It’s been two years since Facebook — now Meta — first showed off its VR metaverse app, Horizon Worlds. The app, which was in private beta until now, is at last open to the public starting Thursday. The virtual meeting space and gaming hub is a familiar mix of existing VR social apps such as Rec Room, AltSpace …

Paramount Plus is adding a new (but also kind of old) way for people to watch TV and movies on the streaming service.  People will now be able to tune into live channels with all-day programming of its content centered on a theme, ViacomCBS, the service’s parent company, said on Thursday. “Even in the era of on-demand, there is clearly …

Missed your chance to pick up a new iPhone 13 Pro with a dinosaur tooth? For diehard Apple fans who want to stand out, there are new exclusive editions of the iPhone 13 Pro or iPhone 13 Pro Max that include parts from the original iPhone released in 2007.  Don’t worry, the iPhone 2G Edition will have all of the …

Chinese smartphone maker Oppo plans to launch its first flagship foldable phone, the Oppo Find N, next week. In a press release on Thursday, CEO Pete Lau said the phone is the result of fours years of “intense” research and development.  Oppo showed off a brief look at the phone in a teaser video posted to Twitter, though it didn’t …

Roku is CNET’s favorite streaming platform thanks to its ease of use and compatibility with all of the major streaming service apps, from Netflix to Disney Plus to HBO Max. And now that Google and Roku have (thankfully) managed to strike a deal, both YouTube and YouTube TV will be available as well. Right now, you can get this Roku …

This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Giving someone a computer gift can be challenging unless you know how they’re most likely to use it. For example, a student who is using their device for word processing or streaming has way different needs and expectations than a PC gamer. Our recommendations take …

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Nearly 40 per cent of human rights violation cases lodged annually by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in the past three years till October 2021 were from Uttar Pradesh, the data by the Ministry of Home Affairs said. In response to DMK MP M Shanmugam’s question of whether human rights violation cases were on the rise, Minister of State …

For the people of Kerala, the Indian Air Force helicopter crash in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, that killed 13 people including Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat is also the loss of one of their own, someone who came to their help, when it was much needed. Junior Warrant Officer Pradeep Arakkal, a native …