Sean Keane

The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners explores undead New Orleans in VR

If you’re looking for a little VR survival horror action, you can take a stab at The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners. It hit Steam and the Oculus Store on Thursday, and you can play with Oculus Rift, Oculus Rift S, Oculus Quest (this requires a Link cable) and HTC Vive. It’ll reach PlayStation VR in …

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Huawei postpones its developers conference over deadly coronavirus

Huawei has postponed its upcoming HDC.Cloud developer conference as Chinese authorities try to control the spread of the deadly coronavirus detected in the southeastern city of Wuhan. The controversial company‘s event was going to take place in Shenzhen — which lies more than 700 miles south of Wuhan — Feb. 11-12, but it’s been rescheduled to March 27-28. “Based on …

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Trump had his biggest presidential Twitter day as he reacted to his impeachment trial

President Donald Trump tweeted up a storm Wednesday, sending more microblogging messages than on any other day of his presidency. He sent 142 tweets to his 71.4 million followers, with the majority of those being retweets slamming his impeachment trial, according to Trump indexing site Factbase. The president’s day started in Davos, Switzerland, where he was attending the World Economic …

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You can try out Mario Kart Tour’s multiplayer for free soon

Multiplayer is at the heart of Mario Kart’s appeal, but Nintendo locked that element of Mario Kart Tour — the series’ first mobile entry — behind its pricey Gold Pass subscription for its initial beta test in December. Thankfully, you won’t have to spend any money to fling shells at your friends in the upcoming second beta test, the company …

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Elon Musk suggests Twitter tweaks to Jack Dorsey

Twitter isn’t adding an edit button anytime soon, but Jack Dorsey is open to change. The microblogging site’s CEO asked Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk — a constant tweeter and one of its most popular users, with more than 30 million followers — to suggest some improvements. Thousands of Twitter employees watched as Dorsey video-called Musk from a company …

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Huawei shipped nearly 7 million 5G phones last year, despite US opposition

Huawei said Wednesday it shipped 6.9 million 5G phones in 2019, despite US efforts to stop the controversial Chinese phone maker from dominating the next-generation wireless networking market.  Last year, Huawei launched eight 5G phone models: the Mate 30 Pro 5G, the Mate 30 5G, the Porsche Design Mate 30 Pro RS edition, the Mate 20 X 5G, the Nova …

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Avengers: Damage Control is a VR dream for fans of the MCU

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. We’ve all fantasized about being a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe at some point, right? Well, this year at CES I got a chance to do just that with The Void — a location-based VR experience. There I got a …

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The Targus Mobile VIP Plus backpack is basically a wearable portable charger

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. I dunno about you, but the idea of my phone running out of battery is a constant source of low-level worry — especially on days when I’m on the move and I’ve forgotten my portable charger. Wandering the trade show floor …

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OnePlus shows off Concept One phone’s ‘invisible camera’ before CES 2020

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. OnePlus will introduce its first concept phone — the imaginatively named OnePlus Concept One — when CES 2020 kicks off next week. But on Friday, the company hinted at what to expect. China-based OnePlus tweeted a 10-second preview of the device’s “invisible camera” …

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Samsung reveals Galaxy S10 Lite, Galaxy Note 10 Lite ahead of CES 2020

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. After a bunch of rumors and days before its CES 2020 keynote, Samsung unveiled a pair of budget phones to build up the hype — the Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note 10 Lite. Each device includes 6.7-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-O displays …

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