Snapchat loses its head for content

Snapchat’s Vice President of Content Nick Bell is stepping down from his position. Bell posted a memo to his staff confirming his departure. It didn’t say why he was leaving though. Bell, who has been with Snap for the past five years, was in charge of helping the company’s media partners produce original content that appears in the Discover section of the app. And while it isn’t clear how successful this section has been, Bell’s departure suggests it hasn’t been as popular as expected. He will be replaced by Jared Grusd, who was appointed last month as Snapchat’s chief strategy officer.

Source: Engadget

YouTube launches Oculus Go VR app

Joining the other virtual reality platforms, Oculus Go finally gets its own YouTube app. Similar to what you see on the likes of the PlayStation VR and Google Daydream VR, the app on Oculus Go supports 360-degree videos and standard video in a VR theater. There’s a social aspect to this app, allowing you to watch videos with other headset-wearing friends. Now, whether the app is coming to the upcoming Oculus Quest is something we don’t know at the moment.

Source: The Verge

Surface Go with LTE advanced begins shipping on November 20

Microsoft's smallest and most compact Surface, the Surface Go offers many advantages of the Windows-powered 2-in-1 at a cheaper price point and makes it available to users who couldn't consider a Surface Pro because of price.

New variants of the Surface Go with LTE advanced are coming to market and designd for enterprise adoption. A device as small as the Surface Go benefits from an always connected LTE connection that companies can manage better than having employees tether to their smartphones or rely on public WiFi access. 

The Surface Go with LTE starts at $879 for the consumer model with 8GB and 128GB of SSD Storage. Commercial variants  of Surface Go with LTE start at $949. 

A visit to Google's Hardware Store in SoHo reveals the company's retail aspirations

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

New York City - Trendy SoHo is teeming with stores and boutiques, quaint eateries and most recently, Google's ambitious new pop-up store.

Called the Google Hardware Store, referencing the software giant's various #MadeByGoogle Pixel smartphones, Chromebooks, Google Home smart speakers as well as its Nest smart home accessories and related devices.

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