Twitter Shares New Insights into Rising Football Discussion in the App [Infographic]

Interest in all sports is on the rise, with football seeing renewed fan enthusiasm in the early part of the season.

New Study Shows That 25% of Twitter Users Produce 97% of All Tweets

The study underlines the ‘dominance of the few’ rule on social media, and its broader impacts.

Instagram Expands Live Stream Badges to All Eligible Creators in the US

It’s the latest in Instagram’s expanding set of creator monetization tools.

Pinterest Launches New Team to Accelerate Product and Feature Development

The team will focus on new projects and experiments, which could help Pinterest accelerate its feature development.

Medal of Honor: Above And Beyond Oculus Quest 2 Review – A Great Port Of A Flawed Game

Medal of Honor makes the jump to Quest 2 surprisingly well, but technical accomplishments don’t absolve persistent gameplay issues.

Here’s our review!

Meta Shows Research Towards Consumer Force Feedback Haptic Gloves

Meta shared details of its research towards affordable haptic VR gloves for consumers with force feedback, referencing a “10 to 15 year” timeframe.

Full details here:

Qualcomm CEO Says Quest 2 Is At ’10 Million Units’

Qualcomm’s CEO told investors Meta’s Quest 2 “was 10 million units”

Medal of Honor VR Graphics Comparison – Oculus Quest 2 vs PC VR

Hands-on: OVR Technology made me smell in VR

At AWE 2021 I have finally been able to try a scent emitter for virtual reality and in particular the

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The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – November 2021

While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its VR storefronts, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the top 20 Oculus Quest games and apps as of November 2021. Some quick qualifications before […]

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Social VR Startup Raises $57 Million Investment Led by Major Japanese Mobile Network

Japanese social VR startup HIKKY announced today that it has raised ¥6.5 billion (~$57 million), led by Japanese mobile network operator NTT Docomo. The startup says it will use the funds to expand its web-based metaverse platform. Founded in 2018, Japan-based Hikky is best known for its series of ‘Vket’ events, virtual marketplaces where exhibitors […]

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Apple Scores XR Spatial Audio Patent

Recent news has revealed the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) officially granted US tech giant Apple with a patent for real-time 3D spatial audio for use in virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) environments. Apple defines the technology patent as ‘Auralization,’ which refers to Geometrical Acoustics (GA) technology that simulates the behaviours of […]

Big News from NVIDIA, ENGAGE, Nreal, Unity, T-Mobile, Weta Digital, and Qualcomm

The Metaverse continues to dominate as a trending topic across the extended reality (XR) landscape, with numerous tech firms setting their sights and broader ‘horizons’ to develop the new platform. Companies such as NVIDIA, ENGAGE XR, Nreal, Nextech AR, T-Mobile, and Qualcomm reached extensive milestones with their company solutions amid the massive push for Metaverse […]

Redefining Facebook: The Meaning Behind Meta

Of all the things Facebook could rebrand as, why has the company selected meta? Ostensibly, the word meta (Greek for beyond or transcending) has little to do with the social media giant’s primary areas of business. One of the key reasons Mark Zuckerberg cited for the change was that there are simply too many brands […]

Vuforia Engine Review: AR Experience Building

According to Statista, there were around 0.81 billion AR users as of 2021. By the time we reach 2024, this number is expected to increase to 1.73 billion. Perhaps more than any other platform for extended reality, AR popularity has skyrocketed in recent years. Through Augmented experiences, companies can connect with customers like never before, […]

Twitter Acquires Threader App Which Compiles Tweet Threads into Readable Text

The acquisition could point to further development of Twitter’s paid features.

Snapchat Announces New Deal with Sony Music to Expand Sound Options in the App

Snap continues to expand its audio options, in line with broader social media usage trends.

Facebook Expands Nextdoor-Like ‘Neighborhoods’ as Part of Broader Giving Tuesday Push

Facebook’s expanding its ‘Neigborhoods’ community connection platform to 132 US cities.

YouTube Outlines Plans to Bring Live-Stream Shopping to All Users

YouTube’s looking to take its live-stream shopping tools to the next level, with its upcoming holiday streams a testing ground for the next stage.

The XR Week Peek (2021.11.15): Vive Focus 3 aims at LBEVR market, Niantic and Qualcomm launch AR SDKs, and more!

Hello everyone from Palo Alto, California! I’m still here in the US for some days after having attended AWE, planning

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Oculus Quest, PSVR & PC VR MMO Zenith Reveals Cooking Mechanics In New Video

Here’s our first look at cooking mechanics in upcoming VR MMO, Zenith.

AWE 2021: Hands-on Lynx-R1 mixed reality headset

At AWE 2021 I have finally been able to try the Lynx-R1 headset and meet its creator Stan Larroque. Lynx-R1

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Watch: 7 Minutes Of Warhammer Tempestfall PC VR Gameplay Debuts

Here’s 7 minutes of Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Tempestfall gameplay ahead of next week’s PC VR launch.

Iceland Tourism Video Mocks Meta’s Connect Keynote With ‘The Icelandverse’

Are you ready to enter the Icelandverse?

Iceland mocks Meta’s Connect keynote with this hilarious video.

DecaGear To ‘Pivot’, Warning Of $700 Viable Price & Late 2022 Shipping

The startup behind DecaGear announced a “pivot”, cautioning its headset would cost $700 and admitting preorders won’t be fulfilled until Q4 2022.

Specific details of the new strategy will be revealed next week.