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There’s a VR game to go with Netflix’s new ‘Voltron’ series [embedded content] Players embody a Paladin of Voltron and fight alongside the series’ five man band in the struggle against series villain Zarkon. While it’s not too clear what you’ll do in Voltron VR […]

Uber has its new CEO: Dara Khosrowshahi Uber’s board of directors (which still includes outgoing CEO Travis Kalanick) has made its pick for a new leader official, selecting Dara Khosrowshahi. The former CEO of Expedia, he was reportedly selected over former HP CEO Meg Whitman and […]

Fight zombies on your street with ‘Walking Dead’ AR mobile game Like a far more horrifying and adrenaline-pumping version of Pokemon Go, AMC and Next Games’ The Walking Dead: Our World uses the latest in mobile phone augmented reality tech to put gamers squarely in the […]

Robot caregivers are saving the elderly from lives of loneliness These support robots are already springing up around Japan, where in 2016 the annual birth rate dropped below a million for the first time since 1899 and a quarter of the population is already greying. Japan’s […]

What we’re using: Qapital, Mighty and the Switch Pro controller Nicole LeeSenior Editor I like spending money, but I’m not so great at saving it. I’ve used Mint and other budgeting software before, but they still require me to do the heavy-lifting of actually watching what […]

Amazon’s podcast-inspired ‘Lore’ series premieres October 13th Podcast creator Aaron Mahnke was one of the executive producers of the show,and he’s joined by luminaries such as The Walking Dead‘s Gale Anne Hurd and The Office‘s Ben Silverman. Is this bandwagoning? You bet. However, it’s also a […]

Amazon adds multiroom audio control to Echo devices Through the Alexa App, users can create groups of speakers — like, for example, all of the speakers in the upstairs rooms of your house — then when you want to hear music just through those devices, you’ll […]

Apple TV 4K movies could cost $20, but studios want more Apple isn’t the first company to offer 4K purchases. Vudu has been selling UHD titles for years, and it typically tags them at $30 (though some newer films go for $25). If Apple wants to […]

WhatsApp now deals in customer support for businesses The move represents the Facebook-owned company’s first real attempt at monetizing its service. It’s not clear exactly how this will work yet, although CEO Jan Koum has noted in the past that businesses, not users, will foot the […]

Intel’s Myriad X chip will give drones and robots better vision Just as impressive is the processor’s design. The Myriad X looks about the size of a small coin, meaning placing it on the most compact of devices shouldn’t be too hard. In terms of power, […]