Google pushes virtual reality harder with new phones from partners

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http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PKqDpSii6h2OXow2E1AQDg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PT EzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2017-01-06T012616Z_1_LYNXMPED05029_RTROPTP_2_CES-GOOGLE-VR.JPG (http://news.yahoo.com/google-pushes-virtual-reality-harder-phones-partners-012616105--finance.html)Alphabet Inc's Google quickened the pace of its push into virtual and augmented reality this week as its hardware partners announced new devices featuring the company’s technology at the CES electronics show in Las Vegas. Google has been trying to position the vast network of smartphones running its Android operating system for virtual and augmented reality, known as VR and AR, fields that many in the technology industry say are poised to go mainstream after years of niche appeal. Chinese manufacturer Huawei Technologies Co [HWT.UL] announced on Thursday that two of its phones will soon work with Daydream View, a VR headset released last year by Google.



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