You can reserve your very own Oculus Rift headset starting on Jan. 6 when pre-orders go live. The pre-order process opens at 8 a.m. PT/11 a.m ET, and Oculus VR promises to share “everything you need to know to order … Read More
Last year was arguably when the USB type-C port began its trajectory as the port of the future. Thin and sleek, Apple and Google integrated it into the MacBook and Chromebook Pixel 2, respectively Now, due to increasing adoption of … Read More
LAS VEGAS — Toyotas of the future are about to get a lot smarter, more connected and more data-heavy. At the 2016 International CES, Toyota announced that it is teaming with Ford to deploy Livio’s SmartDeviceLink (SDL). Additionally, the world’s … Read More
Windows 10 had a good holiday. That’s the prognosis from Microsoft, which reports that the latest version of Windows is now on 200 million devices. A good chunk of those were activated over the holiday season — 40% of Windows … Read More
CES 2016 is around the corner, which means it’s time for thousands of tech reporters to make the annual trip to Las Vegas. Taking place during the week of Jan. 4, International CES enables startups and entrepreneurs from around the … Read More
LAS VEGAS — Best known for its wild powered roller skates, Acton is now entering the growing electric skateboard market and hoping to cruise to success on the strength of an iPhone-based remote control system. The company’s new Blink-Board, which … Read More
LAS VEGAS — You really can’t blame smartphone makers for not building Windows 10 Mobile phones, what with the platform’s puny 1.7% worldwide market share according to the most recent Gartner numbers. But on Monday at CES, Acer, one of … Read More
LAS VEGAS — Hybrid tablet/laptop devices are still the talk of the town in the PC world. At CES, Taiwanese computer company Acer announced the Aspire Switch 12 S, a refreshed version of its 12.5-inch 2-in-1 notebook. See also: Acer’s … Read More
LAS VEGAS — It took a few years, but people are finally embracing lightweight Chrome OS-powered devices where the documents and files are mostly stored in the cloud as opposed to locally. Acer added two new Chrome OS-powered additions to … Read More
LAS VEGAS — Just last month, Ford added Siri to its SYNC-equipped cars. Now it’s following up with even more connectivity at 2016 International CES: Android Auto and a slew of new apps. Just like Apple CarPlay, Android Auto allows … Read More