uk-hotdailynews: 2015-05-07 U.K. Technology

Oculus VR headsets for consumers to start shipping from early 2016
Firstpost
Virtual reality technology company Oculus said it would start shipping the much-awaited consumer version of its Rift headset in the first quarter of 2016. Pre-orders for Rift will start later this year, Oculus, which Facebook bought for $2 billion last year, said.
Oculus consumer headset will ship in early 2016   OCRegister
Bits | Oculus to Ship Virtual Reality Headsets in Early 2016   New York Times (blog)
The Oculus Rift's 2016 launch might be a problem (Tomorrow Daily 174)   CNET

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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Express Review: The curved edges serve no real use
The Indian Express
For a long time, Samsung has been accused of copying Apple and other smartphone manufacturers. Its new flagship, the Galaxy S6 Edge, wants to dispense of this image with something no one else is doing: a screen with curved edges. The question, though ...

Review: Galaxy S6 and S6 edge may take Samsung over the top   Stuff.co.nz
Not every Galaxy S6 has the same camera, but Samsung says that's okay   The Verge
Samsung to unveil VR device for Galaxy S6 smartphones   The Korea Herald

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Track your kids' driving from your wrist with VW's new Apple Watch app
The Star Online
MONITOR YOUR KIDS: The Volkswagen Car-Net app for Apple Watch will give users remote access to a host of connected car features, including the setting of 'boundaries'. – Volkswagen. The Car-Net app will also let users remotely lock and open car doors ...

Apple to let others make bands for its smartwatch ... with conditions   The Australian Financial Review
Apple will let other people make bands for its smartwatch   THE BUSINESS TIMES
Unboxing the 38mm stainless steel Apple Watch   Mashable

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Bought a phone last quarter? There's a one in five chance it was a phablet
The Register
Sales of phablets went through the roof during the first quarter of 2015, say researchers with Kantar Worldpanel. The analyst outfit estimated that over the three months ending in March, 21 per cent of all US smartphones sold had screens with diagonals larger ...

Apple iPhone 6 Plus Leads Increased Phablet Sales in US, Europe   BizTek Mojo
Giant phones are finally a big deal in the US   Engadget
Monster Upgrades Geared For iPhone 7 Release Date: Better iPhone Phablet ...   International Business Times AU
Ubergizmo (blog)
Cult of Mac
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Emojis rising in popularity, now account for almost half of comments on ...
The Straits Times
Forget plain old text - emojis are fast turning into the new language of choice on social media, according to researchers at Instagram. -- PHOTO: APPLE DAILY. By Lee Min Kok. Forget plain old text - emojis are fast turning into the new language of choice on ...

What do your emojis really mean?   Atlanta Journal Constitution
Instagram engineer delves into emoji madness   CIO
Are emoji killing off internet slang?   Telegraph.co.uk
Chicago Tribune
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Collector leaves two rare sports cars to the RNLI in his will
Daily Mail
Businessman Richard Colton wanted the money raised from the cars' multi-million-pound sales to be used to build a lifeboat. He asked for the boat to be named 'Richard and Caroline Colton', after himself and his late wife. Classics: The cars to be sold on ...

Businessman leaves '£8m' Ferraris to RNLI in its most generous gift ever   Telegraph.co.uk

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