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HTC Vive announces first standalone VR headset for Chinese market

Taiwan-basedHTCannouncedonWednesdayitsfirstViveStandalonevirtualreality(VR)headsettargetingtheChinesemarketastheconsumerelectronicsgianttakesitsVRbusinesstonewr

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Google opens Expeditions VR education app to the public

GooglehaslongsolditsCardboardVRformatasasuperaccessibleplatformforgettingpeopleintovirtualreality.Oneoftheirmajorinitiativesforithasbeenineducationmarketsthroug

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Marvel brings its superheroes to VR with a new Oculus-exclusive game

TheIncredibleHulkandsomeofhisotherboxofficemoney-grabbingsuperpalswillbecomingtotheworldofvirtualreality.MarvelPowersUnitedVR,announcedatDisney’sD23eventonSatur

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High-tech theaters set to change movie-watching experience

3D,IMAX...nowVR?Canthisnewtechnologychangethewayweconsumemovies?ScreenXistheworld’sfirstmulti-projectionsystemfortheaters,takingthemoviebeyondthesinglescreenwit

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Will Bethesda's big VR gamble pay off in China?

At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2017, which finished today in Los Angeles, US games publisher Bethesda is betting big on virtual reality (VR).

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Will Bethesda's big VR gamble pay off in China?

AttheElectronicEntertainmentExpo(E3)2017,whichfinishedtodayinLosAngeles,USgamespublisherBethesdaisbettingbigonvirtualreality(VR).Thecompanyannouncedplanstoremak

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Google: Daydream has ‘more than 150 Apps’

AtGoogleI/O2017developerconferencethisweek,thecompanyannouncedastandaloneDaydreamVRheadsetinpartnershipwithQualcomm,withLenovoandHTCslatedtoreleasecommercialver

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Cloud and the Era of AR/VR Technology: What's Next

We are on a course of discovery and while we might be seeing new, fascinating applications geared towards leveraging Augmented (AR) or Virtual Reality (VR), self-driving cars and sensors spread across a city to enrich people’s lives, we haven’t even scratched the surface.

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China tops Asia in pre-orders for PlayStation VR sets

Sony's PlayStation VR witnessed a sales boom in China as more console gamers sought the experiences provided by virtual reality devices.

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Review: PlayStation VR – launch titles unspectacular, but this is the future

​Sony’s virtual-reality headset is more accessible than competitors – it’s cheaper and doesn’t require a high-end PC – but none of the opening slate of games really stands out

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IMDA helping firms think out of the box using latest tech

From a dock scheduling system to manage truck deliveries, to the use of virtual reality to train medical students, Singapore's push to ride the digital wave will only grow stronger with the launch of the Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) yesterday.

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JD.com going into VR battle with Alibaba

China's second-largest B2C online platform JD.com Inc is gearing up to use virtual reality technology on its online shopping platform in a bid to catch up with its archrival Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

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Chinese investors seek overseas VR

Chinese investors are keen to invest in overseas virtual reality companies that possess advanced VR technologies and can help Chinese enterprises expand to overseas markets, experts said.

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Hollywood making bet on virtual reality being next great computing platform

Veteran filmmaker Ivan Reitman is an unlikely torchbearer for VR as studios invest money and map out ways to best make use of the new medium

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LeVR Technology in $45 million financing round

LeVR Technology Ltd, the virtual reality arm of Beijing-based technology company LeEcoHoldings Co Ltd, is reported to be undergoing a round of financing worth more than 300million yuan ($45 million).

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Chinese film director Jia Zhangke to experiment with virtual reality film - a romance

Filmmaker known for movies charting China’s social changes is eager to dip his toe into VR, seeing it as liberating audiences and allowing viewers to choose what they want to be concerned with