Fortnite is finally here for Android users. The announcement came alongside Samsung’s unveiling of the Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Watch and the Galaxy Home. The release of Fortnite is currently in beta, and available only for Galaxy users for a short time. How long exactly? That hasn’t been announced. You can sign up for a …
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Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are seem to have been on the cusp of mainstream success for years. But you can’t decide if they offer something for you until you understand what they offer at all. Now playing: Watch this: What is AR and how does it differ from virtual reality? 3:17 Augmented reality AR is when you …
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VR is fascinating tech and continues to evolve. But it’s also hit a wall for consumer adoption, leading to pretty disappointing sales. Maybe this is what led HTC to publish this blog post yesterday, entitled “Think VR is dying? It’s just getting started.” The post argues that current dire analyst forecasts for VR should be disregarded, and that reports on …
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A tangle of cables to hook up a VR headset could shrink down a single USB-C connection, thanks to a new open industry standard created by most of the major players in the PC VR space. A new VirtualLink open specification, announced today, looks like a big improvement on the current multi-USB-and-HDMI system of hooking up VR headsets like the …
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The whole point of cryptocurrency is that it’s virtual money stored in the ether. But you can still carry bitcoins in your pocket, as long as you have a Sirin Finney. The Sirin Finney joins a selection of new phones dedicated to accessing the blockchain while you’re away from your PC. And it does so in safety with a nifty little …
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The world has gotten a few more details on the recently unveiled HTC Exodus, the first “blockchain phone” announced by a major manufacturer. It will cost in the neighborhood of $1,000 (like its upcoming competitor, Sirin Labs’ Finney), with a real price announcement by the end of August, and will ship by the end of the year. That’s straight from …
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Phonemaker HTC intends to breed new attitudes about data privacy, with a little help from some feline friends. The company announced on Tuesday that a game called CryptoKitties will come to HTC devices starting with the HTC U12 Plus. The game, which lets you collect and even “sire” one-of-a-kind virtual cats, is based on blockchain technology. CryptoKitties is based on …
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More people will lose their jobs at HTC as the device maker tries to right the ship. HTC said Monday that it will lay off 1,500 employees, about 22 percent of its total, from its Taiwanese division in order to restore profitability, according to a tweet from Bloomberg’s Taipei bureau chief, Samson Ellis. June 26: @htc says it will return …
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5G is the next tech revolution. Slated to launch around 2020, Huawei is getting a head start. The company’s first 5G phone will go on sale next year, it announced at Mobile World Congress Shanghai, sometime before the end of June 2019. It’ll follow Huawei’s first 5G Kirin chip, which it says will come in March. Earlier this year, 18 …
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