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Meta Quest Subscriptions Soon to Be Charged in Local Currencies in Scandinavia, Switzerland & New Zealand

2 years ago
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If you live in Northern Europe outside of the Eurozone, or in New Zealand, Meta says recurring subscriptions will soon be priced in local currency and not in U.S. dollars. One of the Quest platform’s biggest subscription plans right now is its Meta Quest+ game service, which lets you play a revolving catalogue of Quest […]

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Crew Packs Dragon, Works Neuroscience, and Preps for Spacewalk

2 years ago
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Payload operations are underway aboard the International Space Station as a U.S. cargo craft prepares for its return to Earth at the end of the week. Meanwhile, the Expedition 71 crew continued researching neuroscience and getting ready for the year’s first spacewalk. The four NASA astronauts in the orbital outpost’s U.S. segment spent the first …
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NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Astronauts Enter Quarantine for Mission

2 years ago
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NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who are set to launch to the International Space Station on Monday, May 6, entered pre-flight quarantine in preparation for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test mission. Flight crew health stabilization is a standard process ahead of any human spaceflight mission to ensure the health and safety of …
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A New Era for Mixed Reality

2 years ago
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Today we’re taking the next step toward our vision for a more open computing platform for the metaverse. We’re opening up the operating system powering…
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Siemens, BILT Leverage Apple Vision Pro for Frontline Workers

2 years ago
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 Last week, Siemens, in collaboration with enterprise XR software provider BILT, leveraged Apple Vision Pro headsets to provide on-site electricians with XR instructional overlays. The partnership also gives BILT a place as the newest member of its Xcelerator Ecosystem for scaling enterprise XR solutions.   Andreas Matthé, CEO of Electrical Products at Siemens Smart Infrastructure, […]
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Apple WWDC ’24 to be a XR Showcase?

2 years ago
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Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is coming. The yearly event will showcase the latest, and at times potentially paradigm-shifting, products.   This year’s WWDC event is due between June 10 through 14, 2024. Apple will host a widely published in-person keynote showcase during the event, followed by three days of virtual content to bring […]
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Average Screen Time and Social Media Usage by Region [Infographic]

2 years ago
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Which countries are using social media the most? Take a look at this overview.

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Meta Announces Screen Smart Series for Parents in the US

2 years ago
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Meta’s Screen Smart series aims to inform parents of the various measures they have to ensure their kids are safe online.

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X Adds Streamlined Ad Set-Up, Using AI-Based Targeting

2 years ago
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X has launched some improved targeting tools, designed to simplify campaign set up.

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Meta Announces Upcoming Ads Showcase at Newfronts 2024

2 years ago
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Get the lowdown on the latest Meta ads news and updates.

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Meta Is Getting Rid Of Quest’s App Lab And Opening Up The Store

2 years ago
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Meta says it will get rid of Quest’s unlisted App Lab and instead make the store much more open.
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Meta Partnering With Microsoft’s Xbox To Make A “Limited Edition” Quest Headset

2 years ago
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Meta is partnering with Xbox to create a “limited edition Meta Quest” headset with an Xbox gamepad in the box.
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Meta Rebranding Quest Software Horizon OS, Will Run On New Headsets From ASUS, Lenovo, More

2 years ago
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Meta is rebranding its Quest software platform to Meta Horizon OS and opening it up to third-party headset makers, including ASUS and Lenovo.
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New Triceratops Forest Episode Of Prehistoric Planet Immersive Out Now On Apple Vision Pro

2 years ago
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Episode 2 of Jon Favreau’s Prehistoric Planet Immersive is out now on Apple Vision Pro.

It’s called Triceratops Forest.

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Meta Affirms it Will Continue Making Quest Headsets Even as it Offers OS to (select) Third Parties

2 years ago
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Meta says that even though third-parties will be making headsets with Quest OS (now called Horizon OS) the company will continue to develop its line of Quest headsets. Meta made a huge announcement today, saying that the Quest operating system, rebranded to Meta Horizon OS, would be the software basis of new headsets built by […]

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Meta Plans to Blur Barriers Between App Lab and Horizon Store, Court Android App Developers

2 years ago
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As part of Meta’s huge announcement today, the company says its rebranding the Quest Store to the Meta Horizon Store. In doing so, the company plans to make it easier for developers to get their content onto the platform. As it stands today, the Quest Store only includes apps that Meta has allowed into the […]

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Meta is Opening Quest’s Operating System to Third-party Headsets, Marking a Massive Shift in Strategy

2 years ago
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Today Meta made what is likely to be an industry-altering announcement: it plans to open up the Quest operating system to third-party device makers. Asus, Lenovo, and Xbox have been tapped to create new headsets built on the operating system which is being branded ‘Meta Horizon OS’. Meta has just made its biggest strategic move […]

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ASUS, Lenovo & Xbox Are All Making XR Headsets Running Meta’s New Third-party Friendly Operating System

2 years ago
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Meta today announced it’s opening its operating system to third-parties, and has named three heavy weights that have pledged support for its newly renamed Meta Horizon OS: Asus, Lenovo, and Microsoft’s Xbox. In a blog post, Meta says it’s tapped ASUS’s Republic of Gamers to develop an “all-new performance gaming headset,” Lenovo to “develop mixed […]

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Neurology Study and Spacewalk Preps Kickoff Week

2 years ago
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The Expedition 71 crew kicked off a busy schedule on Monday exploring ways to treat neurological diseases while gearing up for a spacewalk planned for Thursday. Cargo operations are also picking up as a U.S. cargo craft gets ready for its departure from the International Space Station. Researchers use the orbital outpost’s weightless environment to …
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Smalland: Survive the Wilds VR Brings Open World Survival Crafting To Quest Soon

2 years ago
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Smalland: Survive the Wilds VR adapts the open-world survival crafting game for Quest this May.
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How XR Can Address The Skilled Workforce Gap

2 years ago
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Nathan Pettyjohn, CEO of The Immerse Group and President of the VR/AR Association, has outlined the potential for how XR can solve the skilled workforce gap looming for industries like manufacturing and construction. In a discussion at this year’s Industrial IMMERSIVE Week, titled “Bridging the Industrial Skilled Workforce Gap with XR and AI”, Pettyjohn emphasised the […]
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Get Ready For The UploadVR Showcase – Summer 2024

2 years ago
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We’re excited to announce the return of the UploadVR Showcase, and we want to hear about all of the interesting and original games you’ve been working on.

UploadVR has been a trusted source for everything VR/AR for the better part of a decade, and it’s an

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ICYMI This Week: World Of Warcraft VR Mod, Pavlov, Game Room & More

2 years ago
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Searching for this week’s biggest VR stories? Here’s our latest news roundup.
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April Mega Sale: Save Up to 64% Off Hundreds of VR Games

2 years ago
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It’s been a busy couple days. ICYMI, there’s some exciting stuff happening on the Meta Quest Store: Now through 11:59 pm PT on April 28,…
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Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3: Which is Better?

2 years ago
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Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3: Which is the best headset? Both options have been available to the public for a little while now, and both have made quite an impact on consumers. After testing both of these headsets, it’s easy to see why. The Meta Quest 3 is easily the best headset Meta […]