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Google: AR and VR is on a “Multi-Decade Journey”

by Andrew Fenn

Google’s head of AR and VR strategy, Steven Kan, described the evolution of the technology as a “multi-decade journey” in a speech at Mindshare’s Huddle event in London, according to a report by Digital …

Tags:AR/VR| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 43

Amazon Fire TV Stick Basic is Available Now

by Andrew Fenn

Amazon has officially announced the Fire TV Stick Basic, coming to 100 new countries including Europe. Amazon Fire TV Stick Basic uses a MediaTek Quad-core ARM 1.3 GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and 8GB …

Tags:Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Streaming Dongles| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Google Play Movies Rolling Out UHD to the UK

by Andrew Fenn

Google has started rolling out Ultra HD movies to its UK Play Store. Google Play Movies in the US and Canada has featured content in Ultra HD and High Dynamic Range (HDR) since December …

Tags:Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Google Patents MicroLED Glasses Concept

by Bob Raikes

Google applied for a patent relating to the use of MicroLEDs in AR glasses in March 2016, and that has now been awarded according to the Patently Mobile blog. The concept puts the image …

Tags:Eyewear| Google| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 42

YouTube TV Coming to Android TV, Apple TV, Smart TVs and Xbox

by Andrew Fenn

YouTube TV is coming to Android TV devices, Apple TV, Xbox and select Smart TVs. YouTube’s live television service originally launched in April 2017 and is now available across two-thirds of the United States. …

Tags:Android| Google| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 41| YouTube

Alphabet Has Strong Quarter

by Yvette Raikes

Alphabet Inc., the holding company of Google, posted Q3 net profits of $6.7 billion, up from $5.1 billion, on turnover which rose 24% to $27.8 billion from $22.5 billion. For the nine months there …

Tags:Financial Data| Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 41

Google Investigating Pixel 2 XL OLED Burn-In Issues

by Andrew Fenn

Google’s newest smartphones, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, are still hot off the assembly line, but early adopters of the Pixel 2 XL are already reporting issues of burn-in and image retention …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 40

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Detachable Google Pixelbook On the Way?

by Andrew Fenn

Having recently announced the new Pixelbook, a 10mm-thick 2-in-1 tablet-laptop hybrid with a 12.3″ 360° foldable touch screen and on-board Google Assistant, Google has also placed orders for a detachable model, according to Digitimes. …

Tags:Convertible PCs| Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 38

55M Chromecast Devices Now Shipped

by Bob Raikes

More than 55 million Chromecast units have now shipped, Google said, since it launched the first one a little over four years ago. One year ago, the figure stood at 30 million and now …

Tags:Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Streaming Dongles| Vol 24 - Issue 38

Google Has a Busy Week

by Bob Raikes

Google had a busy week with the release of the new Pixel 2, new members of the Google Home voice systems and a new Google Pixelbook. Both models have OLED displays with the 6″ …

Tags:Chromebooks| Convertible PCs| Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Voice Input| Vol 24 - Issue 37

Mobile Chrome Update Enables Google Daydream VR Support

by Andrew Fenn

Following the news that Opera’s latest developer browser has added support for VR video playback, with integration of WebVR planned for a future release (Opera Adds 360° VR Video Playback Support), Google has released …

Tags:AR/VR| Chrome| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 36