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.
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Looks like Google is serious about Android XR, after allGoogle spent $250 million to acuire engineers from HTC Vive for Android XR, echoing moves it made with HTC for the Pixel in ...
If you were looking closely at the new Galaxy S25 series (more on that later), you might have noticed the phones — which come ...
The headset, which Samsung is developing in partnership with Google, runs Android XR, an OS designed specifically for ...
Google’s announcement of Android XR last month was largely met with excitement, but there was a notable undercurrent of ...
It marks HTC’s second major deal with Google, which bought part of the Taiwan company’s smartphone operations for $1.1 ...
HTC engineers are joining Google to help develop Android XR They’ll help to accelerate development of the platform on headsets and glasses HTC has made some innovative headset designs, but has ...
Samsung Unpacked didn’t have any big XR revelations this year, although the South Korean tech giant has finally shown off the ...
New details emerged about Samsung's XR headset at Galaxy Unpacked 2025. This Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest 3 competitor is ...
After offering a first look last year, Samsung is once again showing off its Android XR headset "Project Moohan." ...
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Samsung's AI-powered Moohan XR headset brings Iron Man's Jarvis closer to realitySamsung’s Galaxy Unpacked 2025 was an event dedicated to the launch of its Galaxy S25 series of smartphones. However, the ...
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