Facebook to start testing ads in virtual reality headsets
3 years, 9 months ago

Facebook to start testing ads in virtual reality headsets

The Hindu  

Facebook Inc said that it will start testing The California-based company will test with a few apps in the beginning, and will make the ads broadly available across the Oculus platform and mobile app after incorporating feedback from developers, Facebook said in a statement. Facebook last month started testing ads in the Oculus mobile app. The company will not use content of conversations with people on apps like Messenger or the user’s voice interactions to target ads, it said in the statement. In February last year, Facebook said developers on the platform are seeing “meaningful revenue growth” on the Quest platform, with over 60 titles generating revenue in millions.

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Facebook owner wants preteens to step into virtual reality with its Quest headset
1 year, 9 months ago

Facebook owner wants preteens to step into virtual reality with its Quest headset

Associated Press  

The corporate parent of Facebook and Instagram plans to open a digital gateway for kids as young as 10 years old to enter virtual reality through the Meta Quest headset, despite rising concerns about children spending too much time on social media. Meta Platforms, which oversees a social media empire created by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, disclosed it will lower …

Just 1% of teens use VR regularly in latest blow for Meta
1 year, 11 months ago

Just 1% of teens use VR regularly in latest blow for Meta

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Less than 1 per cent of US teenagers regularly use virtual reality headsets, …

Frustrated virtual reality pioneer leaves Facebook’s parent
2 years, 3 months ago

Frustrated virtual reality pioneer leaves Facebook’s parent

Associated Press  

BERKELEY, Calif. — A prominent video game creator who helped lead Facebook’s expansion into virtual reality has resigned from the social networking service’s corporate parent after becoming disillusioned with the way the technology is being managed. Carmack’s departure comes at a time that Zuckerberg, Meta’s CEO, has been battling widespread perceptions that he has been wasting billions of dollars trying …

Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse buffers as Meta shares burn
2 years, 5 months ago

Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse buffers as Meta shares burn

The Hindu  

The early 90s ushered in the Internet era which enabled people to access content remotely from the world wide web. Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse adventure is in some ways similar to the roughly three-decades old dial-up modem. Manufacturing virtual reality About a year ago, in an effort to push away the spotlight from whistle-blower Frances Haugen and her allegations …

Facebook owner Meta unveils $1,500 VR headset: Will it sell?
2 years, 5 months ago

Facebook owner Meta unveils $1,500 VR headset: Will it sell?

Associated Press  

Facebook parent Meta unveiled a high-end virtual reality headset Tuesday with the hope that people will soon be using it to work and play in the still-elusive place called the “metaverse.” The $1,500 Meta Quest Pro headset sports high-resolution sensors that let people see mixed virtual and augmented reality in full color, as well as eye tracking and so-called “natural …

Facebook suffers first ever fall in revenues as advertising slows
2 years, 8 months ago

Facebook suffers first ever fall in revenues as advertising slows

The Telegraph  

Mr Zuckerberg, 38, bet big on the metaverse last year in an effort to return the company to growth. On Wednesday, the US Federal Trade Commission filed an injunction to block Meta’s purchase of Within, a virtual reality company, and accused Mr Zuckerberg of an “illegal acquisition to expand virtual reality empire”. Revenues from its WhatsApp messaging app and virtual …

Meta VR headset users will not require Facebook account to log in
2 years, 8 months ago

Meta VR headset users will not require Facebook account to log in

The Hindu  

Meta said its virtual reality headset users do not need a Facebook account to log into their headsets, which was a concern among several users. Some VR users will have to create a Meta account sooner than others, but they must be 13 or older to set it up. People new to Facebook’s VR devices or who have previously merged …

Meta Confirms That Users Don’t Need Facebook Account To Use Quest Headset
2 years, 8 months ago

Meta Confirms That Users Don’t Need Facebook Account To Use Quest Headset

News 18  

Meta has announced that users can now log in to virtual reality headsets without using their Facebook credentials. In a Facebook post, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that users will not need a Facebook account to log into Quest starting next month. The company has recently added parental controls to all Quest VR headsets that will allow parents to keep a …

Meta announces new way to login to its Oculus VR system
2 years, 8 months ago

Meta announces new way to login to its Oculus VR system

Live Mint  

Meta Platforms Inc is modifying how users log onto its virtual reality headsets, backtracking on an earlier change to require accounts from the company's flagship Facebook app on the devices while preserving links to social connections there. The social media giant announced plans to remove the Facebook login requirement last year, after a backlash from users who had previously accessed …

