Shifting an enterprise produce to fit the needs of consumers proved to be a big challenge for Zoom as growth exploded during the pandemic. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Chris O'Brien
PlayStation 5 UI reaction and more Xbox Series X questions answered | GamesBeat Decides 168
We talk about the PlayStation 5 UI, the latest preview of the Xbox Series X, the NPD games report, Assassin’s Creed: Valhall, and Pikmin 3 this week. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeff Grubb
Foursquare’s Marsbot for AirPods offers location-aware audio tips
The location-aware social sharing platform believes the next frontier for AI assistants will be proactively sharing context-specific audio via headphones. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Apple and Facebook spin antitrust claims: ‘We’re misunderstood’
ANALYSIS: In late July, a Congressional subcommittee successfully compelled four major tech company CEOs to formally answer questions over allegedly monopolistic business practices — a public spectacle marred only by COVID-19-related isolation of the attendees. Amazon, Facebook, and Google faced some of the heaviest questioning, but Apple certainly didn’t walk away untouched, as it was peppered with evidence […]
Apple announces September 15 date for online iPhone 12 reveal event
Apple’s annual fall media event is going fully online, following WWDC’s example, and despite expected iPhone delays will be only a little later than normal. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Niantic reveals cellular partners for 5G consumer AR platform
One of the leading smartphone AR companies is preparing to release a consumer AR hardware, software, and services platform, with help from cellular giants. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Spaces is one more tile in Apple’s incomprehensibly large AR/VR mosaic
Apple’s master plan to make mixed reality mainstream grows with new corporate acqusitions every month, even if the individual pieces don’t make sense. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Apple’s response to Epic threatens the future of VR, AR, TV, and films
Exhibit B in the lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple could easily become Exhibit A in a U.S. antitrust case, clouding the maker of iPhones and AR software. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Apple’s response to Epic threatens the future of VR, AR, TV, and films
Exhibit B in the lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple could easily become Exhibit A in a U.S. antitrust case, clouding the maker of iPhones and AR software. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
The AR/VR ecosystem — Are we there yet?
Digi-Capital’s AR and VR forecast is for global revenue to grow from over $13 billion this year to more than $67 billion by 2024 — is it an ecosystem yet? AR/VR – VentureBeat & Tim Merel