Google Reveals its Answer to Apple's ARKit With 'ARCore', Bringing AR to 100M Android Devices

Google today announced a new developer platform for augmented reality apps that won't require dedicated hardware, which it's calling "ARCore." The company originally began making inroads in the AR space a few years ago with Project Tango, which required manufacturers to implement specialized equipment so that smartphones would be compatible with Tango's AR features.Now, Google is "effectively shuttering" the Tango brand, according to TechCrunch, and focusing on the ARCore software development ki