Qualcomm's wild VR headset gives you freedom of motion -- without wires
The Qualcomm VR headset isn't going commercial. Roger Cheng/CNET The good news: Qualcomm may have built the Goldilocks version of a virtual-reality headset. The bad news: You won't ever be able to buy it. The virtual-reality experience has largely split into two categories. There's the superslick (and superexpensive) experience with the $600 Oculus Rift and the $800 HTC Vive, which require dedicated, and powerful..>> view originalSamsung recalls the Galaxy Note 7 amid battery fears
By all accounts, this will be the highest-profile consumer tech recall in history, but it's by no means the first. Apple has had its fair share of issues, from the Beats Pill XL recall last year to the iPhone 4 Antennagate (which resulted in free bumper cases being handed out). Fitbit had huge problems with skin irritation on the Force fitness tracker, and ended up recalling all of them. The largest recall of all, however, surrounds Takata airbags -- to date, well over 50 million have been reca..>> view originalApple updates OS X, Safari after spyware exploit found
Matt Elliott/CNET Apple released an update for OS X Yosemite and El Capitan on Thursday to patch a security flaw similar to what was found, and patched, on iOS 9.3.5 earlier in the week. The three vulnerabilities, found on iOS 9.3.5 by security firm Lookout, allowed access to a device's location, read contacts, texts, calls, and emails, as well as being able to turn on the device's microphone. In a security upd..>> view originalThe iPhone 7's setting headphone trends, and it isn't even here yet
Wireless headphones are having a moment. Libratone Even before we got on the plane to fly to Berlin, we knew something was up.This week we're at the technology trade show IFA in Germany, where manufacturers and other industry types gather each September to show off their coolest new kit. With so many tech companies in one place, you get a sense of shifts and trends in the industry. This year, while chatting to man..>> view originalAlienware fills its new laptops with GTX 10-series graphics
When Alienware's revamped 13, 15, and 17 laptops debut this fall, you'll see external changes to the chassis design, and internal changes, most notably Nvidia’s new GeForce GTX 10-series mobile GPUs. The company revealed ship dates, but not prices, Thursday night at PAX West in Seattle. The Alienware 15 and Alienware 17 are due September 30th. The retooled Alienware 13 will launch November 16, along with a GTX 1080 version of the Alienware 17. Alienware The Alienware 15 and Alienware 17 will i..>> view originalChinese regulators reviewing Uber-Didi merger
Chinese anti-monopoly regulators are reviewing the proposed merger of ride-hailing service Uber Technology Ltd.'s Chinese operations with its biggest local competitor. The Ministry of Commerce will look at whether the proposed tie-up with Didi Chuxing ...>> view originalSteve Jobs' vintage wardrobe is up for auction
Weirdly, the items seem to have ended up in the estate of actress Jane Fonda, but they could soon be in your own very personal Jobs collection thanks to "auction house to the stars" Julien's Live. The NeXT-branded turtleneck pictured above is on the auction block, of course. But true fans of nineties-era Steve might be more interested in this full ensemble of nicely distressed Levi's, Versace button-up and Neiman Marcus bow tie (starting bid $400), this epically pleated pair of Versace slacks w..>> view originalGoogle will not make Project Ara modular smartphone
Google has dropped plans for a modular smartphone with interchangeable parts as it realigns its investments in the area of hardware. While the company will not be releasing the Project Ara phone that was to have been easily customizable, it may bring the phone to market through licensing deals with partners, Reuters reported late Thursday. Google confirmed the report was “true and accurate” but said it had no official comment. The Lego blocks model for smartphone design was first mooted by Goo..>> view original
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