News stories from some of the biggest and brightest tech firms in the industry have marched into publications just ahead of the Easter holiday period, with many stories captivating readers with insightful new updates for virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) companies. The following are the top picks in extended reality (XR) from the previous […]
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Strivr Raises $35m for Enterprise VR Training
Virtual reality (VR) training solutions provider Strivr announced on Tuesday a successful round of funding that secured the firm roughly $35 million. The raised capital increases last month’s Series B funding round valued at $30 million from backer Georgian Partners, with additional participation from Franklin Templeton, Prologis Ventures, GreatPoint Ventures, and Alumni Ventures Group. Enterprise-Grade […]
Snap Unveils New Smart Glasses Details
On Monday, Snap Inc, the parent company behind the popular social media platform Snapchat, showcased its upcoming augmented reality (AR) Spectacles to a selected number of creators and influencers. During a hands-on report by MailOnline, a demo at Snap’s London headquarters showcased various hardware and software details of the AR solution. New Hardware, Software According […]
Meta’s Bosworth Reveals Web-Based Horizon Worlds
Meta Platform’s Chief Technology Officer, Andrew Bosworth, tweeted last week that his company planned to deliver a web-based version of its Horizon Worlds metaverse platform to users. He stated in the tweet that the Horizon platform would charge fees of just 25 percent, which was “a much lower rate compared to other similar world-building platforms.” […]
13 Tips to Schedule Your Day as a Social Media Manager [Infographic]
Here are some handy tips to help maximize your day as a social media manager.
eCommerce and Fake Reviews: 17 Shocking Stats You Need to Know [Infographic]
As eCommerce adoption grows, online reviews become even more important.
New Report Provides Insight into Best Posting Times on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn
Sprout Social’s annual ‘Best Times to Post’ report provides helpful insight for your content planning.
Snapchat Launches New AR Art Experiences to Encourage Cultural Engagement
Snap continues to explore new forms of creative expression, and experience, in the app.
Watch The Meta Quest Gaming Showcase Here On April 20
We’ll be streaming the entire Meta Quest Gaming Showcase tomorrow.
Tune in here on April 20 at 10am PT/1pm ET/6pm BT.
“Major improvements” Coming to Quest 2 Hand-tracking with ‘2.0’ Upgrade
Meta today announced “major improvements” coming to Quest 2’s controllerless hand-tracking capability. The ‘re-architected computer vision and machine learning approach’ is said to specifically improve reliability for overlapping or fast moving hands and specific gestures. The SDK and OS update to enable these improved capabilities will begin rolling out today. Meta first introduced controllerless hand-tracking […]
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