Mobile AR’s Big 5 must make development scalable

GUEST: A year ago, VR was all the rage; now it is AR, in particular, mobile AR. The Big 5 Tech companies (Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft) — plus AR app pioneer Snap — are all putting their considerable weight behind developing consumer AR applications, hardware devices, and developer toolkits. For example, Amazon’s Amazon AR…Read More

Steam Summer Sale’s best discounts, chosen by Ars’ cost-cutting braintrust [Updated]

Enlarge / Ooh, AND stickers?! Those are fun, but we’re here for the savings. (credit: Steam) Sun? Beaches? Rooftop parties? Pish-posh! It’s time to hide with your favorite acronyms—WASD, AC, 4K—as a discount-minded, summer-vacationing PC gamer. The annual Steam Summer Sale has returned just in time to keep you occupied and indoors. Sam walks you […]