Push for OLED

Samsung Display thinks that VR and AR could be the technology needed to push mobile OLED panels.

Combines elements of AR and VR

Aside from the Daydream VR headset announced earlier this month, Google is reportedly working on a secondary headset that combines elements of augmented reality and virtual reality using a front-facing camera and motion tracking technology.

Pushing Polaris

In a bid to push its Polaris chip, AMD has launched several new VR projects.

There’s magic in those clouds

Chip firm AMD said it has struck an agreement with Alibaba Cloud to work together on research and cooperation on AMD Radeon Pro GPU technology.

Handcuffs anyone?

HTC has been showing off the prototype of its VR controller and position-tracking modules for its virtual reality headsets.

People go for cheap option

A report from research company Strategy Analytics said that by the end of this year only three percent of Brits will own a VR headset.

Carmack calls for it to pull its socks up

Chief technology officer at Oculus, John Carmack, says mobile VR is currently "coasting on novelty" and developers need to be harder on themselves.

It could be the next big thing

Big-screen cinema specialist Imax, along with Odeon & UCI, are to launch the first Imax VR centre in Europe.

Next level audio integration

Oculus VR has introduced new Oculus Earphones which it claims will give "next-level audio integration".

AMD teams up with CyberPowerPC for US $499 VR system

Both Oculus and AMD had some rather interesting announcements today with Oculus reducing minimum PC system requirements for its Rift VR headset thanks to Asynchronous Space Warp (ASW) and AMD jumping on that train with CyberPowerPC in creating a US $499 VR-capable PC.