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NBA Deepens Multiyear Partnership with Meta, Bringing More Ways to Watch Live Games on Quest

3 years ago
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Meta announced they’re extending a multiyear partnership which is set to bring a few new ways for basketball fans to enjoy NBA League Pass games on Quest. First signed in 2020, the deal essentially made Meta (ex-Facebook) an official marketing and VR headset partner of the NBA, Women’s NBA […]
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A Failed XR Startup is Back With Compact Optics That Switch Instantly Between AR & VR

3 years ago
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AntVR, an early VR startup which struggled with several XR headset projects that ultimately didn’t find traction, has reemerged with novel optics which can instantly transition between AR and VR modes. Founded in 2014, AntVR is the China-based VR startup originally behind an early crowdfunding campaign for a PC VR headset (which didn’t ultimately catch on) […]
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5 Things Reviewers Liked And Disliked About Apple’s 2023 MacBook Pro

3 years ago
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With reviews out for the latest MacBook hardware, Apple has made some significant efficiency and M2-fueled power improvements with the 2023 MacBook Pro.
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2023 Kia EV6 GT Review: How A Great EV Becomes A Tough Sell

3 years ago
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With supercar-shaming power and a face-reshaping 0-60 time, the Kia EV6 GT should be an instant winner. Yet not everything adds up in this performance EV.
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How To Clean Your Steam Deck

3 years ago
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Valve’s Steam Deck is a great piece of tech, but like any other gadget out there, sometimes it gets dirty and needs to be cleaned. Find out how.
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Ford’s Biggest Car Flops Of All Time

3 years ago
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Ford has produced many of the best-selling automobiles to ever come out of the United States — but not every model has proven successful.
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VR Therapies Calls for Urgent Support after Christmas Day Burglary

3 years ago
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A major charity offering virtual reality (VR) therapies to vulnerable people was “heartbroken” after a massive burglary took place on Christmas Day. Charity Founder Rebecca Gill is a former NHS nurse and launched the world-first VR alternative therapy centre last year. ITV reported on Saturday that burglars stole valuable headsets totalling tens of thousands of […]
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Big XR News from Google, ChatGPT, Vodafone, and Seoul Metropolitan Government

3 years ago
InternetNews
The penultimate week of January has, yet again, shaken up the extended reality (XR) industry. 2023 has not even reached its sophomore month, although more and more innovations are coming full-force while mass layoffs defined the week past. Despite a promising couple of weeks following CES 2023, the year appears to continue last year’s trend […]
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Planning for 2023: LinkedIn Posting Tips

3 years ago
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Update your LinkedIn marketing approach with these tips.

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LinkedIn Looks to Boost Newsletter Discovery by Showcasing Which Newsletters Users are Subscribed to

3 years ago
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The new listings will be displayed on user profiles in the app.

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Instagram Chief Says Photos Will Get More Focus on the App in 2023

3 years ago
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Instagram chief Adam Mosseri says they focused too much on video in 2022.

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Meta Prompts Users to Review their Privacy Settings for Data Privacy Day

3 years ago
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Data Privacy Day is being held on January 28th.

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The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR Delayed By Three Weeks

3 years ago
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The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR is no longer a PSVR 2 launch title, as Supermassive Games confirms its been delayed by three weeks. Read more here: 
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Fruit Ninja VR 2 Slices Up A Full Release In Spring 2023

3 years ago
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Following an early access launch, Halfbrick Studios confirms Fruit Ninja VR 2 will receive its full release on Steam and “Oculus platforms” in Spring 2023. Read more here:
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Touring Seagull Stacks: Walkabout Mini Golf First Course With Weather

3 years ago
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Our tour of Walkabout Mini Golf’s Seagull Stacks highlights the game’s first weather effects and wildlife.

Watch the course tour here:

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Thrill Of The Fight 2 Announced, Co-Developed By Halfbrick Studios & Ian Fitz

3 years ago
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Thrill of the Fight 2 is in the works, co-developed by Halfbrick Studios and original creator Ian Fitz.

More info here:

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The XR Week Peek (2023.01.23): Microsoft shuts down Altspace and MRTK, and more!

3 years ago
InternetNews

Welcome to another roundup of AR/VR news of the week! I’m still writing from China, and this week I spent the Chinese New Year here… it was an interesting experience, and if you lost my funny story about it, you can still have a look at it in my dedicated post.  Wishing you all a very […]

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‘Thrill of the Fight 2’ Now in Co-development by ‘Fruit Ninja’ Team Halfbrick Studios

3 years ago
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Halfbrick Studios announced it’s partnering on development of Thrill of the Fight 2, the upcoming sequel to the popular VR boxing title. Created by Ian Fitz and his studio Sealost Interactive in 2016, Thrill of the Fight focuses on realistic boxing mechanics, eschewing arcadey things like stamina bars and unrealistic knockout blows. Thrill of the Fight […]
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Microsoft Axes Social VR Platform & XR Interface Framework Amid Wide-reaching Layoffs

3 years ago
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Microsoft is laying off 10,000 employees, and with it the company is axing social VR platform AltspaceVR and its XR interface framework, Mixed Reality Toolkit. We’ve written about the death of AltspaceVR once before. In the summer of 2017, the company announced it was shuttering the social VR platform due to lack of funds. In a Hail Mary that […]
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Crew Kicks off Week With Bone Research, Physics Studies

3 years ago
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Space medicine was the top research priority aboard the International Space Station on Monday as four Expedition 68 astronauts explored healing bone conditions. The orbiting lab’s three cosmonauts spent the day studying a variety of physics, packing a resupply ship, and servicing station hardware. NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, Josh Cassada, and Frank Rubio joined Flight …
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This Innovative New Technology Turns Abandoned Mines Into Sustainable Energy Storage

3 years ago
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A proposed plan could utilize an unusual method of physics for storing renewable energy, making use of the thousands of abandoned mineshafts in the U.S.
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Luka Doncic’s Apocalypse Proof Jeep Has The Internet Talking

3 years ago
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NBA star Luka Doncic showed up to one of his games in a vehicle best described as a futuristic tank that would absolutely survive the apocalypse.
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How To Fix An Xbox Series X|S Controller That Keeps Disconnecting

3 years ago
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Sometimes, Xbox controllers can run into issues with staying connected. Here’s how to fix the most common issues with your Xbox Series X|S controller.
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Halo Is Safe 343 Industries Insists After Microsoft Cuts Thousands Of Jobs

3 years ago
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343 Industries has made a statement contradicting rumors that the development of the Halo series might be moving to new companies in the future.
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Between Realities VR Podcast ft King Cosmotron of LIV

3 years ago
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In this week’s episode of the Between Realities VR Podcast, Alex and Skeeva host Isaiah “Cosmotron” Chavan, VR Streamer and Director of Partnerships for LIV.