Today, international electronics vendor Samsung released its Q2 earnings report, highlighting massive financial losses as the firm moves towards producing XR devices and components. In its recorded earnings, Samsung revealed that its Q2 net profits fell by 84.5 percent from last year to $1.4 billion. Moreover, its total revenue fell by 22 percent to $47 […]
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Meta Quest Pro vs Apple Vision Pro: Which is Best?
Meta Quest Pro vs Apple Vision Pro: which “Pro” headset is really going to change the way we think about immersion forever? Meta and Apple have contributed significantly to the hype in the XR industry in the last few months. Apple finally announced its first “spatial computing” headset after years of speculation in June this […]
Instagram Stories: Creation to Conversion for Marketers
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Reddit Tests its Own Verification Markers with ‘Official’ Profile Tags
The ‘Official’ tags will be displayed on a small number of approved accounts.
YouTube Previews Updated Functional Navigation in the YouTube Studio App
The updates will make it easier to navigate YouTube Studio.
Meta Posts Strong Q2 Results as Facebook Crosses 3B Monthly Active Users
Meta’s latest performance update shows enduring strength in its ad business.
Meta’s XR Revenue Down 39% “due to lower Quest 2 sales,” as Quest 3 & Vision Pro Loom
Meta’s latest quarterly results show its Reality Labs XR division is again reporting an operating loss just south of $4 billion. Now, for its Q2 2023 results, the company says Reality Labs’ revenue was down by 39% due to lower Quest 2 sales, making for the worst quarterly performance in the past two years. Meta […]
Astrobee Powered Off; Crew Completes Payload Maintenance and Preps for Upcoming Missions
The Expedition 69 crew members carried out more station maintenance activities today aboard the International Space Station as they gear up for a busy month of mission events in August. NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen was tasked with troubleshooting water supply hoses and replacing connections in the Glovebox Freezer, which integrates into the Life Sciences Glovebox …
Astrobee Powered On, Safety Drills, and Health Measurements Top Today’s Schedule
Another round of safety training is underway today on the International Space Station. The Expedition 69 crew members were also tasked with robotic activities, ultrasound scans and station maintenance. United Arab Emirates (UAE) Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi powered on the station’s free-flying robots, Astrobee, in the morning. Later in the day, NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg …
Elon Musk Changes X Logo—And Then Changes It Back Again—As Twitter Rebrand Evolves
Topline Elon Musk on Tuesday changed X’s logo—and changed it back again—just days after replacing Twitter’s blue bird, as he embarks on the platform’s swift rebrand into an “everything app” that has surprised onlookers with…read more
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Twitter Warns Companies Could Lose Verification If They Don’t Buy Ads: Report
Elon Musk, the billionaire Tesla CEO and Chief Executive Officer, attending the Viva Tech trade fair in Paris. … [+]The date is Friday, 16 June 2023. Nathan Laine/Bloomberg © 2023 Bloomberg Finance LP X, the…read more
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Harnessing the Power of Social Media for Effective Automotive Digital Marketing
As the automotive landscape continues to digitally evolve, auto dealerships must evolve with it. At the core of this evolution is harnessing the power of social media for effective automotive digital marketing. With approximately 97%…read more
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Crossfire: Sierra Squad Looks Like An Explosive VR Shooter
Lead an elite military unit through 13 action-packed levels or team up with a friend and complete 50 squad missions. Coming next month to PC VR and PlayStation VR2, Crossfire: Sierra Squad is a military arcade shooter that has you leading an elite paramilitary fireteam throughout a series of high-stakes missions set in a variety […]
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This AR Barbie Is Literally The Size Of A Skyscraper
Immersive technology brings the iconic doll to life in Dubai. After a single weekend in theaters, the Barbie movie has already managed to amass a whopping $350 million in international and domestic sales. This immense success is in no small part due to Warner Bros’ absolutely massive $150 million marketing campaign, which involved everything from […]
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Celebrate The Women’s World Cup With New Snapchat AR Lenses
Get up close and personal with every women’s national team in the new Global Fan Selfie Experience. The FIFA Women’s World Cup is here and fans are revved up and ready to root for their favorite teams. To commemorate the occasion celebrated by sports fans all around the world, Snapchat is introducing brand new ways for you […]
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Meta Quest+ August 2023 Titles: ‘Walkabout Mini Golf’ & ‘MOTHERGUNSHIP: FORGE’
It’s been one month since we announced Meta Quest+, your new VR subscription service. For just $7.99 USD per month or $59.99 USD annually (a…
Microsoft HoloLens 2 Future Relies on Military Success
This month, Microsoft will deploy an upgraded version of its dormant HoloLens 2 headset for US Army soldiers. The firm is deep within a rocky testing period as part of a long-standing military contract that facilitates soldiers with assistive reality tools for improving combat awareness. The success of the IVAS testing period could prove vital […]
HTC VIVE Upgrades XR Elite Headset Hand Tracking
HTC VIVE announced on Wednesday it had upgraded its hand-tracking capabilities for its flagship mixed reality (MR) device, the VIVE XR Elite. According to the Taoyuan City-based tech giant, its hand-tracking tools would offer “enhanced reliability across a wider range of lighting conditions.” The company posted on social media: “Brace yourself for even better performance, […]
How Can Didimo’s Popul8 Solution Empower Game Developers?
Following a rising interest in serious gaming technologies, ongoing debates and discussions have highlighted the importance of key virtual, augmented, mixed, and extended reality (VR/AR/MR/XR) infrastructure. Companies like Meta Platforms, Apple, Improbable, Gamefam, Nokia, Unity, Epic Games, NVIDIA, and many others have stepped up their own efforts. Through each company’s solutions, game developers have accumulated […]
HCLTech, Meta, MeitY Open India’s XR Startup Program
HCLTech has officially joined a strategic initiative — the XR Startup Program — created by Bay Area tech giant Meta Platforms, backed by India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (MeitY) Startup Hub. MeitY is India’s premier government-supported hub for boosting startup capacities, providing rising talent with resources to fulfil and showcase their use cases. […]
Reddit Shares New Insights Into How People Are Using the App to Research Tech Products [Infographic]
Interesting insights into how redditors are using the app to glean more genuine product insights.
LinkedIn Reports ‘Record Engagement’ Once Again in Latest Performance Update
Microsoft has provided an update on LinkedIn’s latest performance stats.
Snapchat Rises to 397M Users, Sees More Active Advertisers in Q2
Snap has published its Q2 2023 performance update.