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IRS says bitcoins are taxable property, but not currency
People love referring to Bitcoin as a “cryptocurrency,” but the Internal Revenue Service looks at it a little differently. According to a new IRS statement, Bitcoin should be considered property, not...
View ArticleEconomic Network of Organized Crime Revealed
Network theory has revolutionized the understanding of economics in recent years. No longer is the economy a mysterious heaving mass governed by arcane laws with little practical evidence to support...
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Instagram crosses 200 million users, welcomes Oculus to the family
In news that Zuckerberg, Luckey & Co. hope bodes well for Facebook’s latest acquisition, Instagram just announced it’s crossed 200 million users, with over 50 million joining in the last six...
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Chiropractors claim that excessive texting lowers your life span
You know those studies that say butter is bad for you one week, but saying the opposite the next? Now those same unidentified gangs of scientists are gunning for our smartphones. A study from the...
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Portal comes to NVIDIA’s Shield as an exclusive Android port (updated)
You won’t have to stick to a PC or TV to play Valve’s iconic games in the future. The developer is teaming up with NVIDIA to bring the original Portal to the Shield handheld — in other words, Portal...
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Sony turns down Android Wear in favor of its own smartwatch tech (update: for...
When Google unveiled Android Wear, many eyes turned to Sony — would it ditch proprietary wearables like the SmartWatch 2 in favor of more standardized fare? Unfortunately not. Sony tells CNET that it...
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20% Off Halo E-Liquid with the Halo Cigs Spring Sale
20% Off Halo E-Liquid with the Halo Cigs Spring Sale If you are in the market for Halo e-liquid, now is a great time to make a purchase! You can use the Halo Cigs coupon code below to cut yourself a...
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Oculus founders: Facebook lets us bring the best VR experience to a billion...
Oculus VR co-founders Palmer Luckey and Brendan Iribe had a vision for their company: to bring virtual reality to as many people as possible, in the best way possible, at the lowest possible price....
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Daily Roundup: new HTC One review, Facebook acquires Oculus VR and more!
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the...
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Missing tweets? It’s a bug that Twitter is investigating
This afternoon Twitter users started noticing that they couldn’t get to certain tweets, including Ellen’s most-retweeted Oscar selfie. From Major Nelson to Justin Bieber, “Sorry that page doesn’t...
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EE adds new entry-level 4G tariffs starting at £14 per month
Yesterday, the cheapest way to hop on UK carrier EE’s LTE network, with smartphone for keeps, would set you back £19 per month. Today, call it £14, as EE’s introduced a pair of lower price tiers in...
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UK’s EE to launch own-brand LTE smartphone for just £100 off-contract
We got wind that EE was cooking up an own-brand smartphone for its 4G network a couple of weeks ago, and now the UK operator’s ready to come clean about the device. It’s called the Kestrel, and as we...
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Palmer Luckey says Oculus’ future ‘just became crystal clear,’ but Facebook’s...
If you’re reading this, you’re likely already aware that social networking juggernaut Facebook has just announced plans for yet another multi-billion dollar acquisition. This time it’s spending $2...
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Notch cancels Minecraft for Oculus Rift, but other developers still have...
It looks as if the Facebook and Oculus deal already has its first casualty. Minecraft mastermind Markus “Notch” Persson has said that he’ll no longer be developing his game for the Rift after...
View ArticleFacebook Buys Oculus So You Can Take a Virtual Vacation
Facebook said Tuesday that it will buy Oculus VR, maker of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, for more than $2 billion. That’s a hefty sum considering that the company has not yet released a...
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How to Sideload a Modern UI App on Windows 8
Sideloading a Modern UI app means to install it without using the Windows Store. This is typically done to beta test an app. This handy guide will teach you how to sideload a Modern UI app on Windows...
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Lenovo’s new smart TV system grants greater processing power, more memory...
Lenovo is best known for its ThinkPad laptops and newly acquired phone business, but the Chinese firm started making TVs a couple years ago, too. And now, it’s the first one to build a set utilizing...
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