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Analogue Duo: The Kotaku Review
11.12.2023
You know Analogue: The company that makes those premium-priced retro consoles that sell out in three minutes, at which point Analogue tweets “Sold out.” as if you needed reminding that its damn website crashed while you were struggling to complete your purchase. But while Analogue can...
Samsung Is Preparing Its Own Metaverse Hardware in Partnership With Google and Qualcomm
4.2.2023
Samsung, the Korean electronics company, has revealed it is working to build its own metaverse and extended reality devices, hinting at the possibility of the launch of a VR headset in the near future. TM Roh, head of Samsung mobile experiences business, stated that the device will be built...
Japanese Telecom Giant NTT Docomo Launches $412 Million Metaverse Unit
11.10.2022
NTT Docomo, the largest telecom carrier in Japan, has launched a new division that will be dedicated to directing its metaverse push. The unit, named Qonoq, is already operating and has a staff of 200 people, researching and developing software and hardware solutions directed to integrate extended...
Spanish Telecom Giant Telefonica Partners With Qualcomm to Develop Joint Metaverse Initiatives
27.9.2022
Telefonica, one of the largest telecom carriers in Spain, and Qualcomm, the fabless chip designer, have inked a partnership to advance joint extended reality and metaverse initiatives. Telefonica will use Snapdragon Spaces, a new technology from Qualcomm, to bring these metaverse experiences to...
Meta & Qualcomm to Develop Metaverse Geared Silicon to Be Used in Next Gen Headsets
6.9.2022
Meta recently announced a partnership with mobile chip company Qualcomm to produce chips geared for the metaverse market. The agreement will allow Meta to use Qualcomm’s XR technology, designed for extended and virtual reality tasks, to design and manufacture silicon to be put in the next...
Report Claims Samsung Is Producing 3nm ASIC Chips — Speculators Assume First Customer Is a Bitcoin Mining Rig Manufacturer
30.6.2022
The electronics giant and largest corporation in South Korea, Samsung, is in the midst of creating 3-nanometer (3nm) semiconductors for a Chinese application-specific IC firm, sources have said. The new chip design has caused speculation among the crypto community that it’s possible Samsung...
Qualcomm CEO States Metaverse Will Be a ‘Very Big’ Opportunity
10.5.2022
Qualcomm, one of the largest fabless mobile chip makers, is very optimistic about the future of the metaverse and what it might bring for companies and consumers in the area. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon believes that, while there is much to do in the development space, this development is real...
Chip giant Qualcomm launches $100M Metaverse fund
23.3.2022
The funding will also go towards a grant program for developers building extended reality-focused gaming, health, wellness, media, and entertainment experiences
Looks Like The Steam Deck Might Get Some Competition
2.12.2021
Five months after Valve announced the Steam Deck, a new challenger enters the handheld console market. The chip manufacturer Qualcomm partnered with gaming hardware company Razer to produce the Snapdragon G3x, a streamer-friendly console that can play games across PC, mobile, consoles, and...