Are you locked out of your Oculus Rift? There’s a pretty decent chance you have — Facebook appears to have goofed, and now its Windows-based virtual reality headset is totally unusable. (We confirmed with our own Rifts.) Good news: Your headset isn’t bricked, and there’s now a fix right here. Plus,  Oculus tells us you’ll …

Samsung is building a folding phone. ZTE already did. And now, there are pictures of some cleverly articulated screens in a new Microsoft patent application — pictures that show off a pretty intriguing new hinge.  The ZTE Axon M shows off dual screens — and a big gap. CNET Wait, isn’t Microsoft done building phones? Not necessarily: We’ve heard rumors …

Samsung’s Galaxy S9 is officially here — and maybe you like what you see?  Maybe you’re in the market for a new phone right now, in fact. But there are two versions to choose from: the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9 Plus.  Why would you pick one over the other? Let’s discuss differences — and afterwards, I’ll describe what they …

Samsung’s Note 8, Galaxy S8, S8 Plus, S7 and S7 Edge. Google’s Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. The LG V30, OnePlus 5 and the Asus ZenFone AR.  Update, Feb. 25 at 10:00am PT: Samsung’s just-announced Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus as well. If you own one of these phones — and theoretically many more to …

I love my home-built desktop gaming PC, but I also long for the day I’ll be able to give it the boot.  That’s why cloud gaming services such as Blade Shadow, launching today in California, have always intrigued me. They promise to make all my games and apps playable on any old laptop or even a phone, thanks to YouTube-like …

Andy Rubin, the father of the Android operating system, created a new phone last year — a surprisingly powerful and pocketable handset with no logos to mar its gorgeous titanium and ceramic frame. And though the Essential Phone was a bit of a flop — here’s our recent re-review — the company isn’t throwing in the towel just yet. On …

The notch is here to stay.  On Wednesday, Apple informed developers that all future iPhone and universal apps must support the iPhone X’s display — meaning they need to incorporate the large cut-out at the top of that screen for Apple’s Face ID sensor, as well as the nearly edge-to-edge screen. “Starting April 2018, all new iOS apps submitted to the …

Notice anything interesting about this alleged render of the Samsung Galaxy S9?  No, I’m not talking about that weird block underneath the phone, or the return of the Bixby button. (Drat?) I’m talking about the perfectly round hole in the bottom-left corner.  It’s a headphone jack. A headphone jack on the Galaxy S9. Our precious 3.5mm port ain’t dead yet, …

I think it’s safe to say: The Essential Phone was a flop. Even ignoring the phone’s missed ship dates and broken durability promises, it simply wasn’t competitive at $700 (roughly £500, AU$900). Review after review panned the camera, one of the most important parts of a modern phone. I called the camera app “a smoldering dumpster fire.” But here’s the …

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A giant Silicon Valley company decides you might like to wear a computer on your head — so you can see helpful digital information floating right in front of your eyes. But this time, the company is Intel, not Google — and these smart glasses look like a regular pair of glasses, …