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Oculus Rift: The good, the bad, and the ugly
The moment you’ve been waiting for since August 1, 2012, when you first saw the exciting Kickstarter campaign, is finally here. The Oculus Rift (Facebook, Inc.), arguably the most anticipated virtual reality product of all time, is finally shipping out to customers. After four years of development, and refining, and tweaking, does it live up ...
Facebook takes on Medium with a much needed update to Facebook Notes
Social media is delicious. Consumers have an insatiable appetite when it comes to gobbling up the tasty morsels that are served on their news feed. They can’t get enough. A recent survey from Forrester found that most people only use about five different apps on their smartphones, and of those, the Facebook app is usually ...
Facebook and Apple both suck at the news, but Snapchat nails it
Facebook Inc. launched its Instant Articles publishing platform earlier this year with no shortage of hype and fanfare. The system, which allowed publishers to host interactive stories directly on Facebook servers rather than link to the content on their own sites resulted in strong feelings from both its supporters and its detractors. It was heralded ...
May the Force be all around you: Facebook partners with Star Wars for 360-Degree videos
Your Facebook news feed just became much more immersive. You’re no longer a passive audience member. Facebook Inc. has upgraded its news feed video playback capabilities to bring 360-degree videos to its massive user base. 360-degree videos allow viewers to be active participants in the video watching experience. Filmed with special cameras that capture a ...
Student disguises clock as a bomb and wins the Reparation Lottery: the iStandWithAhmed story
A few days ago, a young boy took to school his homemade clock that had a striking resemblance to a suitcase bomb. Things happened, and the Internet gobbled up the story. It’s still being regurgitated as we speak. Let’s have a chat about the #iStandWithAhmed movement. But first, let’s expand the subject, a bit. The ...
Faster than Google Fiber, Verizon’s 5G network is the Usain Bolt of internet connections
If you want to download a feature length movie, like Jurassic World, on your fancy, new, giant screen smartphone, you’re going to need patience. It’s going to take some time. Like, several minutes of your time. Because of 4G LTE. No matter which mobile provider you use, your so called “high speed” data plan isn’t ...
We’ve seen the post apocalyptic future, and it’s Uber
The vehicles from Mad Max went beyond Thunderdome this week, all the way to Seattle, Washington. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc., went all out to promote the new Mad Max video game that went on sale today. In what can only be described as a brilliant cross promotional partnership, Warner Bros. teamed up with Uber ...
Get liquor quicker with Amazon’s alcohol delivery service
Life is hard. Some people turn to alcohol to take the edge off, or to make their existence a little more tolerable. For folks who live in Seattle, Washington, Amazon.com Inc. is now available to help get alcohol down your throat. Amazon Prime members in the Seattle area will find three new delicious categories of ...
EMERGE, the Department of Homeland Security-backed accelerator program, hosts its Demo Day
If you’re interested in startups, you’ve probably seen a pitch day event, where teams of entrepreneurs deliver their best elevator pitches to audiences of angel investors. But you’ve probably never seen one like the EMERGE pitch day event that’s taking place today in Dallas, TX. EMERGE is a seed fund accelerator for startups that focus ...
RentEval CEO secures new investments and helps startups prepare for Pitch Day
This Thursday, Tech Wildcatters, the Dallas based startup accelerator, will be hosting a Pitch Day event for its first EMERGE class. Tech Wildcatters has always focused strictly on business to business startups, but EMERGE has an even narrower focus. They partnered with the Department of Homeland Security and the Center for Innovative Technology to provide ...