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ABI: VR seeing strong interest from US businesses

Virtual Reality (VR) is seeing strong interest from US businesses, particularly in the healthcare, retail,…

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AltspaceVR reverses shutdown

irtual reality social network, AltspaceVR, said it will “live on”, despite announcing its imminent closure…

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Discovery leads Here Be Dragons’ US$10m funding round

Discovery Communications has led a US$10 million (€8.5 million) Series A funding round raised by…

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RTL takes 15% stake in VR firm Inception

RTL Group has taken a 15% minority stake in virtual reality firm Inception, after leading…

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Second Life creator launches virtual reality world Sansar

Linden Lab, the company behind Second Life, has launched in public beta a virtual reality…

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AltspaceVR shuts down citing ‘financial difficulty’

Virtual reality social network, AltspaceVR, is due to close down on August 3, citing “unforeseen…

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AR/MR market to reach US$14.1bn by end of 2021

The augmented and mixed reality market is tipped to soar in value to US$14.1 billion…

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BBC VR study highlights ‘virtual cinema’ potential and headset woes

The ability of virtual reality to remove distractions and enable viewers to enjoy an immersive…

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Google opens up Expeditions VR app

Google is rolling out an update to its Google Expeditions app on Android in a…

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Nokia tips strong VR growth after lacklustre 2016

Nokia has predicted a strong year for virtual reality (VR) in 2017, despite lacklustre headset…