A recent update to EU consumer law will require many businesses selling online to offer a simpler, more accessible way for customers to cancel contracts within the standard 14-day cooling-off period. Under Directive (EU) 2023/2673, which amends the EU Consumer Rights Directive (2011/83/EU), traders who enter into “distance contracts” via…
Snapchat announces a seismic shift, Microsoft looks to DNA for your long-term storage needs, and authorities try to get out ahead of some of the predictable consequences of Pokémon Go’s arrival. (Please look where you’re walking as you try to catch them all.) Oculus’ haptic project looks to provide glove-free…
Stories of interest this week include discussions of “melt your brain” VR at YouTube; the resurrecting of deceased loved ones via social media history; transforming that key fob or piece of jewelry into a payment device; and more… YouTube’s Engineering Chief discusses “melt your brain” virtual reality. (Richard Nieva, c|net)…
Check out this Mobile Payments Infographic brought to you by the Mobile Payments Working Group, as part of the Application Developers Alliance. Pillsbury team members Jim Gatto, Deb Thoren-Peden and JiJi Park are all members of the working group and contributed to this effort. If you like to learn more…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. PlayStudios launches myVegas social casino games with MGM Social casino game startups are the cliché of 2012. Everybody is either starting a new company in this hot market — on the…