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HTC's design lead on the One M9, criticism and the promise of VR The story of HTC's recent fortunes is one of the more bizarre tales in modern technology. What other company releases award-winning flagship after award-winning flagship, only to see revenues and market share drop? For a while, HTC's phones truly stood out in terms of design and build quality (since 2012 there's been the One X, the One M7 and the One M8). [Read more...] Valve is solving virtual reality's input problem Among the handful of announcements Valve made at this year's Game Developers Conference was a subtle and hugely important one: Lighthouse. [Read more...] HTC's Vive made me believe in VR I feel like I'm in the Matrix. I'm in an expanse of infinite white space; the same environment that served as Neo's training grounds. [Read more...] It's complicated: Nintendo's relationship with indie gaming Independent games are a cornerstone of Sony's PlayStation 4 messaging, and a contributing factor to the system's blockbuster success. [Read more...] Sony unveils four much-needed lenses for the full-frame A7-II camera We like Sony's full frame Alpha mirrorless A7-II and light-vacuuming A7s cameras, but the downside is a narrow range of full-frame lenses. [Read more...] Security flaw from the '90s leaves Apple and Android users vulnerable A team of cryptographers have discovered that a security flaw from way back in the '90s still leaves users today vulnerable to cyberattacks. [Read more...] Stratos' all-in-one payment card should work anywhere in the US Many "universal" payment cards... well, aren't. They either don't work everywhere or only hold a limited number of cards, which leaves you out of luck when you're trying to add one more loyalty program. [Read more...]