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Threads Reaches 100 Million Members in Record Time
The new, Twitter-like app from Meta is now the fastest-growing app of all time.
Twitter Adds Media Studio Access to Twitter Blue Features List
Media Studio is Twitter’s advanced content management solution.
How to Transform Your Blog Posts into Infographics [Infographic]
Infographics can be a great way to increase engagement and boost your branding efforts.
There’s A Shameless Among Us Clone Reaching PSVR 2 This Week
Among Us VR will eventually reach PSVR 2 – but in its absence, a shameless clone arrives later this week.
Meta’s CTO Was Reportedly Originally In Favor Of Rift PC VR And Against ‘Standalone VR Project’
Huh?
Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth reportedly originally argued for cancelling the Oculus standalone headset project and keeping Rift PC-based VR.
Aerial Dogfighter Aces of Thunder Reveals New US Aircraft On PSVR 2
War Thunder spinoff Aces of Thunder brings aerial dogfighting to PSVR 2, and Gaijin detailed its US aircraft.
Hubris On Quest & PSVR 2: Same Gameplay, With Visuals Adjusted Accordingly
Hubris is now available on Quest 2 and PSVR 2 – but how do the visuals and performance hold up on the new platforms?
Find out here:
Why Apple Vision Pro’s menu UX on Quest Pro doesn’t work as we hope for
There is a lot of hype around the Apple Vision Pro. One of the things that got people excited the most is its interface that works only by using eye tracking and hand pinching, which according to the journalists that underwent the demo, is fantabulous. Some people tried to recreate the same experience on Quest […]
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Science and Tech Upgrades, Earth Observations and Trainings Kick off Busy Week
A week of station upgrades and science has kicked off on the International Space Station. The Expedition 69 crew is keeping busy today with hardware updates, science tech installs, Earth observations and training. NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen began his morning preparing for an upcoming water refill and science install of Plant Habitat-03B, an investigation that …
Between Realities VR Podcast ft. José Santiago of Reboot Imagine
In this week’s episode of the Between Realities VR Podcast, Alex & Skeeva host José Santiago, CEO of Reboot Imagine.
Yupitergrad 2 Review: Platforming Puzzler Struggles To Hit The Mark
Available now on Pico headsets, Yupitergrad 2 swings onto other platforms later this month.
But does the sequel compare to the original? Find out in our full review:
Zero Caliber Update Adds Crossplay PvP & Modding This Month
A new Zero Caliber update drops this month, implementing modding and crossplay PvP.
Here’s Why Meta’s Threads Is Going To Help Resurrect Twitter
SAN ANSELMO CALIFORNIA – JULY 05. In this illustration photo, the Threads Logo is shown on a … [+]Cell phone in San Anselmo on the 5th of July 2023. Meta, which owns Instagram, will release…read more
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Threads Won’t Promote Political Or Hard News Content — A Contrast From Twitter
Topline Instagram lead Adam Mosseri said in two Threads posts Friday that the new app would not encourage “politics and hard news” on its platform, a far cry from the promoted political content found on…read more
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Releases Recap: July 2 – 7
It was a quiet week on the Meta Quest Platform. But there’s a clucking good update we just had to share….
Reddit Shares New Insights into How People are Seeking Home Insurance Information in the App [Infographic]
A growing number of people are conducting home insurance research on Reddit.
Quantaar Review: A VR Brawler That’s Not Quite Ready For Primetime
Quantaar is a free-to-play VR brawler available now on PC VR, Pico and Quest via App Lab.
Does the game successfully bring Smash Bros-like action into VR? Here’s our review:
SteamVR Now Supports Automatic Controller Binding, Making Weird VR Controllers a Little Less Weird
Valve released its 1.26 update to SteamVR, which ought to make it easier to play any VR game using any type of motion controller thanks to automatic controller binding. The company initially released a Compatibility Mode in its 1.24 update back in August 2022 which let games initially targeted towards specific controller types essentially be […]
Lithium-Ion: Powering Our Social Lives
Did you know that lithium powers many of the tools that we use each and every day? From the phones we talk on to the cars we drive, lithium-ion batteries are in demand more than…read more
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Twitter Threatens Lawsuit Over Meta’s ‘Copycat’ Threads App, Report Says
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Semafor, Thursday, reported that Twitter’s attorney accused Meta, in a lawsuit, of misusing “trade secret and intellectual property of Twitter” to build its Threads rival app. The company claimed to…read more
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AR Murals Bring Bruce Lee To Life In NY & LA
After long last, season three of the popular martial arts crime drama Warrior has finally begun airing on Max (formerly HBO Max). To help promote the new episodes, Max teamed up with a handful of multicultural artists to create a series of interactive murals powered by augmented reality (AR) technology. Each mural features a QR […]
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The Minnesota Twins Add AR Statistics To Their Stadium
New shared AR games have also been announced. The Minnesota Twins baseball team is expanding its collaboration with smartphone-based augmented reality (AR) platform ARound to bring AR-powered statistics and new AR mini-games to Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, according to an official release. The partnership was originally announced back in 2022. This second iteration will introduce […]
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Telekinetic VR Shooter Synapse Out Now On PS VR2
Step into the role of “mind-breaking” operative. Available now on PlayStation VR2 headsets, Synapse is a mind-bending VR action shooter from developer nDREAMS (Phantom: Covert Ops, Far Cry: Dive Into Insanity, Fracked) that immerses players in fast-paced combat across an otherworldly battlefield. In this unique VR FPS, players take on the role of a “mind-breaking” […]
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