| Vine Opens Up Homepage Feed for Web Users Posted: 04 Jan 2014 06:02 PM PST  Vine makes the move from mobile-only to offer web access as well
Vine users online everywhere, rejoice! Yesterday, the six-second video microblogging service opened up Vine to users on the Vine website. Where previously you were relegated to viewing videos on mobile applications, you can now log in via vine.co to check out friends ' videos just like you would on Twitter or Facebook. Vine is in the midst of rolling out several updates in 2014, as revealed in their latest blog post, and the move to allow web users to peruse the site comes after allowing users to have vanity URLs. Users who have been active for 30 days and have uploaded more than two Vines can utilize this feature, so don't worry about usernames disappearing left and right. Anyone going to start frequenting Vine more often now that it's available to web users? |
| Oculus VR Publishing Arm Headed By Ex-EA Executive Posted: 04 Jan 2014 05:14 PM PST  Publishing arm has been quietly working with developers
Oculus VR broke the news yesterday on its official blog that it will be opening a publishing arm managed by David DeMartini. You may recall DeMartini from his prior stint as EA's former senior vice president, and now he's leading the Oculus team in partnering with developers to give the fledgling peripheral a headstart when it finally hits the market. In an interview with Gamasutra, DeMartini went into further detail about his new role within the company: "What I'm doing at Oculus, it's not particularly different from what I did for seven years at EA as part of the EA Partners program. I'm figuring out how to partner effectively with big developers, small developers, all the way down to the individual who just wants to make something great for the Rift." The virtual reality headset is poised to arrive in retail stores next year, so hopefully if it does become available for all customers, DeMartini's hard work will become readily apparent in the form of a glut of new games to enjoy on our shiny new hardware. |
| Valve's Family Sharing Plan's Latest Changes Surface Posted: 04 Jan 2014 03:33 PM PST  The Family Sharing Plan is looking enticing
Valve's Family Sharing Plan has yet to be released to the public, but before it can be shown off properly, it's undergoing a facelift first. On Friday, PCWorld reports, Valve announced a new authorization limit of ten users on ten different machines. This is an interesting twist on the old policy, especially considering the new freedom it affords multiple users. Now, the process will require two-step authentication, but once a computer is authorized Steam Family Sharing will allow users to share their collection of games between multiple unique accounts, and these new rules make it even easier to share with friends, family, roommates, and more -- once one of you purchases a game, you can all play it on different computers. These alterations have definitely made the Family Sharing Plan a pleasing choice for Steam users. Are you going to be taking advantage of its perks? |
| Create Windows 8.1 Apps with Beta Preview of "Project Siena" Posted: 04 Jan 2014 11:31 AM PST  App-making has never been simpler
If you fancy Windows 8.1 and have a deep-seated longing to develop apps for the colorful operating system, you might very well be interested in "Project Siena," a Windows 8.1 app that allows you to create your own apps for the OS. Right now users are relegated to beta status, but it looks to offer an abundance of tools for the creative Windows user. Project Siena was built with the average user in mind, with a touch-friendly interface and an editor that doesn't even require programming knowledge. With it, anyone wishing to create an app can do so just like they might with a regular document. It's devoid of more specialized tools like you might find in Virtual Studio, but for quick creations Siena is fantastic. Your completed works can even use written and voice notes, multimedia, and more. Siena utilizes HTML5 and Javascript to streamline app creation while still being viable and accessible to more advanced creators. If you've never dabbled in app-building before, now might be the best time to do so. Let us know if you've created anything with the tools and if it's really as easy as they say. |
