Want to view immersive, 360-degree Facebook photos or videos in your Samsung Gear VR headset, like this White House tour? It hasn’t been particularly easy — you’ve had to browse the social network first on a 2D screen, then save a video or hunt for a button before popping it on your head. That may …

Guess what, folks? We won. In an unmistakeable about-face — and a victory for common sense — Windows 10 will no longer automatically take control of your computer, and flip the reset switch, at the worst moments imaginable. Mind you, Microsoft will still push updates, and it won’t necessarily be easy to completely turn them off. But this spring, you …

Maybe you’re delivering a presentation to a huge audience. Maybe you’re taking an online test. Maybe you just need to get some work done on a tight deadline. Windows doesn’t care. Windows will take control of your computer, force-feed it updates and flip the reset switch automatically — and there’s not a damn thing you can do about it, once …

Now playing: Watch this: Is your body ready for VR arcades? 1:15 It was life or death. Human or dinosaur. I didn’t hesitate. I stuck out my actual, flesh-and-bone human leg, and kicked a virtual dinosaur in the face. It was kind of dumb and kind of exhilarating at the same time. Dumb, because the dino crumpled as soon as …

Want a sip of water? With most VR headsets, you’ll need a straw. But LG’s new prototype has a clever solution: the entire visor flips right up. LG is perhaps the biggest, best-known company to totally screw up virtual reality on its first try — take it from us, the LG 360 VR was terrible. But it seems the company …

People are surprisingly willing to try goofy-looking VR headsets. They’re just not ready to buy. Facebook, owner of Oculus VR, is hoping that may change with a new lower price. On Wednesday, the company announced a permanent $100 price cut for each of its $599 Oculus Rift headset and $199 Touch motion controllers. They now cost $499 and $99 respectively, …

Now playing: Watch this: Throwing dice with Qualcomm’s hand-tracking VR headset… 1:06 Do you really want to strap on a backpack, or chain yourself to a beefy computer, to step into a VR world? You may not need to, if Qualcomm keeps on trucking. The chipmaker’s building a cord-free, hand-sensing, eye-tracking headset reference design that could make it way more …

What is VR good for, other than games? If you’re asking that question, you’ve probably never tried Tilt Brush. We called it one of the most amazing things you could do with an HTC Vive headset, and today it’s finally coming to the Oculus Rift as well. Tilt Brush defies description even more than most VR experiences, but basically you …

You might have heard: Amazon just won a patent that could let it drop packages from flying drones. That’s exciting, because so far drone deliveries have been pretty slow! This past December, Amazon’s first drone deliveries, in England, required the drone to land before it could release a package, and France’s postal service can’t deliver mail by drone without landing …

Why are autoplaying Facebook videos suddenly screaming at you? Weren’t they supposed to be silent — and thus easy to consume in public places without subjecting you to embarassment? No more: Facebook has just decided to start autoplaying audio whenever you scroll past an autoplaying video in your News Feed, with an update rolling out today. If that’s not your …