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X Offers $250 in Ad Credits to Win Back SMBs
The offer arrives ahead of the holiday shopping season and amid conflicting reports about how X’s ad business is faring.
Meta Adds Branded Content Campaign Oversight to Ads Library
Users can search by influencer or brand to see the campaigns they are connected to.
Google Reportedly Plans To Provide System Software For AR Glasses From 2025
After cancelling its own AR glasses, Google reportedly plans to provide the system software for other companies from 2025.
Station Preps for New Cargo, Crew and Avoids Space Debris
The Expedition 69 crew will receive a space delivery late Thursday night and just a few hours before a new crew will launch to the International Space Station. While the orbital residents are getting ready for both missions there was still some time for gene therapy research and lab maintenance tasks. Two cosmonauts, Commander Sergey …
Meta Gives EU Users More Control Over Their Facebook And Instagram Feeds
Manan Vastsyayana/AFP Photo via Getty Images AFP via Getty Images Meta makes changes just days before deadline for users to feeds within the EU to ensure compliance with Digital Services Act. By August 25, the…read more
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Watch The LA Valorant Finals From This VR E-Sports Arena
Join your fellow Valorant fans for this one-of-a-kind virtual broadcast. Virtex Stadium, an online virtual event platform available for PC VR headsets, will be broadcasting the Valorant LA Champions finals live in VR this week, offering spectators the chance to immerse themselves in the virtual action like never before. Originally announced back in 2021, Virtex […]
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’90s Classic The 7th Guest Returns As A VR Game This October
Explore a sprawling mansion inhabited by realistic ghosts in this immersive reimagining. Developer Vertigo Games, the team behind popular VR titles such as Arizona Sunshine and After the Fall, has just announced the release date for its latest game, The 7th Guest VR. Revealed during the Gamescom 2023 Opening Night Live Pre-Show, this spooky-looking experience […]
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Gamescom 2023 Recap: Meta Quest Game Reveals and Updates
Geoff Keighley’s Opening Night Live just wrapped up, which means Gamescom is officially underway in Cologne, Germany! Tonight had a couple of Meta Quest 2…
Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Toolkit 3 to Debut in September
Microsoft is again at the centre of XR news this week following its recent partnership with Magic Leap and Qualcomm. The alliance sees the firms take equal stakes in scaling Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Toolkit 3 (MRTK3) for developers and enterprise partners. The partnership also sees the MRTK3 framework transition to its own independent organization within […]
The Apple Metaverse: What We Know So Far
An Apple metaverse could be closer than you’d think. Many major tech giants have already shown significant interest in the Metaverse – the concept of a more immersive digital environment. However, some have shown a greater focus on this space than others. Meta, Microsoft, and even Google have all shared insights into their own metaverse […]
What are the Biggest Issues Facing the Metaverse?
The Metaverse is still in its early stages of development, and several pressing issues need to be addressed before it can become a mainstream reality. The Metaverse refers to a collection of online immersive services distributed and managed under an umbrella application. Enterprise and consumer-facing firms face potentially business-changing opportunities, but many pressing issues face […]
LinkedIn Updates its Newsletter Creation UI, Adds the Option to Host Multiple Newsletters
LinkedIn says that newsletter readership has tripled over the past year.
Meta Expands End-to-End Encryption in Messenger
Meta continues to push ahead with its full messaging encryption plan.
LinkedIn Rolls Out Brand Partnership Tags
The added transparency could facilitate new brand/creator partnerships.
YouTube Tests New Display for Subscriptions Feed and a New Music Discovery Process
Soon, you’ll be able to hum a tune into the app, and YouTube will find relevant song matches for you.
Quest 3 Unboxing Leak Reveals Package Contents & Glasses Support Feature
Quest 3 unboxing leak reveals package contents and an unannounced feature for glasses wearers:
Richie’s Plank Devs Reveal New VR Platformer Max Mustard
Max Mustard is a new VR platformer from Richie’s Plank Experience developers Toast Interactive.
More details and trailer here:
Schell Refines I Expect You To Die Franchise With Release Of Cog In The Machine
I Expect You To Die 3: Cog In The Machine is out now on Quest headsets.
Can Schell keep building on its budding VR franchise?
Smash Drums Reveals ‘Smashed Reality’ MR Update On Quest
Smash Drums will receive a free mixed reality update on Quest.
How AI Makes Any Marketing Task More Productive
Artificial Intelligence is perceived as a threat to many jobs. The good news is that, when it comes to digital marketing, it can actually advance your career by performing tedious tasks and letting you focus on more creative tactics. Here’s how AI technology can make just about any marketing task more productive: 1. Brand Identity […]
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Quest 3 Unboxing Reportedly Leaked Ahead of Fall Release, Video Here
Meta’s upcoming Quest 3 headset is slated for a Fall 2023 launch, possibly even at the company’s Connect developer conference coming September 27th. It seems Meta has suffered yet another unauthorized pre-launch unboxing of their hardware, echoing the Quest Pro leak from last year. The video in question was posted to Reddit today, and subsequently […]
Hands-on: ‘The 7th Guest’ Delivers Disney’s Haunted Mansion Vibes & Tons of Visual Flair
When the original The 7th Guest launched on CD-ROM in 1993, it was apparently a pretty big deal. The amount of pre-rendered 3D graphics spliced with live action video clips made it a standout title among all PC games at the time, making it and Myst basically the hottest PC games ever. Now, Vertigo Games is rebooting […]
Classic ’90s Adventure ‘The 7th Guest’ Remake Coming to VR in October
Vertigo Games, the VR pioneers behind the Arizona Sunshine franchise and After the Fall, announced that the VR remake of The 7th Guest finally has a release date. Update (August 23rd, 2023): Vertigo Games revealed The 7th Guest is set to arrive on Steam, Quest, and PSVR 2 on October 19th, 2023. You can wishlist it on […]
Cardiac, Digestion Research Ahead of Space Delivery and New Crew
A cargo craft is orbiting Earth today heading toward the International Space Station as the seven Expedition 69 crew members studied how weightlessness affects cardiac tissue and the digestive system. Meanwhile, a new crew counts down to its launch early Friday. Three tons of space supplies are packed aboard the Roscosmos Progress 85 cargo craft …