Sony draws praise for PlayStation VR's low price and game focus from industry watchers
Sony announced yesterday that its PlayStation VR headset costs $399 when it launches in October. And that move has gone over well with industry analysts, who expect this to be a $30 billion market by 2020. “I like the price point, but it doesn’t include all the necessary components, like the camera [and controller],” said Joost van Dreunen, an analyst at SuperData Research. “So I expect Sony to announce a bundled version that provides consumers with everything they need. “The demos they showed ..>> view originalInstagram jumps on the algorithm bandwagon; let the user backlash begin
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One of the benefits of using app-based car services like Uber and Lyft is that they can pull you out of a jam when you're stuck in an unfamiliar neighborhood or the worst happens and you've lost everything except your smartphone. Now Uber is adding another feature that could make the service a vital go-to app and it's called Family Profiles. Using Family Profiles gives any family the ability to share one account, allowing any member on the list to pay for rides with the Family Profile instead..>> view originalSamsung's Smartphones Aren't the Problem (Just Prune the Bad Apps)
PITY the poor Samsung smartphone. Since the company’s Galaxy smartphones were introduced seven years ago, Samsung has tried its mightiest to make the devices stand out. The company has invested an enormous amount to market the phones, and it has innovated on Google’s Android operating system used in the devices by adding quirky software features. Many Galaxy phones have sold briskly, catapulting Samsung to the top spot in the worldwide handset market.But try as Samsung might, its smartphones a..>> view originalOculus Rift launch: Here are the 30 VR games you can play on day one
Early adopters of the Oculus Rift will have a healthy variety of games to choose from when the VR headset launches on March 28. The list of Oculus launch titles rounds out at 30 games if you count Lucky’s Tale, a VR platformer that comes bundled with all orders. (Those who pre-order an Oculus Rift will also get a copy of space dogfighting game Eve: Valkyrie.) Game makers aren’t clumping around any particular genre, either. Among the first wave of Oculus games is the solitary space adventu..>> view originalApple's iCloud may get tighter encryption
Apple could try to beef up security on iCloud. Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET Apple seems to have tougher defenses in mind for its iCloud service, if it can find the right balance between convenience and security.At issue is the level of encryption that scrambles the documents, photos and other data you have stored on Apple's servers so that they can't be seen by prying eyes.Data stored in iCloud is already encry..>> view original'AceDeceiver' malware secretly installs malicious apps onto iOS devices
'AceDeceiver' malware secretly installs malicious apps onto iOS devices By Roger Fingas Wednesday, March 16, 2016, 01:05 pm PT (04:05 pm ET) A new form of iOS malware, nicknamed "AceDeceiver," can infect people without relying on an enterprise certificate or attacking jailbroken devices, security firm Palo Alto Networks revealed on Wednesday. Instead the malware exploits flaws in Apple's FairPlay digital rights management, Palo Alto noted. Those vulnerabilities have used since 2013 to ..>> view original
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