There are just too many VR helmets and goggles out there — getting even one on your face is enough of a struggle. But Qualcomm’s new vision for its next generation of standalone VR headsets has a solution to that problem. Qualcomm is developing VR headsets that will work as wireless PC-connected, head-mounted displays. Hardware …
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Forget reading tea leaves, let’s squint at a sign. Google showed off a massive squiggle above a space it constructed at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on Monday. Though the company didn’t respond to a request for comment about whether the big purplish “s” is indeed a logo (perhaps for the word “streaming”?) Variety says an employee confirmed …
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You can’t start practicing your bracketology until the field is set for the Big Dance. Who will grab the number one seeds? Who will be left out? All shall be revealed on Selection Sunday when the field of 68 is set for the 2019 NCAA tournament. Now playing: Watch this: March Madness 2019: Everything you need to know 2:09 When …
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Microsoft rolled out a new version of Skype to its Insider Preview program this week that expands the maximum number of people on a call from 25 to 50, as well as making audible notifications optional, for all platforms. According to the update note, “When you start a call in these large groups, it will send a notification instead of ringing …
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If you are in the market for a new laptop, 2-in-1 convertible or Microsoft Surface, now might be a good time to pull the trigger on a purchase. There are a number of big discounts to be had at Best Buy — up to $500 in savings. (The 2017 MacBook Pro is also on sale as well as a trio …
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Huawei may have a plan B in case its relationship with the US gets even rockier. The Chinese telecom giant told German publication Die Welt that it’s developed its own operating systems for smartphones and computers in case the company can’t use Google’s Android or Microsoft’s Windows following tensions between Huawei and the US government. The news was spotted earlier Thursday by …
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Steam’s continuing beta of its Steam Link app, which lets you play games on any supported device by streaming them off a computer, added a major new capability today: streaming to devices on any network rather than only on the same network as the host computer. It’s all still in beta, but it fills an important hole that Steam needs …
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The path for Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon) adoption hasn’t been an especially straight one for Microsoft, with a few twists on the way. This week, Microsoft tried to make running the OS a bit easier by automatically uninstalling a Windows 10 update that didn’t go according to plan. Windows 10 automatically downloads and installs updates that keep the system …
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In 2017, Mozilla experimented with a service that let you transfer 1GB files by sharing a web address with the recipient. Firefox Send is now out of testing and boasts a magnified 2.5GB file-size limit if you log into your Firefox account. Firefox Send is handy for those moments when you need to share video, audio or photo files that can …
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Whether you love or hate Microsoft’s automatic updates for Windows 10, it’s a given you’ll run into a snag at some point. To deal with the inevitable botched installs before you start angry-tweeting, Microsoft’s added an upcoming capability to Windows 10 that will make it automatically uninstall any update that’s preceded a failed startup. At the moment, it’s just entering …
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