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Apple sends out invites for September 9 event: ‘Wish we could say more’

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by on August 28, 2014 at 4:14 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

The rumors were true. Apple is holding a press event on September 9, where it will almost certainly announce the next iPhones. The company is also expected to unveil its long-awaited wearable next month, so it’s possible these two events are one and the same. Invites have just been sent out to members of the press. There’s very little for us to pick apart, other than the cryptic message: “Wish we could say more.” Reports suggest the next iPhone will come in two sizes. One model will have a 4.7-inch display, while another sports a 5.5-inch version. The current iPhone 5s, for…

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Mozilla rolls out sponsored tiles to Firefox Nightly’s new tab page

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by on August 28, 2014 at 2:48 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Mozilla has rolled out directory tiles, the company’s advertising experiment for its browser’s new tab page, to the Firefox Nightly channel. We installed the latest browser build to give the sponsored ads a test drive. When you first launch Firefox, a message on the new tab page informs you of the following: what tiles are (with a link to a support page about how sponsored tiles work), a promise that the feature abides by the Mozilla Privacy Policy, and a reminder that you can turn tiles off completely and choose to have a blank new tab page. It’s quite a…

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Mozilla rolls out sponsored tiles to Firefox Nightly’s new tab page

Aug28
by on August 28, 2014 at 2:48 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Mozilla has rolled out directory tiles, the company’s advertising experiment for its browser’s new tab page, to the Firefox Nightly channel. We installed the latest browser build to give the sponsored ads a test drive. When you first launch Firefox, a message on the new tab page informs you of the following: what tiles are (with a link to a support page about how sponsored tiles work), a promise that the feature abides by the Mozilla Privacy Policy, and a reminder that you can turn tiles off completely and choose to have a blank new tab page. It’s quite a…

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Leap Motion releases VR Developer Mount and teases prototype Dragonfly sensor for VR headsets

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by on August 28, 2014 at 2:37 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Product Launches

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The hype around virtual reality has reached fever pitch and Leap Motion, not surprisingly, wants a piece of the action. The company today announced an inexpensive VR Developer Mount for its existing Leap Motion Controller, as well as a prototype sensor which it hopes will be adopted by virtual reality headset makers (hint hint, Oculus VR.) As a quick recap, the Leap Motion Controller allows PC and Mac users to control their devices by waving their hands and fingers in front of them. The idea of swiping, pinching, waving and grabbing thin air is similar to Microsoft’s two Kinect sensors,…

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Leap Motion releases VR Developer Mount and teases prototype Dragonfly sensor for VR headsets

Aug28
by on August 28, 2014 at 2:37 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Product Launches

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The hype around virtual reality has reached fever pitch and Leap Motion, not surprisingly, wants a piece of the action. The company today announced an inexpensive VR Developer Mount for its existing Leap Motion Controller, as well as a prototype sensor which it hopes will be adopted by virtual reality headset makers (hint hint, Oculus VR.) As a quick recap, the Leap Motion Controller allows PC and Mac users to control their devices by waving their hands and fingers in front of them. The idea of swiping, pinching, waving and grabbing thin air is similar to Microsoft’s two Kinect sensors,…

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