Apple will require support for iPhone X screen, iOS 11, and watchOS 4 on April 1

Starting April 1, 2018, Apple will require all new iPhone and universal apps to support the iPhone X Super Retina display, as well as requiring new iOS apps to be built with iOS 11 SDK or later, and new Apple Watch apps to be built with the watchOS 4 SDK or later. Developers received notification of […]

HTC: Vive Pro ‘will require a better machine’

This month at CES 2018 in Las Vegas, we saw the near-future of VR hardware when HTC unveiled the Vive Pro at its press conference. The 3K resolution is improved over its current model predecessor, and it also features an improved fit, embedded audio solution, and the promise of improved base station tracking sensors to arrive later this year. […]

Hilton, Disney Revise ‘Do Not Disturb’ Policies to Require Employees to Enter Rooms Daily

Hilton, Disney Revise ‘Do Not Disturb’ Rules to Require Entry Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does […]

French Facebook wannabes under 16 may require parental ‘oui’

Published time: 14 Dec, 2017 18:59 The Council of Ministers in France have approved a draft bill proposing that all wannabe social media users under 16 years old should get permission from their parents or guardians to register an account online. The new legislation, presented at a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, is part of measures […]

Discover Will No Longer Require Cardholder Signatures on In-Person Purchases

Discover Will Not Require Signatures on In-Person Purchases Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not include […]

Oculus Go is a $199 VR headset that doesn’t require a phone

While Oculus has pioneered the modern consumer VR industry with the Oculus Rift and Samsung’s Gear VR, it’s been working hard on a truly wireless VR solution as well. Last year, Oculus teased that it was planning on a standalone VR headset called “Project Santa Cruz,” and earlier this year, there was news that Oculus […]

California won’t require Uber, Lyft drivers to be fingerprinted

Enlarge (credit: Alan Levine) California regulators won’t require ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft to get fingerprinted as part of their background checks to operate in the Golden State. Taxi drivers, however, must be fingerprinted in California. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which regulates the ride-hailing industry, said that “after much consideration and debate,” […]

‘EVE: Valkyrie’ won’t require VR come September

EVE: Valkyrie was one of the first games Oculus used to show off one of its Rift prototypes, and since 2014, the game has been associated exclusively with virtual reality. That’s changing. The game’s “Warzone” update will strip the VR headset requirement, allowing anyone with a PlayStation 4 or powerful enough PC to play the […]