Oculus VR Acquires Eye Tribe for Eye-Tracking Software Facebook’s Oculus has acquired The Eye Tribe, a company that tracks eye movement in virtual reality to improve the experience. Oculus confirmed the acquisition of the Copenhagen-based startup, without stating a price. The acquisition was reported earlier Wednesday by TechCrunch. Eye Tribe is the latest in a series of tech acquisitions this ... Read More »
Facebook Buys Data on What You Do Offline: Report Facebook already knows a lot about your online activities and you are pretty much aware of it. But a new media investigation has revealed that the social networking giant buys data on your offline activities without your knowledge. The information that Facebook collects can include things like how much money you ... Read More »
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Says Tweet Editing Feature ‘Definitely Needed’ but Implementation Is Complicated HIGHLIGHTS Jack Dorsey asked users what changes they wanted in Twitter for 2017 Dorsey unsure about time limitation on the editing feature Dorsey hinted that the feature might be made available for everyone It’s the end of the year and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has now ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS Kathy Chen was appointed in April as general manager for the China region Twitter is inaccessible in mainland China Twitter’s advertising base in the China had grown almost 400 percent Twitter’s manager for China, whose appointment just eight months ago sparked controversy, has announced her resignation but welcomed the growing number of Chinese advertisers even though the service is ... Read More »
No, PM Modi Is Not Offering Free Mobile Recharges Worth Rs. 500 via WhatsApp HIGHLIGHTS A new WhatsApp message claiming to give free recharge has gone viral The message has a link that asks you to divulge personal details We recommend you to not click on this link or share it with friends WhatsApp has been a breeding ground for ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS The update is available on App Store as well as Google Play Network usage section allows users to keep track of data consumption App now remembers scroll position on Android Popular messaging app Telegram has announced its version v.3.16 update, which adds the ability to retract messages sent from the app within 48 hours of being sent. The update ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS Vine Camera will let you make 6.5-second videos These can be shared on Twitter or saved on phone Vine Community will be shut down Twitter announced in October that it would be shutting down its Vine app for good. Soon after, reports of a sale also started to fly around. However, Twitter later clarified the situation and announced that ... Read More »
WhatsApp Used to Send a Record 14 Billion Messages on New Year’s Eve in India HIGHLIGHTS 3.1 billion images, 700 million GIFs, and 610 million videos were sent WhatsApp recently rolled out the ability to share GIF images WhatsApp has more than 160 million monthly active users in India On New Year’s Eve, 14 billion messages were exchanged through WhatsApp ... Read More »
Facebook Hires Former CNN Anchor Campbell Brown for News Role Former CNN reporter, anchor and host Campbell Brown is joining Facebook Inc to lead its news partnerships team, an appointment aimed at repairing the online social media company’s troubled relationship with the traditional media. Brown announced the move in a post on her Facebook page on Friday. Facebook has come ... Read More »
WikiLeaks Proposes Tracking Verified Twitter Users’ Homes, Families and Finances WikiLeaks wants to start building a list of verified Twitter users that will include highly sensitive and personal information about their families, their finances and their housing situations. “We are thinking of making an online database with all ‘verified’ twitter accounts & their family/job/financial/housing relationships,” WikiLeaks tweeted Friday. The disclosure ... Read More »
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