By Drew Olanoff These VR moments are really picking up steam, with sports leading the way. It seems like everyone and their uncle are racing to shoot 360 degree immersive video to show off virtual reality as a viable platform. The latest is SHOWTIME, and they’d like you to watch WBA Middleweight World Champion Daniel…

By Drew Olanoff You know the drill. Once a city has spoken with Google about bringing Fiber into their hood, there’s a process for the city to go through. A lengthy one. Checklists. The whole nine yards. Two new cities are exploring Fiber with Google and they are Chicago and Los Angeles. Yes, San Francisco…

Focus by Firefox, kind of amusingly, doesn’t work on the iOS version of Firefox. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Frederic Lardinois Until now, the Pixel brand was all about Chrome OS laptops. But in September, the company surprised us all when it announced its Surface competitor, the 10.2-inch Pixel C Android tablet with its optional Bluetooth keyboard. Unlike its Nexus line of tablets, this is the first time Google has built its own…

By John McCann Introduction and design The Pixel C was launched a little half-heartedly by Google during its Nexus 5X and 6P event, giving us glimpses of the slate while at the same time giving very little away. Which is surprising really, as Google has made a rather compelling high-end tablet. It’s actually a new…

By John McCann Introduction and design The Pixel C was launched a little half-heartedly by Google during its Nexus 5X and 6P event, giving us glimpses of the slate while at the same time giving very little away. Which is surprising really, as Google has made a rather compelling high-end tablet. It’s actually a new…

By John Biggs Hello from the other side. Omate, which made news a few years ago with a standalone smartwatch that aimed to give Android a run for its money, is back with the Rise, a “standalone smartwatch” that runs Android 5.1 and needs no phone. The Rise is running in a 48 hour crowdfunding…

By Ben Stinson Introduction and design While it may not quite reach the heady heights of the latest 4K displays in terms of pixel count, the Philips 258B6QJEB is an interesting option if you’re seeking a QHD monitor. At 25 inches, it’s a compact piece of kit compared to the many 27-inch (and larger) monitors…

By Ben Stinson Introduction and design While it may not quite reach the heady heights of the latest 4K displays in terms of pixel count, the Philips 258B6QJEB is an interesting option if you’re seeking a QHD monitor. At 25 inches, it’s a compact piece of kit compared to the many 27-inch (and larger) monitors…

Apple revealed a Smart Battery Case for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s. The battery can extend talk times, Internet browsing and video watching for many hours, and the unusually shaped design protects the flagship handsets from bumps. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

The tech giant’s case also boasts Internet use of up to 18 hours on LTE and video playback of up to 20 hours. It retails on Apple’s website for $99. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Kevin Lee AMD has big plans for its GPUs and one of the biggest shake ups will be the new DisplayPort 1.3 connector. Rather than teasing the incredible clock speeds its next graphics cards will have, the company gleefully explained that the new DisplayPort standard will be able to power 5K displays with a…

By Kevin Lee AMD has big plans for its GPUs and one of the biggest shake ups will be the new DisplayPort 1.3 connector. Rather than teasing the incredible clock speeds its next graphics cards will have, the company gleefully explained that the new DisplayPort standard will be able to power 5K displays with a…

The Nexus 6P is cheaper with Huawei. Over the Chinese company’s U.S. website, customers can get around paying taxes and even get free shipping for the device that should arrive at their doors before Christmas if they order now. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

T-Mobile has been named the nation’s top wireless carrier in the annual Consumer Reports survey. Verizon fell to second place for the first time since the survey was introduced five years ago. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones