At its Oculus Connect developers’ conference, Facebook unveiled its newest Oculus-branded headset – and it could be the next big thing in VR. The standalone device, called Oculus Go, won’t require either a PC or phone to run. It’ll cost only $199 – substantially less expensive than any non-mobile-based headsets currently on the market. (The […]
As first reported by The Independent, YouTube appears to be testing autoplay videos on the homepage of its mobile app. When users visit the app’s landing page, the top video will start playing immediately. And as they scroll down, subsequent videos will begin to play. (Sound and subtitles are still muted by default.) The autoplay […]
Bloomberg reports that Walt Disney Co. is close to announcing a new movie download service. The service would reportedly enable consumers to buy films, and then store them in a digital “locker” to view on their devices. Bloomberg first wrote about Disney’s plan for a “Movies Anywhere” service in December, reporting that the entertainment giant […]
By all accounts, Apple has been making a furious push into the original content space. In June, the tech giant hired long-time Sony TV presidents Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg, placing the pair in charge of its original content efforts. Now, according to the Wall Street Journal, the company finally has a major project […]
First Facebook, then Twitter, now Google. As first reported by The Washington Post, the tech giant has learned that Russian entities purchased tens of thousands of dollars worth of political ads in 2016, which ran across platforms such as YouTube, Google Search, the DoubleClick ad network, and Gmail. According to the Post’s sources, the ads […]
Less than a week after Netflix hiked subscription prices, Hulu has gone in the opposite direction – for a limited time, anyway. The service’s least expensive streaming plan, which includes ads, will now sell for $5.99 per month for new subscribers. The offer – which is only available through January 9 – is good for […]
If you’re a millennial, a part of your childhood is about to die. AOL announced it’s shutting down AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) on December 15. Users will have access to the service until that date. Afterwards, all of their data – including their buddy lists – will be deleted. The messaging service first launched in […]
Facebook has released a beta version of Workplace Chat, a new desktop-based messaging service geared toward businesses. The app lets users send group and individual messages in a window that doesn’t get lost amongst web-browser tabs. (Yes, it’s basically a Slack competitor.) The new beta product is available for devices that run Windows 7 or […]
Netflix just raised its prices for U.S. customers. New subscribers will now have to pay $10.99 for the service’s standard two-stream HD tier, a $1 increase over the previous fee. Likewise, existing subs will be moved to the new $10.99 rate over the coming months. In addition, Netflix is increasing the cost of its four-stream […]
YouTube reportedly rushed out a significant change to the way its search algorithm selects videos. (The Wall Street Journal was the first to report to news; a source who spoke with Business Insider also confirmed it.) The update rolled out Wednesday night. The change is reportedly geared toward differentiating authoritative news clips from conspiracy theory […]
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