The OnePlus 8 can now run Fortnite at 90 frames per second

Image: OnePlus The OnePlus 8 series can now run Fortnite at 90fps, thanks to a collaboration between OnePlus and Epic Games. The update makes these devices the first phones to run Fortnite at a smooth 90 frames per second. Most Android phones run Fortnite ... more - theverge

HTC’s former CEO is making a risky bet on a new VR headset and virtual world

XRSpace XRSpace, a company led by former HTC head Peter Chou, plans to launch a new virtual reality headset later this year. The headset is dubbed the Mova, and it’s supposed to ship in the third quarter of 2020 for $599. Its selling points include 5G ... more - theverge

Facebook teases a vision of remote work using virtual and augmented reality

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Facebook has long believed in the promise of virtual and augmented reality extending well beyond entertainment, and we’re now getting a clearer glimpse at what that future might look like now that the current ... more - theverge

Facebook says it will permanently shift tens of thousands of jobs to remote work

Illustration by William Joel / The Verge Up to half of employees could work remotely within five to 10 years, CEO Mark Zuckerberg says in an interview Continue reading… ... more - theverge

One year on, the Oculus Quest is the VR headset to get

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge One year ago today, Facebook released the Oculus Quest, its first headset to deliver a credible standalone VR experience — true head tracking, good motion controllers, and so on. It also marked a split in the ... more - theverge

Facebook will reopen offices at 25 percent capacity starting in July

Illustration by James Bareham / The Verge Facebook will begin reopening its offices worldwide on July 6th with stringent safety measures in place, according to a new report from Bloomberg published on Wednesday. The reopening plan is part of a multistep ... more - theverge

Google Fi is rolling out eSIM support on iOS for existing customers

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is rolling out the ability to use Google Fi via eSIM for existing customers of the cellular service on iOS, assuming their iPhone supports it (via 9to5Google ). You’ll need the latest version of the Google ... more - theverge

Oculus Quest games are getting controller-free hand tracking this month

Magnopus Oculus is bringing the Quest’s experimental hand tracking system out of beta, making it an official feature of the VR headset. The Quest got hand tracking options late last year but only for the main Oculus menu and a few built-in applications. ... more - theverge

VR fitness app Supernatural announces annual pricing starting at $149

Within, the maker of VR fitness app-slash-game Supernatural, has announced new annual pricing plans for the service. Until June 1st you can sign up for a $149-a-year subscription, and the price will rise to $199 for people who subscribe after that date. ... more - theverge

GM kills its electric bike project, Ariv

GM’s Ariv Merge folding e-bike in Amsterdam. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge GM has killed its first electric bike. The automaker’s Ariv e-bikes, pronounced like “arrive” and stylized as “ARĪV,” were released last year in a handful of countries ... more - theverge

Supernatural for Oculus Quest is like Beat Saber meets Peloton

How Within created a VR workout unlike any other Continue reading… ... more - theverge

Google Duo will soon let you make group calls in Chrome

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google’s Duo video chat app will soon let you make group video calls on the web, the search company announced today. That could be a handy way to catch up with your friends and family while social distancing during ... more - theverge

Facebook reportedly working on a smaller, lighter version of its standalone Quest VR headset

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Facebook is reportedly developing a second-generation version of its standalone Oculus Quest headset, with the successor potentially set to be smaller, lighter, and with a faster refresh rate than the original, ... more - theverge

Former Oculus exclusive Vader Immortal is heading to PlayStation VR this summer

Image: ILMxLAB Vader Immortal — the formerly Oculus-exclusive VR Star Wars experience from ILMxLAB — is coming to PlayStation VR this summer. The three episodes of the series are set to be bundled together into a single collected purchase for the port. ... more - theverge

Copy and paste the real world with your phone using augmented reality

Apart from burning through VC money and educating the public on how frighteningly large emperor penguins are, what is augmented reality actually good for? Here’s one answer: real-life copy and paste. As this awesome demo from developer Cyril Diagne demonstrates, ... more - theverge

