Tag Archives: virtual-reality

Help! My family plan’s gotten out of control

The wireless wars are heating up, which means great deals for consumers. And the best deals by far go to the folks on big family plans. Verizon made headlines last month when it announced a new unlimited data plan. Then T-Mobile revised its unlimited plan to match Verizon. Sprint followed with its own promotion. Finally, …

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Now you can watch two major college basketball tourneys in VR

The (March) Madness is officially under way. With anticipation building for college basketball’s big dance later this month, two rival conferences are broadcasting their respective championship tournaments in virtual reality. The ACC is partnering with EON Sports VR to show its tourney from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Fans can watch the games by downloading the ACC VR app for …

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Facebook’s Gear VR app wants to be YouTube for 360

Want to view immersive, 360-degree Facebook photos or videos in your Samsung Gear VR headset, like this White House tour? It hasn’t been particularly easy — you’ve had to browse the social network first on a 2D screen, then save a video or hunt for a button before popping it on your head. That may change with the introduction of …

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These cruise ships will deck you out in wearable tech

It’s anchors aweigh for the cruise industry as it sails full-steam ahead into the world of wearable tech. MSC Cruises on Wednesday became the second cruise company in 2017 to announce a tech makeover for its cruise ships. This will involve deploying beacon technology in the 11 megaships the company is building over the next 10 years, as well as …

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Apple turns to the iPhone 6 to boost India sales

When it comes to selling phones in India, Apple has a conundrum: Indians need inexpensive phones, but Apple’s products are all premium. To solve this problem, the company has resurrected the iPhone 6 in the country, selling a 32GB variant of the 2014 phone through online retailers. This follows the model being discontinued in the country with the iPhone 7’s …

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Get an Oculus Rift bundle for $599.98

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Oculus In my experience, to try VR is to buy VR — or at least want to buy it. It’s that good. But …

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At last: Microsoft will stop Windows 10 forced automatic updates

Guess what, folks? We won. In an unmistakeable about-face — and a victory for common sense — Windows 10 will no longer automatically take control of your computer, and flip the reset switch, at the worst moments imaginable. Mind you, Microsoft will still push updates, and it won’t necessarily be easy to completely turn them off. But this spring, you …

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LG G6: 7 camera tricks you have to check out

Now playing: Watch this: The LG G6’s camera has a few new tricks 2:08 The LG G6 has the same dual-lens setup as its predecessor, but the camera app is packed with new features for video pros and Instagram lovers. Tweaks to the dual camera The G6’s predecessor, the G5, had two rear cameras: a 16-megapixel standard lens and an …

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Twitter hands brief time

Twitter on Monday briefly suspended the account of David Duke, a former leader in the Ku Klux Klan. Twitter users attempting to view Duke’s tweets Monday morning were instead greeted with a message that his account had been suspended. It wasn’t immediately clear what prompted the move, but Duke’s account was reinstated after just a few hours. Duke, a former …

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Violence on Facebook Live presents censorship dilemma

Facebook Live gives people an easy way to broadcast live video, but it has also reportedly given Facebook a real live headache: how to decide when to censor video depicting violent acts. In the year since its launch, the feature has been used to broadcast at least 50 acts of violence, according to the Wall Street Journal, including murder, suicides …

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