EdTech: The New Normal

Not all charging cables, bricks, and pads are made equally, especially when it comes to the long-term health of your battery.

We all can learn to be better, more empathetic communicators—especially now that we’re all behind screens instead of in-person.

This week Facebook announced the launch of cloud-streamed games from Facebook Gaming. These are games which are rendered in the cloud and then streamed to your computer. Cloud-based gaming has been seen by the industry at large as a way to make games more widely accessible by making them playable on less powerful hardware. Facebook …

Decades of dealing with paper jams and overpriced ink cartridges are an effective recipe for high blood pressure.

The “touch up my appearance” filter on Zoom is set to the highest blur and I enter the meeting room with an easy click. As a graduate student an

In this moment of need, let there be no judgments passed about screen time. Here are the tablets you should get your kids, and why.

There are plenty of reasons to declutter your online traces. Here’s how to tidy up.

Some of the most basic questions surrounding AR/VR tech aren’t entirely solved yet, like making text input a fast, comfortable, and familiar experience. Facebook’s Reality Labs (FRL) today revealed new research into hand tracking which aims to bring touch typing to AR/VR users, all without the need of a physical keyboard. There’s already basic hand …

If you ignore new releases or your massive backlog to return to that one comfort game after a long day, don't feel bad about it. You're not alone.

Veterans with PTSD, anxiety, and other mental health challenges often find solace in gaming. Research shows it's helpful—and could be used more broadly.

Cross-platform social app vTime XR is now available on Quest and Quest 2. vTime XR is a free app available on a host of devices, including Oculus Rift, Windows VR headsets, Google Cardboard, Oculus Go/Gear VR, Daydream View, and AR-capable mobile devices. Starting yesterday, vTime XR is now on the Oculus Store for the Quest platform. Unlike the …

If Instagram over-polices mental health content, it risks alienating people who use the platform to build community in healthy ways.

Privacy in VR is an ever growing issue, especially now that all new Oculus accounts must login to Facebook with their real identity, which includes anyone who wants to use a Quest 2. Now researchers at Stanford University have shown they’re able to reliably identify individuals after only a five minute session in a standard …

You can lock down your meetings like never before—even if you have to give up a few features to do so.

Get tips from an expert to present your best self online.

When learning is virtual, Black parents can watch for unfair treatment.

This week, we examine the possible implications of the US government’s complaint against Google, and how it could impact consumer technology.

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Don't buy into the myth: If you consider your options carefully, upgrading your desktop doesn't have to empty your wallet.