By John Biggs A brief in 87870 news offers us some interesting news about Vive sales worldwide. Alvin Graylin, China Regional President of VR at HTC, said that the company sold 100,000 units in August, an acceptable if low number for a comparatively expensive consumer electronics product. This month, however, another HTC representative, Cher Wang,…

By Parker Wilhelm The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 may be officially discontinued, but the flammable phablet’s legacy lives on – much to the company’s chagrin. Samsung has reportedly issued a takedown claim against a YouTube video poking fun at the unfortunate phone’s expense. More specifically, a video of a mod in Grand Theft Auto V…

By Parker Wilhelm The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 may be officially discontinued, but the flammable phablet’s legacy lives on – much to the company’s chagrin. Samsung has reportedly issued a takedown claim against a YouTube video poking fun at the unfortunate phone’s expense. More specifically, a video of a mod in Grand Theft Auto V…

By Nick Pino,Jon Porter The fall season is great – it’s when the best PlayStation 4 games come out. In preparation for the cold winter months ahead, Sony’s stocking its systems (PS4 Pro, PS4 Slim and the original PS4) with some of the best games on the planet so you don’t need to ever go…

By John Biggs If you’re a gamer you’ll recognize the trope: a hero steps into the harsh glare of a desert planet or a blasted cityscape and her sunglasses automatically slide into place over her face. These futuristic shades are handy, they look badass and they keep your corneas from being sandblasted by interstellar debris.…

By Matt Burns LeEco is not a household name in the States. You don’t see their products in Walmart or Best Buy. Chances are you don’t know anyone that uses LeEco’s movie streaming service or a LeEco smartphone. LeEco hopes to change that. Today at an odd and overblown event, the company burst into the…

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick had enough of Microsoft’s Surface tablets malfunctioning on the NFL sidelines. In a five-minute rant, Belichick bashes the tablets’ issues, arguing that they’re ‘just too undependable.’ …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Romain Dillet Today has been a frustrating day. It’s time to book my flights for CES in Las Vegas in January, already. I’m currently struggling with Concur’s awful flight search engine to find a flight that won’t cost a good chunk of TechCrunch’s 2017 travel budget on January 2. It turns out it’s quite…

By Andrew Williams,Jamie Hinks Chances are, when you think about PC gaming, the word “free” doesn’t come to mind. Building a new, VR-ready PC on a budget designed to challenge the latest consoles can still be expensive. By the time you’ve invested all you can in hardware, the games themselves may be financially out of…

By John Mannes Motivation is hard to come by. If you’re lucky, you have friends that will go to the gym with you to keep you in line. If you’re wealthy, you can hire a personal trainer. But if your friends have long sense given up and your bank account is screaming mercy, your options…

By Desire Athow What makes a processor great? Some say it’s how expensive it is, while others suggest it’s the number of cores or its overclockability that determines the quality of a CPU. In reality, it’s a matter of personal preference backed by hard-earned numbers. You would likely be disappointed if you handed over a…

Users can now purchase the Moto Z Play directly on Motorola’s Moto Maker Site for $449.99 GSM unlocked, with different Moto Mods accessories also available. Motorola is shipping the device on Oct. 26 for those who order. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Sprint and HTC are expected to launch the HTC Bolt in the near future. The smartphone is one step closer to being released, as it has just passed through the FCC. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Samsung’s cancellation of the Galaxy Note 7 might be good news for Apple. The company is expected to reap 5 to 7 million iPhone 7 sales from Samsung’s Note 7 fallout, according to a KGI Securities analyst. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Amazon’s new Kindle Manga Model boasts of significantly larger storage space as well as performance improvements such as faster page turning and higher resolution display. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones