Virtual Reality

6G, the next big mobile technology: Internet of the senses, anyone?

The first of a two-part series on 6G explains the virtual experience that the ultra high-speed technology promises

Indian businesses investing in VR-based healthcare to train future doctors

Globally, Virtual Reality-based health-care training is a $3.8 billion-a-year industry

Meta now allows Quest users to tap, swipe in VR without controllers

The company also introduced a new gesture for hands-based locomotion, which you can try out in the latest version of First Hand

Meta to acquire VR startup 'Within' after favourable court ruling

A federal judge has sided with Facebook parent Meta and cleared the way for the company to buy virtual reality startup Within Unlimited, the maker of the popular fitness app Supernatural. Federal antitrust regulators had sought to block the acquisition on the grounds that it would hurt competition in the emerging virtual reality market. But U.S. District Judge Edward Davila denied the Federal Trade Commission's request for a preliminary injunction against the deal. The judge's ruling said the agency did not provide sufficient evidence to prove its case. Meta said it will now proceed with its acquisition of Within Unlimited. The FTC had argued that Meta's acquisition of the small company reminiscent of Facebook's early purchases of Instagram and WhatsApp would hurt competition in the emerging virtual reality market. Allowing the tech giant to buy Los Angeles-based Within Unlimited, the FTC had argued, would violate antitrust laws and dampen innovation, hurting consumers who may f

Meta wins court battle against USFTC to acquire VR company 'Within'

Meta recently acquired the Netherlands-based 3D smart glass maker Luxexcel, as it doubles down on its metaverse dream in 2023

Samsung partners with Qualcomm, Google to build extended reality ecosystem

Samsung Electronics Co has announced that it has partnered with Qualcomm and Google to build an ecosystem for extended reality (XR)

Meta tests 'members-only space' in virtual reality platform Horizon Worlds

Meta has announced that it is testing a new type of closed space -- members-only worlds -- in its social virtual reality (VR) platform 'Horizon Worlds'

Apple's upcoming MR headset may feature health, wellness experiences

Apple will reportedly bring health and wellness experiences in its upcoming augmented reality (AR) - mixed reality (MR) headset, media reports said

Apple may allow users to build AR apps for mixed-reality headset using Siri

American tech giant Apple is apparently working on a way to let you make apps for its long-rumoured mixed reality headset using Siri

Meta improves accuracy of Quest's hand tracking technology with new update

Meta has improved its Meta Quest's hand tracking technology with the new v2.1 update and made it default for Quest applications

Microsoft shutting down social virtual reality platform AltspaceVR

In 2017, Microsoft stepped in and acquired the platform after AltspaceVR decided to shut it down, and now the company said it will shut down the service on March 10, 2023

Apple delays AR glasses, now plans cheaper mixed-reality headset in 2024

Apple will follow up with a lower-cost version of the mixed-reality headset as soon as 2024 or early 2025, according to people familiar with the deliberations

Meta to stop releasing new software updates for Quest 1 VR headset

Meta is planning to stop supporting the original Quest VR headset with new software updates, and users using this older hardware will soon lose access to some social features

Mass shipment of Apple AR headsets to delay further this year, says analyst

In November last year, it was reported that the iPhone maker was planning to start mass production of its MR headsets in March this year

CES 2023: Sony to skip TVs; likely to showcase virtual reality-ready PS VR2

Tech giant Sony Electronics will not introduce a new TV lineup at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023

Meta makes virtual reality headset Quest 2's GPU more powerful by 7%

The dynamic clocking system will automatically increase the frequency as it detects that the application would benefit from it

AR/VR drives into classrooms: How tech is changing education landscape

But the cost of infrastructure for a medium of instruction with virtual reality and augmented reality can prove to be a challenge, especially for private schools

PlayStation VR2 pre-orders are now available without an invitation: Report

The report said players can preorder the PS VR2 headset from the PlayStation Direct website and get it within a week of its February 2023 launch

Meta battles US antitrust agency over the future of virtual reality

The trial will serve as a test of the FTC's bid to head off what it sees as a repeat of the company buying its way to dominance, this time in the nascent virtual and augmented reality markets

Apple's AR/VR headset may arrive in late 2023 due to software issues

The delay appears to affect only the mass shipment of finished goods, rather than manufacturing itself