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Apple could put light sensor somewhere completely different on future iPhones

Apple's new patent could see it put sensors on its smartphones underneath a passive portion of its display, further thinning its devices.
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Burn after VRing: Oculus ended Gear VR support for the Galaxy Note 7

Support for Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 has been pulled from the Gear VR headset. Starting the app on the device leads you to a brick wall message.
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Digital graffiti hidden in augmented reality at Washington state art museum

One of the people working with Microsoft's Hololens AR headset has painted a digital graffiti at the Bellevue Arts Museum.
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'Wasteland 3' is funded: Game that inspired 'Fallout' is getting a second sequel

Despite hitting its funding goal, Wasteland 3 has another 25 days to go, so it should be quite a huge project by the time its run is finished.
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Windows 10 Insider build finally adds address bar to Registry editor

Navigation within the Windows registry editor should be a lot easier, thanks to a newly introduced address bar in a recent Insiders build.
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Fashion Week hosted an entire collection through Hololens headsets

Microsoft's Hololens has helped fashion designer Martine Jarlgaard to show off her new summer line of clothes, without any clothes present.
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‘Mafia 3’ has visual bugs and a capped frame rate — Hangar 13 promises fix

Mafia 3 developer Hangar 13 has announced that it has a patch for the game in the works, following its incredibly buggy and visually messy release.
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Oculus Connect lets you shoot robots for free in VR, with Epic Games’ ‘Robo Recall’

Following on from the release of Oculus Touch this December, Epic Games is releasing a robot shooter called Robo Recall and it'll be entirely free.
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Sony makes Green Man Gaming an official PlayStation 4 code reseller

You can now buy your PS4 game codes direct from Green Man Gaming, offering gamers more choice and a big thumbs-up for GMG's legitimacy.
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Oculus Touch controller pricing revealed on Amazon ahead of Oculus Connect show

Amazon has revealed its listing for the Oculus Touch controllers in the U.K, pricing them at 190 British pounds and giving them a release date of November 23.
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More images surface from Dwayne Johnson and the cast of new ‘Jumanji’ movie

Dwayne Johnson and the rest of the cast of the new Jumanji movie have posted some fun behind-the-scenes photos about the filming.

Fast Ring gets access to Offline OneDrive files early through UWP app

Although the iOS and Android versions of the OneDrive UWP application may have offline file storage, Windows users will soon get access to it, too.
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Google Play Store support expanded to more Chromebooks on developer build

Google has continued expanding support for its Play Store on Chromebooks, adding Acer and Samsung notebooks to the list.
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Microsoft working on bug fix to cure Windows 10's endless update loop

Microsoft is set to release a script that will fix the endless update bug that affected some of those who recently upgraded Windows 10.
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Matterport has the world’s largest library of VR environments (oh, the 250,000 places to go!)

Looking to visit real world places in virtual reality? Matterport has you covered, with the world's biggest VR repository -- a whopping 250,000 locations.
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Even with all of those product recalls, Samsung is still the top dog at home

The recall seems not to have had much of an impact on Samsung's brand in South Korea, where it ranked at the top of a brand index.
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Nintendo Mini Classic will let you save games wherever, whenever you like

In the games of yesteryear, the ability to save was a real rarity, but not in Nintendo's revamped Mini Classic, as all games can be suspended and saved.
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Let’s all go to the lobby: Update of VR app takes you to new locale in Valve HQ

Valve has updated its Destinations app with a few new locales for virtual reality gamers to enjoy, including La Pedrera in Spain, and Valve's own lobby.
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New 'Titanfall 2' trailer shows how powerful single-player Pilots really are

Titanfall 2's new trailer for its single-player gameplay really highlights how impressive pilots are compared to regularly grunt soldiers.
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Internet of Things was the source of largest botnet attack in history

A record breaking DDOS attack network has been downing websites lately and it's mostly made up of IOT devices, like cameras and smart routers.
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The ‘ultra’ specs for ‘Titanfall 2’ might be high, but the game looks great at 4K resolution

Titanfall 2 is set for release in just a few weeks' time, but is your system ready? If you want it to look like this, you'll need a powerful PC.
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Samsung washing machines are exploding with 21 reported cases

Samsung washing machines are reportedly exploding, check here to find out if your machine is affected by referencing your serial number.
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Malware can now detect virtual machines, and then go dark like a Cold War spy

New types of malware that can detect when installed on a virtual machine are going into hibernation, making them hard to track down.
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Rosetta orbiter will end mission this Friday, crash land on the comet it has been studying

The next two days will be the last of the Rosetta Orbiter's 12-year life, when it finally crashes down on the comet where it has spent the last two years.
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Why are video cards selling for way above MSRP? We asked the sellers, and makers

Graphics card recommended pricing and their actual cost rarely seem to be comparable, so we reached out to retailers and manufacturers to find out why.
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Microsoft's Project Springfield enables automated security testing in the cloud

Remote security testing for your new Windows-based codebase should be much easier with Microsoft's automated Springfield testing tool.
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Google teaser GIF hints at upcoming news involving Google Cardboard

Google may have a new version of its Cardboard VR headset in the works, as it has teased a big reveal coming in just a couple of days.
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Time for some chaos? Reconfigured processors may extend life of Moore’s Law

Moore's Law seems to be reaching its limit, but other techniques for making processors could give it a new lease on life.
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Every GTX 1070/1080 sold comes with a free ‘Gears of War 4’ on PC, Xbox One

Ready to fight some bad guys in 4K? That's what Nvidia wants to help you do with its new Gears of War 4 promotion.
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Oculus Touch costs even more in the U.K., which may negate Rift’s price advantage

Oculus fans were hoping that the Touch controllers would be priced to keep the Rift cheaper than the Vive, but at a leaked $225, that's not the case.
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With trading, in-game events finally coming to ‘Pokémon Go,’ are battles next?

Niantic is adding trading and in-game events to Pokémon Go, and perhaps even player-versus-player battling at some point in the future.
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HTC Vive travel pack now available with Innoactive’s ‘VR Suitcase’

Getting VR to the masses isn't easy, but it becomes a whole lot more portable with the exceedingly expensive Innoactive VR Suitcase.
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Gamers outperform both scientists and algorithms in protein-folding race

Gamers have shown once again that they have a lot of useful, real-world skills, by discovering the structure of a new protein.
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Valve already has a higher-performance, cheaper Lighthouse chip

The next-generation HTC Vive headset will likely make use of new Triad designed sensor chips which are simpler and cheaper.