Meta Platforms decided against a partnership with Alphabet to use Google’s Android XR platform for its virtual and mixed-reality Quest headsets, The Information reported on Friday. Google had ...

At its annual Google I/O developer conference in Mountain View next week, Google will try to rally developers around one of its next big bets: Android XR. Later this year, Samsung is set to release ...

Rumors that Google has big plans for virtual reality seem to be gathering pace. After yesterday learning that the lead designer of Google Search is now heading up Google Cardboard, another engineer ...

Google is no longer treating augmented and virtual reality as side projects. It is quietly assembling a full stack of hardware, software, and cloud services that could turn mixed reality from a niche ...

Google has consolidated teams working on augmented reality and has big plans for a new software platform it's shopping to partners.

DERRY — Without ever leaving the classroom, some Pinkerton Academy students explored other parts of the world Friday through a Google virtual reality program. Students in cultural geography donned ...

Lisa Eadicicco covered mobile devices. Prior to joining CNET, she served as a senior tech correspondent at Insider, reporting on Apple and the broader consumer tech industry. She was also a tech ...

I'm wearing a pair of thick-rimmed glasses on my face. They don’t feel heavy, but they feel chunky. I walk over to a poster of a painting—Girl With a Pearl Earring—and ask out loud what was so special ...

The VR pioneer Jesse Schell prophesied in 2015 where Virtual Reality would stand in 2025. Was he right with his predictions?

Here’s a rundown on the differences between virtual reality and augmented reality and the popular uses of each. A man experiences Google's Daydream View VR headset. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled ...