Right now, pretty much every big tech firm in telican valley is building a vetual reality or augmented reality. The bet that these companies are making is that this could be not just a big market, but the next big tech platform. Had sait tom wainwright: It's the next big craze.
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have faded. As smartphone sales plateau, tech giants are furiously searching for new platforms to conquer. Augmented and virtual reality are the new
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