Watch out Microsoft. Google has stolen first place in the browser arena. For the month of April, Google Chrome took home a 41.6 percent share of all desktop browser traffic picked up by Web tracker Net Market Share, up from 39 percent in March. Over the same time, Internet Explorer’s share dropped to 41.3 percent …

Vimeo said Monday it will acquire over-the-top video platform VHX in an aim to boost its video-on-demand business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. VHX enables video creators to sell their own content online and currently offers over 100 VOD channels, according to Variety. Vimeo said the acquisition will bolster its streaming options for individual creators and major media …

When CNET opened its San Francisco offices for its first VR day, more than 1,000 readers signed up to try out this new technology. Now Oculus, one of the leading makers of virtual-reality headsets, which Facebook bought for $2 billion, is working with Best Buy to offer demonstrations to customers at its stores starting May 7. The company said it …

The company behind the stylish and striking Star Wars shoes we told you about in November has escaped the dark side only to tumble down the rabbit hole. British shoe company Irregular Choice has introduced an Alice in Wonderland shoe line, just in time for the release of “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” the upcoming Johnny Depp sequel to 2010’s …

LG Innotek has invented a fingerprint sensor embedded in the glass screen of a smartphone which could help enable future button-less designs. Previous fingerprint reader designs have required a separate piece of hardware — as seen on recent Apple iPhones, Samsung Galaxy phones, the Nexus 6P and LG’s own G5, to name just a few. But the new reader from …

Tough Mudder is the infamous 20 kilometre obstacle course that’s encouraged more than two million people around to world to plant their face in mud, endure electric shocks and deliberately plunge into something called the “arctic enema”. Microsoft has announced that the Band 2 is the “official smartwatch and fitness tracker” for the 2016 Australian season of this voluntary torture …

TiVo is reducing the price of both models of its Bolt DVR by $100, but the company has also announced it’s cutting the free year of service. The new price confirmed by TiVo is $199 for the 500GB (originally $299) and $299 for the 1TB version (originally $399), and the “updated” version will be denoted by a white retail box …

Hulu may be prepping a new online service aimed at cord-cutting consumers. The company, which already provides a video-on-demand service, plans to launch a new subscription service that would stream network and cable TV content, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the plans. Hoping to roll out the new service during the first quarter of …

Nvidia may have just dodged a bullet. The company on Monday said it has reached a settlement with Samsung to end all pending intellectual property litigation in the US. The deal was just in time — the US International Trade Commission was slated to issue a decision later Monday as to whether it would ban Nvidia products from sale in …

Microsoft’s lower-end Lumia 650 is now available for pre-order in Australia before arriving in retail on May 23. The phone will cost AU$299 and will be available from the Microsoft store as well as JB Hi-Fi, Big W, The Good Guys and even Australia Post. Announced back in February, the 650 has a 5-inch 1,280×720-pixel AMOLED screen, an 8-megapixel camera …