Oculus Rift will be available at retail stores on May 7, Saturday including Best Buy where free demos and on-site preordering will be offered. However, the supply of the virtual reality headsets in physical stores will be very limited. A small number of the VR devices will also be available online at Amazon and the Microsoft Store beginning at 12 p.m. ET on May 6.
LG Innotek introduced a new fingerprint module that lies seamlessly under the smartphone's glass display screen. This will allow handset owners to make mobile payments through Android Pay or Apple Pay without using a physical button. Phone manufacturers can thus provide the security and functionality benefits of fingerprint sensors without sacrificing the handset's design.
Fans of two popular and highly regarded games, “Final Fantasy XIV” and “Yo-kai Watch,” will be pleased to know that a crossover is currently in the works. Square Enix, developer of the “Final Fantasy” series, and Level-5, developer of “Yo-kai Watch,” recently confirmed that they are collaborating to meld the two games together.
Back in 2010, the man behind “Assassin’s Creed” left Ubisoft in order to form his own studio within THQ. Recently, Patrice Désilets is unveiled the very first footage of his latest project dubbed “1666 Amsterdam.”
The Great America theme park in California recently revealed its latest attraction via a Twitter post. Dubbed the Mass Effect New Earth 4D, based on the widely popular video game series, the new theme park attraction will open its doors on May 18.
Chinese tech giant Xiaomi recently unveiled its own smartwatch. Dubbed the Mi Bunny, the smartwatch is primarily aimed to be marketed to the younger generation. Just like most, if not all, of Xiaomi’s devices, the Mi Bunny is modestly priced and is expected to have a price tag of no more than $50 once it hits the market.
Tech giant Microsoft recently announced that it is restricting its digital assistant Cortana to use only Bing for search queries and Edge as its default browser. The digital assistant will no longer display results from third-party software like Google, Chrome, Yahoo or Opera.
HTC has recently launched a program that aims to improve VR developer’s skills, enhance their expertise and advisership using a $100M investment. HTC Vive X’s objectives include support and nurture VR developers for the betterment of its environment. HTC’s CEO and Chairwoman Cher Wang stated that their company is very much excited with this program, as it will bring together the smartest and the most innovative minds from all sides of the world, all for the improvement of the VR system.
The OnePlus 3 is now rumored to arrive in two variants. Its speculated price has been revealed before its June release date.
The recently unveiled Huawei Honor 5C that is priced at $155 comes with metal unibody design. Kirin 650 octa-core processor and fingerprint reader.
