Saturday, December 10, 2016

Instagram tests shoppable photo tags and other top stories.

  • Instagram tests shoppable photo tags

    Instagram tests shoppable photo tags
    Instagram wants you to shop without always having to interrupt your scrolling with a browser window. That’s why today it will start showing shoppable tags on photos from 20 retail brands like Kate Spade and JackThreads to iOS users in the US. The retailers tag products in their photos, which are hidden behind a “Tap to view products” button. After selecting their product of choice, users see an in-app details page with a specific product’s price, description, additional photos, and a “Shop Now..
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  • Apple MacBook Pro 13-Inch (2016)

    Apple MacBook Pro 13-Inch (2016)
    The latest 13-inch Apple MacBook Pro ($1,499) is the least expensive model in Apple's high-end laptop line. The redesigned ultraportable resembles the 12-inch MacBook, and features a 6th Generation Intel Core i5 processor with Intel Iris graphics and a Retina display with more lifelike colors. But what's really notable is the new chassis with a wider trackpad, two USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 ports, and a keyboard with butterfly switches similar to the MacBook's. The $1,799 version of the 13-inch MacBook..
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  • Kia rocks, skis, triathlons and takes care of business at SEMA 2016

    Kia rocks, skis, triathlons and takes care of business at SEMA 2016
    Once again, Kia has gone all out for the annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Last year, the Korean automaker collaborated on some of the most memorable concepts of the show, built around an All American road trip theme. This year, it shifts focus to autonomous driving and its potential role in sports and lifestyle activities with a quartet of concepts that climbs ski slopes, supports triathletes, records rock and roll and ferries business people about in class, all without anyone in the driver's seat..
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  • First Click: Microsoft is delivering on its vision of the future

    First Click: Microsoft is delivering on its vision of the future
    Every once in a while, Microsoft updates its vision for the future with an impressive look at a world beyond beige PCs on every desk. I’ve seen many over the years, and I study them obsessively for any hints at what the company might be planning in real life. So when I sat at Microsoft’s Surface Studio unveiling in New York last week, everything felt a little familiar, but I couldn’t work out why at first. I’ve written many times that Microsoft is obsessed with giant screens, and methods of tu..
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  • The first Google Tango phone delivers true augmented reality gaming

    The first Google Tango phone delivers true augmented reality gaming
    If it weren’t for Pokémon Go, augmented reality might have stayed another forlorn futurist technology the public paid little attention to. Instead, the AR mobile game from developer Niantic Labs, a former Google subsidiary, catapulted the technology to hundreds of millions of smartphone owners around the world. Now a few months after the game’s launch, the first fully capable AR smartphone has started shipping. It’s Lenovo’s Phab 2 Pro, and under the hood it contains the hardware and software n..
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  • Uber's New Car Rental Partner Is None Other Than a Major Lyft Investor

    Uber's New Car Rental Partner Is None Other Than a Major Lyft Investor
    Uber has a new short-term car leasing partner for its drivers, and it’s none other than General Motors—a major investor in rival ride-hailing company Lyft. On Tuesday, Uber and a 10-month-old car-sharing division within GM announced a new pilot program in San Francisco that will let Uber drivers rent cars by the week for both work and personal use. As part of the 90 day test, drivers will be able to rent cars for $179 weekly (plus taxes and fees) including unlimited miles and insurance. Uber dr..
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  • Windows zero-day exploited by same group behind DNC hack

    Windows zero-day exploited by same group behind DNC hack
    Enlarge / That bear looks familiar. reader comments 44 On Oct. 31, Google's Threat Analysis Group revealed a vulnerability in most versions of Windows that is actively being exploited by malware attacks. Today, Terry Myerson, executive vice president of Microsoft's Windows and Devices group, acknowledged the exploit was being used actively by a sophisticated threat group—the same threat group involved in the hacks that led to the breach of data from the Democratic National Committee and ..
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  • Roku Premiere+ review:

    Roku Premiere+ review:
    Gadgets always precede stuff you can use them with. Today, there are plenty of TVs with 4K resolution and high dynamic range (HDR), but TV shows and movies you can actually watch in 4K and/or HDR are rare. That's one reason why you shouldn't feel any rush to buy a device like the Roku Premiere+. There just isn't enough 4K stuff to watch, HDR or otherwise, to make it a must-have -- yet. For the proud owner of a new 4K HDR TV who wants to surround it with the best compatible gadgets today, how..
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  • Facebook officially announces Gameroom, its PC Steam competitor

    Facebook officially announces Gameroom, its PC Steam competitor
    After losing mobile gaming to iOS and Android, Facebook is making a big push into playing on PC with today’s developer launch of its Gameroom Windows desktop gaming platform. After months of name changes, beta tests and dev solicitation, Facebook opened up the beta build for all developers and officially named it Gameroom. The app is openly available for users to download on Windows 7 and up. Gameroom let users play web, ported mobile and native Gameroom games in a dedicated PC app free from t..
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  • Google Wallet's Web App Gets New Interface & Features

    Google Wallet's Web App Gets New Interface & Features
    Google Wallet unlatching itself from NFC payments and users' Google payment histories was only the beginning of a refinement of Google's finance-related apps. Each one of the three, being Google Wallet, Google Payments, and Android Pay, all have their ...
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