Get ready for another report about the iPhone 8, because The Wall Street Journal has published a doozy today. According to the paper, the next iPhone will sport a curved OLED display, though we’ve heard some kind of variant of that claim frequently over the past few months. What’s really surprising about the WSJ’s report is the claim that Apple … Continue reading
Microsoft is taking a page out on Sony’s book today, announcing a new subscription service for Xbox owners called Xbox Game Pass. For $9.99 per month, you’ll be able to subscribe to a Netflix-like service that allows you to download and play full Xbox One games. Xbox Game Pass extends beyond Microsoft’s current-generation console, however, as it will also include … Continue reading
Volvo is dropping teasers aplenty for the upcoming Volvo XC60, and as you might expect from the Swedish automaker, safety ranks high on the agenda. Like its bigger range-mates, the XC90, S90 and upcoming V90 Cross Country, the XC60 will pack a suite of active safety technology that will be able to physically steer drivers out of danger if the … Continue reading
SoundCloud Go is now a completely different offering after the company has revamped its music streaming service. The $10-per-month unlimited subscription still offers ad-free and offline access to over 150 million tracks, but it’s now called SoundClo…
Microsoft received a good amount of deserved praise for adding backwards compatibility to the Xbox One. Today, the company is adding another way to play older titles on its flagship console. The new Xbox Game Pass is another take on the “Netflix for…
Real-time strategy and VR don’t seem like they would go together. After all, the key attraction to virtual reality is feeling like you’re in someone else’s shoes in a faraway land of make believe. The top-down view of typical RTS games doesn’t quite…
It’s the start of the 2017 Game Developers Conference and, as you might expect, it’s an event where VR is likely to take center stage. Kicking it all off is Oculus, which not only announced a new Gear VR plus a new controller this weekend, it also sh…
When I boot up a new VR game for the first time, the same question always hangs in my mind. “So,” I think, “how do you teleport in this game.” It’s become a standard in virtual reality, the go-to movement system that lets players explore the digital…
If you’ve ever used a Samsung Gear VR before, you’ve probably found yourself awkwardly tapping the side of the headset to issue a command, or fumbling with its four-way touchpad to make a selection in a menu. This inelegant, embedded touch control is…
French people love to drive, but with private radar companies set to give out way more speeding tickets, they may be willing to let machines take the wheel. Luckily, the Renault-Nissan Alliance has teamed with a company called Transdev to develop a f…