Oculus Quest and Rift headset owners have plenty to look forward to over the next several months if Wednesday’s Oculus Gaming Showcase is any indication. Oculus put together its first…

Here’s a highlight of some of the more notable announcements from Facebook’s first Oculus Gaming Showcase. Source / Engadget

In a major move, Microsoft is updating how Xbox Live Gold subscriptions work, by dropping the requirement for you to even have a subscription in order to play free-to-play multiplayer…

Higher-than-expected demand for SMB products helped drive the results

Intel offers the Core i5 and i7 ranges for the mainstream market, but which should you choose? Our Intel Core i5 versus i7 guide breaks down the differences. Source /…

Saddlebred Axe and Throwing Star Target Set for $15 Source / CNET

At five months pregnant, I got a puppy.  I know. As several concerned friends, strangers, and even my doctor told me, I’m very brave. And sure, it’s great practice. And…

Whether you are prepping your photos for print or Instagram, here are our picks for the best photo editing software options. Source / Digital Trends

Warm up your arguing voice and limber your objection fingers, there’s a new Ace Attorney game coming to town. Source / Engadget

TigerGraph rounds out its cloud portfolio and tightens connections with the BI world.

You no longer need an Xbox Live Gold membership to jump into free-to-play games like Apex Legends, Call of Duty: Warzone and Fortnite. Source / CNET

The selfie phenomenon is unrelenting, you can’t open a browser without someone’s self-taken mugshot gurning down on you. That said, we’d be lying if we didn’t dot our own social…

New year, new laptop? These are the devices that should be at or near the top of your shortlist.

Sony may offer movies to PlayStation Plus subscribers through a briefly hinted-at Video Pass service. Source / Engadget

We’ve compiled a list of our favorite note-taking apps for iOS and Android phones and tablets to help keep your life organized and your thoughts in order. Source / Digital…

Fitbit’s CEO James Park announced during the company’s Luxe fitness tracker reveal event that it would be rolling out its stress management feature to its other fitness trackers and smartwatches,…

Is a payment plan a good option when it comes to buying your next console? Source / CNET

Hearing aid specialist Signia has announced the Siginia and Signia Pro designed to take the stigma away from aids. The new Signia Active and Active Pro aids are designed to…

They may look like normal true wireless earbuds, but the Signia Active do more than stream music. They also enhance your hearing in noisy environments. Source / Digital Trends

As economic activity rebounds, Salesforce contends, consumers will need more help, both from customer service agents and field service agents.

Samsung is opening up its Galaxy Upcycling at Home beta to users in the US, UK and Korea. Source / Engadget

The company’s Galaxy Upcycling at Home program will allow consumers to repurpose their older phones into IoT devices, such as childcare monitors and light sensors.

Kef is far from one of the biggest names in the consumer audio market, but it’s been putting out interesting, well-designed devices for a good while now.  Its speakers are…

Bowers & Wilkins has launched the PI7 and the PI5, two new true wireless earbuds models, which it says don’t compromise “sound quality for wireless convenience.” Source / Engadget

Apple finally announced its Tile-killer product at Tuesday’s event — and not a moment too soon, as everyone’s probably a little out of practice when it comes to the whole…

Taiwan-based pure-play foundry house UMC has told clients that it will raise manufacturing quotes in 2022. Some mature segments at UMC will see at least a 40% rise in foundry quotes. Some IC designers, such as Phison and Silicon Motion, who are keen on securing supply, have already placed orders with their foundry partners for 2022. Singapore is well-known for its service and finance sectors, but it has ambitions to play a bigger role in manufacturing in Southeast Asia. Yip Wei Kiat, Singapore’s trade representative in Taipei, told Digitimes in a recent interview how his country can be a gateway for manfacturers seeking to invest in ASEAN.

Memory module maker Adata Technology has announced plans to acquire real estate in Taipei, northern Taiwan for a total of NT$2.62 billion (US$93.4 million).

Quanta Computer has confirmed that its computer systems have been hacked, following reports that some of the ODM’s files containing clients’ notebook designs have been stolen by a hacker group that has demaned a ransom of XMR123,028 in cryptocurrency – equivalent to almost US$50 million.

Polaroid has unveiled what it claims is the world’s smallest analog instant camera, the Polaroid Go, and it launches just days after Fujifilm’s Instax Mini 40. Source / Digital Trends

Singapore is well-known for its services and finance sectors, but there is much more to the economy of the Southeast Asian country, which is keen on expanding its manufacturing and can be a gateway for Taiwanese firms looking to establish a foothold in the region.