Top PSVR Titles ‘The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners’, ‘Until You Fall’ & ‘The Persistence’ Free with PS Plus in November

If you’re a PS Plus member, you’ll be able to nab three top PSVR titles for free this November that will have you playing from now until the Holiday season. October was a bit of a bust for PSVR owners, as PS Plus only gave out flatscreen titles Hell Let Loose, PGA Tour 2K21, and Mortal Kombat […]

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‘Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Tempestfall’ Coming to PC VR in November, Quest Version Still TBA

Carbon Studio was hoping to launch Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Tempestfall on PC VR and Quest sometime this summer, and it appears we at least have a release date for the PC VR version of the fantasy-action game: November 17th. The upcoming Warhammer universe game was delayed back in August, something the studio said at the […]

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Facebook Rebrands as ‘Meta’, Oculus Branding to be Phased Out

Facebook today announced that it’s changing its name to Meta. The rebrand comes as the the company shifts its primary focus toward building the metaverse and the XR products that will support it. The Oculus brand will be phased out, with the Quest product line becoming Meta Quest. Facebook has been increasingly signaling the shift […]

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Leaked Facebook MR Headset Confirmed as Project Cambria, a “High-end” Device Coming Next Year

Facebook today confirmed Project Cambria, the MR headset which was spotted in a recent leak. The company says it’s a high-end headset designed to roll out more advanced technology before being able to bring it down to the price point of the Quest line. Project Cambria is said to be launching sometime next year. If […]

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Prox & Reverie Opens XR Studio in Doncaster

Extended reality (XR) firm Prox & Reverie has opened its mixed reality (MR) studio and services for clients searching for immersive technology solutions, Prolific North reported on Thursday. The Doncaster, Yorkshire-based firm’s XR studio titled ‘The Forge’ is equipped with several tools for immersive content and uses technologies and solutions from top virtual reality (VR) […]

Theorem Systems Backs 3D CAD on Microsoft HoloLens 2

Theorem Solutions has released the latest version of Theorem XR, an automated data solution allowing firms to use 3D computer aided designs (CAD) across extended reality (XR) devices. The latest updates to the platform include support for Microsoft Azure Remote Rendering, allowing the solution to stream high-volume, high-quality data to Microsoft HoloLens 2 headsets. The […]

Brunner to Debut NovaSim Trainer at EATS 2021

Brunner Elektronik, a Swiss provider of enterprise-grade mixed reality (MR) training solutions, will debut its NovaSim MR DA42 full-motion simulator at a major expo, a LinkedIn post revealed on Wednesday. The Hittnau-based firm will debut the training solution at the European Airline Training Symposium (EATS) 2021 set to take place November 2-3 in Berlin. At […]

Apple Files ‘Retinal’ Display Patent for AR Glasses

Apple Inc has begun research on how its upcoming Apple Glass augmented reality (AR) smart glasses could potentially broadcast images directly on a user’s retinas rather than with screens. The US tech giant recently filed a patent for its “Direct Retinal Projector” solution, which it states could be the next phase in developing AR and […]

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Facebook Announces New ‘Meta’ Corporate Title, Aligning with the Next Stage of Digital Connection

The re-brand aims to re-align Facebook with the next generation of digital connection and engagement.

TikTok’s Testing a New ‘Tips’ Option for Selected Creators

TikTok’s testing out another creator monetization option, this time via direct donations on user profiles.

Twitter Looks to Boost Spaces Discovery with New Alerts on Trending Chats

Twitter’s looking to boost exposure for Spaces, which could get a lot more people tuning in.

TikTok Announces New Partner Integrations, Providing More Ways to Create TikTok Content

The expansion will provide more creative capacity and tools, which could be especially beneficial for creative marketing teams.

Oculus Quest’s Broken Cloud Saves Replaced With Automatic Cloud Backup

Oculus Quest’s broken cloud storage system is being replaced with Cloud Backup, automatically on by default for all apps.

Oculus Quest Expands 2D App Support, With Facebook, Instagram, Dropbox, Slack & More

Facebook is expanding 2D app support on Oculus Quest – apps like Instagram, Dropbox and Slack will soon be available to download on the Oculus Store. 

Zuckerberg Announces Facebook Company Rebrand To Meta

BREAKING: Facebook’s company title will be renamed to Meta. 

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Is Coming To Oculus Quest 2

BREAKING: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is coming to Oculus Quest 2

Crew Dragon Nears Launch as Russian Space Cargo Races to Station

Four commercial crew astronauts await their launch to join the Expedition 66 crew this weekend as a Russian space cargo mission is on its way to the International Space Station. Meanwhile, the seven station residents orbiting the Earth today are headlong into a series of life science and physics experiments. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, …

Successful Launch of Russian Resupply Ship to Station

The uncrewed Russian Progress 79 is safely in orbit headed for the International Space Station following launch at 8 p.m. EDT (5 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The resupply ship reached preliminary orbit and deployed its solar arrays and navigational antennas as planned for a two-day rendezvous on …

Snap Q3 Users Skyrocket as Revenues Top $1bn

Snap Inc has released its third quarter (Q3) earnings report on Thursday, which revealed the firm had reached $1 billion USD in revenues, up from $982 million USD the previous quarter. The camera firm predicts its fourth quarter (Q4) revenues may top $1.1 billion to $1.2 billion USD, although Q2 projections expected third quarter earnings […]

VR Shows ‘Optimal’ Results to Treat Eye Patients

Doctors may potentially use virtual reality solutions to diagnose and assess patients’ functional vision performance in clinical and real-world situations, the Ophthamology Times reported this week. Tomas Aleman, MD of the The Sheie Eye Institute at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, shared his findings in a study in early October. In the research, Dr […]

HaptX, Haption Partner to Back Haptics Industry

Leading US haptic gloves provider HaptX announced on Wednesday it had inked an exclusive partnership with French tech firm Haption, a manufacturer of top-spec force feedback devices. The new partnership will aim to enable unprecedented levels of full-body immersion for workers in training, robotics, and industrial design, and will allow Haption to discontinue production of […]

Lenovo Mirage Solo Review: Standalone Daydream VR

As virtual reality continues to take the world by storm, it seems like almost every technology company is getting involved with the trend. Today’s headsets run the gamut from simple solutions built for amateur gamers, to extensive all-in-one systems for communication and collaboration in the digital age. With new hardware emerging all the time, the […]

Instagram Expands Links in Stories to all Accounts

Instagram will now allow all users to add link stickers to their Instagram Stories.

LinkedIn Launches New Freelancer Connection Tools to Lean into the Rising Gig Economy

LinkedIn has announced some updates to its services listings in order to better facilitate freelance connections.