
There was a time when virtual reality was widely regarded as the next big thing. That time, sadly, was about 20 years ago and very few have taken the immersive technology seriously since then. Now, it's making a comeback -- in a very big way. That's largely thanks to Oculus VR, the company behind the Oculus Rift
Hot on the heels of that, Sony made waves by announcing its own virtual reality headset, destined for the PS4. Called
Not only was there no mention of release date, but also no mention of cost. I'm a bit concerned that this will be priced at a point that will put it out of the reach of many gamers. And when it comes to accessories like this, if it doesn't sell well developers won't support it, and soon it'll be collecting dust like so many plastic guitars and drum kits. If you'd like to know more about that particular topic, I have just the thing for you
LG and Motorola debut first Android Wear smartwatches
2014 was widely expected to be the year of wearables, and so far it has not disappointed. Google took the wraps off of
Apple launches 8GB iPhone 5C in Europe, drops iPad 2

Love Apple products but don't always have the need (or the budget) for the latest and the greatest? Apple made a pair of changes this week targeted just at you, dear reader -- though the first applies only if you're outside of the US. The colorful
Google and Viacom finally settle outdated lawsuit

Remember when media companies actually thought that having their content on YouTube was a bad thing? Those days were roughly seven years ago, a time when Viacom sued Google because it wasn't happy that some of its episodic content was appearing on the streaming video service. Now,
Microsoft rifles through private Hotmail account to gather evidence on former staffer

In a move that can only be described as perfectly understandable but still a little bit disconcerting, it was revealed this week that Microsoft dug through the
SimCity offline mode finally arrives, a year too late

When the latest SimCity launched last year, gamers were aghast. Not about the game -- it was quite good, by most accounts. The problem was it needed a constant connection to EA servers in order to work, and those servers were completely flooded during the game's launch. The publisher's ham-fisted antipiracy attempt prevented all those people who had actually paid for the game from playing it. Finally, a
Galaxy S4-powered Lego creation breaks Rubik's Cube-solving world record
5.27 seconds is awfully quick for solving a Rubik's Cube. For two years it was the Guinness World Record -- and now it's been beaten. 3.25 seconds is the new record, set by the same team but via a new robot built using Lego Mindstorms kits powered by a Samsung Galaxy S4
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