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Virtual Reality 101: Your guide to VR

Here's everything you need to know about what VR is and how it will affect your life in the near future.

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What happened to VR at E3 2019? A quiet showing for virtual things

In the year of the VR's biggest hardware upgrade, the Oculus Quest, game companies were strangely silent in Los Angeles.

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No surprise: Top Facebook execs say the social network shouldn't be broken up

Adam Mosseri and Andrew Bosworth say keeping the company together will help it create more value.

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<p>Apocalyptic, 80s, multiplayer, VR: yes to all of the above.</p>

After The Fall is an '80s apocalypse multiplayer VR game coming in 2020

Vertigo Games, makers of Arizona Sunshine, are going for co-op in VR.

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Virtual reality game Beat Saber reaches licensing deal with Imagine Dragons

The music licensing deal is the first of its kind for one of Oculus' most high-profile games.

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9 great reads from CNET this week

We learn how rapid internet growth is changing Africa, see what Europe's GDPR has accomplished in its first year and get an early look at Disneyland's new Star Wars-themed attraction.

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Valve Index's new VR controllers feel like the future of gaming

The most interesting feature in Valve's new virtual reality system is how its controllers work in your hands.

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<p>Test driving with the XR-1 on is actually possible: Volvo is doing it.</p>

Varjo XR-1 is an AR headset so fast, Volvo test drives cars while wearing it

The new mixed-reality headset promises perfect retina resolution and no perceivable lag. It arrives later this year for an unknown price.

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<p>Qualcomm's phone-connected VR Smart Viewer: expect more headsets to run through the phone.</p>

Qualcomm's 5G phone-powered, eye-tracking VR/AR headsets are coming in 2020

The future of VR/AR will very likely be through your phone. The Smart Viewer is the reference design.

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Logitech wants to make it easier to draw in VR

Until now, you could only use an awkward hand controller to make art in VR. Logitech thinks there's a better way.

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HP goes wooden with Envy at Computex 2019

Highlights of the company's announcements include wood-accented Envy laptops, a leather-wrapped Elite detachable and RTX 5000-boosted mobile workstations.

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HP strives for novel style with its Envy and Elite laptops

Wood and leather are the themes.

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Sony's VR plans for PlayStation 5 could involve eye tracking, wireless and more

PlayStation Global Head of R&D Dominic Mallinson discusses what's next and why there's no rush yet for a new headset

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