Apple may begin mass production of AR headset in March next year: Reports

by Hansraj Agrawal | Nov 9, 2022 | Technology

Apple is reportedly planning to start mass production of its AR (augmented reality)-MR (mixed reality) headsets from March next year.

The iPhone maker is “moving forward on development” of its MR headset and Pegatron is the sole partner for the final assembly, reports MacRumors.

The mass production of the headset will probably start in March 2023 and may be unveiled in the following month.

The initial production is rumoured to be very limited with a high price tag, which will restrict the tech giant’s first headset mainly to commercial customers.

Despite the headset’s low profitability, the tech giant’s manufacturing partners are reportedly prepared to collaborate with the company on the project to demonstrate their technical skill and position themselves for future AR and VR (virtual reality) devices, the report said.

In June this year, it was reported that the company might release its AR-MR headset in January next year.

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo had said that the vast potential demand in the Chinese market and “Apple AR/MR, which would likely release in January 2023, would also favour the continued rapid growth of the headset sector”.

“Although Apple had repeatedly reiterated its focus on AR, I believe Apple AR/MR supporting video see-thru could also offer an excellent immersive experience,” Kuo had predicted.

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Nintendo partners with DeNA to strengthen digital games, services

by Hansraj Agrawal | Nov 9, 2022 | Technology

Japanese gaming giant Nintendo has announced a joint venture with mobile company DeNA to establish a new firm called Nintendo Systems Co., Ltd, which is set to launch in April 2023.

According to The Verge, DeNA co-developed several Nintendo titles for iOS and Android, including Super Mario Run, Fire Emblem Heroes, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp and Mario Kart Tour.

Nintendo said that the partnership will “strengthen the digitalisation” of its business which has already been incredibly successful for the company.

The gaming giant first partnered with DeNA in 2015.

Since 2019, Nintendo hasn’t released a new mobile game with DeNA. The most recent was “Pikmin Bloom”, which was launched on Android and iOS in partnership with Pokemon Go developers Niantic.

As noted by Sensor Tower, the company reached $5.3 million in revenue in the six months following its release.

However, Nintendo’s earnings report showed that its mobile and IP-related sales dropped by 7.5 per cent year over year, according to the report.

As the company works “to deliver as many consoles as possible to consumers in every region of the world”, Nintendo will probably have a strong holiday season even with a slowdown in hardware and mobile gaming sales.

It also released Bayonetta 3 last month, while Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet will be available on November 18, said the report.

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Instagram brings native scheduling tool, achievements feature for creators

by Hansraj Agrawal | Nov 9, 2022 | Technology

Meta-owned social media platform Instagram on Tuesday announced the roll out of ‘Scheduling Tool’ for all the professional accounts on the platform. It will allow creators and businesses to schedule photos, reels, and carousel posts up to 75 days in advance directly from the app, said Instagram in a post published on the platform from its creators handle.

Until now, the social media managers, creators and businesses used to depend on third-party apps, Meta Business Suite or Creator Studio to schedule posts on Instagram. Although the new scheduling tool is available only to professional accounts, anyone can upgrade for free their standard account to professional account from the account settings.

Scheduling tool: How it works

Step 1: In the Instagram app, tap on ‘Advanced settings’

Step 2: Inside Advanced settings, click on ‘Schedule this post’

Step 3: Select time and date you want the post to go live on

Step 4: Navigate back to the Instagram post flow and tap ‘Schedule’

Besides enabling scheduled posts, the tool allows users to reschedule posts. Creators can see the scheduled post in the ‘Scheduled Content’ section, accessible via the hamburger menu, which is present at the top right corner on the Instagram profile page.

Alongside the schedule tool, Instagram announced ‘Achievements’ in reels. This feature allows creators to unlock achievements on specific actions while creating a reel. For example, the achievement is unlocked if the creator collaborates with another, engages with the community by making more interactive reels, using trending audio and effect, and making more than one reel in a week.

Creators will be notified about the unlocked achievement through notification, which they can see by clicking on the ‘View’ option in the notification. They can also keep track of the achievements they have and have not earned from the ‘Menu’ option in the given reel. Instagram is currently testing the achievement feature, and it may not be available for everyone.

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Zoom announces new features for modern work experiences: Details here

by Hansraj Agrawal | Nov 9, 2022 | Technology

Video conferencing platform Zoom has announced new features to power modern work experiences in the hybrid era.

