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GUEST OPINION: It’s been around since the 1960s, but recent improvements are now pushing virtual reality (VR) closer to becoming a valuable business and consumer tool.

Oppo has announced a new smartphone and a set of new TWS buds at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona overnight, along with a number of AI-centred initiatives and the prototype of the company's new AR glasses.

TeamViewer isn't just for remote connectivity, but has long ago expanded into workplace digitalisation solutions, and has announced the integration of TeamViewer Frontline Augmented Reality (AR), an SAP endorsed app, into SAP Digital Manufacturing to optimise manufacturing performance on the shop floor. Customers can now leverage TeamViewer Frontline’s powerful AR-based workflow solutions to increase productivity and reduce errors in the manufacturing process.

Meta has partnered with Code Like a Girl and T&DA to launch the Meta Immersive Learning Academy in Australia. A free, self-guided Meta Spark training module that will be available for those who prefer to learn at their own pace. 

From the world's first purpose-built headwork augmented reality platform, to spatial audio with dynamic head-tracking, lossless audio quality and more, through to Qualcomm's impressive AI-accelerated capabilities for modern personal computing, and a new CPU called Oryon to power Qualcomm in 2023 onwards, Qualcomm is advancing the state of the art in next-gen tech.

GUEST INTERVIEW: With virtual reality's future successfully rebooted due in part to the efforts of Palmer Luckey, who founded Oculus VR in 2012, designed the headset, led VR input and sold the company to Facebook in 2014 for US $2 billion, Luckey set his sights in 2017 to a much more pressing reality - delivering next-generation, cutting edge hardware, software, AI, VR, AR and more to turn US and allied warfighters into superheroes with next-level defence tech, and now in Australia, too.

Not only is TeamViewer marking 10 years in Australia while launching its new ANZ regional office in Adelaide, it has also marked the second year of its Mercedes F1 sponsorship deal by showcasing two impressively advanced yet simple to implement AR use cases in warehousing, pick and packing, mechanical repairs, virtual assistance, F1 operations and more, with the event video and demos a definite must-watch.

Not only is TeamViewer marking 10 years in Australia while launching its new ANZ regional office in Adelaide, it has also marked the second year of its Mercedes F1 sponsorship deal by showcasing two impressively advanced yet simple to implement AR use cases in warehousing, pick and packing, mechanical repairs, virtual assistance, F1 operations and more, with the event video and demos a definite must-watch.

There's no doubting that Samsung S22 Ultra is the most powerful Android out there, with five total cameras and twin optical zooms, built-in stylus, longer Android OS update support and much more, but Motorola has delivered a competitor that not only offers the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, but also lets you decide whether you want the stylus, or not, with advanced cameras of its own, a big battery and plenty of other top-end features - all for under a grand.

There's no doubting that Samsung S22 Ultra is the most powerful Android out there, with five total cameras and twin optical zooms, built-in stylus, longer Android OS update support and much more, but Motorola has delivered a competitor that not only offers the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, but also lets you decide whether you want the stylus, or not, with advanced cameras of its own, a big battery and plenty of other top-end features - all for under a grand.

Infosys launches Infosys Metaverse Foundry, a consulting service that lets businesses ideate, prototype, and build offerings to help them transition into 3D.

GUEST OPINION: Key senior technology management from Extreme Networks, a cloud-driven networking vendor, today issued their 11 key predictions for 2022 providing advice to enterprises on trends in the year ahead for Zero Trust, blockchain, Wi-Fi, AIOps, cloud and 5G adoption.

Facebook's parent company is now Meta, a Greek word for "after" or "beyond", and it is Facebook's way of redefining its future, embracing AR and VR, distancing itself from past Facebook scandals, staking a claim to be revolutionarily forward thinking, and more.

Apple's April event is now confirmed, with the potential for new iMacs, new iPads, a new Apple TV, new HomePods, AirTags and new AirPods, as well as Augmented Reality news, but until the event has come and gone, we're all still waiting to find out.

Australia's biggest telco says it is "always looking for ways to bring 5G to life in more places, and to show off what it is truly capable of," and it's why Telstra is "teaming up with Augmented Reality (AR) gaming developer, Niantic, to bring a new multiplayer game to Australia."

Frost & Sullivan unveils its newest report, the "Future of User Interfaces Shaping New Consumer Experiences", which "finds that user interface (UI) technologies have moved beyond the concept of simply representing machines to their users to enabling sophisticated and personalised interaction."

Augmented Reality is allowing Australian car buyers to "try on" a new Volkswagen T-Roc or T-Cross in great detail, inside and out, and visualise it in their driveway, garage or elsewhere, at different sizes, as COVIDsafe buying of big ticket items online takes off in a big way! iTWire talks to CCMO Jason Bradshaw on video to find out more.

A day ahead of Apple's iPhone 12 and 12 Pro arriving at retail tomorrow, Telstra has released information about its new 5G coverage checker, a new AR feature in the MyTelstra app delivering an AR experience around the iPhone 12, and its new trade-in offer for old devices.

Amy Peck is a remarkable pioneer in the virtual (VR), augmented (AR), mixed (MR) and extended reality (XR) spaces, running her own VR company, working at HTC Vive and travelling from the US to speak about 5G and more at StartCon 2019.

At Zebra's AppForum events around the world, the company shares how its customers are, and can, gain an "intelligent edge in Enterprise IT and software development", and we spoke to two top execs on thought leadership, global trends and much more.