HTC taps Orange for new CEO
Struggling Taiwanese device maker HTC has finally found a full-time CEO by tapping into the European telecoms scene.
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Hello Kitty guided to the AR gaming world by Google Maps
Hello Kitty is the latest product of a by-gone era to be given a digital face-lift as developer Bublar promises the launch of another location-based, augmented reality (AR) smartphone game.
The number of commercial 5G devices almost tripled in Q2 – GSA
The latest data from the Global mobile Suppliers Association show the number of 5G devices being launched worldwide is accelerating rapidly.
Niantic’s Harry Potter launches but remains in Pokémon Go’s shadow
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is up-and-running, but its dash from the starting line is no-where near as fast as Niantic’s gold standard, Pokemon Go.
Niantic’s Harry Potter might take AR into the world of reality
Augmented Reality is a technology which has promised a lot but hasn’t delivered to date. Niantic will be hoping the hype converts into gain with the launch of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite.
Google has another run at the AR world
Google is taking another crack at the growing augmented reality segment with the launch of Glass Enterprise Edition 2.
SK Telecom is bolstering 5G launch with rich content
The operator will switch on 5G service for consumers on Friday and has plenty of goodies for consumers to fill the bandwidth with.
Three questions to ask at MWC this week
The sandwiches are stale, the beer is over-priced and the queue for a taxi is a depressing sight, it can only mean one thing; we’re heading back out to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress.
RAN and AR app revenues forecast to increase rapidly
In its preview of MWC 2019, analyst firm Ovum has forecast that revenues for both radio kit and augmented reality mobile apps will increase significantly in the next few years.
Almost one zettabyte of mobile data traffic in 2022 – Cisco
Cisco forecasts that 5G connections will go from nothing in 2017 to 3.4% of the global total in 2022. Over the same period annual mobile data traffic will reach 930 exabytes, a seven-fold growth.
Three UK’s guerrilla marketing strategy backfires
Challenger brands need to try harder to get noticed, but this approach can sometimes backfire, as Three UK found out this week.
Bose joins the connected craze
Premium audio brand Bose has become the latest business to attempt to cash in on the promised, but yet to be realised, riches of the augmented and virtual reality world.
Huawei makes a Beeline for Russian 5G
Holographic calls have become the hot 5G use-case so Huawei teamed up with Beeline to do one in Russia.
Apple looks set to get into the augmented reality glasses game
Gadget giant Apple has acquired a startup that makes a glass technology which can display holographic AR images.
AR and VR headsets nosedive in Q1
Shipments of augmented and virtual reality headsets have plummeted year-on-year across the first quarter, according to statistics from IDC, as telcos unbundle the kit from premium contracts and handsets.
Apple demonstrates its conflicted position on smartphone addiction with iOS 12
Gadget giant Apple made its devices more addictive while at the same time offering some tools to help people cope in the latest version of its mobile OS.
Qualcomm launches first dedicated AR and VR chip
Qualcomm has announced the launch of Snapdragon XR1 Platform, its first chip dedicated to augmented and virtual reality applications.
Key announcements from Facebook’s developer conference
This year’s edition of Facebook’s developer conference was always going to be an interesting one, with executives scuttling away from the Cambridge Analytica fallout.
Snap set to have another crack at popping the specs market
A FCC filing from Snap indicates the social media firm is set to have another stab at making its connected glasses work, after a tepid response to the first go.
VR & AR set for £1.8bn in 2018
The virtual and augmented reality industry is set to get a bit of a boost over the next 12 months, with headset and glasses sales expected to grow fivefold to $1.8 billion.
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