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Zynga partners with the NFL and Tiger Woods to tackle sports games

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by on August 7, 2014 at 8:19 pm
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Zynga has announced a new sub-brand, Zynga Sports 365, that will publish sports-themed games in partnership with the National Football League and golf legend Tiger Woods. NFL Showdown is launching today as the first game from the new brand, but it’s currently only available in a few regions (and the company’s own preview link returns an error). The title is a mobile simulation game that lets you own, manage and coach a team. A partnership with the NFL Players Association ensures that the game includes real athletes and teams. A full global launch is planned before the NFL season kicks off next month….

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Facebook reportedly in talks with major film studios and directors about creating content for the Oculus Rift

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by on August 7, 2014 at 8:04 pm
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Facebook’s $2 billion acquisition of Oculus VR is seen as a long-term play for the future that naturally includes much more than just video games. It should thus come as no surprise that Facebook is reportedly in talks with executives at all the major film studios (including Disney, Fox, Warner Bros., Paramount, NBCUniversal, and Sony Pictures) as well as with individual directors about creating content specifically for the Oculus Rift, according to four sources cited by The Information. The main goal is to ensure the device isn’t limited to just the gaming market, but can woo the larger entertainment industry…

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Facebook reportedly in talks with major film studios and directors about creating content for the Oculus Rift

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by on August 7, 2014 at 8:04 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Mobile, Social Media

Facebook’s $2 billion acquisition of Oculus VR is seen as a long-term play for the future that naturally includes much more than just video games. It should thus come as no surprise that Facebook is reportedly in talks with executives at all the major film studios (including Disney, Fox, Warner Bros., Paramount, NBCUniversal, and Sony Pictures) as well as with individual directors about creating content specifically for the Oculus Rift, according to four sources cited by The Information. The main goal is to ensure the device isn’t limited to just the gaming market, but can woo the larger entertainment industry…

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Facebook reportedly in talks with major film studios and directors about creating content for the Oculus Rift

Aug07
by on August 7, 2014 at 8:04 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Mobile, Social Media

Facebook’s $2 billion acquisition of Oculus VR is seen as a long-term play for the future that naturally includes much more than just video games. It should thus come as no surprise that Facebook is reportedly in talks with executives at all the major film studios (including Disney, Fox, Warner Bros., Paramount, NBCUniversal, and Sony Pictures) as well as with individual directors about creating content specifically for the Oculus Rift, according to four sources cited by The Information. The main goal is to ensure the device isn’t limited to just the gaming market, but can woo the larger entertainment industry…

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EyeEm revamps its iOS app to put photos first, with a clever ‘EyeZoom’ feature

Aug07
by on August 7, 2014 at 8:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Updates

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EyeEm, the photo-sharing startup aimed at photographers rather than casual snappers, has today rolled out a completely revamped iOS app. The main goal here is to bring the iOS app into parity with the recently-launched Android redesign. As such, the photos are bigger and there’s been careful consideration given to details like fonts sizes, ensuring the images are the main focus. The ‘hamburger menu’ (which many developers have found to be a false economy) is gone, replaced by smarter use of tabs.       A first in the iOS app is ‘EyeZoom’, an interesting new approach to zooming a photo. Rather than just use the…

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