Meta Quest headsets will no longer need your Facebook account
2 years, 8 months ago

Meta Quest headsets will no longer need your Facebook account

India TV News  

Meta Quest headsets will no longer need your Facebook account "We are rolling out new Meta accounts that you can use with our VR headsets instead. Meta has recently stated that announced that users can now log in to virtual reality headsets without using their Facebook credentials. Recently posted Faceook by the CEO- Mark Zuckerberg said that users will not …

Meta’s Oculus Quest 2 leads global AR, VR market: IDC
3 years ago

Meta’s Oculus Quest 2 leads global AR, VR market: IDC

The Hindu  

Global augmented reality and virtual reality headset market grew significantly last year led by all-in-one VR solutions like Meta’s Oculus Quest 2. Worldwide AR/VR headset shipments expanded 92.1% to 11.2 million units in 2021, compared to the previous year, with Meta’s Quest 2, capturing 78% share of the combined AR/VR market during the year, according to a report by research …

In VR, there are no rules, so parents are making up their own
3 years, 2 months ago

In VR, there are no rules, so parents are making up their own

CNN  

CNN — Last summer, Allen Roach saw something that really disturbed him: His then-11-year-old son, Peyton, used a sword to slice off the arms and legs of characters in a virtual reality medieval fantasy game, Blade & Sorcery, then threw the dismembered digital bodies off a bridge. Apps may have their own safety features such as the ability to block …

EXPLAINED: What is Metaverse and Why Facebook/ Meta Thinks it's the Future of Internet
3 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINED: What is Metaverse and Why Facebook/ Meta Thinks it's the Future of Internet

News 18  

The term “metaverse” is the latest buzzword to capture the tech industry’s imagination — so much so that one of the best-known internet platforms is rebranding to signal its embrace of the futuristic idea. In an interview with The Verge, Zuckerberg said that “the metaverse isn’t just virtual reality” and would be accessible across various computing platforms like virtual and …

Facebook's Metaverse fortune is tied to Oculus
3 years, 5 months ago

Facebook's Metaverse fortune is tied to Oculus

The Hindu  

Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has pressed the proverbial reboot button and rebranded the controversial social media giant. “Our estimate is that in aggregate we are underreporting iOS web conversions by approximately 15%; however, there is a broad range for individual advertisers,” said Graham Mudd, VP of Product Marketing at Facebook. The critical tool that will make Zuckerberg’s holographic future a …

Facebook changes name to Meta to focus on building virtual-reality 'metaverse'
3 years, 5 months ago

Facebook changes name to Meta to focus on building virtual-reality 'metaverse'

ABC  

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg says his company is rebranding itself as Meta in an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future, what he calls the "metaverse". Key points: Mark Zuckerberg says the metaverse will be a virtual environment where users can connect, work and create products and content Facebook is rebranding itself as Meta in a move …

Facebook invests billions in metaverse efforts as ad business slows
3 years, 5 months ago

Facebook invests billions in metaverse efforts as ad business slows

Live Mint  

Facebook Inc said on Monday it will start publishing the financial results of its augmented and virtual reality labs as a separate unit, where it is investing billions in its ambitions to build the "metaverse" and as it reported that its main advertising business faces "significant uncertainty." David Wehner, Facebook's chief financial officer, said the company expected its investment in …

Facebook invests billions in metaverse efforts as ad business slows
3 years, 5 months ago

Facebook invests billions in metaverse efforts as ad business slows

India Today  

Facebook said on Monday it will start breaking out the financials for its virtual and augmented reality unit, an announcement that comes as its main advertising businesses face "significant uncertainty." Facebook warned that Apple Inc's new privacy rules would weigh on its digital business in the current quarter, after the social media company reported quarterly revenue below market expectations. Chief …

Facebook pours billions into ‘metaverse’ as ad business falters
3 years, 5 months ago

Facebook pours billions into ‘metaverse’ as ad business falters

Al Jazeera  

The company’s total revenue, which primarily consists of ad sales, rose to $29.01bn in the third quarter from $21.47bn a year earlier, missing analysts’ estimates of $29.57bn. Facebook warned that Apple Inc’s new privacy rules would weigh on its digital business in the current quarter, after the social media company reported quarterly revenue below market expectations. The financial commitment by …

Facebook ‘planning to rebrand company’ with new name
3 years, 5 months ago

Facebook ‘planning to rebrand company’ with new name

Al Jazeera  

CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to talk about the name change at its annual conference on October 28, but it could be sooner. Social media giant Facebook Inc is planning to rebrand itself with a new name next week, American technology blog the Verge reported on Tuesday, citing a source with direct knowledge of the matter. Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark …

