HoloLens Optics Chief Joins Google Amid Reported Push for Upcoming Google AR Headset

Bernard Kress, principal optical architect on Microsoft’s HoloLens team, has left the company to take on the role of Director of XR Engineering at the recently formed Google Labs. A report by The Verge maintains Google is also now gearing up to produce an AR headset that could directly compete with similar offerings from the likes […]

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Dragon Go for Saturday Departure; Post-Spacewalk Cleanup Continues

The five astronauts representing the Expedition 66 crew had an off-duty day on Friday while the two cosmonauts continued their post-spacewalk activities. A U.S. resupply ship is also on track to depart the International Space Station on Saturday. Mission controllers have given the go for the Cargo Dragon, packed with science experiments and station hardware, …

2022 Olympics Winter Games to Tap AR Solutions

China Unicom is set to become the sole telecom partner of the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Huawei announced in a blog post last week. Originally announced at the 2018 Olympic Expo, China Unicom recently confirmed it would improve the 2022 Games with several key emerging technologies such as big data and cloud […]

Google Labs to Explore Blockchain, Cryptocurrency

Google plans to expand its research and development (R&D) division to include a team dedicated to blockchain and other technologies, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing an email from the firm. The new Google Labs R&D group will focus on blockchain-based use cases and aim to explore similar emerging technologies such as distributed computing and data […]

Meta Quest 2 v37 Offers Trove of New Features

Meta’s Oculus Quest 2 has received a brand new bag of tricks following a major upgrade, the company announced in a blog post on Thursday. The leading consumer virtual reality (VR) device has unveiled a host of new features in its version 37 (v37) release that promise to offer users greater productivity tools and a […]

The Top Use Cases for VR in Healthcare 2022

Virtual reality is rapidly gaining attention in all parts of the business world. Companies are rapidly discovering that virtual reality isn’t just for games and entertainment, but also for collaboration, innovation, and training too. The VR market is therefore estimated to reach a value of around $184.66 billion by 2026, with a CAGR of 33.85 […]

Facebook Organic Marketing: What Works in 2022

Seeing a decline in your organic Facebook metrics? Looking for new ways to improve your non-paid Facebook marketing? To discover nine organic techniques that work on the world’s biggest social platform, I interview Mari Smith.

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Twitter Launches New NFT Profile Image Display Option to Twitter Blue Subscribers

The new option will enable users to display their NFTs in a more certifiable way.

Meta Plans to Establish an NFT Marketplace, Expanding Beyond Profile Pictures

Meta’s longer-term view for the interconnected metaverse will include NFTs – but maybe not in the way you expect.

LinkedIn Adds New Courses on Building Your LinkedIn Presence, New Alert and Newsletter Tools for Company Pages

The courses cover the key elements of LinkedIn marketing, and will help provide pointers on how to maximize your platform presence.