Somewhere out there, someone is playing No Man’s Sky in VR. YouTube user Hoopermation VR took the game and paired with VorpX — a program that essentially converts PC games in VR games — and the HTC Vive. It’s not perfect, but if you’re impatiently waiting for AAA games to support virtual reality, it works …

Photographer Adam Pretty isn’t scared to go to extreme depths to get his shot. At the Olympics, his cameras are, too. The Getty Images photographer is capturing some of the most memorable moments of the Rio Games’ swimming competition by using robotic cameras secured to the floor of the Olympic pool. His images provide an intimate view of swimmers as …

I love the genre, always have. Director Todd Haynes’ Dylan biopic, “I’m Not There,” is terrific in the way it captures Dylan, with six actors playing the role. The Johnny Cash bio, “I Walk the Line,” is up there, but I was unmoved by “Get On Up,” the James Brown story. The following capsule reviews represent my current best-of list …

Samsung has been criticized in the past for not updating its Android devices in a timely manner. The South Korean electronics giant, however, may be looking to change that starting with the new Galaxy Note 7. According to the Korea Times, Samsung Mobile President Koh Dongjin said the company is looking to update its devices to Android 7.0 Nougat within …

The karst rises from the flatland as if escaping the underworld, violently forced up by something down there. The truth is the opposite. The stark, imposing rocks are what’s left after millions of years of weathering take its toll on the surrounding land. Towers of stone form the base, literally and figuratively, for the magic of this place. Somehow, impossibly …

Samsung hoped that no Olympic athlete would leave Rio empty handed. The South Korean electronics giant provided each of the 11,000 athletes competing in the Rio 2016 Olympics with a special edition Galaxy S7 smartphone. One country, however, has refused the gift. According to Radio Free Asia, North Korea prevented its 31 competing athletes from receiving the complimentary phone. A …

Crime is nothing to laugh at, and we sincerely hope the police of Cumru Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, catch the man who robbed a local food mart on Monday. That said, we’re unsure this provided sketch is going to help. A white male wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt pulled a knife and robbed the store before fleeing on foot, …

Now playing: Watch this: Facebook’s newest ad-blocking tactic defeats Adblock… 1:22 That was quick. Just two days after Facebook found a way to sneak ads past ad-blocking software, the ad blockers have struck back. Adblock Plus, one of the best-known tools for blocking ads on the internet, claims to have a work-around that can defeat Facebook’s advertising. According to an …

AT&T on Thursday said it will soon begin offering multi-line discounts for GoPhone subscribers. The wireless company said that its new prepaid family plans could help save customers up to $600 a year. Here’s how it work. You choose one of two plans: $45 a month for 3GB of 4G LTE data or $60 a month for 6GB of 4G …

Subtlety isn’t one of Samsung’s strong suits. Samsung teases a new Gear S3 smartwatch at its IFA conference on September 1. Samsung The Korean megamanufacturer’s invitations for its September 1 press conference in Berlin, Germany includes a clock motif, effectively confirming that the company will unveil its next smartwatch at the event. The presumed Gear S3 has been rumored for …

I’m a light sleeper, and I live in Brooklyn, New York, so when a fire engine races past my apartment at 3 a.m., or the garbage trucks arrive at 5:15 a.m., I’m going to wake up. Then, a few weeks ago city construction workers started digging up my street at 11 p.m., and continued making a racket till 4 a.m.! …

Star Wars fans who want their favorite characters to nod at everything they say might consider voting for this new fan-created Lego set of bobbleheads. The proposed set, created by Lego Ideas user Jalex, includes Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Boba Fett, Darth Vader and a Stormtrooper, all of whom have a simple antenna that attaches their heads to …

Apple’s Spotlight for Mac is a wonderful tool, but even with Siri and a third-party add-ons coming this fall, Spotlight doesn’t compare to one of my all-time favorite applications, Alfred. Alfred looks and acts much like Spotlight. But with the add-on Powerpack, it gets a lot smarter. The $22.04 (£17.00 or AU$28.61) app adds “workflows,” which make your Mac do …

Stand-up comedy fans can now get laughs on-demand through a new streaming app called Laugh.ly. Pitched as the “Pandora for stand-up,” Laugh.ly launched this week for iOS and Android. It offers users a way to watch their favorite comedians outside of the club with an expansive streaming library of comedy from over 400 of today’s biggest comics including Louis C.K., …

Today, Spotify launched a new Gaming category where you can easily find gaming music, playlists and soundtracks. Last year, I spent hours searching for all the individual classics from the Fallout franchise to make my own playlist on Rdio (RIP). Today, doing that is a lot easier on Spotify. To get to the new category, visit spotify.com/gaming or open the …