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89% Satisfied With VR Headset, 90% Say Easy to Use (MediaPost)

While most people don’t have virtual reality headsets, those who do seem quite happy with them. From VR headsets that work with any smartphone to those that connect to PCs, devic... More

The Hidden Breakthrough in Clips, Apple’s New Video App (Wired)

You may be tempted to compare Clips, Apple’s new mobile video app, to Snapchat and Instagram. When it appears in the App Store next month, the slick new app will feature filters,... More

The Rise of Virtual Assistants, and the Evolution of Search and Discovery (Social Media Today)

Virtual assistant tools are on the rise in social, with Facebook adding them into Messenger (via ‘M’, Bots and smart tips) and Google integrating them within their new Allo mes... More

Apple Ramps Up its Support for Indies (GamesIndustry)

If you've peeked at the App Store on iOS in the last week you may have noticed Apple spotlighting "Newly discovered indies" and promoting "Indie greats" for 99 cents. This support ... More

Animation, Gaming Collides with Mobile Platforms, VR to Create New Opportunities for Artists (The Future Trust)

Owen Hurley, VP of Creative for Animation and Games, Technicolor: Several trends are coming together. Immersive experiences like virtual reality are, of course, big. 2017 started o... More

Snapchat is Fun, But Facebook is the King of Social Media (Forbes)

With Snapchat’s long-awaited IPO finally over, it’s time to take a look at how the big social media companies stack up and what their prospects are going forward. While there w... More

Does Screen Size Even Matter? (MediaPost)

Way back when high definition television was new, the selling point was the stunningly great picture. Now, with 4K sets, that’s the same pitch. But in between, there seems to ... More

New iPad Models Being Tested Around Cupertino, Logs Show (TechCrunch)

Several new iPad models have been spotted being tested in Cupertino and nearby locations, according to mobile marketing firm Fiksu — potentially confirming earlier rumors of a pl... More

SXSW: Sony’s Touchscreen Projector Technology Feels Like the Future of Interactivity (The Verge)

This year at SXSW, Sony opened up what it calls the “Wow Factory” in a converted warehouse on Trinity Street in Austin, where members of its Future Lab program have set up some... More

Smarter Tech Kills ‘Dumb’ Devices (OTT2)

Within the next few years, nearly every television sold will include ‘smart’ features, which in essence means that they’ll be capable of running these same apps. Already tele... More

Story, Snapchat’s Signature Format, Has Totally Conquered Mobile (Motherboard)

Back in the desktop days, and carrying over into the mobile era, the dominant format was the feed: Facebook News Feed, Twitter, even Instagram's news feed. But after the success of... More

Snapchat Discover Publishers Face Tough Challenge as Platform Chases TV (Digiday)

Snap wants Snapchat Discover to be more like TV — and longtime media partners, as always, will be expected to adapt. Snap plans to prioritize the placement of original shows m... More

Netflix Viewers Get to Tell the Story with New Interactive Technology (Forbes)

Netflix subscribers may soon have the opportunity to decide for themselves how stories unfold on their favorite shows as work begins on a new interactive storytelling technology. T... More

Adobe Lightroom Mobile Now Captures RAW Images in HDR Mode (Engadget)

If you enjoy capturing high dynamic range (HDR) images with your phone, Adobe just added a new feature to Lightroom mobile that might come in handy. Starting today on both Android ... More

Inside Facebook’s Pitch for Entertainment Content (Digiday)

Facebook is working on a feature that would spotlight original shows and other exclusive long-form content on its mobile and TV apps. The feature, described as a “spotlight mo... More

What are the Implications of Instagram’s New Album Feature for Marketers? (The Drum)

Instagram’s new album feature, which lets users share up to 10 photos and videos per post, has got people talking. Nobody more so, perhaps, than the marketing community which is ... More

Is Snapchat a Media Company? Even Hollywood Can’t Decide (L.A. Times)

For its recent film “Fifty Shades Darker,” Universal Pictures created a feature on Snapchat that enabled users to put digital masquerade masks on their selfies — a reference ... More

Twitter to Live-Stream 1,500 Hours of eSports in 2017 Under ESL, DreamHack Pacts (Variety)

Twitter is going into eSports with guns blazing: The social network says it will live-stream 1,500 hours of competitive-gaming events this year under deals with ESL and DreamHack. ... More

Google Aims to Equip Tens of Millions of Phones with Virtual Reality Software (Adweek)

Google has ambitions plans to broaden its virtual reality operations this year, as the company pushes deeper into both hardware and headsets. It’s only been a few months since Go... More

Dolby, LG Electronics Announce First Smartphone to Support Dolby Vision (MESA)

Dolby and LG Electronics today announced that the LG G6 smartphone will be the first mobile phone to support Dolby Vision high dynamic range (HDR) technology. Additionally, Netflix... More

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