HTC Opens Up Viveport Store to Oculus Rift Users as VR Headset Shipments Decline

HIGHLIGHTS The Viveport app store offers 1,400 VR games Over 200 have been optimised for the Oculus Rift Oculus Rift users can subscribe to Viveport's paid service HTC on Tuesday announced…

Hawaii volcano eruption: Stunning pictures show huge gas cloud as emissions soar

Mesmerising pictures show huge clouds of white smoke blasting from the ocean at Kapaho Bay as molten lava sizzles when it hits the sea. Shocking aerial images show boiling red…

Xiaomi Said to Target as Much as $6.1 Billion in Honk Kong IPO

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp is planning to raise up to $6.1 billion (roughly Rs. 41,500 crores) from a Hong Kong IPO launching this week, people with knowledge of the matter said,…

Moto Z3 Play Launch Expected on June 6 as Company Sends Invites for Brazil Event

Moto Z3 Play is one of the highly anticipated upcoming smartphones that Lenovo brand Motorola is expected to launch in 2018. The handset has been subjected to several leaks and rumours for a while now,…

Samsung Flags Mobile Weakness as Chips Power Record Q1 Profit

Samsung Electronics said weakness in the global smartphone market would slow earnings growth, as it reported record quarterly profit on Thursday thanks to strong demand for semiconductors used in servers. The world's biggest…

Google-Oracle Java Infringement Case Gets New Life as Appeals Court Revives Claim

A US appeals court on Tuesday resurrected a multi-billion dollar copyright case brought by Oracle Corp against Alphabet's Google. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said Google's use of Oracle's Java development…

Redmi Note 5 Up for Grabs Today as Xiaomi Announces Surprise Flash Sale

Redmi Note 5 will become available for purchase in India second time this week as Xiaomi announced a surprise flash sale on Twitter. In its tweet early on Friday, Xiaomi said…

LG to Break Annual Smartphone Launch Cycle, Will ‘Change as Needed’

LG, at a press conference in CES 2018, has reportedly revealed that it will take a departure from its annual smartphone launch cycle. The company will no longer fix a regular…

Why Gaming Addiction Could Be Classified as a Disease

On The VICE Guide to Right Now, VICE's daily podcast, we delve into the biggest news of the day and give you a rundown of the stories we're reading, working on,…

Bali volcano eruption latest update: Ash rains down as Mount Agung ERUPTS again

Grey ash was expelled from Mount Agung, fell from the sky and was pictured on ground in Temakung village in Karangasem Regency at 7.40am local time today. This evening Mount…