When it comes to VR hardware, so far there are mobile-based headsets that require a smartphone, and there are higher-end headsets that connect with wires to gaming consoles or PCs. Facebook’s Oculus, it seems, is working on something in-between. At the Oculus Connect 3 event, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that Oculus is in the […]
Once Snapchat gave itself a new corporate name last month, we might have guessed this was coming: Snap Inc. is preparing the paperwork for an initial pubic offering, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Journal reports that the IPO could happen by March, and that the company will likely be valued at $25 billion […]
Talk about drama. In a fascinating report for Bloomberg, reporter Sarah Frier describes an internal struggle over Twitter’s future. Specifically, Frier finds that CEO Jack Dorsey has remained opposed to selling Twitter, hoping instead to improve its fortunes as an independent company. But former CEO and current board-member Ev Williams is intent on keeping options […]
The New York Times is expanding Flex Frame, its native digital advertising format. The Flex Frame format will now widely run across desktop and mobile. According to the Wall Street Journal, the expansion marks the beginning of an effort to phase out standard banner ads from the Times’ websites. Banner ads will now appear atop […]
Google made several new announcements at its annual hardware event. As expected, the tech giant announced its new Pixel smartphones and, as Cynopsis Digital previewed yesterday, the new mobile-based Daydream VR headset. (Price: $79.) Also on the company’s agenda: The Wi-Fi-powered Google Home, a voice-operated personal assistant that will likely serve as Amazon Echo’s most […]
Pinterest has named Todd Morgenfeld as its it first-ever Chief Financial Officer, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Morgenfeld joins the company from Twitter, where he served as VP of Finance. For months, there has been widespread speculation that Pinterest may be moving toward an IPO. Morgenfeld’s hire will likely kick that […]
As first reported by Variety, Google’s newest VR hardware looks set to make its debut. In addition to its new flagship Pixel smartphones, Google will unveil its Daydream VR headset today, according to Variety’s report. The mobile-based Daydream platform, which was initially announced in May, will work only with Google’s Android operating system. Variety reports […]
As Netflix has focused on an original content-centric strategy, it’s also declined to forge as many new licensing deals (and allowed old ones to lapse). The result: The streaming giant’s content library has shrunk by more than half since 2012, from about 11,000 titles to about 5,300 titles. It was the streaming blog Exstreamist that […]
Amazon Prime members just got a new benefit: An ad-free version of Twitch. And the live video-streaming site, which is owned by Amazon, will also allow Prime subs free access to one paid Twitch channel per month, as well as access to digital games, free same-day game delivery, and other perks. The new program is […]
It’s not TV, it’s…Playstation? An app for HBO Now, HBO’s à la carte SVOD service, just became available on Sony’s Playstation 3 and Playstation 4. On top of that, both HBO and HBO’s Cinemax have debuted on Playstation Vue, Sony’s internet-based TV service. Playstation Vue is also debuting the new new “Ultra” plan, which includes […]
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