You might use Microsoft HoloLens in the future to buy Volvo cars

In the future you might not need to walk into physical showrooms to see Volvo cars. The Swedish car maker has partnered with Microsoft to use the tech giants HoloLens augmented reality headset to give you virtual showroom experience. It’ll give users the chance to examine the interior of a car or look at the drivetrain and transmission in action.

But this isn’t the only thing the two companies are working on. According to a report on GeekWire, the two companies are supposedly working on building autonomous vehicles as well to rival the likes of Google, Tesla, and even Apple. Microsoft is also working with other commercial partners, such as NASA JPL to make further use of HoloLens. If you’re company is interested in trying out HoloLens Development Edition, they are inviting applications for it. The US$3,000 kit will start shipping in the first quarter of next year.

Source: Microsoft | Via: PCWorld

Huawei becomes Ottawa Senators official smartphone provider

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson and Huawei Canada President Sean Yang hold up Ottawa Senator Jerseys signifying the 2022 Games in Beijing, and the Huawei Sponsorship of the Ottawa Senators in 2015.Chinese tech company Huawei has entered into a partnership with the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club to become their official smartphone supplier. The announcement was made in Beijing where Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson is visiting the company’s Research & Development facilities there. The brand and the club will be working together for the next two seasons. This partnership coincides with the recent launch of the Nexus 6P smarphone, which was released this past week in Bell, TELUS, and Rogers stores across Canada.

The sponsorship also entails rinkboard and in-game advertising as well as option for local sales promotions for Huawei’s smartphones. Huawei will also be working with Ottawa Senators’ Technology in Schools program that helps promote Science, Technology, and Math as education options for post-secondary students. This partnership also complements Huawei’s existing Telecom Seeds for the Future initiative with engineering students at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa.

TELUS and Huawei partner to build ‘5G Living Lab’ in Vancouver

TELUS have announced that they have a memorandum of understanding with telecommunications and ICT supplier Huawei to build a “5G Living Lab” in Vancouver. The new project will have Huawei and TELUS testing next-generation converged fibre-wireless network in downtown Vancouver. Huawei will be making a “significant investment” in the design, testing, and deployment of new technology to help develop 5G-based telecommunications network. This agreement follows TELUS’ announcement of a $1-billion investment to expand its fibre optic network in Vancouver.

This partnership is also in line with helping the City of Vancouver meet its goal of making it the world’s greenest city by 2020. They will serve as providers of network capacity and speed needed to create a “smart city” as well as support for other sustainability-focused technology initiatives.

Apple renews push in the enterprise market with Cisco partnership

Apple and Cisco have partnered to help make iOS devices and apps more compatible with Cisco's networks and provide what they say is a "more unique collaboration" on the iPhone and iPad on its corporate tools. The two companies aim to make iOS devices work more efficiently with Cisco's services and tools such as Cisco Spark, Cisco Telepresence, and Cisco WebEx. They aim to make work collaboration more seamless. This partnership can be seen as a big deal for both companies but especially for Apple as they try to make more headway in the enterprise industry. 

Source: Apple