Google Fiber's wireless plans take shape with purchase of a gigabit ISP and other top stories.

• Google Fiber's wireless plans take shape with purchase of a gigabit ISP

  

  Webpass radios on a San Francisco building.Webpass Google Fiber has signed a deal to acquire Webpass, a high-speed wireless ISP, Webpass announced yesterday. "By joining forces, we can accelerate the deployment of superfast Internet connections for customers across the US," Webpass founder Charles Barr wrote. "Webpass will remain focused on rapid deployment of high-speed Internet connections for residential and commercial buildings, primarily using point-to-point wireless."Further ReadingYou..

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• PSA: This year's Steam Summer Sale is the first to offer deep VR discounts

  

  We can only imagine the Steam Summer Sale's header image will be loaded with more characters and activity by the time the sale closes on July 4.Steam Ladies and gentlemen, start your game-buying wallets: The annual Steam Summer Sale has arrived. The online game shop's bandwidth is currently being slammed thanks to the popularity of this sale, but should you be able to load its launch page, you'll see an advertised discount on a whopping 5,199 games until the sale ends on July 4. Thanks to th..

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• Facebook Live grows up with two-person broadcasts and waiting rooms for viewers

  

  Today at VidCon Facebook pre-announced three new big product updates for Facebook Live, their live-streaming platform built into Facebook. The platform will soon let you do two-person remote broadcasts, pre-schedule your streams and create a virtual waiting room for viewers and broadcast with MSQRD’s face masks. Broadcast with a friend The first upcoming update is the ability to stream a broadcast with two people in different locations — sort of like a remote interview. Essentially, you can in..

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• YouTube now lets you livestream right from its mobile app

  

  YouTube announced that it is adding the capability to broadcast live video right from its mobile app. This capability is said to be rolling out to select creators first, but is expected to roll out to more people later on. On stage at VidCon, YouTube product lead Kurt Wilms revealed the latest feature to come to the popular video social network. Although YouTube has had livestreaming capabilities before, it was limited to those with verified channels and would be done through the Creator Studi..

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• Apple retires the Thunderbolt Display without announcing a replacement

  

  Further ReadingOp-ed: Apple's aging Mac designs could actually learn a lot from other PCs. Apple has yet to announce an updated version of 2011's Thunderbolt Display, but pretty soon it won't be selling the old one either. The company will sell through any existing stock in the online and brick-and-mortar Apple Stores, but it doesn't plan to continue manufacturing the current model. According to a statement given to TechCrunch, Apple is pointing its users toward third-party monitors. There ..

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