Today's Cache | Facebook's next bet may not be social media
3 years, 5 months ago

Today's Cache | Facebook's next bet may not be social media

The Hindu  

As Facebook’s existing businesses are under scrutiny, the socialnetwork is moving ahead with its next venture Facebook and its family of apps have come under increasing scrutiny in recent years. Instagram’s CEO Adam Mosseri told Buzzfeed news in March that “It’s one of the things we’re exploring.” That led to 44 attorneys general in the U.S. signing an open letter …

Facebook Plans To Hire 10,000 People In Europe To Build Its ‘Metaverse’
3 years, 5 months ago

Facebook Plans To Hire 10,000 People In Europe To Build Its ‘Metaverse’

ABP News  

New Delhi: Facebook has said it plans to hire 10,000 people in the European Union to build the "metaverse", a new computing platform that aims to connect people virtually. The hiring will be done over the next five years, Metaverse is a virtual reality version of the internet which Facebook visualises as the future. In a blog post, Facebook said …

'Could Have Been an E-mail': Twitterati Roast Facebook's New VR Remote Work App
3 years, 7 months ago

'Could Have Been an E-mail': Twitterati Roast Facebook's New VR Remote Work App

News 18  

It seems like the COVID-19 pandemic stands right in front of the doorsteps of our schools, colleges, and offices, like a bouncer denying entry to everyone. Mark Zuckerberg, the human bridge between the physical and the digital world, on Thursday launched a new virtual-reality remote work app that lets you attend meetings in a digital meeting room with a customized …

Facebook launches new VR remote work app 'Horizon Workroom'
3 years, 7 months ago

Facebook launches new VR remote work app 'Horizon Workroom'

ABP News  

New Delhi: Facebook Inc has launched Horizon Workroom's new VR remote work app on Thursday. Facebook looks at its initial move towards the metaverse of the future which the company's CEO Mark Zuckerberg has discussed in the past few weeks. To use facebook's new app Horizon Workroom, the user must use the Oculus Quest2 headset to conduct meetings as an …

Facebook reveals 'horizon workrooms' that allow people to work together in virtual rooms
3 years, 7 months ago

Facebook reveals 'horizon workrooms' that allow people to work together in virtual rooms

Firstpost  

This enables participants to join a meeting as an avatar in virtual reality or by video calling. Facebook on Thursday unveiled technology for “workrooms,” allowing remote collaboration for people using its Oculus virtual reality gear. The “Horizon Workrooms” project allows users to switch back and forth from virtual reality to web conferencing to adapt to different situations. “Workrooms is our …

Facebook wants you to hold your next meeting in VR
3 years, 7 months ago

Facebook wants you to hold your next meeting in VR

CNN  

CNN Business — For those who don’t think Zoom meetings are a good enough substitute for the real thing, Facebook has another idea: a virtual reality app that lets you and your coworkers feel like you’re sitting around a table in a conference room. A step forward — but it’s not the metaverse, yet In recent weeks, Facebook CEO Mark …

Facebook puts wearers’ actual 3D eyes on VR headset to make talking to people less ‘jarring’ and ‘unnatural’
3 years, 7 months ago

Facebook puts wearers’ actual 3D eyes on VR headset to make talking to people less ‘jarring’ and ‘unnatural’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The idea for this experimental reverse passthrough research occurred to Matsuda after he spent a day in …

Facebook’s Oculus leads global VR headset market: IDC
3 years, 8 months ago

Facebook’s Oculus leads global VR headset market: IDC

The Hindu  

Global virtual reality headset market grew in the June ending quarter led by all-in-one VR solutions, like Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2, which are increasingly being used for activities such as gaming and fitness. Worldwide VR headset shipments expanded 52.4% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021, with standalone headsets featuring an all-encompassing design, capturing 82.7% share during the quarter, according …

Facebook brings ads to virtual reality headsets - even though Oculus founder said it would never do that
3 years, 9 months ago

Facebook brings ads to virtual reality headsets - even though Oculus founder said it would never do that

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Facebook is bringing adverts to its Oculus virtual reality headsets, seven years after …

Facebook Begins Testing VR Ads On Its Oculus Virtual Reality Headsets
3 years, 9 months ago

