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Daily Roundup: Xperia Z2 review, Oculus VR lets a terminal patient travel and more!

You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours -- all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.

Sony Xperia Z2 review: a big, powerful slab of a phone

The Xperia Z2 is just as waterproof as the original Z1 and it packs a slightly larger display and better battery life -- not to mention it's several grams lighter. But at 5.2-inches, Sony's curveless flagship might be too big for its your britches.

Oculus Rift helps terminally ill woman take one last stroll in the sun

Sure, exploring the world of Minecraft with an Occulus Rift is fun, but pure entertainment isn't the VR headset's only use. Roberta Firstenberg may be a home-bound terminally ill cancer patient, but Oculus let her take a virtual trip to Tuscany before she passed.

Wu-Tang fans hope to liberate 'Shaolin' for $5 million but have a ways to go

Yes, the Wu-Tang Clan is selling the only copy of its upcoming album, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, for $5 million. Don't have that kind of cash? Not to worry, a group of fans put together a Kickstarter in hopes of putting its latest jams in the hands of ordinary people.

NASA just crashed a satellite into the moon on purpose

Remember NASA's LADEE satellite? Well, it's no more. According to the agency, the vehicle didn't have enough power to maintain orbit... so they gave it a proper galactic burial and slammed it into the lunar surface.

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