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Report: HTC to Merge VR and Smartphone Divisions as President of Smartphones Resigns

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GM of HTC smartphone Taiwan, is now GM of HTC Taiwan. Paul Brown, GM of HTC VIVE Europe, is now GM of HTC Europe. Chen(???), SEE ALSO HTC: Vive Pro is Targeted at Prosumers and Will Be "more expensive" Than Consumer Vive.

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Pico Reportedly Cancels Quest Competitor to Instead Take on Apple Vision Pro

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Provided previous reports are true, even Samsung may be shooting for the high-end with its upcoming XR headset , built in partnership with Google and Qualcomm. The social media empire-owning regularly operates its Reality Labs XR division at a heavy loss, which is handily subsidized by advertising across Facebook and Instagram.

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One Direction’s Liam Payne Stars In Live VR Concert Tomorrow

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Available for free on the Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Go, MelodyVR is home to on-demand musical performances from over 750 artists, including major acts such as Post Malone, Bebe Rexha, The Chainsmokers, and The London Symphony Orchestra. Image Credit: MelodyVR.

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INT Announces 2228ppi High Pixel Density AMOLED for VR Headsets

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Now, we learn INT, a Taiwan-based display design firm, is developing a 2228 ppi AMOLED specifically designed for VR headsets. Currently the market leaders in pixel density are Samsung Odyssey and HTC Vive Pro, both with the same Samsung-built panel at ~615 ppi.

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Former HTC CEO Unveils 5G-enabled VR Headset & Social VR Platform

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At a special event in Taipei, Taiwan, HTC cofounder and former CEO Peter Chou today revealed the first products from the new startup XRSPACE. Like Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Go, the headset only includes a single remote, which appears to have a touchpad and button array for basic input.

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Here’s Every Daydream Ready Smartphone

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Chinese manufacturer Huawei is coming up in the world with a more refined Samsung-esque design ascetic, now offering their flagship Mate 9 Pro and Porsche Design Mate 9 pushing a Hisilicon Kirin 960 built by Huawei’s subsidiary. Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+. Huawei Mate 9 Pro and Porsche Design Mate 9. image courtesy Google.

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With Facebook’s ????, Oculus Is Fending off Old Enemies, Former Friends, and New Foes

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While the Oculus for Business bundle is offered in 17 countries, crucially, China is not among them—a major VR market which Oculus isn’t serving, and where Taiwan-based HTC has committed significant resources. Former Friends – Samsung. Samsung was perhaps Oculus’ first major ally. Image courtesy Oculus.

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