Topping tech headlines on Monday, Oculus VR revealed plans to bring its technology to 1 billion users, rather than a few million.
When Facebook announced plans to acquire Oculus VR for $2 billion, some fans of the virtual reality firm accused it of selling out. But CEO Brendan Iribe told TechCrunch Disrupt that the move will allow it to expand more rapidly and potentially bring its technology to 1 billion users rather than a few million.
His comments came after Oculus VR reiterated that its CTO, John Carmack, did not steal any intellectual property from his former employer, ZeniMax Media, and bring it to Oculus.
Meanwhile, Iranian officials have reportedly banned the use of messaging service WhatsApp, citing the Jewish heritage of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of WhatsApp owner Facebook. Abdolsamad Khorramabadi, secretary of the Committee for Determining Criminal Web Content, said the reason for the change is "the adoption of WhatsApp by the Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who is an American Zionist."
In other news, Google Play has finally launched in Canada. The service gives you an all-access pass to 25 million songs from all the major record companies, as well as local and independent labels. With Play Music, you can create an ad-free, interactive radio station from any song or artist, browse recommendations from Google's "expert music team," or explore songs by genre.
Be sure to check out PCMag Live from Monday in the video, as well as a few other stories making headlines in the links below.
- Target CEO Out After Security Breach: Gregg Steinhafel steps down after a high-profile hack that affected the information of up to 70 million individuals.
- Web Flaw Not the Next Heartbleed: The bug within OAuth and OpenID could jeopardize users' personal information, but it's not the next Hearbleed.
- Leaked HTC One Mini 2 Photo Highlights Colors, Camera: Serial tipster @evleaks tweeted a photo of the mini mobile, expected to launch in gold, silver, and gunmetal, with a 13-megapixel camera.
- Brazilian Policeman Saved When Bullet Hits Nokia Lumia 520: One bullet completely missed the officer, while the other landed in his Lumia 520.
- Rumor Tips Samsung Galaxy Tab S With AMOLED Display: The tablets will reportedly debut as the first-ever devices to feature a WQXGA AMOLED display.
- Save Items to Amazon Shopping Cart Directly From Twitter: Add #AmazonCart to tweets with a product link, and the item will be added to your Amazon cart.
- Google Same-Day Delivery Expands to Manhattan, West LA: The Web giant has expanded its Shopping Express service to both coasts after an initial launch in San Francisco.
- Nokia Invests $100 Million in Connected Car Tech: Nokia has launched a $100 million fund to invest in companies working to connect cars.
- Report: Halo TV Show to Air on Showtime Before Xbox: Variety reports that Microsoft is in "deep negotiations" to launch the highly anticipated drama series on Showtime.