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Virtual reality seems like it’s undergone a dramatic refocusing over the past year: away from PCs, and toward do-it-all self-contained headsets like the groundbreaking Oculus Quest. A very Oculus Quest-like standalone VR headset ended up on my face at CES in Las Vegas, one of a number of VR demos I tried at the show. …

If you’re looking for a little VR survival horror action, you can take a stab at The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners. It hit Steam and the Oculus Store on Thursday, and you can play with Oculus Rift, Oculus Rift S, Oculus Quest (this requires a Link cable) and HTC Vive. It’ll reach PlayStation VR in the spring, with an Oculus …

Many holidays — especially Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukkah — celebrate friends, family and togetherness. But New Year’s Eve is the king of group activities. No matter what you do tomorrow night, it will probably involve spending time with friends and family. For many years, that evening in my home was celebrated as “classic movie night” — we’d watch a pair …

Facebook is exploring building its own operating system as it pushes forward with the creation of augmented reality glasses, a move that would make the company less reliant on operating systems run by Apple and Google. “We’re looking at all options right now, which include partnering with other companies and building a custom operating (system) designed for augmented reality,” a …

This story is part of The 2010s: A Decade in Review, a series on the memes, people, products, movies and so much more that have influenced the 2010s. I had a vision of the future when I was in high school in the early ’90s, and it involved a world in which we were immersed in headsets that were doorways …

Virtual reality‘s promise has always been at least a little enticing: Strap on a headset that puts a screen so close to your eyes it tricks your brain into thinking you’re piloting a spaceship on the other side of the galaxy, or deep-sea diving with a blue whale, or taking lightsaber lessons from Darth Vader. But sales since the latest …

There are plenty of Black Friday phone deals popping up, but many of them require you to switch carriers in order to use them. For those not looking to switch, Verizon has an enticing pre-Black Friday iPhone 11 upgrade deal for those on its unlimited plans. On Thanksgiving Day, the carrier is giving $400 off the purchase of a new …

5G connectivity in 2019 was the launch of the first step in what’s shaping up to be a long game. All four wireless carriers began to launch their 5G network offerings in earnest and unveiled their first devices capable of tapping into the technology — new, faster wireless networks.  A lot will change next year as coverage and chips radically improve …

This story is part of The 2010s: A Decade in Review, a series on the memes, people, products, movies and so much more that have influenced the 2010s. Steve Jobs’ pitch for the original iPhone in 2007 as a phone, music player and internet communicator was a landmark moment in the tech world. It crystalized the iPhone‘s almost mythic reputation …

Earlier this week, Google unveiled its flagship Pixel 4 phone (along with the larger Pixel 4 XL). It’s a premium device with a high-end camera, radar chip for motion controls and facial recognition software (here’s how the Pixel 4’s face unlock compared to the iPhone 11’s Face ID when we tested both in four typical scenarios). It also came with a price …