Cloud gaming will determine the new lord of digital distribution
Nearly 15 years ago, most video games were sold in brick-and-mortar stores. Valve was about to launch Steam, and people could anticipate that digital...
Xiaomi’s Donovan Sung talks 5G and why it’s holding back on foldables for now
Two of the big talking points of MWC Barcelona this year are, undoubtedly, 5G and foldables. While Samsung elected to forgo MWC this year...
VR and cloud gaming frenzy seizes MWC as 5G hype builds
With 5G networks rolling out, the telecom industry and its partners are trying to identify use cases that will justify the trillions of dollars...
Qualcomm’s 5G XR Viewers will stop the wave of mediocre AR headsets
Companies have used the term “extended reality” (XR) to describe both virtual reality and augmented reality hardware, but consumers think of VR and AR...
The DeanBeat: What to expect from CES 2019
Next week I’ll head off for my annual holiday from gaming as I focus on covering technology at the CES 2019 event in Las...
Deloitte’s 9 tech predictions for 2019
Everybody makes a list of 2019 predictions, but the folks at Deloitte have numbers behind theirs. As one of the world’s biggest accounting and financial...
Qualcomm offers first 802.11ay 60GHz Wi-Fi chipsets for WiGig devices
Earlier this month, the Wi-Fi Alliance announced that the next generation of Wi-Fi devices will be called “Wi-Fi 6,” all but dismissing the cryptic...
Intel: 90% of 5G data will be video, but AR gaming and VR will grow
A new report from Intel and Ovum lays out the companies’ expectations for the growth of 5G cellular networks over the next decade, and...
At 5G Summit, Intel stakes claim as enabler for Nokia, Ericsson, and media
Ahead of this week’s Mobile Worlds Congress Americas, Intel today held a 5G Summit to discuss its plans for the next-generation wireless technology —...
HTC Vive boss: Standalone headsets will justify first-gen VR’s hype
HTC's head of VR for China believes weak sales of early VR headsets came from overhype and overcomplication, while the solution will be premium standalone VR headsets like Vive Focus.