At its annual event, Zoom announced four new features coming to the platform — ‘Mail and Calendar’, ‘Spots’, ‘Virtual Agent’ and ‘IQ Virtual Coach’.

With the ‘Mail and Calendar Clients’ feature, users don’t have to leave the platform to access their email and calendar. Both the services will be integrated directly into the platform, the company said in a statement.

The company also launched ‘Mail and Calendar Services’ for those who do not have specialised IT services but are keen about privacy and security.

Clients and Services for Mail and Calendar will be available in beta.

‘Spots’ is a “video-enabled persistent space” built within the platform and will be available in early 2023 to support inclusive conversations and keep team members in touch.

‘Virtual Agent’ is an “intelligent conversational AI and chatbot solution” that employs machine learning and natural language processing to understand and effectively handle customer issues. It will also be available in early 2023.

Additionally, ‘IQ Virtual Coach’ will be coming soon as part of IQ for Sales.

“It will simulate a variety of selling scenarios to give salespeople a practise environment where they can improve their pitches, get input from prospects, and receive real-time content suggestions while speaking with them,” said Zoom.

By enabling administrative-authorised installed apps, it will soon be simpler for developers to provision and manage apps that interact with the platform.

On the Zoom App Marketplace, developers will soon be able to make money from their apps, the company said.

–IANS

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Apple releases iOS 16.2 developer beta with 5G network support for iPhones

by Hansraj Agrawal | Nov 9, 2022 | Technology

Apple on Tuesday released the iOS 16.2 beta for supported iPhones to developers. The new software version brings several new features, including 5G network support in India for Airtel and Reliance Jio network. Important to note, the software version is available as developer beta with public beta expected to roll out soon. The final iOS 16.2 release is slated for December as confirmed by Apple earlier.

The iOS 16.2 developer beta software may have performance issues and other bugs, as it is a software under testing. Therefore, the upgrade is available for developers first so they can test and share feedback with Apple. For the uninitiated, Apple rolls out new software upgrades in stages – developer beta, followed by public beta, and lastly the final release.

The public beta releases are available to users enrolled in Apple Beta Software Program. It is open to anyone with a valid Apple ID, who accepts the programme agreement during the sign-up process. To download and install public beta releases, users can visit beta.apple.com to sign-up for the Apple Beta Software Program. Once done, follow the steps below to download and install the public beta release as soon as it is available:

Steps to download and install the public beta software update

Step 1: From iOS device, go to beta.apple.com/profile to download the configuration profile

Step 2: After downloading the configuration profile, go to Settings – General – Software Update

Step 3: Tap on software update to check for update available in beta

Step 4: If the update is available, click on download

Note: It recommended to back up data and files before installing the beta versions of iOS using Finder service.

The iPhone takes some time to install it and may require fresh installation in some cases. Once done, iPhone users automatically get future beta releases just like how the updates arrive on commercial released versions.

You can also unenroll from the beta software program and go back to commercial software releases. Follow the steps below to unenroll from the iOS 16 beta software program:

Steps to unenroll from beta software program

Step 1: Go to Settings – General – VPN & Device Management and click on the iOS Beta Software Profile that appears

Step 2: Tap Remove Profile. If asked, enter your device passcode, then tap Remove.

Step 3: Once the profile is deleted, your iOS device will no longer receive iOS public betas. When the next commercial version of iOS is released, you can install it from Software Update.

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Apple may introduce ‘Custom Accessibility’ feature in iOS 16.2 update

by Hansraj Agrawal | Nov 9, 2022 | Technology

Apple has started working on a new ‘Custom Accessibility’ mode for iOS 16.2 to provide a streamlined user experience.

The new mode will substitute a more streamlined interface for Springboard, which is the primary iOS interface, reports 9To5Mac.

The mode is still unavailable to users as it is currently in beta. It aims to make the iPhone and iPad interface more user-friendly for those users who might find it too complicated.

‘Custom Accessibility’ mode is a “customisable, streamlined way to use your iPhone and iPad”, according to Apple’s internal description.

Users will be able to navigate the system with certain restrictions in the ‘Custom Accessibility’ mode.

However, it is still unclear if the users will be able to utilise this mode with the update’s official release or with a future version of iOS.

Earlier, the tech giant had added News integration for regional weather stories to the Weather app in the beta release of iOS 16.2.

With this feature, users get to see updates on the weather in their area, i.e. users would find a link to an article in the Apple News section that would show the updates on weather conditions in their areas.

–IANS

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