Steam ends Mac support for SteamVR

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Steam will no longer support SteamVR on macOS. RIP! It is the end of a very short era. Steam introduced SteamVR for Apple computers way back in the mists of time — 2017’s Worldwide Developers Conference. As The ... more - theverge

Oculus sales spiked in the lead-up to Half-Life: Alyx

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Despite pandemic-related hardware shortages, Facebook’s virtual reality business exploded at the start of 2020. The company revealed yesterday that it made $297 million in non-advertising revenue during the ... more - theverge

iFixit’s iPhone SE teardown reveals which pieces come from older iPhones

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Reviews of the new 2020 iPhone SE are here and so is iFixit ’s teardown of the device. While the $400 handset has a design similar to that of an iPhone 8, the teardown reveals that it’s surprisingly modern on the inside. ... more - theverge

Mark Zuckerberg on how video chat needs to evolve for the pandemic

Image: The Verge Facebook’s CEO on building Rooms now, virtual reality later, and the massive acceleration in virtual connections Continue reading… ... more - theverge

Japanese hot spring resorts let you soak in their baths in VR

The coronavirus pandemic has hit the tourism industry hard, including in Japan — ninety percent of ryokan inns in the famous Arima hot spring resort town have been closed since the prefecture of Hyogo went under a state of emergency this month, according ... more - theverge

Magic Leap reportedly laying off 1,000 employees and dropping consumer business

Photo by James Bareham / The Verge Mixed reality company Magic Leap is reportedly laying off around 1,000 employees and abandoning its focus on consumer headsets. Bloomberg reported the news earlier today, citing anonymous sources, and Magic Leap confirmed ... more - theverge

Snapchat use is, predictably, way up with everyone home and staring at screens

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Snap has been building a product optimized for the pandemic. It features more original content than ever before, as well as games and augmented reality lenses for people to play with, keeping people glued to their ... more - theverge

Apple’s latest iPad mini is cheaper than ever today at Best Buy

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The 2019 iPad mini is $70 off today at Best Buy, marking the lowest price that we’ve seen yet for the 64GB model. It usually retails for $400, and the price to beat was $350. The gold, space gray, and silver ... more - theverge

Niantic’s AR Harry Potter game has a cute solution to COVID-19 self-quarantines

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite — the Pokémon Go -esque augmented reality Harry Potter game — is a game uniquely unsuited to the current world of self-quarantining people looking to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Unlike most video games, ... more - theverge

Practical gadgets, like USB hubs and microSD cards, are discounted today

The gadget discounts you need to know about today range from Vizio’s P-Series Quantum X TV and handy USB hubs to microSD cards. For the most part, we’re leaning on practicality for the deals today, but these can help you have some fun, too. Starting ... more - theverge

The Tribeca Film Festival is postponed, but you can watch its VR movies for free this week

Tribeca Film Institute The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival was postponed because of the novel coronavirus, but you can watch its virtual reality films on the Oculus TV app from now until April 26th. The Cinema360 program includes 15 VR films organized into ... more - theverge

Welcome to HoloVista: a surreal game that explores our relationship with technology

Coming to iOS this year Continue reading… ... more - theverge

You can now activate Google Fi via eSIM on newer iPhones

Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Google’s wireless network, Google Fi, can now be activated on an iPhone via eSIM, as spotted by 9to5Google . That means you can use a Google Fi number on your iPhone in addition to your phone number that’s hooked ... more - theverge

The Simpsons gets a very cool, brand-new look in quarantine-themed couch gag

Couch gags play an instrumental role in each episode of The Simpsons, and this Sunday’s episode is one of the most ambitious in the show’s 31-season history. The new couch gag is a nod to the situation people around the world currently find themselves ... more - theverge

Facebook cancels Oculus Connect meetup and all other large events until 2021

Photo by Nick Statt / The Verge Facebook is canceling any physical events with more than 50 people through June 2021. CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted the news as part of an update on Facebook’s COVID-19 pandemic response, where he also said the “vast majority” ... more - theverge