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Microsoft Reports Strong Growth in Q1’23, Moderate Increase in Xbox Content and Services Revenue

by Shawnee Blackwood

Microsoft demonstrated strong growth in Q1’23, with revenue, operating income, and net income all showing positive results compared to the previous fiscal year.

Tags:financials| Microsoft| xBox

Apple’s Headset Named Reality Pro or Reality One

by Omid Rahmat

The company is going to follow its launch strategy with Apple Watch for its MR headset, and try and emulate its success.

Microsoft and Snap Join Forces to Bring Snapchat Lenses to Teams

by Shawnee Blackwood

In a move to inject some fun and creativity into the virtual workspace, Microsoft and Snap have announced the integration of Snapchat Lenses into Microsoft Teams, a platform used by 280 million people monthly …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Microsoft| Snap

US PC Shipments Decline, Tablet Market Growth Stalls

by Emory Kale

PC shipments in the US experienced a significant decline in Q4 2022, with a 23% drop year on year to 16.1 million units. This decrease in demand has been attributed to high inflation and …

How the US Military Could Save AR From Itself

by Omid Rahmat

In 2018, Microsoft won a $479 million deal to develop a prototype headset based on HoloLens for the US Army. The military believes that AR can provide soldiers with a visual advantage, similar to …

Tags:AR Glasses| Hololens| Microsoft

Eye Lasers vs. Giant Mirrors: The Funky Face-Off in AR and China’s Ambitions

by Jon Peddie

Augmented reality (AR), like virtual reality (VR), is divided into two main segments: consumer and commercial. Consumer AR glasses resemble normal spectacles and are inconspicuous. Commercial AR, which includes medical, scientific, industrial, enterprise, and …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Head Up Displays HUDs| meta| Microsoft| VR

Kansai Wins Lumiere Award for 8K

by Artem Alekseenko

The Advanced Imaging Society’s Lumiere Awards awarded 23 statuettes for distinguished creative and technical achievement during its thirteenth annual awards ceremony today at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The theme for this year’s show is …

Tags:Awards| Microsoft

Pushing OLED Tablets

by Omid Rahmat

Samsung, Lenovo, Asus, Microsoft, and Huawei have delivered, and been open about OLED tablets for a while and this seems a good time to remind everyone about that because Apple – yes, it again …

Microsoft Surface Pro 9 with high iFixit score

by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say iFixit had a look at a couple of devices recently. The Meta Quest Pro (the take apart used 146 screws!) which looks so complex that it may be unrepairable although it …

Tags:Facebook/Meta| Microsoft| Repair| tablets| Virtual Reality

Microsoft Surface Studio 2+: all-in-one PC with touch

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Microsoft has a new Surface Studio 2+ All-in-one PC which has a 3:2 aspect ratio 28″ IPS LCD with resolution of 4500 x 3000 (193ppi). Output is 500 cd/m² and contrast is …

Tags:All-in-ones (AIOs)| Microsoft| PCs| Touch

Microsoft Hololens Progress Reviewed

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The WSJ looked at the history of the development of Microsoft’s Hololens project. The paper said that more than 100 members of staff have left the team (which has been over …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Microsoft| Mixed Reality

HP to Exit VR Hardware?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say UploadVR speculated that HP might have ended G2 production and be getting ready to exit the VR market. The thought was triggered by: A Reddit user claimed to have been told …

Tags:HP Inc| Microsoft| Mixed Reality| Virtual Reality