LinkedIn Adds New, Free Certification Courses to Help Showcase Your LinkedIn Marketing Knowledge

The courses take you through all of LinkedIn ad and marketing tools, and provide a good level of base knowledge in how its systems operate.

Twitter Outlines its Olympic Tie-In Tools, Provides Tips for Brand Campaigns

The Games will kick-off this week, and could significantly disrupt the media cycle.

Facebook Updates Policies Around the Promotion of Prescription Drugs

The new regulations aim to keep-up with the evolving health landscape as a result of COVID-19.

Instagram Rolls Out Language Translation Options Within Instagram Stories

The option will improve accessibility for Stories content, and could open up new ways to reach new audiences.

Lone Echo II Is The Last Oculus Rift Platform Exclusive

The release of Lone Echo II for the Oculus Rift platform on August 24th will mark the end of an era as the last exclusive project funded by Facebook for its PC VR platform.

Oculus Quest v31 Adds Experimental Passthrough API For Mixed Reality

AR in VR? Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is teasing a new experimental API is on the way for Oculus Quest developers in v31.

Helicopters Coming To Microsoft Flight Simulator In 2022

A new development update on Microsoft Flight Simulator revealed that helicopters are a planned feature, set for a prospective 2022 release.

3D Hosting Service Sketchfab Joins Epic Games

3D hosting service Sketchfab is now part of Epic Games.

Epic Games Acquires Sketchfab, the Massive 3D Object Library Compatible with AR/VR Headsets

Sketchfab, the platform that lets you view, share, and download 3D models via traditional monitors and AR/VR headsets, today announced its been acquired by Unreal Engine creators Epic Games. Founded in 2012, Sketchfab plays host to over 4 million 3D assets, all of which are accessible through its web-based platform across PC, mobile, and immersive headsets. In […]

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Liftoff! Multipurpose Laboratory Module “Nauka” Launches to Space Station

The uncrewed Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) “Nauka” is safely in orbit following launch at 10:58 a.m. (7:58 p.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The MLM deployed its solar arrays and navigational antennas as planned. After Nauka completes eight days in free-flight to allow Russian flight controllers to evaluate its systems, the …

Watch Live as Russian Science Module Launches to Space Station

NASA Television, the agency’s website and the NASA app now are providing live coverage of a new Russian science module’s launch and automated docking to the International Space Station. The uncrewed Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM), named Nauka, the Russian word for “science,” is scheduled to launch at 10:58 a.m. EDT (7:58 p.m. Baikonur time) Wednesday, July …

Crew Dragon Endeavour Has Re-Docked to Station

Crew Dragon Endeavour with NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and??Megan McArthur, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut?Akihiko?Hoshide,?and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas?Pesquet, have re-docked to the International Space Station. Crew Dragon autonomously undocked from the forward port of the station’s Harmony module at 6:45 a.m. and relocated to the space-facing port at 7:35 a.m. completing the second space …

Coverage Underway for Crew-2 Port Relocation

NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website are providing live coverage as four residents of the International Space Station prepare to take a spin around their orbital neighborhood in the Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, relocating it to prepare for the arrival of the agency’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2. NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and??Megan McArthur, JAXA (Japan Aerospace …

Pinterest Makes Arabic Available as a Language Option on All Platforms

Pinterest says that Arabic is one of the fastest-growing languages in the app.

TikTok Gains TAG Brand Safety Certification Worldwide, Providing More Assurance for Advertisers

The certification will help TikTok continue to build out its business offerings.

Facebook Partners with Coursera on New Digital Skills Training Initiatives

The new initiatives will provide additional training opportunities for those looking into emerging areas.

Instagram Expands its Insights Data to 60 Days, Providing More Analytical Capacity

The expansion will provide a heap more data insight for Instagram marketers.

Sniper Elite VR Update Supports Gun Stocks And HP Reverb G2

Sniper Elite VR developers issued an update with a long list of improvements for PC VR and PlayStation VR.

Lone Echo II Launches August 24 On Oculus Rift Platform

The last announced Oculus Rift exclusive title, Lone Echo II, will launch on August 24 for $39.99 and it will be playable on Quest via Oculus Link and Air Link.

Watch: 20 Minutes Of Fracked Gameplay Showing Move Locomotion And More

20 minutes of Fracked gameplay? Sure, why not.

Fracked Launches In August, Free Demo Available Now

PSVR exclusive Fracked is launching next month, but you can try a free demo TODAY

How to record 360 videos of your VR experiences

We all like to shoot videos and screenshots of the VR experiences we play: sometimes to me it is a

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The Number of VR Users on Steam Dropped Sharply Last Month, But Valve Isn’t Saying Why

Monthly-Connected VR Headsets on Steam We’ve been tracking the data on VR headsets published in the Steam Hardware & Software survey ever since first-gen VR headsets hit the market. The number of monthly-connected VR headsets on Steam has always seen ups and downs, but last month was different. In the latest data we saw a […]

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Inside VR Design: The Interface of ‘Electronauts’

Inside VR Design is a pilot for what could become an ongoing series examining specific examples of great VR design. Today we’re looking at the interface of Electronauts to find out what makes it so excellently usable. You can find the complete video below, or continue reading for an adapted text version. Electronauts is a […]

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‘Lone Echo II’ Coming to Oculus PC in August, Original ‘Lone Echo’ Discounted to $10

The long-awaited sequel to Ready At Dawn’s space adventure Lone Echo (2017) is nearly here. Lone Echo II is now set to arrive on August 24th, likely making it one of the last PC-only games funded by Facebook to arrive on the Oculus Store. Lone Echo II has been delayed multiple times since it was originally slated to arrive in 2019, but […]

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