Google is bulk buying HTC Vive engineers to help Android XR become a platform that can rival Meta's VR/AR dominance
Last month, Google introduced the Android XR platform in partnership with Samsung and Qualcomm, which is "a new operating system built for this next generation of computing". Now, Google has bought part of HTC Vive's engineering team, HTC Vive of course having ample experience engineering VR headsets.
Google Loves Buying Talent From HTC Still, Adds VIVE Folks to Android XR Platform
Google’s current focus at the moment outside of AI is their new Android XR platform, where they see an opportunity to jump at the hype of mixed reality headsets after seeing the success Meta has had with its Meta Quest products and partnership with Ray-Ban.
Google buys part of HTC’s XR business for $250M
Google has agreed to acquire part of HTC's extended-reality (XR) business for $250 million, expanding its push into virtual and augmented reality hardware The deal involves transferring some of the HTC VIVE engineering staff to Google and granting non-exclusive IP rights.
Samsung teased Project Moohan AI capabilities at Galaxy Unpacked It also announced exclusive software from third-party app ...
Samsung has its Project Moohan headset on display at Galaxy Unpacked, and we’ve just taken a bunch of pictures of it. This ...
It marks HTC’s second major deal with Google, which bought part of the Taiwan company’s smartphone operations for $1.1 ...
Samsung teased its efforts with multimodal AI and new form factors including smart glasses and extended reality (XR) devices.
Google’s announcement of Android XR last month was largely met with excitement, but there was a notable undercurrent of ...
New details emerged about Samsung's XR headset at Galaxy Unpacked 2025. This Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest 3 competitor is ...
This partnership between Google and HTC signals a new era of innovation in XR technology, setting the stage for an intriguing ...
Android 16’s beta features now includes resizable apps for large screens and a compact lock screen view for cleaner ...
Google and Samsung have envisioned an Android XR headset as an infinite desktop. With apps baked in like Chrome, YouTube, ...
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Meta's XR plans reportedly include seeding Orion to devs and Oakley smart glassesAs Meta eyes XR glasses it can mass produce, it reportedly plans to seed prototype its Orion glasses to developers next year.
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