Meta Platforms decided against a partnership with Alphabet to use Google’s Android XR platform for its virtual and mixed-reality Quest headsets, The Information reported on Friday. Google had ...

Google is no longer treating augmented and virtual reality as side projects. It is quietly assembling a full stack of hardware, software, and cloud services that could turn mixed reality from a niche ...

In brief: Google introduced Android XR, its answer to Apple's visionOS, in 2024. In October of this year, Samsung released the first headset for Google's platform, which undercut the Apple Vision Pro ...

At its annual Google I/O developer conference in Mountain View next week, Google will try to rally developers around one of its next big bets: Android XR. Later this year, Samsung is set to release ...

Google has consolidated teams working on augmented reality and has big plans for a new software platform it's shopping to partners.

I'm wearing a pair of thick-rimmed glasses on my face. They don’t feel heavy, but they feel chunky. I walk over to a poster of a painting—Girl With a Pearl Earring—and ask out loud what was so special ...

DERRY — Without ever leaving the classroom, some Pinkerton Academy students explored other parts of the world Friday through a Google virtual reality program. Students in cultural geography donned ...

Lisa Eadicicco covered mobile devices. Prior to joining CNET, she served as a senior tech correspondent at Insider, reporting on Apple and the broader consumer tech industry. She was also a tech ...

Here’s a rundown on the differences between virtual reality and augmented reality and the popular uses of each. A man experiences Google's Daydream View VR headset. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled ...

GOOGLE has unveiled plans for virtual reality, smart home searches, watches that make calls and automatic SMS responses at its annual conference. From an internet-savvy home hub to control everything ...