The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I’m sorry about that, but it’s still a miracle I’ve managed to write it… Top news of the week (Leaked image from Samsung video) Samsung is back to XR with Google and Qualcomm The big news of the week is that Samsung is back to XR. What is even more interesting is that this device will be built in partnership with Google and Qualcomm.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 6, 2022

The move was a direct reaction to Russia's unprovoked war with Ukraine. Ukraine's minister of digital transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, posted a letter from PayPal on Saturday confirming the news. SEE ALSO: How to keep up with the news from Russia and Ukraine. Watching footage from Ukraine? Tweet may have been deleted.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 4, 2022

Microsoft is suspending all new sales of its products and services in Russia amidst the invasion of Ukraine by Putin's forces. In a blog post , Microsoft's president & vice chair Brad Smith also said the company's stopping "many aspects" of its business in Russia "in compliance with governmental sanctions decisions."

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The glasses should work with Google Gemini AI and have the following features: Processors : Snapdragon AR1 and NXP Camera : 12MP with Sony IMX681 Battery : 155mAh Weight : 50 grams The first batch of production should be around 500,000 units , with more to come if the glasses prove to be successful. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2023

More info — Use Google Translate! I don’t know for whom this is “affordable”, maybe Tim Cook, Bill Gates, or people that have sold both kidneys… More info Microsoft completes the acquisition of Activision-Blizzard After many months of legal disputes, Microsoft has finally received the green light to acquire Activision-Blizzard.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

The reasons are always the same: the not favorable moment in the economy, the War In Ukraine, and the new Apple privacy policies, which are killing the revenues of all ad-based companies. The “metaverse” was not a key topic inside “Microsoft Build”. Microsoft Build is one of the most important yearly events organized by Microsoft.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 1, 2024

More info (Logitech MX Ink now available) More info (My hands-on with the device) The end of HoloLens 2 Microsoft has officially announced the end-of-life of the Microsoft HoloLens 2: the company is now selling the last stock and will slowly discontinue the headset. Big kudos to the team and good luck for the future!

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

If this partnership is exclusive, Meta has just got a huge edge over its competitors like Samsung or Google. IVAS is the modified HoloLens that Microsoft is experimenting with the US Army and thanks to this partnership it could show better and more useful data to its soldiers. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The project is carried on by Microsoft which was given the monster contract of $22B to create this device by modifying its HoloLens glasses. The next step is about trying to integrate the glasses with cloud services, something about which Microsoft is a worldwide leader thanks to Azure. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 10, 2022

The latest in line are all payment-based Google and YouTube services in Russia, as the country's war with Ukraine continues. This has numerous consequences for users of Google services in Russia. Perhaps the most important is the fact that users in Russia won't be able to buy apps or games from the Google Play store.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 5, 2022

In addition to the traditional war it has waged on the ground since invading Ukraine, Russia has staged cyberwar offensives against the neighboring nation's military and banking websites. SEE ALSO: How to keep up with the news from Russia and Ukraine. Watching footage from Ukraine? Watching footage from Ukraine?

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

More info Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon release open map dataset A group called the Overture Maps Foundation, which includes Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and TomTom, has released its first open map dataset, including 59 million “points of interest,” such as restaurants and landmarks. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 10, 2022

Tech companies are continuing to take action as Russia's war in Ukraine rages on. Like so many others I am sickened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the gigantic humanitarian crisis it continues to create. Search engines like Google and even Microsoft's Bing have taken actions against disinformation, too.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2023

Luckily there is AR that is still strong, and we can hope to wear Google AR glasses soon… ah no, they are dead too. For me this is not a fortunate sentence: this is what Alex Kipman said about the HoloLens, a few weeks before the whole Microsoft Mixed Reality division was disbanded and he was fired from the company.

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MARCH 4, 2022

Intel has announced that it will stop shipments to Russia and Belarus, effective immediately. It joins Apple, AMD, and others that have already done the same.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

If OpenAI wanted to slow down to have time to understand the consequences of this new type of AI, Microsoft would already ready be to hire all the talents of OpenAI and carry on AI developments by itself. Now Microsoft is discontinuing them , putting another nail in the coffin of the HoloLens. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

That’s why we rejoiced when Apple launched its headset: while Google and Microsoft can discard new technologies pretty easily, Apple is slower at deciding to take a step, but when it makes it, it commits to it. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 9, 2022

Google acquires Raxium. The news about Google being willing to acquire Raxium had been leaked a few weeks ago, but now it has become official. Snap has bought Compound Photonics, Meta has established a strategic partnership with Plessey), and Google has just done this important move, too. News worth a mention. Image by Meta).

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Road to VR

APRIL 13, 2017

AR headset distribution is much more dramatic, as students are mainly developing on Microsoft HoloLens (43%), with Google Glass, Vuzix AR headsets, Epson Moverio, Meta AR Dev Kits making up the rest of the pie chart. LLC Technology Companies Development Center, Ukraine. Graz University of Technology, Austria.

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