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Virtual reality
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Google buys VR studio Owlchemy Labs
Google has acquired Austin, Texas-based virtual reality (VR) and games studio Owlchemy Labs. Founded in 2010,…
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VR firm Improbable raises US$502 million
London-based virtual reality (VR) technology company, Improbable, has raised US$502m in a Series B funding…
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Meo launches live TV ‘in VR environment’
Altice-owned Portuguese telecom operator Portugal Telecom/Meo has laid claim to have become the first operator…
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Sky creates VR highlights film of Klitscko-Joshua bout
Sky has created a virtual-reality highlights film of the April 29 world heavyweight boxing match…
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Endemol Shine, Sports Illustrated scale VR Everest
The digital arm of Endemol Shine and Sports Illustrated have launched Capturing Everest, an immersive VR…
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AOL: 20% of UK consumers watch VR video once a week
One in five UK consumers watch virtual reality (VR) video once a week or more,…
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Sky Sports to air Ultra HD cricket
Sky Sports is due to broadcast cricket in Ultra High Definition this summer, in what…
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Facebook makes AR push, launches VR app
Facebook signalled a major push into augmented reality and launched a VR app for communicating…
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VR streaming service Visbit launches in open beta
Virtual reality streaming service, Visbit, has launched in open beta, following five months of closed…
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VR revenues ‘to reach US$7.2 billion this year’
Total virtual reality revenues will reach US$7.2 billion globally by the end of 2017, according…
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ITV to showcase Grand National in virtual reality
Commercial broadcaster ITV has teamed up with virtual reality outfit VR City and media agency…
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Mixed reality entertainment still ‘future gazing’ but tech advancing rapidly
The application of ‘mixed reality’ to consumer-facing entertainment services is still some way off, but…
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VR and AR headset shipments to grow ten-fold
Virtual and augmented reality headset shipments will grow nearly ten-fold between 2016 and 2021 according…
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O2 launches mixed reality rugby experience
Telefónica-owned UK mobile operator O2 has unveiled a raft of new virtual reality experiences, including…
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CNN launches VR division
US news broadcaster CNN has officially launched CNNVR, its new immersive journalism unit and virtual…
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VR could ‘replace television’
For consumers, the VR market has the potential to “replace television” as the sector balloons…
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Channel 4 backs new VR firm Parable
Channel 4, The Economist and Studio Lambert CEO, Stephen Lambert, have invested in a new…
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BT and Nokia explore 5G VR
BT and Nokia have teamed up to explore the use of 5G connectivity in supporting future…
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VR headset sales to grow 800% by 2021
Global sales of smartphone VR headsets will grow fivefold and sales of dedicated VR headsets…
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Google Cardboard leads as VR headset shipments reach 30m
More than 30 million VR headsets shipped last year, with Google Cardboard taking a “commanding…
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Google works on ‘removing headsets’ in mixed reality
Google is working on ways to reveal a person’s facial expressions when they are wearing…
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VR venture Dreamscape Immersive to launch with major studio backing
Location-based virtual reality venture, Dreamscape Immersive, is due to launch in September after closing a…
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VR device shipments to reach 110m by 2021
VR device shipments will reach a total of 110 million by 2021, with the industry…
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Google brings VR to the web with Chrome update
Google is bringing virtual reality (VR) to the web with the latest version of its…
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Viral Spiral founder gets heavyweight backing for new VR firm
Viral Spiral founder Damian Collier has received backing from a host of prominent media executives…
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Jaunt VR hires former Hulu, Vessel exec to drive revenue
Virtual reality firm Jaunt has appointed former Hulu and Vessel executive Jean-Paul Colaco as first…
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Former Hulu exec joins VR firm SubVRsive
Former Hulu executive, Johannes Larcher, has joined Austin, Texas-based virtual reality firm SubVRsive as CEO….
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AR and VR investments reach US$2.3bn
The amount of money invested last year in virtual and augmented reality companies more than…
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PlayStation VR adds support for 3D movies
Sony has added 3D movie support to PlayStation VR in the latest software update for…
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PlayStation VR now supports 360° YouTube videos
PlayStation VR users can now experience immersive 360-degree YouTube videos using their PS VR headsets….