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See how someone else uses virtual reality with Zeality’s ‘reaction videos’
Virtual reality social publishing company Zeality Inc. is introducing a new feature to its platform that will let users save and publish their own experience in VR for other people to view. This feature is called “Re/Lives” and it mimics a popular YouTube fad called “reaction videos,” or when people film themselves “reacting” to other ...
Google confirms all new Chromebooks will get Android apps
All Chromebooks released in 2017 will be able to install and run Google Play Store and Android apps, according to an updated list from Google Inc., and so will a lot of older models. This change will greatly increase the capability of Chromebooks, and Chrome operating system devices, turning them from simple gateways to the web with ...
Google’s open-source virtual reality toolkit just got smarter
Google Inc.’s Tilt Brush virtual reality toolkit just got a lot better with the integration of the Unity Software Development Kit and the addition of a number of new scripts. Tilt Brush is Google’s free-form 3D painting tool that allows artists using a VR headset to create unique visual content. The first iterations of the software ...
GitHub, Flatiron School to offer free month of developer training for students
New York City-based coding boot camp Flatiron School announced a partnership with world-leading software repository GitHub to give student developers an edge with free training. With the Flatiron School on board, recipients of GitHub’s free Student Developer Pack, an extensive set of tools and resources for budding developers, will also receive one free month of ...
Raspberry Pi’s tiny new compute module shifts into overdrive
Pushing the envelope for embedded and Internet of Things devices, the Raspberry Pi Foundation just announced the launch of the next iteration of its “flexible form factor” personal computer-on-a-chip known as Compute Module 3. By “flexible form factor,” the foundation means extremely small: The entire Compute Module 3 (pictured) fits onto a circuit board the ...
First Data expands developer tools for global e-commerce solutions
New York-based First Data Corp., a global commerce-enabling technology firm, announced today the launch of a division for business and developer collaboration, the Integrated Solutions Group. This group will focus on expanding software developer tools intended to make it easier for developers and businesses to build e-commerce solutions using First Data’s platform. With the ISG, the ...
Hybrid Bitcoin-Ethereum blockchain project Qtum raises $1M seed funding
The open source, community-led blockchain project Qtum announced this week that the group has raised $1 million in seed funding from angel investors. The group seeks to merge the capabilities of the two most popular blockchain ecosystems—Bitcoin and Ethereum—to allow developers to create decentralized applications and execute smart contracts. Core development of Qtum’s application stack and ...
Google quietly ends support for Hangouts-based apps
Developers creating apps using the application programming interface for Google Inc.’s video and chat app Google Hangouts will have to look elsewhere, soon as the company focuses more on two new video and chat apps introduced last year. With a few exceptions, third-party application access to the platform will end April 25. The company didn’t even ...
HTC announces VR app subscriptions for consumers, app store for enterprise
HTC Corp., maker of the Vive virtual reality headset, will add a subscription service to its Viveport VR app store to make it easier to find VR content. The company announced the upcoming change today at the Consumer Electronics Show. Owners of the Vive headset already have access to Viveport, an app market for the hardware ...
Bitcoin breaks $1,000 for the first time in more than three years
The value of digital currency Bitcoin exceeded $1,000 at around midnight Sunday, the first day of 2017. Currently BitcoinAverage.com lists the global weighted value of the cryptocurrency at $1028.11 USD per coin. This price jump makes Bitcoin’s second step over this threshold of $1,000 per coin. The last time took place in November 2013. At the time, ...