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Meta Expands Its Paid Verification Program to Business Accounts
Now, businesses will also be able to purchase a blue tick on Facebook and IG (and soon, WhatsApp too).
Could X Really Start Charging All Users? A Look at the Various Considerations
Elon Musk has hinted at potentially charging everyone to use the app – but is that a realistic possibility?
3 Blog Post Templates to Help Maximize Reach and Resonance [Infographic]
Some pointers to improve your web content performance.
Varjo Aero PC VR Headset Price Cut In Half, From $1990 To $990
Varjo Aero just got a permanent price cut, from $1990 to $990.
ForeVR Invites You To Suck It! Today On Quest & SteamVR
ForeVR swaps sports games for vacuums with Suck It!, available today on Quest and SteamVR.
Quest 3 PC Link Files Reveal Official Render With New Elite Strap
An official render of Quest 3 with its new Elite Strap accessory is present in the Oculus PC app files.
Varjo cuts in half the price of Aero!
I’m writing this article to give you all a heads-up about a good thing that happened today. In one of those many webinars that Varjo organizes, the Finnish company has revealed that it is going to slash the price of the Aero… by a 50% factor! Varjo Aero at $990/€990 Varjo has announced that the […]
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Immersed Opens Pre-orders for Slim & Light ‘Visor’ VR Headset, Starting at $500
Immersed, the team behind the titular XR productivity and co-working app, announced Visor last month, a slim and light VR headset designed for work. Now the studio has opened “fully refundable” pre-orders for two distinct flavors of the device. Immersed is offering a 2.5K per-eye Visor model for $500 and a 4K per-eye Visor model […]
Leaked Xbox Documents Show XR Interest But No Immediate Plans
Leaked documents relating to Microsoft’s business strategy for Xbox show the company eyeing XR technology but continuing to keep it at arm’s length. While Microsoft has previously taken considerable steps into XR with both HoloLens and the Windows Mixed Reality platform on PC, the company’s flagship gaming division, Xbox, has notably not joined the fray. […]
Elon Musk Continues His Path Of Destruction, Says Twitter Might Charge Everyone For Access
Elon Musk (File) Tesla and SpaceX’s CEO Elon Musk speaking at SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition March 9, … [+]Washington 2020. Musk’s refusal to allow Ukraine to use Starlink internet services to launch a surprise attack…read more
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Meta Horizon Worlds v128 Release Notes: RSVP to Watch the Connect Keynote in VR
Meta Horizon Worlds v128 is here! We made some changes to the way your Meta Horizon name displays in your Worlds profile and fixed a…
Meta Ramps Up Metaverse Investments in Vietnam
Meta Platforms has reportedly launched plans to boost its metaverse technology investments in Vietnam. VN Express International reported on Tuesday that Joel Kaplan, Vice President for US Public Policy, Meta, said his company had begun shifting production to the nation four years ago. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Meta shelved its plans to move […]
Sanofi Complete HoloLens 2 Pilot Project
This month is proving fruitful for Microsoft’s immersive technology division. As the firm works towards its industrial 2024 Metaverse roadmap, Microsoft is keen to display client success stories highlighting how enterprise partnerships enhance their workplaces with Microsoft’s immersive product portfolio. Recently, Microsoft has showcased how clients such as Nexco-East, the US Army, and Boeing leverage […]
Amazon Targets Google, Meta Ad Spending with AR Shopping Update
Amazon has recently introduced several new features for shoppers to find products from their mobile devices using augmented reality (AR) shopping technologies. The additions aim to challenge firms like Google, Pinterest, and others dominating the eCommerce search sector. Google previously debuted its own multisearch tool via its Google Lens platform, with Lens initially debuting in […]
Elon Musk Says X Users Are Posting Fewer Posts Per Day Than People Had Been Tweeting
Musk says users are posting around 200 million X updates per day, which is down from Twitter’s 500 million tweets per day stat.
Meta Provides Tips on How to Maximize Your Carousel Ads [Infographic]
Some tips on how to maximize your carousel ads on Facebook and Instagram.
X Adds New Community Notes Navigation Module to Increase Awareness of Disputed Claims
Community Notes is helping to dispel misinformation and false claims, but is it an effective solution?
The Next Iteration of Meta’s Ray-Ban Stories Glasses Are Close to Launch
The next version of Meta’s smart glasses will reportedly enable live-streaming to Facebook and Instagram.
Immersed Opens ‘Refundable Deposits’ For Visor: 2.5K Per Eye For $500 Or 4K Per Eye For $750
You can now preorder Immersed’s Visor productivity-focused XR headset.
Two models are offered, 2.5K per eye for $500 or 4K per eye for $750.
Details here:
Racket Club Serves Up Quest & PC VR Tennis Club In December
A new Racket Club dev diary details its tennis social club mechanics ahead of launch this December on Quest and SteamVR.
Portal 2 Gets Full PC VR Support With Free Mod
Portal 2 receives unofficial VR support through a Flat2VR mod, featuring 6DOF support and full motion controls.
Pistol Whip Celebrates Halloween With ‘Elixir Of Madness’ In October
Pistol Whip prepares for Halloween with Elixir of Madness, adding new scenes next month on all major VR platforms.
The XR Week Peek (2023.09.19): Unity’s community is rioting, Pico 5 leaked, and more!
It’s been kind of a crazy week! The drama about Unity’s new pricing models has set the whole game development community on fire, while we had an unexpected leak about the Pico 5 and some updates on the Apple Vision Pro. There are some important pieces of news to know about and you are in […]
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Orbital Tasks Split Amongst Crew; Handovers Continue as Trio Prepares for Next Week’s Departure
It’s a full house aboard the International Space Station as 10 residents are living on orbit following Friday’s arrival of a new crew. Tuesday saw a variety of tasks split amongst the residents as three members continue to adjust to life in weightlessness, and another prepares for their journey back home to Earth next week. …