Facebook Begins Testing VR Ads On Its Oculus Virtual Reality Headsets

News 18  

Facebook said on Wednesday that it will begin testing ads inside its virtual reality Oculus headsets in partnership with several game developers, including Resolution Games. The small-scale test of VR ads are a bridge between the social media company’s main revenue line of selling digital advertising and its growing investment to build virtual reality hardware as the next tech frontier …

Facebook aims to prove VR's popularity more than virtual
3 years, 9 months ago

Facebook aims to prove VR's popularity more than virtual

The Hindu  

Virtual reality — computer generated 3D environments that can range from startlingly realistic to abstract wonderlands — has been on the cusp of wide acceptance for years without ever really taking off. “Quest 2 serves as a necessary step towards VR maturity," said Gartner analyst Tuong Nguyen. Part of the original Quest's success was the first-person shooter VR game “Half-Life: …

Missing the moment: Will virtual reality ever take off?
3 years, 9 months ago

Missing the moment: Will virtual reality ever take off?

Live Mint  

Virtual reality — computer generated 3D environments that can range from startlingly realistic to abstract wonderlands — has been on the cusp of wide acceptance for years without ever really taking off. “Quest 2 serves as a necessary step towards VR maturity," said Gartner analyst Tuong Nguyen. Part of the original Quest's success was the first-person shooter VR game “Half-Life: …

Facebook building smartwatch with health features - The Information
4 years, 1 month ago

Facebook building smartwatch with health features - The Information

The Hindu  

Facebook Inc is building a smartwatch that will let users send messages and also offer health and fitness features, The Information reported on Friday, citing people with direct knowledge of the device. The social media giant plans to start selling the device next year, according to the report, a move that would mark its entry into a market currently dominated …

Facebook links its VR headset to Messenger
4 years, 1 month ago

Facebook links its VR headset to Messenger

The Hindu  

Facebook’s virtual reality headset Oculus will now allow users to chat with their Facebook friends through the headset. Users who have logged onto Oculus Quest or Quest 2 devices with their Facebook accounts can now chat with their Facebook friends using the Messenger, the company said in a statement. Oculus users can chat using Messenger with friends who don’t have …

Facebook's feud with Apple may dent ad revenue
4 years, 1 month ago

Facebook's feud with Apple may dent ad revenue

The Hindu  

Apple is all set to roll out its anti-tracking feature, an update that gives iPhone users more control over their data. The Cupertino-based company’s update has not gone down well with Facebook as the Apple’s move could ‘‘significantly’’ hurt Facebook’s ad revenue and user targeting strategy in 2021. The social media giant’s advertising revenue rose 31% in the last quarter …

Facebook says the future of Messenger is on your face as app rolls out to Oculus VR headsets
4 years, 1 month ago

Facebook says the future of Messenger is on your face as app rolls out to Oculus VR headsets

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Facebook has rolled out its Messenger platform to its Oculus platform, the latest …

German cartel office extends probe of ties between Facebook and Oculus
4 years, 2 months ago

German cartel office extends probe of ties between Facebook and Oculus

The Hindu  

Germany's antitrust regulator said on Thursday it was extending the scope of its abuse proceedings against Facebook related to the links between its Oculus virtual reality products and the social medianetwork. The move comes after legislation took effect earlier this month that sets new rules for "undertakings of paramount significance for competition across markets", the Federal Cartel Office said in …

German regulators launch new Facebook investigation over VR
4 years, 3 months ago

German regulators launch new Facebook investigation over VR

The Hindu  

German regulators launched an investigation Thursday into Facebook over the company’s decision to link its Oculus virtual reality products to the social network, authorities said. The Federal Cartel Office, or Bundeskartellamt, said it had initiated abuse proceedings over Facebook’s plans to require users of the latest Quest 2 virtual reality glasses produced by Oculus to register with a Facebook.com account. …

Facebook accused of squeezing rival startups in virtual reality
4 years, 3 months ago

Facebook accused of squeezing rival startups in virtual reality

Live Mint  

Virtual-reality startups are accusing Facebook Inc. of using a familiar playbook to muscle out rivals in what could be the digital platform of the future -- prompting a new line of scrutiny from US competition enforcers. “Our industry is getting eaten alive by Facebook,” said Cix Liv, who co-founded startup Yur Inc., which makes technology that can be integrated into …

Facebook Launches New Oculus Quest 2 VR Headset at Annual Conference
4 years, 6 months ago

Facebook Launches New Oculus Quest 2 VR Headset at Annual Conference

News 18  

Facebook, on Wednesday launched its new VR headset, the Oculus Quest 2 at the company’s recently renamed annual AR/VR conference, Facebook Connect. The Oculus Quest 2, Facebook’s latest all-in-one VR headset features its highest resolution display ever. The Oculus Quest 2 controllers have also been given a design refresh, and the VR headset is claimed to have a longer battery …

