Can’t wait till you can buy a relatively inexpensive VR headset that doesn’t need a PC or phone? You may need to wait a tad longer than we originally thought. Variety reports that the $199 Oculus Go headset will launch at Facebook’s F8 developer conference on May 1. While that’s not technically a delay, it …
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Foreign countries may be growing wary of products developed in China, but that hasn’t stopped international brands from leveraging WeChat’s popularity and reportedly spending millions to engage with potential customers. Nike and McDonald’s have become the first companies to advertise on the Chinese social-messaging platform’s wildly popular mini game called Tiao Yi Tiao, loosely translated as Jump, WeChat announced on …
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Well, here’s a new wrinkle in Broadcom’s quest to buy rival chipmaker Qualcomm: Intel might actually try to buy Broadcom. Intel, the world’s biggest PC and server chip company, is mulling a bid for Broadcom, a company that makes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and other connectivity chips, according to a report Friday from The Wall Street Journal. The newspaper said Intel’s worried …
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Consider this the opening salvo of high-end TV pricing for 2018. LG has revealed pricing for most of its 2018 lineup of OLED TVs. The good news is that they’re less-expensive than last year, by $1000 for both the 55- and 65-inch sizes. Now playing: Watch this: LG’s new OLED TVs still look great, offer some upgrades 1:57 The bad …
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Cloud gaming runs hot and cold, and now it’s hot again, thanks in part to Nvidia extending its GeForce Now (GFN) service from its Shield streamer to Mac and PC clients. Unlike some services it’s often compared to, like PlayStation Now, with GFN the cost of playing doesn’t include the games. To use it, you need a GeForce now account …
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UPDATE March 5, 2018: LG has set pricing for many of the TVs described below, starting at $2,500. Click here for details. Aside from this update, this article has not otherwise been modified since its initial publication. If you bought an LG OLED TV in 2017, buyer’s remorse probably won’t be an issue. And if you’re waiting for a final …
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When Creative called me up to ask if I was interested in hearing something incredible, I was skeptical but curious. After all, this was Creative we were talking about, the creator of the SoundBlaster, the default standard for audio in PCs in the ’90s and early ’00s, but the company as a whole hadn’t really had a major hit since. The …
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You may no longer have to shell out big bucks to get high-end smartphone features like artificial intelligence. Qualcomm on Tuesday unveiled its newest processor family, intended to bring premium features to more affordable smartphones, particularly in places like China. The Snapdragon 700 series of chips will enable on-device artificial intelligence support, improvements to the camera, and better device performance …
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Google is continuing its push to make its digital assistant a global hit. At Mobile World Congress, the search giant said Monday that developers can now create apps for Google Assistant in seven new languages: Hindi, Thai, Indonesian, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and Dutch. More languages should be added by year’s end, the company said. Google, by the way, dubbed these …
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To the wireless industry crowd at the final keynote panel of the Mobile World Congress trade show on Monday, Ajit Pai’s words were music to the ears. Pai, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, opened his speech with a call to free up more spectrum — the radio airwaves required for carriers to deploy and expand their networks. He …
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