Samsung continues to improve and refine the AR Emoji experience, this time with new stickers

AR Emoji features may not be the number one reason to buy the Galaxy S9 or S9+, but Samsung is definitely striving to polish and upgrade this pretty basic augmented reality experience.

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Samsung is reportedly ‘considering’ triple cameras and a 3D sensor for next year’s Galaxy S10

Samsung may want to follow Huawei's suit and beat Apple to the triple camera punch with a Galaxy S10 supporting "enhanced zoom features" and advanced AR applications.

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Apple’s WWDC 2018 to be entirely software-focused, no new iPads or MacBooks in store

No iPhone SE 2, no iPad Pros with Face ID, no refreshed MacBooks, and certainly no Apple Watch Series 4. Still, there's plenty of exciting software stuff reportedly slated for WWDC 2018 announcements.

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$250 Beats-branded Siri speaker tipped as Apple’s only WWDC 2018 hardware launch

Apple is reportedly keen on "advancing its digital assistant ambitions" at next week's Worldwide Developers Conference, both with expanded Siri capabilities and a lower-cost Beats smart speaker.

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$250 Beats-branded Siri speaker tipped as Apple’s only WWDC 2018 hardware launch

Apple is reportedly keen on "advancing its digital assistant ambitions" at next week's Worldwide Developers Conference, both with expanded Siri capabilities and a lower-cost Beats smart speaker.

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Speculation grows that a triple-camera iPhone is coming in 2019 with 3D sensing features

It's probably not happening this year, but in 2019, we could see Apple copy Huawei with at least one triple-camera iPhone variant supporting both 3x optical zoom and advanced AR experiences with 3D sensing functionality.

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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR1 is the world’s ‘first dedicated XR platform’ for ‘mainstream’ use

XR stands for "Extended Reality", which basically lumps VR and AR together, with Qualcomm aiming to power the next wave of "mainstream", high-quality, affordable XR headsets.

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Disney brings six new ‘Incredibles’ characters to AR Emoji on Galaxy S9

Samsung and Disney's AR Emoji collaboration is taken to the next level today with the addition of six new "Incredibles 2" characters to the Galaxy S9 ahead of the new movie's launch.

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Google and LG bring the future of VR closer by co-developing 18MP OLED display

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Google and LG have a common goal, working together on a crazy sharp VR OLED display with a record-breaking 1443 ppi count and 120 x 96 field of view.

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We could still see the Microsoft HoloLens 2 unveiled this year with built-in LTE and an ARM processor

Competition is about to heat up in the ultra-high-end mixed reality headset space, so the long-gestating Microsoft HoloLens 2 smartglasses could see daylight by the end of 2018 after all.

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Samsung adds launch-day Mickey and Minnie Mouse AR Emoji support to Galaxy S9

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Whether you find the AR Emoji feature on the Galaxy S9 and S9+ fun or creepy, at least you can now lend your movements and expressions to Mickey and Minnie Mouse.

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Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 845 VR reference design, AI Engine and more

Some of the most immersive future VR headsets will be powered by the Snapdragon 845 chip, according to Qualcomm. The SoC also comes with an AI Engine and Broadcast Audio technology for high-end smartphones.

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Unlocked Asus ZenFone AR with Tango and Daydream support goes $100 off to $499

No longer sold through Verizon with CDMA support, the Google Tango and Daydream-powered Asus ZenFone AR can still be purchased unlocked for GSM use starting at an all-time low price of $499.

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