In Tech: Light field VR camera, automatic Windows upgrades

Recording live-action scenes for virtual-reality devices has been limited by the fact that cameras are stuck in one position and headset wearers can't lean their heads over to get a different view.

The spherical head unit includes hundreds of tiny cameras that measure light coming in from every direction, a technique known as light field photography.

The camera will allow viewers to do things like lean to their left or right within about a cubic meter of space (1.3 cubic yards) to look around real-life objects rendered in the virtual world.

[...] the company says it's offering Windows 10 to all eligible users through the Windows Update service, which notifies PC owners when various software upgrades are available.

Many PC owners use that setting to make sure they don't miss vital security fixes or essential upgrades.

Sony's alternative to cable-TV packages is adding ESPN, ABC and other Disney-owned channels, closing a major gap in its streaming TV service.

The PlayStation Vue service, which offers more than 50 TV channels starting at $50 a month, already has CBS, Fox and NBC, along with a range of cable channels including AMC, CNN, FX and National Geographic.

Sony started PlayStation Vue in March as a new way to watch TV, free of cable cords or satellite dishes (though you still need to buy Internet access through your cable or phone company).

When it's in private browsing mode, Firefox will now block third-party trackers from being loaded at all, making the user invisible to most forms of tracking technology, he said.