Avataar Picks ex-IKEA AR Lead Daniel Frith

Avataar has selected Daniel Frith as its Vice-President of 3D Platform in a bid to expand the firm’s XR capabilities, the company announced on Tuesday. The company will task Frith with leading strategic development for its 3D division and allow it to deploy its interactive 3D AR turnkey solution for e-commerce firms and retailers. Frith […]

MTN Group Hosts Africa’s First Metaverse

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 […]

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

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The developers behind Walkabout Mini Golf are planning to add a course as paid downloadable content inspired by the 1986 Jim Henson film Labyrinth.

New VR Games March 2022

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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