Google purges unofficial ‘cardboard’ appsOctober 17, 2015 - 04:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Google is reportedly throwing its weight around on Google Play and ejecting unofficial VR apps that happen to have the word 'cardboard' in their title, Digital Spy reveals. The web giant offers a low-cost alternative to VR headsets with Google Cardboard, and it wants to make it clear which apps are affiliated with the DIY contraption. Apps including Cardboard VNC, Cardboard Catapult and Cardboard Theater have been affected by the move, according to Variety. VNC will be rebranded as 'VNC Client for Cardboard', while Theater has already been renamed as 'VR Theater for Cardboard' to reflect its third-party status. Google's Cardboard VR viewer, priced at £20, has become popular for its value for money, while it only needs some minor origami skills to put together. The device is now available in more than 100 countries and Cardboard-ready apps have been installed 15 million times. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |