2016 was a big year for VR, and it’s about to get bigger. Google will be launching its Daydream VR platform in a matter of weeks, Bloomberg reports. Alphabet, Google’s parent company, is said to be investing big money on content for the platform. Much of this is going toward development of video games and …

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Niantic’s latest update to the summer’s greatest hit, Pokemon Go, adds a feature that could be good for gym battles: free Pokemon appraisals. It’s hard to figure out which Pokemon is best at doing certain things. Actually, I never even battle in Pokemon Go. I just collect more Pokemon. But the new feature in version 0.35.0 for Android and 1.5.0 …

The back-and-forth over which carrier has the best network continues, with Verizon Wireless taking the latest win. The nation’s largest carrier also proved to be the best, according to the results taken from the first half of the year from testing firm RootMetrics. Along with the best overall performance, Verizon took the top spot in reliability, speed, data, calling and …

Now we know why Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented-reality goggles are so cool. Turns out they run on a superpowerful 24-core processor that can perform a trillion operations per second. Microsoft revealed the details of the chip, which it calls a Holographic Processing Unit, on Monday at the HotChips conference in Cupertino, California. The HPU is a custom-designed chip with a 28nm …

Spotlight search is a handy tool for any Mac user, even if you use it only to locate files. If you become familar with these tips they way I have, you can get around your Mac faster — and without reaching for the mouse. 1. First things first: The Spotlight keyboard shortcut You can click the magnifying-glass button in the …

Last week, McDonald’s stopped selling a fitness tracker toy, the Step-It, that it was packaging with its Happy Meals in the US and Canada. Today, the tracker has been recalled. The Step-It is a plastic snap-on band in two designs: one with a watchlike step-count display (see above), and one that lit up when moving. According to the Consumer Product …

Warning: “Game of Thrones” spoilers ahead for those who aren’t caught up through season 6. Arya Stark’s has been through some bad, bad things on “Game of Thrones” — her father losing his head, her fencing teacher probably giving up his life for hers, her friends and family being murdered around her. She’s gone blind, been stabbed, worn the faces …

If you ever request an Uber or Lyft in Denver and the app tells you Casper is on his way to pick you up in his Hyundai Sonata, know you’re about to enter a safe space for talking politics. In fact, driver Casper Stockham wants to hear what you think about the problems facing Colorado, and the rest of the …

The Windows 10 Anniversary Update has some cool features, but it also — like all Windows updates — has some bugs. One major bug has caused many users’ webcams to stop working in apps like Microsoft’s own Skype video chat. According to Microsoft rep Mike M. on the Windows developer forums, Microsoft is currently working on a fix that should …