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Virtual reality on the rise
Virtual reality has become the latest topic of the PC industry with players such as Samsung, HTC, Google and Sony, all aggressively pushing into.
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Friday 17 November 2017
Standalone VR HMDs to enjoy growing popularity in China
With the ecosystem of standalone virtual reality (VR) head-mounted displays (HMDs) and PC-bundled VR HMDs gradually becoming more complete, demand for the two types of devices are...
Friday 17 November 2017
HTC prepares Ultra HD VR HMD for 2018
HTC is reportedly planning to release a new head-mounted display (HMD) supporting Ultra HD resolution in 2018 at the earliest, and together with the newly released standalone Vive...
Thursday 16 November 2017
Over 1,100 VR applications available at Viveport, says HTC
The number of VR (virtual reality) applications available at HTC's VR App store, Viveport, has reached over 1,100, including 800 supporting VR gaming arcades and over 300 supporting...
Wednesday 15 November 2017
Quanta gearing up investments for AI, AR, VR and big data
Quanta Computer is expanding its investments in AI, AR, VR, wearable devices and big data solutions and expects to roll out more new products starting 2019, according to company chairman...
Wednesday 15 November 2017
China market: HTC unveils standalone Vive Focus VR headset
HTC has unveiled the Vive Focus, its all-in-one VR headset, at the Vive Developer Conference held in Beijing recently. The model features an AMOLED display, Qualcomm's Snapdragon...
Monday 13 November 2017
Product marketability hinges more on user experience, says Dassault CEO
The market catering to personalized and diverse demand hinges on user experience rather than product functionality, Bernard Charles, president and CEO of Dassault Systemes, has remarked...
Friday 10 November 2017
China AI unicorn SenseTime eyes new financing of US$500 million
China AI unicorn SenseTime is reportedly to announce a new round of financing estimated at around US$500 million within one month, which will be the largest scale of its kind seen...
Friday 10 November 2017
HTC reports 10th consecutive quarterly loss
HTC has reported net losses of NT$3.1 billion (US$102.63 million) for the third quarter of 2017, the company's 10th consecutive quarterly loss. EPS for the quarter was negative NT$...
Tuesday 24 October 2017
Acer steps up financing of StarVR joint venture
Starbreeze AB and Acer have announced that a new capitalization plan has been agreed for the StarVR - the joint venture for marketing and sales of the StarVR Virtual Reality (VR)...
Friday 20 October 2017
White-box smartphone players adopting new innovations to enhance competitiveness
Facing fierce competitions from first-tier vendors, white-box smartphone vendors have been incorporating the latest technologies such as all-screen high-resolution displays, fingerprint...
Thursday 19 October 2017
Digitimes Research: Global AR/VR HMD device shipments to grow at 41.6% CAGR in 2017-2022
Global shipments of AR/VR head-mounted display (HMD) devices, including standalone models, are expected to grow by a CAGR of 41.6% during the period from 2017 to 2022, Digitimes Research...
Friday 6 October 2017
Catcher reports over 30% growth in September revenues
Catcher Technology has registered consolidated revenues of NT$11.45 billion (US$374.19 million) for September, a new monthly record with growths of 34.8% on month and 48.2% on year...
Thursday 5 October 2017
Low yield rates for 3D sensing modules to blame for smartphone shipment delays
Low yield rates during production for 3D sensing modules to be incorporated into Apple's iPhone X and other Android-based smartphone brands have forced major global vendors to postpone...
Monday 2 October 2017
VR headsets to drive near-term growth, but AR headsets to gain momentum by 2020, says IDC
IDC is forecasting the combined augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headset market to reach 13.7 million units in 2017, growing to 81.2 million units by 2021 with a compound...
Tuesday 26 September 2017
Digitimes Research: Apple outraces Google for on-device AI development
Google has been regarded as the leading force for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology thanks to its AlphaGo AI computer program. While Google still holds the...