By Romain Dillet Microsoft is currently holding a press conference in New York. The company is focusing a lot on 3D and all sorts of realities, from augmented reality to virtual reality. As part of this big push, Microsoft announced that it is partnering with five different brands that will all ship VR headsets for…

By Darrell Etherington Game Broadcasting for Windows 10 is coming, which brings built-in game streaming to the platform at the OS level. The tech for this is built using Beam, the TechCrunch Battlefield company that Microsoft acquired earlier this year. The Game Broadcasting tools provided by Beam incorporates interaction options for spectators, including the ability…

OnePlus may retain the 3.5 mm headphone jack in the OnePlus 4, suggests a tweet from Carl Pei. The iPhone 7, Moto Z are some mobile phones that does not inlcude the headphone jack. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Haje Jan Kamps Imagine if you could see a map of the city around you based on the photos that best represent the area. That’s the concept of Streetography, a brand new photography app for iOS launched this week. The app uses various sources of photo content, showing the map of the world around…

Xiaomi showcases the Mi MIX, an edgeless smartphone that’s packing top-of-the-line specs and nifty features. Touted as a concept phone, it’s actually available for purchase. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

In an effort to get customers to return the recently recalled Galaxy Note 7, Samsung has announced it will release a battery software update for the device in Europe. The software will limit the Note 7 from charging above 60 percent, which it hopes will be enough to encourage current owners to return the phablet.…

By Brian Heater Today’s Microsoft event is kicking off bright and early — particularly for those in the company’s home timezone, where things start in earnest at 7 AM PT. Of course, we’ll be live at the press conference in New York City, covering the news as it happens, so for those a few hours…

Google’s self-branded smartphones, while praised for its overall specs and design, lack a nifty protective feature: water resistance. Recent reports suggest that Google only had nine months to develop the phone, an insufficient duration for working water resistance in. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Darren Allan Cooler Master has upped the ante with its MasterPulse headset, releasing a Pro version which boasts virtual 7.1 surround sound and an integrated sound card, among other improvements. The MasterPulse Pro is a USB over-ear headset which comes with a sound card built into the in-line control box on the cord, tackling…

BlackBerry recently announced DTEK60, a powerful and elegant smartphone at a competitive price. The DTEK60 is a step up from the previous DTEK50 entry-level Android model, and it comes with improved security and productivity features. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Gerald Lynch Lara Croft, digital star of the Tomb Raider franchise, and gaming icon, is to be honoured at this year’s Golden Joystick Awards, being inducted into the Golden Joystick Awards Hall of Fame. Heading up a franchise that’s sold over 46 million copies worldwide, it’ll come as something of a birthday present to…

By Natasha Lomas Business risk intelligence firm FlashPoint has put out a preliminary analysis of last week’s massive denial of service attack against Dyn DNS, and its conclusion is it was likely the work of amateur hackers — rather than, as some had posited, state-sponsored actors perhaps funded by the Russian government. Read More …read…

By Jon Porter There were many standout moments from my time with Star Trek: Bridge Crew, Ubisoft’s virtual reality foray into the world of Star Trek. But the one that’s stuck with me the most was one that could have only happened in VR. Despite the best intentions of the team at Ubisoft, we decided…

Samsung’s Note 7 issue has left many affected customers without a phone. Let’s see if the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 and the Google Pixel XL are worthy replacements for Samsung’s previous flagship. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Haje Jan Kamps Wait, wait, wait! Before your eyes glaze over at the word “slideshow,” stay with me for a moment. Yes, we’re all bored to tears with slideslows, but Sharalike’s brand new VR app has been rubbing its medical paddles together to try to jolt some life into your old 2D photos by…