Oculus boss sues ZeniMax
Published in News
Monday, 13 March 2017 13:39

Oculus boss sues ZeniMax


Owes him $22.5 million


While ZeniMax Media might have won a trademark dispute against Facebook-owned Oculus, it seems that the court battles are far from over.

Social media makes you lonely
Published in News
Thursday, 09 March 2017 11:53

Social media makes you lonely


Hit the anti-depressives 

Social notworking sites like Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest are causing more people to feel alone.

Robot lawyer helps refugees
Published in News
Tuesday, 07 March 2017 12:41

Robot lawyer helps refugees


DoNotPay has become the Internet’s Robin Hood


A chat bot that overturned 160,000 parking tickets is now giving free legal aid to asylum-seeking refugees through Facebook.

Oculus knocks $100 off its price
Published in IoT
Thursday, 02 March 2017 11:27

Oculus knocks $100 off its price


Gotta move this gear

Troubled virtual reality outfit Oculus has slashed $100 for the price of its gear.

US will demand foreigners hand over social networking passwords
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Visit our country and we will spy on you


The US government is promising to spy on the social media accounts of any foreigner who has the misfortune to have to visit Donald (Prince of Orange) Trump's country.

Facebook closes Oculus demo stations
Published in IoT
Thursday, 09 February 2017 12:17

Facebook closes Oculus demo stations


No one interested


Facebook is closing around 200 of its 500 Oculus Rift virtual-reality demo stations at Best Buy locations across the US.

Barra was poached by Facebook
Published in IoT
Thursday, 26 January 2017 15:21

Barra was poached by Facebook


Try and make something happen with VR

The bloke credited with helping sorting out Xiaomi was poached by Facebook where it is hoped he can do something with Oculus.

Zuckerberg quizzed over Oculus tech
Published in IoT
Wednesday, 18 January 2017 10:17

Zuckerberg quizzed over Oculus tech


We didn’t steal it, honest


Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has denied an allegation by a rival company that the virtual reality technology of Facebook's Oculus unit was nicked by a former staff member.

Oculus nicked our ideas claims ZeniMax
Published in IoT
Tuesday, 17 January 2017 12:04

Oculus nicked our ideas claims ZeniMax


John Carmack misappropriated VR and destroyed evidence

The parent company of Bethesda Softworks and Id Software has told a court that John Carmack and others at Oculus stole trade secrets from their company and then destroyed evidence.

Facebook announces Live Audio broadcast feature
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Wednesday, 21 December 2016 07:58

Facebook announces Live Audio broadcast feature


Telling stories using words without video


Last December, Facebook introduced a mildly revolutionary, culture-changing feature called Live Video allowing users to broadcast their whereabouts in real-time from any place at any time, with the side of effect of having everyone on the network receiving pesky notifications.