The MTN Group, Africa’s largest telecoms provider, announced on Monday it had purchased 144 plots of digital real estate on Metaverse platform Ubuntuland, marking the first time an African firm has purchased digital real estate. MTN’s virtual land purchase creates a digital village roughly 12 x 12m in size, although the firm did not reveal […]
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Pinterest Adds Hebrew Language Support, Expanding Access to Millions More Users
More language support will help Pinterest expand its appeal and usage in more markets.
Pinterest Announces New Support Program for Female-Owned Businesses as Part of Women’s History Month
The program aims to assist businesses from underrepresented communities.
TikTok Publishes New Guide to Effective Advertising Approaches Around Ramadan
The guide provides a range of tips and insights to help in planning out your marketing approach around the event.
Instagram Launches Automated Captions for Feed Videos
Now, you have the option to switch on auto captions within all Instagram surfaces.
Walkabout Mini Golf Will Add New Paid Course Inspired By 1986 Film Labyrinth
Dance magic dance.
The developers behind Walkabout Mini Golf are planning to add a course as paid downloadable content inspired by the 1986 Jim Henson film Labyrinth.
Valve: Steam Deck is a “stepping stone” to Standalone VR
Steam Deck, Valve’s handheld gaming PC that launched late last month, doesn’t really have the horsepower capable of playing SteamVR games, although Valve chief Gabe Newell calls it a “stepping stone” to what could one day be Valve standalone VR headset. In an interview published in Edge Magazine’s latest issue (via UploadVR), Newell had this to say […]
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HP Announces VR Headset Management Tool for Large-scale Deployments
HP appears to be strengthening its position as a provider of XR software for enterprise companies. Today it announced the release of a mobile device management (MDM) solution that’s designed to make deploying and managing large-scale VR easier. Called HP ExtendXR, the software as a service (SaaS) was built in collaboration with ArborXR, an AR/VR […]
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Station Crew Works on Space Biology and Spacesuits
A host of life science experiments is underway today as the Expedition 66 crew explores how living in space affects the human body. The International Space Station is also gearing up this month for a pair of spacewalks to upgrade its power systems. Skin, hearing, and mold were the main focus of today’s biology research …
Big XR News from Kognitiv Spark, Meta, Microsoft, Sony, Nreal, and LiveSwitch
XR Today reported last week on a global immersive solutions industry full of incredible updates and product reveals, with companies debuting new headsets, strategies, and product launches. Here are our top highlights from last week. Don’t forget to subscribe to our regular newsletter by visiting https://www.xrtoday.com/sign-up/ for further updates! Kognitiv Spark Opens UK Office for […]
Qualcomm, Bytedance Partner to Build XR Ecosystem
At the Mobile World Conference (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, Qualcomm President and CEO, Cristiano Amon, announced on Monday a major partnership with Pico Interactive and Tiktok parent company ByteDance to develop hardware and software tools for global extended reality (XR) ecosystems. Future Pico Interactive XR products from ByteDance will incorporate Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Spaces, an in-house developer […]
GatherVerse Explores Open Metaverse Framework
The GatherVerse Summit took place from 22-25 February and offered a spectacular, inclusive list of expert presentations from across the extended reality (XR) sector from global executives, researchers, and experts in a bid to conceptualise the rise of the next iteration of the Internet. Kent Bye, Producer for the Voices of VR podcast, offered audiences […]
Top XR Vendors majoring in Field Services in 2022
As demand for Extended Reality experiences increases, some industries are seeing more opportunities within these technologies than others. For instance, in a naturally distributed, fast-paced, and agile environment, like field services, XR can be an extremely powerful tool. Extended Reality in field services can help professionals to assess and fix problems in machinery from a […]
LinkedIn Publishes New ‘Recharge Your Marketing’ Digital Magazine to Inspire Your 2022 Approach
The 48-page magazine includes a range of insights and tips to help you improve your marketing approach.
Meta Uncovers Coordinated Misinformation Initiatives Targeting Ukrainian Users
Meta’s teams are working hard to stop the spread of misinformation around the Ukrainian conflict.
TikTok Confirms that 10 Minute Video Uploads are Coming to All Users
Longer clips are coming to TikTok – but is that a good thing?
Instagram Announces Closure of Separate IGTV App, Removal of In-Stream Video Ads
Instagram continues to refine its video offerings, and hone in on Reels as its key engagement pathway.
Zuckerberg: Face & Eye Tracking ‘A Big Focus’ For Next Version Of Quest
Mark Zuckerberg said face & eye tracking are a “big focus” for “the next version of Quest”.
He suggested Meta will prioritize these features over making headsets as slim & light as possible.
More Valve Standalone VR Hints From Gabe Newell: ‘Why Can’t I Have Tetherless Integrated VR?’
Valve’s Gabe Newell has dropped more hints about a possible Valve standalone VR headset.
This time he asked: “Why can’t I have that in a tetherless integrated VR solution?”
Why indeed, Gabe?
The XR Week Peek (2022.02.28): PSVR 2 revealed, Meta working on AI and 5G, and more!
I know that in these crazy war moments probably we all are a bit less interested in the news about
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Report: PSVR 2 Rumored to Release in Early 2023, Missing Holiday Season
It’s widely thought that PSVR 2, Sony’s next-gen VR headset for PlayStation 5, is expected to release sometime the last half of 2022, which would position it as a pretty tempting gift for this holiday season. Now, a report from noted PSVR leaker ‘PSVR Without Parole‘ alleges the headset will launch instead in early 2023. […]
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Crew Works Robotics, Spacesuits as Station Orbits Higher for Crew Swap
The Expedition 66 crew kicked off the week working on robotics, spacesuits, and advanced research equipment. The International Space Station is also orbiting higher to get ready for a crew swap at the end of March. Flight Engineers Raja Chari of NASA and Matthias Maurer of ESA (European Space Agency) started Monday collecting their blood …
Ancient Dungeon Coming Soon To Quest Store With Big Content Update
After a long journey through betas and releases on smaller storefronts and platforms, Ancient Dungeon has been approved for an official Quest Store release.
How To Exercise And Work Out In VR – Meta Quest 2 & More
Want to work out in VR, but not sure where to start?
Here’s our guide on the best headsets, apps and accessories for exercising in VR.