Oculus has another new VR platform on the horizon, and it looks like something different from PC- and phone-connected virtual reality. At Oculus Connect on Thursday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a lengthy appearance to discuss the future of VR software. He also introduced a surprise, acknowledging the need for something different — hardware that’s not a PC or mobile …
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If you want the absolute best VR experience, an expensive PC comes to mind. That’s why the PlayStation VR, which requires only a PlayStation 4 game console, is so impressive. Today, though, Oculus says it’s lowering the minimum requirements for PC-based VR so more people can get in on the action. Now an Oculus-ready PC will start at $499. Or …
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You saw pictures this week of the new Google Pixel and Pixel XL. You want to buy one, but you read somewhere it’s only available on Verizon. Is that true? To quote Walter Sobchak from “The Big Lebowski,” “You’re like a child who wanders into the middle of a movie.” You’re not sure what’s going on. Let’s start by clearing …
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Verizon’s exclusive deal with Google’s Pixel has been seven years in the making. The relationship between the network giant and the search titan began in 2009 with the Motorola Droid. T-Mobile’s G1, which launched a year earlier, is widely regarded as the first phone with Android. But Google’s mobile operating system didn’t go mainstream until Verizon positioned the Motorola Droid …
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Google took to the stage in San Francisco this morning to announce a new range of Pixel phones. But wait, there’s more! The search giant also unveiled a new, 4K-capable version of the Chromecast media streamer and the Daydream VR headset. If you want the full run down on everything they announced (and the “Silicon Valley” cameos at the event …
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It’s difficult to tell when you’re in the midst of a landmark moment in history. Few guessed that in 2008 when Google debuted the G1, the first phone to run Android, the mobile software would transform the wireless world. It didn’t help that when Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin went up on stage, they were wearing roller blades. …
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Google’s two brand new, own-brand phones are coming to the UK and are available for preorder online immediately. The smaller of the two devices, the Pixel, will start at £599 for the 32GB model, rising to £699 for the 128GB model. The Pixel XL is a pricier beast, starting at £719 for the 32GB model, going up to £819 for …
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Are you set to pre-order the Pixel or Pixel XL? Well, if you were hoping to grab one in the limited-edition Really Blue (really its name), there’s some bad news. It’s sold out. More from Google’s event Google Pixel phones, Daydream View and Chromecast Ultra: Everything Google just announced Google’s Pixel, Pixel XL are superphones set to take on iPhone …
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2016 is set to be a very big year for Google phones. The search giant just announced two new Pixel phones to compete with the Apple iPhone and Samsung’s Galaxy models. But if you’re in the market for a new phone this November with the latest Google tech, you may have a hard decision ahead. Remember the Lenovo Phab2 Pro, …
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Now playing: Watch this: With Pixel and Home, Google gets serious about hardware 2:47 It feels like forever since the first rumors about Google’s announcements for this event started cropping up, but now we can finally lay at least some of them to rest. Just joining us? Here’s what you’ve missed thus far. The event opened with a cute video …
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