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Windows Mixed Reality is heading to a farm upstate. Microsoft is shutting down the platform, according to an official list of deprecated Windows features. This includes the garden variety Windows Mixed Reality software, along with the Mixed Reality Portal app and the affiliated Steam VR app. The platform isn’t gone yet, but Microsoft says it’ll be “removed in a future release of Windows.”Microsoft first unveiled Windows Mixed Reality back in 2017 as its attempt to compete with rivals in the VR space, like HTC and Oculus…

Microsoft is taking another turn at testing its HoloLens-based combat goggles with the US military. The company has confirmed to Engadget that it's delivering improved IVAS (Integrated Visual Augmentation System) 1.2 devices to the Army before the end of July. These updated augmented reality models are "slimmer, lighter and more balanced" than before, Microsoft says. That, in turn, should make them more comfortable and improve soldiers' performance. The Army tells Bloomberg two squads will test 20 prototype IVAS goggles…

It may also turn out to be one of their lowest-selling. The company had reportedly hoped to shift some 3m units in the first year. But expectations have been scaled back; some analysts now expect Apple to ship fewer than 200,000 units in 12 months, an order of magnitude less than any other big product launch. The Vision Pro’s first iteration may be a commercial flop. Yet it is also the first step on the way to something that Apple hopes will be much bigger. The tech, which Apple has…

Check out this story on one developer submitting their HoloLens 2 app to the Microsoft Store On Monday, September 2, version 4.0.19 of my first HoloLens Store app, AMS HoloATC, became available in the Microsoft Store. This version has been completely rebuilt using the Mixed Reality Toolkit 2, and includes some HoloLens 2-only functionality: you can actually touch the airplanes now, and using gaze tracking, it will show you a picture of the actual aircraft, if available. Hoops to Jump As you might recall from earlier…

Image Source : MICROSOFT Microsoft cutting off more jobs in the US Microsoft has recently been cutting 158 jobs in the Redmond area of Washington State, a report stated. These job cuts are separate from the 10,000 layoffs that were announced by the tech giant in January, said Geek Wire. The state Employment Security Department (ESD) has received a filing from…

Microsoft will gradually push a free Windows 11 update to the HoloLens 2 mixed-reality headset. The update will assure continued platform support, monthly security service updates, and optimized performance. Among the new features are developer tools like Microsoft Edge WebView2, available in preview for the HoloLens 2 - it gives developers the ability to embed HTML, CSS, and JavaScript into native apps on the headset. Another key addition is 3D annotations, giving users the option to annotate anything around them,…

The Microsoft layoffs will especially hit its hardware vertical, like Xbox gaming consoles, PC accessories, Surface laptops, AR HoloLens headsets and more, as it brings "changes to its hardware portfolio."The tech giant is expected to announce big revenue drops in Windows and devices segments next week, reports The Verge.In October, Microsoft bundled revenues from HoloLens, Surface, and PC accessories into "devices revenue" during its earnings report. It saw Surface revenue increase by 2 percent.Read AlsoHowever,…

Microsoft's latest update for the HoloLens 2 makes it easier for users to collaborate with colleagues. One of the biggest additions is perhaps the full integration of Microsoft Teams, because users will no longer have to hop on a computer or a phone to attend meetings with the rest of their organization. While the headset has had the capability to make and receive Teams video calls for years, its collaborative features were still pretty limited.  With this new update, Microsoft is giving HoloLens 2 users the capability to…

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Microsoft, the technology giant, has rolled out a new feature to its…