Oculus users to login with Facebook account to access all apps
4 years, 7 months ago

Oculus users to login with Facebook account to access all apps

The Hindu  

Facebook is making it compulsory for new Oculus users to log into their devices with Facebook credentials, and existing users will need to merge their accounts, as the social networking giant planned to terminate supporting Oculus accounts. First time Oculus users will need to login with a Facebook account starting October this year. Facebook has noticed that majority of their …

Here’s how big Facebook’s ad business really is
4 years, 9 months ago

Here’s how big Facebook’s ad business really is

CNN  

San Francisco CNN Business — Each day, more household names join the list of brands suspending advertising on Facebook to protest what they say are the social network’s failures to stop the spread of hate. Of those, the highest-spending 100 brands accounted for $4.2 billion in Facebook advertising last year, according to data from marketing research firm Pathmatics – or …

Facebook’s Oculus is developing a new Quest VR headset
4 years, 10 months ago

Facebook’s Oculus is developing a new Quest VR headset

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Facebook‘s Oculus division is building a new version of its Quest standalone virtual …

Facebook's Oculus buys studio behind virtual reality game Beat Saber
5 years, 4 months ago

Facebook's Oculus buys studio behind virtual reality game Beat Saber

Firstpost  

Facebook is planning a virtual social community where users of its Oculus headgear can ’explore new places'. Facebook-owned Oculus on Tuesday said it is buying the studio behind hit virtual reality game Beat Saber as it looks to expand VR technology to wider audiences. “Beat Games is joining us in our quest to bring VR to more people around the …

Facebook's bet on VR isn't going according to plan admits Mark Zuckerberg
5 years, 5 months ago

Facebook's bet on VR isn't going according to plan admits Mark Zuckerberg

Firstpost  

Zuckerberg has insisted that the VR market is going to pick up fast and Oculus is going to be leading it. When Facebook acquired the VR company Oculus a couple of years back, the social media giant had some grand plans for the future of virtual reality. “I think that the long-term vision and the reasons why I thought this …

Facebook buys mind-reading startup CTRL-Labs for $1bn
5 years, 6 months ago

Facebook buys mind-reading startup CTRL-Labs for $1bn

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The US-based startup joins Facebook Reality Labs, the social media giant’s augmented and virtual reality division, with …

Facebook's VR dream may not take off: Oculus co-founder
5 years, 8 months ago

Facebook's VR dream may not take off: Oculus co-founder

India TV News  

Facebook-acquired Virtual Reality firm Oculus may not be profitable as the social networking giant is struggling to bring VR to the mainstream consumer market, says Jack McCauley, one of the co-founders of Oculus. Also, read:Realme X and Realme 3i full coverage and Live updates of the launch event According to a report in CNBC late Sunday, with Facebook positioning its …

VR gets reality check with significant decline in investment
6 years, 2 months ago

VR gets reality check with significant decline in investment

LA Times  

Vrideo co-founders Alex Rosenfeld, left, and Kuangwei Hwang with the Oculus VR viewer at a meet-up in Santa Monica in 2015. “The investor’s patience for the industry has worn thin.” Investment in seven augmented and virtual reality start-ups in L.A. and Orange counties plummeted 81% last year to $24.7 million compared to 2017. “VR investors have been overly conservative and …

Remember virtual reality? Its buzz has faded to a whisper at the CES 2019
6 years, 2 months ago

Remember virtual reality? Its buzz has faded to a whisper at the CES 2019

Firstpost  

Just a few years ago, virtual reality was poised to take over the world. “VR hasn’t escaped the early adopter, gamer-oriented segment,” said Forrester analyst JP Gownder — himself an early adopter who chafed in 2016 at delays in shipping Facebook’s then-groundbreaking Oculus Rift system. Gownder said many existing VR setups are still too hard to use; even simpler mobile …

Facebook unveils new VR headset 'Oculus Quest'
6 years, 6 months ago

Facebook unveils new VR headset 'Oculus Quest'

India TV News  

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook launched a new virtual reality headset called the "Oculus Quest". "Oculus Quest" includes the same optics as "Oculus Go" with a display resolution of 1600x1440 per eye, while incorporating a lens spacing adjustment to help maximise visual comfort. "Thanks to 'Oculus Quest', we're now able to combine the best of both worlds and welcome …

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