Meta Files New Patent to Gather Voice ID Data for User Authentication and Info Matching

The patent seems to be aimed with the development of its AR glasses.

TikTok Enables Passkey Access on iOS, Improving Account Security

Now, iOS users will be able to log-in to TikTok using Face or Touch ID.

Instagram Announces Tighter Rate Limits on Threads to Combat Spam Attacks

Elon’s gonna’ love this…

Meta Quest Audio Spatialization Will Get More Realistic With ‘Universal HRTF’ Upgrade

Meta is making audio spatialization on Quest more realistic by upgrading the HRTF model.

Details here:

The Room VR: A Dark Matter Gets PSVR 2 Upgrade Next Week

The Room VR: A Dark Matter receives a free PSVR 2 upgrade next week.

ANNEX Launches Kickstarter Campaign For PC VR Action-RPG Roguelike

ANNEX offea new action-RPG roguelike to PC VR, and a Kickstarter campaign is now live.

Switchback VR Patch With Visual Fixes & Foveated Rendering Releases This Week

The long-awaited Switchback VR patch that promises to resolve graphical issues will arrive later this week.

More details here:

The XR Week Peek (2023.07.18): Roblox is coming to Quest, Google has an unclear XR vision, and more!

It is summer and usually nothing relevant in tech happens in this period, but actually, there have been quite a few relevant pieces of XR news this week. So, while I’m melting like Terminator in the hot lava (sorry for the spoiler of Terminator 2, but if you haven’t watched the movie yet, you deserve […]

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The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – July 2023

While Meta doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual games & apps are performing across its Quest 2 storefront, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the 20 best rated Oculus Quest games and apps as of July 2023. […]

‘Viewfinder’ Probably Won’t Get VR Support, But a Standalone Game Isn’t Out of the Question

Viewfinder launched today across PlayStation 5 and Steam, bringing its perspective-shifting first-person puzzling to traditional monitors. Ever since we saw the demo pop up on Steam earlier this year though, it was pretty apparent the mind-bending indie title would make for a great VR game. If you were hoping for VR support though, you’re probably […]