virtual reality

One of the bigger news stories in the investing world Thursday was Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) changing its name and stock symbol. The company has changed its name to Meta and will change its ticker to MVRS on Dec. 1. The announcement from Facebook sent many augmented reality and virtual reality...

Augmented reality and virtual reality are terms that have been around for years and several publicly traded companies have built entire business lines around the growth concepts. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) announced a rebrand to Meta as it bets fully on the growth of the metaverse. AR and VR stocks...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) announced recently it would be getting a new name to better coincide with the company’s vision of betting big on the metaverse. On Thursday, the company shared its new name and announced plans to change its stock symbol. What Happened: Facebook Inc will change its...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) could delay production of its highly-anticipated mixed reality headset due to "complex design," according to a new investor note from Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, 9to5Mac reported Monday. What Happened: Apple may not begin production of the AR/VR headset...

Mike Gurman, a noted Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) analyst, spent a week with “Ray-Ban Stories” smart glasses from Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and has been left less than impressed. What Happened: Gurman used the latest edition of his newsletter to highlight a difference between the approach...

Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) highly-anticipated AR/VR headset will need to be wirelessly tethered to an iPhone or another Apple device like a Macbook for processor-heavy tasks, according to a report by the Information (via The Verge). What Happened: Apple is working on a custom chip...

Facebook Inc.’s (NASDAQ: FB) recent launch of the Horizon Workrooms app appears to be part of the social media giant’s efforts to “own the next generation of internet experiences,” according to Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest. What Happened: Ark analyst Nick Grous noted...

Earlier this month, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees the company would put new emphasis on growing the metaverse. "In the coming years, I expect people will transition from seeing us primarily as a social media company to seeing us as a metaverse company,”...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) may let the users of its Oculus virtual-reality headset synchronize workout data with Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Health application, Bloomberg reported Monday. What Happened: Should Facebook go ahead with its plan, users will be able to sync Oculus Move data with...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) said Wednesday that a user of its Portal video-calling devices and up to three friends can now transform themselves into characters from the “The Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” play. What Happened: The Augmented Reality or AR experience will be available on...

This year is an exciting year for gamers. New gaming platforms incorporate fintech innovations based on blockchain and more, ushering in online automation and bringing parts of the gaming community together while also offering other advances in technologies like provably fair gaming. Some companies...

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang believes that blockchain technology and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) will be the basis of the virtual world parallel to the physical one called the "metaverse." What Happened: According to a Saturday VentureBeat report, Huang explained...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) could preview the mixed reality (MR) goggles as a wildcard at its upcoming annual Worldwide Developers Conference, according to Loup Ventures Managing Partner Gene Munster — who has been closely tracking the company. What Happened: While hardware announcements are...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has gone on an acquisition spree over the past few years, but the tech giant does the acquisitions “small and quiet,” according to a report by CNBC. What Happened: Apple follows a different strategy compared to the multi-billion dollar deals struck by its big...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will pioneer the "transformational" augmented reality revolution as the tech company has been steadfast on AR’s potential and has sufficient resources to see the development of products through, according to Loup Ventures analyst Gene Munster.  ...