HTC's Vive Focus Plus gives you full hand tracking on the go

Oculus Quest is coming. The all-in-one VR headset, which is due this spring for $399, represents a major threat to HTC and its expanding Vive business. So how is the company responding? With a new headset bundle, of course. At Mobile World Congress i…

Citing ‘No Justification,’ Wisconsin Gov Pulls National Guard Troops From Border

Evers is the third governor this month to reject President Trump’s claim of an immigration crisis.

Watch As Lake Erie Sends A Massive 40-Foot ‘Ice Tsunami’ Crashing Ashore

The ice shove shut down a parkway and started to “bulldoze trees and street lamps.”

Target teamed up with brands on a curated third-party marketplace

Target is expanding its third-party offerings with the launch of a new online marketplace called Target+. Unlike its Amazon counterpart that takes applications to sell from any brand or vendor, though, Target+ is an invitation-only affair. It only se…

HTC's blockchain phone can now be bought with real money

HTC is taking its blockchain phone a little more mainstream. Today, the company has announced that the Exodus 1 can be purchased for 750 US dollars. That’s right, traditional money. The kind that can be used in any store across the United States. Unt…

The Curve-Friendly Dress From Loft That Looks Good On Everyone

It sold out three times in a year, but it’s finally back in stock. 🙏

YouTube videos aimed at kids discovered to include self-harm tips

YouTube just can’t get a break, which is probably nothing new for it. As the world’s biggest Internet video service, YouTube carries a heavy burden in protecting its users, especially the wee ones. Sometimes it gets things right, like when it announced less harsh strikes on first-time offenders. Sometimes it gets things wrong, like when advertisers pull out over child … Continue reading

Popular Titanum Backup Android app gets booted from Google Play Store

Google recently implemented stricter rules around reading SMS and call logs to prevent malicious apps from gaining access to those personal data. That policy, however, put apps like Tasker and Titanium Backup in limbo since they needed those permissions for valid but unsupported purposes. Google eventually loosened the restrictions a bit to allow the likes of Tasker to be exempted. … Continue reading

What's the Best Grill? 

The sun will come out, the temperatures will rise, and before you know it, it’ll officially be grilling season. But for someone unversed in the art of outdoor cooking, the grill market can seem as intimidating as a $250 cut of wagyu.

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Samsung's Doing Everything It Can to Make the Galaxy Fold's Crease Invisible

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Fold flexible smartphone-slash-tablet isn’t without tradeoffs. For one, it might be way thicker when folded than virtually any other modern smartphone—potentially as thick as a Nintendo Switch—while the way it folds is pretty awkward. And like its competitor the Huawei Mate X, it has a big…

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