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Samsung To Develop New XR Hardware In Partnership With Qualcomm, Google

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During today’s Samsung Unpacked event, Samsung announced plans to create new ‘Extended Reality’ (XR) hardware in partnership with Google and Qualcomm. This new XR platform was far from the main focus of the event, which centered around the new Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra phone and other hardware announcements.

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Microsoft to Cut Back Staff for US Army’s IVAS Headset amid Layoffs

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Microsoft has reportedly planned to reduce the number of employees working on its US Army mixed reality (MR) headset. Bloomberg reported the Redmond, Washington-based tech giant will slash 10,000 jobs and several hardware projects. ” This will include the IVAS system, the sources said, speaking on anonymity.

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Oculus Is Building an AR Incubation Team to Prototype New Hardware

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A new job posting, however, may indicate that the VR company is ready to start adding a new pair of initials to its collection: AR. There are currently 52 positions available in this category and sitting right at the top of the list is a call for an “AR Incubation Lead.” ” Read the Full Job Description. .”

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Oculus Is Building an AR Incubation Team to Prototype New Hardware

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A new job posting, however, may indicate that the VR company is ready to start adding a new pair of initials to its collection: AR. There are currently 52 positions available in this category and sitting right at the top of the list is a call for an “AR Incubation Lead.” ” Read the Full Job Description. .”

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Microsoft Opens HoloLens 2 Sales in UAE

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Microsoft is set to allow clients in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to purchase HoloLens 2 mixed reality (MR) headsets, the company announced on Tuesday. Ihsan Anabtawi, COO and CMO for Microsoft UAE , said that the Redmond, Washington-based tech giant had demonstrated its commitment to the UAE.

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Microsoft Reactor Rallies London Tech Community

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One such platform, the Microsoft Reactor meetup, has united many thought leaders, tech giants, and organisations as a guiding compass for the growing community of technology enthusiasts, developers, journalists, and even senior executives. Excellent @Microsoft Reactor #meetup in #London with @VR2AR , Alexander Karim, and @seanmtracey.

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Power and Responsibility: Highlights from Microsoft Build

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“We need to ask ourselves not only what computers can do, but what they should do,” said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in his opening keynote at Build. The most profound technologies are those that disappear. Microsoft sees the “intelligent cloud” as the backbone of this revolution.

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