Tech news in brief

HTC is launching Vive Flow, a new virtual reality headset for the general public. At “just” CAD 650 (USD 500), the device features a 1600 x 1600px per-eye display with a 100-degree field of view and a 75Hz refresh rate. It uses a last-generation…

We blogged about the Framework earlier this year, a slim and lightweight 13.5-inch laptop that can be easily upgraded, configured and repaired by the user, much like the phones by Fairphone. The portable Framework, which got a 10/10 iFixit score for…

It’s an odd couple, but it might still work. Astropad’s Luna Display is a dongle you plug into your PC to turn an iPad into a wireless external monitor for a Windows machine. The device’s most interesting feature, however, is that you can use the…

Acer’s Predator gaming product lineup now includes two 4K projectors: the GD711 and GM712. The first is a LED projector while the second is a brighter but less durable lamp projector. The GD711 boasts 1,450 ANSI lumens of brightness and supports…

Last week, we blogged about the new and much improved version of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) that comes with Windows 11. This week, Microsoft turned WSL into an application that you can simply download and install from the Microsoft Store…

Launched 5 years ago, the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a compatibility layer that lets you run Linux binary executables (in ELF format) natively on Windows. This tool makes life easier for developers, system administrators and anyone with a…

Game development studios have a reputation for poor working conditions and an unrealistic number of work hours. Especially criticized are “crunch” times, when developers have no choice but to work 65 to 80 hours a week in order to meet a release…

Nearly all the source code developed by the game streaming service Twitch, including a complete history of commits, ended up on the internet in a 125GB torrent. The entire source code for twitch.tv, for mobile, console and desktop applications, and…