Virtual Reality
HTC getting into games development
Shooter in development for HTC Vive
US$100mil fund for VR games
HTC is developing its first virtual reality title for its Vive virtual reality headset. Front Defense is a wartime shooter which will see players utilise a variety of ‘classic’ weapons, such as pistols, rifles, grenades and anti-tank rockets.
Acer finds a partner for VR
Starbreeze and Acer partner for VR
First VR movie premieres at Cannes
We’re No 1, claims PropertyGuru
Singapore-headquartered PropertyGuru Group claims to be the top property platform in the region. Lum Ka Kay speaks to its cofounder and group CEO Steve Melhuish to find out more.
Manufacturing trial-and-error … virtually
Prototyping is a crucial but a time-consuming and expensive endeavour, and this is where VR technology can play a part, according to ESI Group.
How technology is changing the sports fan experience
What’s interesting is that technology is spurring on many of the changes we’re seeing in sports today, writes Mehul Kapadia of Tata Communications.
Lenovo ups consumer VR ante with new smartphones
Lenovo has unveiled its latest smartphones – the Vibe X3 and the K4 Note – in Malaysia, its first to come with the company’s TheaterMax VR technology.
Global wearable devices sales to grow 18.4% in 2016: Gartner
Sales of wearable electronic devices will generate revenue of US$28.7 billion in 2016. Of that, US$11.5 billion will be from smartwatches.
10 trends from CES 2016
CES 2016 showed more ‘me-too’ evolution rather than real revolution, writes Rob Gallagher of Ovum.
Digital immortality: How to create an eternal copy of yourself
The singularity will arrive when the digital world becomes larger and more important than the physical world, and it’s already getting there, writes Serguei Beloussov.
Wanna help underprivileged kids? Donate your old smartphone
Malaysian crowdfunding platform for education projects Give.my is urging people to donate their old smartphones to its Virtual Reality Field Trips programme for underprivileged students.
