Acer may shutter or sell StarVR after location-based VR revenues sink
Only months after introducing a $3,200 virtual reality headset with an ultra-wide field of view, location-based HMD maker StarVR is facing the threat of...
Gartner: Microsoft passes Acer to become top 5 PC vendor in the U.S.
The PC market is seeing some very interesting moves this year. In Q2 2018, global shipments were up for the first time in six...
VR’s next goal: Quickly winning over new users
Headset makers are actively trying to make VR easier for new users to experience -- quickly.
StarVR reveals its next-gen virtual reality headset with eye-tracking
The new StarVR head-mounted display debuted at the SIGGRAPH 2018 technology event in Vancouver today. The StarVR One, as it is called, adds a...
Gartner: Global PC shipments grew 1.4% in Q2 2018, first increase in 6 years
The PC market has seen its first growth quarter in six years, according to research firm Gartner. The streak is over: Gartner found PC...
Acer refreshes its gaming laptops with Intel’s impressive 6-core CPUs
The competition between AMD, Nvidia, and Intel has led to a lot of innovation in the Windows laptop space. The slim-style ultrabooks are better...
Gartner: Global PC shipments fell 1.4% in Q1 2018, 14th straight quarter of decline
The PC market has now been in decline for 14 quarters in a row, according to research firm Gartner. The streak, if you will,...
Xiaomi doesn’t wow me with the price of its Windows gaming laptop
One of the biggest Android device manufacturers in China is expanding into the gaming PC space. Xiaomi, which makes high-end smartphones, announced its Mi...
Esports advertisers need to be fans first, marketers second
Just because New England Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady is good at football doesn’t mean he’s good at Madden. And just because you’re good...
Gartner and IDC agree: HP shipped the most PCs in 2017
The PC market is still declining, according to research firm Gartner, while IDC found positive growth in Q4 2017 and determined it was the...