Tango news and trends

Google AR Project Partners With Gap, BMW
Partnerships / Acquisitions // January 05, 2017

More big news from the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2017 — this time for the augmented reality space. Google’s 3-D-scanning, depth-sensing technology Tango, which uses special cameras and sensors in mobile devices to overlay digital images in physical space, announced two new retail partnerships...

Lenovo Rolls Out Smartphone With Google’s Tango
Mobile // November 03, 2016

Lenovo has reportedly rolled out the first-ever AR smartphone using Google’s depth-sensing technology dubbed Tango. According to a report, the Lenovo Phab2 Pro went on sale earlier this week, priced at $499. In conjunction with the launch of the new smartphone, Google announced more than...

Walmart Mobilizing Mobile Efforts As Sales Lag
In Depth // May 20, 2015

When it comes to mobile transactions, the results of Walmart’s first quarter earnings results — which were announced Tuesday (May 19) — show why the retail giant is investing more in mobile, but more importantly, why it’s investing more in mobile in China. Walmart has...

It Takes Two — Tango Teams With Alibaba, Walmart For M-Commerce
Mobile Commerce // May 13, 2015

Apparently it does take two to tango. Or in Tango’s case, it took a retailer and an eCommerce giant as partners to help the popular messaging service launch its way into mobile commerce with its new Tango Shop, the online shopping site. Tango Shop is...

Quick Reads
Google Bringing AR To All Sorts Of Android Devices

August 30, 2017
Google is aiming to get more augmented reality (AR) on Android mobile phones and released a mobile developer tool on Tuesday (Aug. 29) to meet that end. In a blog post announcing the news, Dave Burke, VP of Android engineering at Alphabet-owned Google, said the company has been developing the technologies to run mobile AR over […]

Google AR Project Partners With Gap, BMW

January 05, 2017
More big news from the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2017 — this time for the augmented reality space. Google’s 3-D-scanning, depth-sensing technology Tango, which uses special cameras and sensors...

Lenovo Rolls Out Smartphone With Google’s Tango

November 03, 2016
Lenovo has reportedly rolled out the first-ever AR smartphone using Google’s depth-sensing technology dubbed Tango. According to a report, the Lenovo Phab2 Pro went on sale earlier this week, priced...

It Takes Two — Tango Teams With Alibaba, Walmart For M-Commerce

May 13, 2015
Apparently it does take two to tango. Or in Tango’s case, it took a retailer and an eCommerce giant as partners to help the popular messaging service launch its way...