Virtual reality is getting social with an announcement that the Oculus-powered Samsung Gear VR is getting friend support. Starting Thursday people who own a Samsung Gear VR will now be able to create a public profile and then search for others on the platform by real name or Oculus username. To compliment the new feature ...

Facebook has acquired Masquerade Technologies, Inc., the maker of an app by the name of MSQRD that allows users to face swap, or add filters to their selfies. The price of the acquisition was not disclosed. Founded in 2010, the company’s main app has become a literal overnight success on Apple’s App Store with an ...

Those waiting to take a look at the newest version of Google’s Android mobile operating system have to wait no longer, with the company surprising many by releasing a preview version Wednesday, months before it was expected. The new version of Android, currently dubbed Android N but likely to change names before a final release, ...

Google, Inc. has launched a new feature in mobile search that makes planning your next holiday easier. Called Google Destinations, the new feature provides users with easy-to-browse travel information, including information on flights, accommodations, and things to see when they type “destination”  after a location, such as a continent, country, or specific location, or alternatively ...

Australian Bitcoin mining firm Bitcoin Group Ltd has scrapped its attempt to become the world’s first listed Bitcoin miner, following a liquidity demand from the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). The failed listing follows a long list of drama for the company, who originally floated the idea of listing in 2014. Three failed attempts at listing ...

New data published by Google Tuesday has revealed that Android Lollipop is now the most used version of the search giant’s mobile operating system. The stats show the combined share of Lollipop 5.0 and 5.1 (16.9 percent and 19.2 percent respectively) is 36.1 percent in early March, passing the previously most used version, Android KitKat (4.4), at 34.3 ...

Cloud communications company Twilio Inc. has launched a new service that enables private connectivity between Twilio and an enterprise’s on-premise infrastructure and applications. Called Twilio Interconnect, the service allows enterprises deploying communications in the cloud to connect into Twilio’s communications platform while still meeting stringent network requirements for controlling quality and security. Enterprises are now ...

The Central Bank of Bangladesh has claimed it has had $100 million stolen through a hack of its account with the United States Federal Reserve. It’s believed that Chinese hackers were behind the hack and stole the money from the bank’s foreign exchange account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on February 5, ...

Messaging app maker Snapchat, Inc. may have finally turned the business around to the point it’s making decent money, at least according to one report Monday. Re/Code quotes multiple sources familiar with the company’s plans as saying they are targeting between $300 million and $350 million in revenue in 2016, up from $50 million in ...

Trendy blogging platform provider Medium (A Medium Corporation) looks set to finally adopt a business model and bring in much need revenue, after its founder said in an interview they were looking at monetization. Founder and Chief Executive Officer Evan Williams told the BBC in an interview “we’re building monetization into the product right now,” before ...