Flying the Enterprise in virtual reality is a Star Trek fan’s dream come true. But when Ubisoft’s Star Trek: Bridge Crew game launched last May, it didn’t necessarily come with the USS Enterprise that fans would have wanted — its USS Aegis was a bit of a knockoff. But now, a DLC expansion will let …
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While rumors of the next generation of iPhones continue to proliferate, it was Apple’s current lineup, including the $1,000 iPhone X, that captured most of the attention this week. On Tuesday, CEO Tim Cook announced that Apple earned nearly $150 billion in revenue and $34 billion in earnings for the first half of the company’s fiscal year. People have really …
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The new HTC U12 Plus has been officially announced. It has squeezable sides like the U11 and four cameras. “A phone that is more than the sum of its parts.” That’s how HTC is teasing its latest flagship phone, set to be revealed on May 23. But what if those parts were iPhone parts? As in — did HTC just take a …
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HTC teased the unveiling of its latest flagship phone on Twitter on Thursday. The date? May 23. “Coming Soon. A phone that is more than the sum of its specs,” said HTC in a tweet, with an image showing a number of components spread out on a gray background. Update, May 4: If those components look strangely familiar, this might …
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Apple CEO Tim Cook has nothing but praise for augmented reality, saying it’s a technology that’s potentially as important as the iPhone. It turns out he may have big plans for virtual reality too. The company is working on a headset capable of running both AR and VR technology, according to a person familiar with Apple’s plans. Plans so far …
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Virtual reality systems like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift are so immersive that they require digital barriers so you don’t run into a real wall in the middle of an intense game. But there’s nothing stopping an attacker from changing what you see in VR, according to researchers from the University of New Haven in Connecticut. The researchers found …
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LG will officially unveil its LG G7 ThinQ phone on May 2, but hardware specs are already pouring in. According to internal documents Android Headlines said it was able to obtain and verify, the LG G7 will have a notch screen design that you can toggle off if you don’t like it, two 16-megapixel cameras on the back and AI software said …
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We know almost nothing about the long-term effects of virtual reality on kids, and that’s got some parents worried. In fact, 60 percent of parents say they’re at least “somewhat concerned” their kids will face negative health effects from using the technology, according to a report released Wednesday by Stanford researchers and Common Sense Media. The study, which includes a …
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Dear VR: It’s not me, it’s you. We’ve had some good times, we’ve had some motion sickness, we’ve bumped into a few walls. But after giving you the benefit of the doubt for the past two years, it’s time to throw in the towel. Virtual reality may yet become a massive mainstream hit, but it’s not going to happen with …
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In an effort to clear up confusion around the Vive Pro upgrade, HTC announced on Tuesday that it’ll be launching a “Vive Pro Starter Kit” starting Thursday. The bundle pairs the Vive Pro Head Mounted Display, two Vive 1.0 controllers and two 1.0 base stations for $1,099. The HTC Vive Pro, a hardware update to the PC-connected HTC Vive virtual reality system, was …
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