The new Oculus Go ($352 at Amazon) VR headset is earning high marks from reviewers and users alike, with CNET’s Scott Stein awarding it an 8/10 rating and Best Buy customers scoring it 4.5 stars (out of 5) on average. Already got a Go? Let’s take a look at some ways to make the most …
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Today we bid farewell to Nintendo’s first, unlamented effort at a mobile game, Miitomo. The company had started its slow death back in January, but today the site’s home page informed what’s left of its fans that the servers have shut down, and points you to its collection of Miiphoto memories.
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Since it launched a year ago, Hulu’s live TV service has had its share of complaints about the interface. In particular, it’s been tough to find what’s actually on now. Today the company introduces a new tab that should be familiar to anyone used to a cable TV or satellite box. Hulu calls it a live guide, and it’s basically a …
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It took Nintendo a while to jump on the mobile gaming bandwagon, but now the Japanese giant is really leaning into it. On Thursday Nintendo announced its latest venture into mobile gaming, Dragalia Lost. It’s an RPG game jointly developed with Cygames, a studio Nintendo now owns a 5 percent stake of, and it’ll debut in Asia this summer before …
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If all the rumors are right, you won’t be able to escape foldable phones if you try. The latest scuttlebutt is that Apple is on track to join Samsung and Huawei in a growing group of device makers planning to make a foldable phone. While Samsung’s may arrive by the end of 2018, a foldable iPhone is said to be …
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I don’t get to wear a hard hat to work all that often. This one has a heads-up display on the side. It reminds me of using Google Glass. Or, many other single-lens types of AR that use heads-up displays instead of any holographic effects. In essence: it feels unexciting. But it’s not designed to be wild and crazy: it’s …
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The first time I tried Samsung’s new AR Emoji feature on a Galaxy S9, launched earlier this week at Mobile World Congress, I thought I knew what to expect. I smiled, and the camera app’s new feature scanned my face, taking a picture. And then, sure enough, it spat out my new avatar. But it didn’t look like me. Aiming …
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Pitchers and catchers report. When I see or hear those four words, I know the end of winter is near and baseball is gearing up to return. Pitchers and catchers reported to their respective spring training camps a few weeks ago, with position players arriving in Arizona or Florida a few days later. Now, spring training games have begun, and …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Phones with sapphire displays are so yesterday — it’s all about diamond displays now. The one big problem with the otherwise fantastic Nintendo Switch. Apps that help with sobriety. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News team in New …
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Sony’s PlayStation 3 sales stand at around 80 million — which means its successor, the current gen PlayStation 4, will soon surpass it. The Japanese electronics giant sold 9 million PlayStation 4 consoles from October through December, it said on Friday in its latest quarterly earnings report. Sales for the console were at 67.5 million as of Sept. 30 2017, …
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