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Nreal Launches $600 ‘Light’ AR Glasses in United States via Verizon

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As for apps, the AR glasses play bespoke content in pre-defined playspaces, all of which you can download from Google Play, such as Table Trenches , a 1v1 tabletop strategy game. Nreal Light boasts a fairly wide compatibility list, with the following phones offering support: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G. Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G.

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Report: Impact of Taiwanese Earthquake on DRAM Output to be Negligible in Q2

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Notably, Micron and Samsung ceased issuing quotes for mobile DRAM immediately after the earthquake, with no updates provided as of April 8th. This moderate increase is partly due to SK hynix's more restrained pricing strategy, which is likely to influence overall pricing strategies across the industry.

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JOLED Files for Bankruptcy: Set to Transfer OLED IP to JDI and Close Down Two Plants

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JOLED, a Japan-based producer of OLED panels and displays, said it had applied for bankruptcy protection at the Tokyo District Court, citing total liabilities of ¥33.7 As a result, JOLED will shut down two plants located in Japan and terminate approximately 280 workers as it exits the OLED panel manufacturing and sales.

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Rapidus Wants to Supply 2nm Chips to Tech Giants, Challenge TSMC

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Interestingly, the company aims to serve world's leading tech giants, challenging TSMC, IFS, and Samsung Foundry. However, from the Japanese government's perspective, Rapidus is seen as a catalyst for revitalizing Japan's advanced semiconductor supply chain, rather than a money making machine in and of itself.

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Global Virtual Reality Industry to Reach $7.2 Billion in Revenues in 2017

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We saw mixed results in the global VR industry in 2016—initial sales volume by some high-end manufacturers didn’t quite live up to the hype, while PlayStation VR, Samsung Gear VR, and low-cost headsets continued to gain traction,” said Clifton Dawson, CEO of Greenlight Insights. 5-year global VR hardware and software forecasts.

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TSMC to Expand Capacity for Mature and Specialty Nodes by 50%

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The plan includes building numerous new fabs in Taiwan, Japan, and China. TSMC, which has among the largest CapEx budgets in the semiconductor industries (which is challenged only by Samsung) has in recent years been relatively quiet about their mature and specialty node production plans. ' There are other advantages too.

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Dungeon Chess is Like Harry Potter Wizard’s Chess Meets D&D

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It will be available on Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR, taking advantage of the Magic Table platform. In an announcement on their blog , Experiment 7 revealed that they’ve penned a partnership with legendary game publisher Wizards of the Coast and Dungeon Chess is the first project born of that collaboration.

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