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October, 2017
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11 October
Facebook announces Oculus Go, $199 VR that doesn’t need PC or phone
What would truly get you to buy a VR headset? How about a $199 price? Facebook just announced Oculus Go, a standalone headset that doesn’t require a PC or a phone to get you into VR, at the company’s Oculus Connect developer conference. It’s coming in early 2018 for $199, or roughly £150 or AU$255 converted. According to Oculus …
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11 October
Google gifted me with a ‘Meow Movie’ of my cats
I had almost given up hope. I knew other people in the world had received Google’s unexpected largess in the form of an automatically generated slideshow video of their cats set to the tune of “The Blue Danube” waltz. Now it was my turn. A magic phrase popped up in the notifications on my Moto X over the weekend: “Your …
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11 October
Facebook wants 1B VR users, cuts Rift price, touts Oculus Go
“At every step along the way, the future is built by people who believe it can be better.” That’s the message that Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s CEO, brought to the company’s fourth annual Oculus Connect virtual reality developer conference Wednesday. As in previous years, Zuckerberg took the stage to discuss the promise of what virtual reality can be and to show …
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11 October
Amazon Fire HD 10 is an amazing big
#article-body > div.article-main-body > div > figure:nth-child(1) {display:none;} #article-body > div.col-7.article-main-body.row > figure:nth-child(1) {display:none;} The Good: A great value for a 10-inch tablet with a high-res screen and solid performance. Starts with 32GB of storage, the same as an iPad. Hands-free Alexa works as well as it does on an Echo. The Bad: Really pushes you towards Amazon services, making other media options …
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11 October
Qualcomm smacked by $773M antitrust fine in Taiwan
Taiwan is the latest country to slap an antitrust fine on Qualcomm, the world’s largest provider of chips for phones and other mobile devices. The island nation’s Fair Trade Commission said Wednesday that it had fined the US-based company $773 million, Bloomberg reported. Qualcomm has a monopoly on patents for certain crucial mobile phone technologies, and it violated local laws …
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11 October
Scorching PSA acts out online hate in real life
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Online hate brought offline. In Real Life/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET What’s the worst thing anyone’s ever said to you online? One of my favorites was a person who told me that every day he wished I’d never been born. He managed to time it …
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11 October
Roku brings two new streaming players to the UK
Roku announced it will bring its Roku Express and Streaming Stick+ devices to the UK from the 19th of October. The Roku Express is the budget entry into the Roku family, costing £30. It comes with a remote control and HDMI cable, so everything you need to get started is already in the box. Roku boasts this newest model will …
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11 October
New Kindle Oasis is the ultimate Amazon e
Like Apple’s iPhone, Amazon’s Kindle turns 10 this year. And to mark that 10th anniversary, Amazon is releasing the best Kindle yet, the “all-new” Kindle Oasis. The first fully waterproof Kindle, it features a larger 7-inch E Ink display, a very slim design and an aluminum back. It also marks the return of Audible audiobook support to the Kindle platform. …
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11 October
OMG! Teens now get more freedom to shop on Amazon
Fidget spinners, sarcasm, Sunny D. These are the hip, cool things teens know and love. Now they can add another item to that list: Buying from Amazon. The world’s biggest online store said Wednesday it has created a new feature for families, allowing moms and dads to give their teens more autonomy to purchase goods on Amazon while still under …
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