AR/VR investments declined during 2019
Each year seems to be the year for virtual and augmented reality, but analyst firm Digi-Capital is now reporting investments have declined below the levels reported in 2017 and 2018.
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Facebook sets out to create its own OS
Facebook has reportedly hired ex-Microsoft employee Mark Lucovsky to oversee the development of its own operating system to reduce the dependence on Google’s Android.
Verizon and Snap ink 5G AR deal
Verizon has announced a tie-up with Snap to deliver augmented reality (AR) features and experiences in the 5G labs.
Verizon buys into alternative realities
Verizon has announced the acquisition of Jaunt XR, adding augmented and virtual reality smarts to its media division.
IBC 2019: Interactive takes centre stage as VR shuffles to side lines
Every couple of years there seems to be a massive resurgence for the promise of virtual reality before it is cast to the shadows. This year, interactive content took the limelight from VR.
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.
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.
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.
Facebook eyes up the connected home space
Facebook has seemingly taken its first steps towards the connected home market with the launch of Portal.
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.
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.
We’re more than networks now – ETSI
Transformation is one of the most common buzzwords in the telecoms world and it seems not even standards bodies can stand against the tides of change.
Snap’s spreadsheets start to crackle as sales pop
Snap has always been pretty good at coming up with new ideas to engage consumers but making money was always its Achilles heel.
Could we exist in a world without Apple or Samsung? Maybe…
Some would argue the smartphone is the most important technological breakthrough of the last 50 years, but Google could be creating a world where the device actually becomes redundant.
Huawei and Baidu team up on AI
Huawei and Baidu have announced a wide ranging partnership to develop artificial intelligence (AI) platforms and technology, to internet services and content ecosystems.
ETSI has AR in its standardization sights
ETSI has waded into the murky waters of AR, creating a new Industry Specification Group called Augmented Reality Framework (ISG ARF).
Samsung supports seven start-up spin-offs
Samsung execs have given the thumbs up to seven ideas created in its Creative Lab initiative, creating a series of start-ups all fuelled and managed by employees.
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