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The Musée du Louvre in Paris has opened a new exhibition celebrating the life and work of Leonardo da Vinci, and the retrospective will play host to the museum's first virtual reality experience, which brings the story of the Mona Lisa to life.

After briefly teasing it at CES back in January, HTC has now fully whipped the covers off the new VR headset, the Vive Cosmos. The new headset features inside-out tracking, improved displays, and a modular design.

The Mobile World Congress isn't just about flagship smartphones: HTC has launched a new 5G smart hub, putting the next-gen cellular connectivity right inside your home – provided you've got any 5G infrastructure near where you live, of course.

The virtual reality playing field is spreading out to fill all niches, and HTC is helping speed that along by getting its open source platform Vive Wave out to third party companies. Chinese manufacturer Shadow Creator is the latest to jump on board, unveiling the Shadow VR standalone headset.

​If you’re in the market for a new phone, Apple’s 2018 flagship phones are attractive, but there are plenty of other options out there. New Atlas is comparing the specs and features of the iPhone XR, XS and XS Max to 3 of the best underdog phones: the LG G7 ThinQ, the HTC U12+ and the OnePlus 6.

Training firefighters can be dangerous, costly and time-consuming. To help train firefighters more often and more easily, a new virtual reality simulator called the FLAIM Trainer has been developed, made up of an HTC Vive VR headset, haptics systems and a vest that tracks the trainee’s vital signs.

If you don’t want to buy into Apple or Samsung’s ecosystems, there are alternative flagships from decent brands with similar specs. Here New Atlas rounds up the specs and features of five of the best alternative phones: Sony Xperia XZ2, LG G7 ThinQ, HTC U12+, Huawei Mate 10 Pro and OnePlus 6.

HTC has made a few major Vive announcements at CES 2018. The upgraded Vive Pro headset significantly boosts the resolution and adds built-in headphones, while a new wireless adapter frees users from tripping hazards of room-scale VR. The Viveport digital store has also been reworked.

Another year, another fleet of powerful flagship phones. Those looking to start 2018 with an upgrade are spoiled for choice, so New Atlas compares the specs and features of 10 of the year’s best phones, as the gap between high-end and mid-range closes.

​London's Tate Modern and HTC have collaborated on a VR project aimed at enhancing the visitor experience at the most comprehensive Modigliani exhibition ever to be held in the UK. Visitors can put on a Vive headset and get a taste of what life was like for the artist in early 20th century Paris.​

Putting users inside a virtual reality world is a good start, but those users need to interact with their surroundings, and that's still a problem for companies invested in VR. Now HTC and Logitech are joining forces to put one of the most mundane but essential actions in VR – typing on a keyboard.

While the HTC Vive​ offers one of the better experiences in all of VR, its audio and headstrap setup were always a drawback. HTC is remedying that with the Vive Deluxe Audio Strap, an optional US$100 accessory. Read on for our review.