Meta’s Horizon Worlds app losing users and falling short of goals, report says

Meta’s Horizon Worlds app losing users and falling short of goals, report says

Meta’s flagship Metaverse app Horizon Worlds has been struggling to gain new users,  The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. The publication, which reviewed internal documents, reveal Meta had initially targeted 500,000 monthly active users by year’s end, later it revised the goal to 280,000. The current figure is less than 200,000 now, according to the […]

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‘Legs’ finally coming to Meta’s Horizon Worlds avatars? Well, the demo was a sham

‘Legs’ finally coming to Meta’s Horizon Worlds avatars? Well, the demo was a sham

Avatars are a key part of the metaverse and Meta is one of the many tech companies which is betting big on these. But one critical element has been missing from the 3D avatars in Meta’s Horizon World: legs. Yes, while your avatar in Meta’s virtual Horizon World has a face and upper body, the […]

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Among Us VR to Walking Dead: All the new games announced for Meta Quest 2

Among Us VR to Walking Dead: All the new games announced for Meta Quest 2

Meta — the parent company that owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Quest — held its annual Connect 2022 conference which puts an emphasis on the next generation of AR and VR products. While Meta showcased its upcoming mixed reality headset Quest Pro at the event, it also announced the release of new gaming titles coming […]

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Meta Quest Pro: Here’s everything you need to know about the AR/VR headset

Meta Quest Pro: Here’s everything you need to know about the AR/VR headset

Meta revealed its new Virtual Reality headset called Quest Pro during its Connect Event, formerly codenamed Project Cambria. For those unaware, the Quest Pro is a big upgrade over its predecessor – Quest 2, which was launched back in 2020. Meta’s latest headset will most likely compete with Apple’s rumoured AR/VR headset. The company says […]

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Meta debuts ,500 VR headset targeting working professionals

Meta debuts $1,500 VR headset targeting working professionals

Meta Platforms Inc. unveiled its newest virtual-reality headset on Tuesday, a foray into the world of high-end VR devices designed to entice creators and working professionals to adopt Mark Zuckerberg’s vision for an immersive digital future. The Meta Quest Pro is the company’s latest offering in a product line previously branded as Oculus. The Quest […]

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Meta wants you to work in virtual reality. Here’s what that’s like

Meta wants you to work in virtual reality. Here’s what that’s like

Meta Platforms Inc. has made it clear that it wants to infiltrate the business world with virtual reality technology. So I tested the premise on Tuesday morning, joining the company’s Connect developer conference via an Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headset. The conference was hosted in the company’s Horizon Worlds app, which the company said […]

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Inside Zuckerberg’s metaverse struggles

Inside Zuckerberg’s metaverse struggles

Last October, when Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, announced that the company would change its name to Meta and become a “metaverse company,” he sketched a vision of a utopian future many years off in which billions of people would inhabit immersive digital environments for hours on end, working, socializing and playing games […]

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Facebook malicious apps warning: Who is at risk, how to stay safe

Facebook malicious apps warning: Who is at risk, how to stay safe

A recent incident at Meta’s Facebook left users worried as the social media giant announced earlier this week that over a million users may have had their credentials compromised. The reason behind the security lapse – malicious apps that tricked users into giving the app their login credentials under false guises. The bigger problem around […]

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Facebook is warning 1 million users about stolen usernames, passwords

Facebook is warning 1 million users about stolen usernames, passwords

Meta Platforms Inc. said it would notify roughly 1 million Facebook users that their account credentials may have been compromised due to security issues with apps downloaded from Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s software stores. The company announced Friday that it identified more than 400 malicious Android and iOS apps this year that target internet […]

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Facebook asks users for more help improving its algorithms

Facebook asks users for more help improving its algorithms

Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. will soon ask some users for more direct feedback on what they like to see in their feed — and what they don’t — as part of a broader effort to compete with TikTok and show people posts from users they don’t follow. Users will soon see “show more” and “show less” buttons on posts […]

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