Top five new AR games for your iPhone or iPad

Augmented reality gaming using ARKit is in its second year on iOS, and developers are getting the hang of creating games using Apple's framework. AppleInsider takes a look at some of the top AR games that iPhone and iPad owners should try out on their mobile devices.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 1

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 855 is over a year behind Apple's A12 Bionic, lacks a premium Android audience

At its Snapdragon Tech Summit, Qualcomm outlined its new 855, a chip it hopes will power the next generation of premium Androids. It addresses silicon work Apple has driven in its Application Processors leading up to the latest A12 Bionic, but it's less clear who will be building high-end Androids with Qualcomm's most advanced processor yet, and for how long.

Daniel Eran Dilger 7 years ago 187

Why did Apple spend $400M to acquire Shazam?

Rumors that Apple was seeking to acquire UK firm Shazam Entertainment Ltd. first floated back in December. Following an EU approval process, Apple officially announced it had finalized the purchase on Monday, ostensibly to "provide users even more great ways to discover, experience and enjoy music." That appears to be a major understatement.

Daniel Eran Dilger 7 years ago 28

AR Quick Look brings augmented reality to Safari in iOS 12

Online shopping will get a lot more interactive this fall when iOS 12 launches, thanks to the new feature AR Quick Look. Instead of relying on user-installed apps, AR Quick Look makes it easy to view AR capable images right from within Safari.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 7

Hands on with the new ARKit Measure app in iOS 12

Measure is a simple ARKit application allowing you to measure objects in the real world using the camera on your iOS device.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 26

This third-year WWDC scholarship winner built an ML model to recognize beer in one day

Every year Apple invites student developers to its Worldwide Developer Conference. This year there were 350 scholarship winners in attendance. This afternoon I met up with Collin DeWaters of Fredericksburg, Virginia, who already has four titles in the App Store and put together a new 3D racing game for his Swift Playground application in three days. He's 21.

Daniel Eran Dilger 7 years ago 9

Apple to debut new ARKit tools at WWDC supporting multi-player augmented reality

Apple's ARKit may make a big leap forward at WWDC, with Apple adding the ability to allow multiple iPhones to share the same the same virtual environment while also limiting personal data transmitted to the company's server.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 14

A look at Apple's secretive strategies set to unfold at WWDC 2018

Apple's annual Worldwide Developer Conference is often mistaken for a hardware product launch event. However, the main purpose of WWDC is to introduce Apple's latest software enhancements and tools to the third party developers who use them to create apps for Apple's platforms. However, both hardware and software play a role in advancing Apple's future plans—and WWDC serves as the company's unfurling roadmap of strategic direction. Here's a look at what we've already seen and what we can expect next week.

Daniel Eran Dilger 8 years ago 28

Video: iPhone X vs Galaxy S9+ AR Gaming — ARKit vs ARCore

Apple's ARKit made a public debut at WWDC 2017 and was later released with iOS 11, enabling any iOS device with an A9 or newer processor to run augmented reality games and apps. Like clockwork, Google introduced a competing product in ARCore for devices running Android. We take a closer at the respective AR platforms in this video.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 29

Google 'Cloud Anchors' will help synchronize group AR experiences across iOS and Android devices

ARCore 1.2, Google's updated augmented reality framework, includes a new cross-platform feature called 'Cloud Anchors,' which can allow both iOS and Android device users to share the same AR experience despite using different underlying AR technologies.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 5

Kuo: Apple losing AR lead to low-cost competitors, lack of software innovation to blame

Apple is frittering away its lead in the augmented reality space after setting a rapid pace with ARKit in iOS 11 and advanced hardware in iPhone and iPad, according to KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who sees Chinese upstart Oppo gaining ground with less complex — and less expensive — solutions.

Mikey Campbell 8 years ago 30

Video: Everything new in iOS 11.3 featuring Animoji, Battery Health, ARKit 1.5, & much more

iOS 11.3 was released yesterday for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. We went beyond the release notes to find everything new in Apple latest iOS update from big features, to small tweaks.

Andrew O'Hara 8 years ago 13

ARKit app downloads exceed 13M in 6 months, nearly half are games, report says

Fresh statistics from market research firm Sensor Tower suggest uptake of Apple's ARKit is on a steady upward trajectory, with more than 13 million augmented reality apps downloaded since the framework launched last September.

Mikey Campbell 8 years ago 12

Apple issues iOS 11.3 only for new 2018 sixth generation iPad

Apple on Wednesday released its anticipated iOS 11.3 update, but only for the 2018 "budget" sixth generation iPad, which was announced on Tuesday and will only ship to most people in the beginning of April.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 18

VR and AR patent applications demonstrate Apple's work on ARKit headsets

A new batch of Apple patent applications published on Thursday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office shows Apple is still working on technology relating to virtual and augmented reality, with filings showing a multi-resolution system for creating VR content, headset concepts, and a 3D document editing system.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 1

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