This Week In Tech 08/27-09/02/2017

This week was IFA a major tech conference that takes place in Berlin. Apple announced the date that their next event will take place. Uber gets a new CEO.

At IFA a lot was announced including an 8K TV from Sharp. Microsoft also announced a release date for their first mixed reality headset coming out on October 17th. Acer will be realeseing theirs on that date starting at $299. Lenovo announced the LG V30 a smartphone with dual cameras and Amazon Alexa built in. During IFA but not at IFA Google talked about ARCore its Augmented Reality platform it also doesn’t require Tango. 

This week Apple announced that their next event will take place on Tuesday September 12, The iPhone 8 is rumored to be announced with an edge to edge screen and Augmented Reality capabilities. Also rumored to be announced at the event the Apple Watch Series 3 and a 4K Apple TV.

On Monday Uber names their new CEO. His name is Dara Khosrowshahi. He is the former CEO of Expedia.