Facebook to reportedly put virtual reality on mobile devicesSeptember 14, 2015 - 18:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Facebook Inc. is vying to bring virtual reality to mobile phones, the Wall Street Journal reports. The social network is working on a stand-alone video app that would support 360-degree or “spherical” videos, people familiar with the matter said. The format, typically compiled from multiple cameras, allows users to change their viewing perspective by tilting their phones. As conceived, the app would work on many platforms including Apple Inc.’s devices and those using Google Inc.’s Android operating system. Development of the app is in early stages and it is unclear when or if the app will launch, said the people, who declined to be named discussing the confidential project. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has repeatedly called virtual reality the next “computing platform” after mobile devices. Hype around virtual reality has waxed and waned over the last three decades, but Facebook’s $2 billion acquisition of Oculus VR last year sparked renewed interest and investment in the sector. Last year, Google unveiled a virtual-reality viewer it calls Cardboard and was the lead investor in a $542 million round of funding for Magic Leap Inc., a Florida-based startup working on a head-mounted display that projects 3-D images over objects in the real world. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. |