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A short history of every time Apple CEO Tim Cook praised augmented reality

The Verge

February 2017: Cook expands his thoughts on AR’s potential , adding a new comparison: AR is a big idea, like the smartphone. The first step in making it a mainstream kind of experience is to put it in the operating system. We’ve talked to IKEA, and they have 3D images of their furniture line.

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Why you should care about Facebook’s big push into the metaverse

Vox

Today, Facebook still has to operate under the parameters set by Apple and Google, which make and control the world’s dominant smartphone operating systems. But in this new world that will likely rely on VR/AR headsets and digital sensors, Facebook is striving to create its own rules and operating platform.

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One month with the Surface Duo: What it’s really like to use Microsoft’s dual-screen Android device

GeekWire

Here’s a comparison of the the same scene as photographed in the Galaxy Note 10 Plus, top and Surface Duo, bottom, unaltered. The 11 MP camera may disappoint people who’ve been spoiled by high-end smartphones, but in my experience, it’s not as bad as early reviews might have suggested.

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