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The director of the NSA Admiral Michael Rogers just admitted at a Senate hearing that when Internet companies provide copies of encryption keys to law enforcement, the risk of hacks and data theft goes way up. The government has been pressuring technology companies to provide the encryption keys that it can use to access data from […]... →

Twitter is looking at possibly letting users add quick polls to their Tweets. A company spokesperson confirmed the move in a statement to VentureBeat saying “We’re experimenting with a new way to poll users on Twitter.” Right now, it looks like polls are only visible on Twitter’s mobile apps and website, but not on desktop […]... →

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...... →

We finally have a workable virtual-reality platform, but plenty of obstacles are between us and a Star Trek-style holodeck. If you reach out to touch a table, you’ll feel the molecules of that piece of furniture push against your hand. Do the same thing in virtual reality, and you’ll feel nothing. This is a problem — and […]... →

Google has rolled out a series of updates for Google Play and Android 6.0 Marshmallow today aimed at giving better support for developers. The company announced that Marshmallow now has a new permissions model aimed at improving the way app installs and updates are handled. Additionally, Google Play services 8.1 offers support runtime permissions, a […]... →

Posted by Genevieve Cuevas, Software Engineer (Cross-posted on the Google Docs Blog .) Forget fumbling with sticky notes or trying to recall that last item on your to-do list. When you're trying to capture a moment or remember a task, Google Keep can help. And starting today, the things you love about Keep on the web and Android are now available on iOS: Find what you need, quickly by searching and filtering your notes by color and type like images, audio and text.... →

Marketing is simply, and literally, "bringing your products to market." And sales is making the right offer to the right person. And yet, research shows that "selling" immediately brings to mind negative word associations. It's as if the world hadn't dramatically changed since the release of Glengarry, Glen Ross. But the world has changed, and it's the prospect, not the salesperson, who has control. So,... →

Today Oculus gave 1,500 developers at the Oculus Connect 2 conference (as well as those at home via livestream or on Gear VR a chance to watch) a look at how the consumer version of the Oculus Rift will roll out in Q1 2016, how Oculus plans to bring virtual reality to millions through the Samsung Gear VR, and how new platforms and controllers will expand the uses of Oculus Rift from games… Read More... →

Recently, we announced the availability of native ads for apps in DFP . Here, we're going to introduce you to creating native creatives with the DFP API using the ads Java client library . A native creative consists of a set of assets (headline, image, etc.) which are sent to mobile apps for custom rendering in their own code (see our Android and iOS developer guides for details). Native creatives are actually just another type of template-based creative .... →

Fledgling European mobile phone brand Wileyfox announced its arrival in the smartphone realm a month ago, and now the London-based company is preparing to launch its first ever product: The Wileyfox Swift. Initially slated for launch this week, Wileyfox revealed that shipping for the $200 Android device has been delayed until September 30. But while […]... →

Microsoft is beefing up the security capability of Windows 10 IoT Core, the compact version of Windows intended for Internet-connected devices. Microsoft’s Bitlocker data encryption technology and its Secure Boot system for only supporting trusted software will both appear in in an upcoming release of the operating system, Microsoft announced today. “By building this into […]... →

Yes, it’s that time again, when the Apple faithful/crazy line up way early to buy the next version of the iPhone, this time the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. This year, people are standing out in the elements — and sleeping there overnight — to buy a phone that looks identical to the one they already […]... →

A great victory was won earlier this year for supporters of innovation, competition and openness — net neutrality rules were adopted by the FCC. Those rules have recently come into effect, and we’ve already seen significant movement, including the $100 million AT&T fine for data throttling. Read More... →

In the second part of this new series on The Mainframe, hosts Tony Clark and Chris Garrett explore the types of membership sites you can create for your digital business. Listen in to learn ' In this episode of The Mainframe, you'll learn: How memberships are everywhere if you know how to spot them Which membership features to start with,... →

PRESS RELEASE: FanDuel Inc. (www.fanduel.com), the largest one-day fantasy sports operator, today announced it has acquired leading fantasy eSports platform, AlphaDraft. Marking its entry into the fantasy eSports market, FanDuel will leverage ...... →

Big companies are starting to see a lot of potential to make money in esports. A day after DraftKings announced it’s expanding into esports next month with daily-fantasy games for League of Legends, reports have arisen that competitor FanDuel is doing the same through an acquisition. The company has purchased the daily-fantasy startup AlphaDraft, which debuted […]... →

First-person shooting is about to get a lot more realistic. Developer Epic Games revealed Bullet Train today, an FPS for the Oculus Rift virtual reality device, during the Oculus Connect 2 conference in Los Angeles. Made with Unreal Engine 4, this game supports the Oculus Touch controllers, which can map the movements of your hands […]... →

Mumbai-based music-streaming service Saavn announced Thursday that former Vodafone chief executive Arun Sarin has joined as an investor and strategic advisor. The news comes less than three months after the company announced $100 million in fresh funding. At the time, it said it was adding one million new users per month, with 14 million in total. As of today, that […]... →

Google today launched Google Keep for iOS. You can download the new app now directly from Apple’s App Store. It’s a little surprising it took Google this long to debut an iOS app. Google Keep first launched way back in March 2013 for Android and the web. Google even brought Google Keep to Android Wear […]... →

Oculus has an amazing virtual-reality controller solution, but it won’t ship with the consumer version. Oculus’s Touch controllers won’t ship until the second quarter of 2016, according to the company’s presentation at Oculus Connect today. That is an entire quarter after the Rift goes on sale in Q1 2016. The company spent a long time talking […]... →