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For $100, you can secure the company’s latest take on a virtual reality headset. Samsung’s improved, cheaper mobile VR headset is ready for the taking. Well, the ordering, anyway. You can pre-order the new Gear VR directly from Best Buy for $99.99. Unlike the developer-oriented unit that Samsung let out into the wild last year, the … Read more
Maybe you like Google. Or Yahoo. Or DuckDuckGo. Choosing your own search engine just takes a few steps. Microsoft, of course, would rather you used its Bing search engine in its browser running inside its operating system. But you don’t have to. Even if you’d prefer to stay with Microsoft’s browser, you can change that … Read more
The 12.9-inch tablet and its accessories are available online first, then hit store shelves later this week. Apple took the wraps off its long-rumored super-sized tablet, the 12.9-inch iPad Pro, back in September, but would only say its release would happen sometime in November. The company announced today that the Pro will go on sale … Read more
In this Apple World review, we’re going to be taking a look at a new home automation product called the Zuli Smartplug. This product started out as a very successful Kickstarter campaign with over $175,000 in backing and is now available for sale at the Zuli website and at Lowe’s home improvement stores. Zuli Smartplugs … Read more
The new storage technology aims to be 1,000 times faster than flash, and will compete with similar tech from Intel and Micron.HP and SanDisk are plotting new storage technology that could be 1,000 times faster than flash memory, though they’ll face some competition along the way. Details on the new technology are scarce, but the … Read more