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Apple may unveil its mixed reality headset in January

Ryan Daws — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 13:12:31 +0000

We could finally see Apple’s much-anticipated mixed reality headset in just a couple of months. According to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is gearing up to unveil the headset early next year. The headset is expected to offer a seamless transition between virtual and augmented reality. Unlike efforts from Meta, Apple has... Read more »

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Kuo: Don’t expect Apple’s mixed reality headset at WWDC 2022

Ryan Daws — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 09:17:56 +0000

Renowned analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says not to expect Apple’s anticipated mixed reality headset at WWDC 2022. Kuo’s comment arrives after a trademark filing for ‘RealityOS’ – Apple’s OS for its mixed reality headset – was uncovered. The filing suggests an official announcement of the headset is getting close, but Apple isn’t quite ready for the... Read more »

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WearOS rocketed from ~4% of the smartwatch market to 17% in Q3 2021

Ryan Daws — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 17:00:42 +0000

WearOS got the booster shot it needed from the launch of Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4. Google’s smartwatch operating system has struggled for years to gain traction against not only the might of Apple’s WatchOS but also rival platforms from the likes of Huawei, Fitbit, Amazfit, Garmin, and even Samsung. Samsung was an early supporter of... Read more »

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Developers can finally release their own Tiles for Wear OS

Ryan Daws — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 16:44:40 +0000

Google continues to remind us that it hasn’t forgotten about Wear OS and will now allow developers to release their own Tiles for the wearable platform. After years of relatively minor updates, many people wondered if Google was giving up on wearables. Then, in May, Samsung announced that it was ditching Tizen for its upcoming... Read more »

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Google looks set to finally release the Tiles API for WearOS

Ryan Daws — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:58:45 +0000

Google appears to be gearing up to finally release the Tiles API for its WearOS wearable platform. Compared to Apple’s WatchOS, developments for WearOS are so few and far between that it often feels that Google has given up. However, it’s clear Google hasn’t fully thrown in the towel when it comes to its wearable... Read more »

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