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News Weekly: Motorola Razr 2025 arrives, Alphabet earnings soar, Meta's troubles, and more

This week, Motorola's Razr 2025 series dropped, Alphabet's Q1 earnings soar, Meta layoffs impact VR teams, Samsung's summer Unpacked could take place in New York, and Android 16's Beta 4 comes out.

Android Central

Meta layoffs strike again, impacting its Reality Labs division

Meta lays off employees in its VR gaming wing, Reality Labs, as part of its restructuring efforts.

Android Central

James Cameron may have tested the Meta Quest 4, and he's a huge fan

James Cameron is partnered with Meta on VR films, and he's already tested future Quest prototypes that he thinks are "f***ing cool."

Android Central

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Was Windows Mixed Reality as bad as I remember? I look back at the failed VR platform that was ahead of its time.

Windows Mixed Reality didn't make it to its 10th anniversary, but it made a significant splash in the VR world during its limited run.

Windows Central

Meta sets Oculus Quest headset shelf-life at six years, but there's still hope that the Meta Quest 2 will survive past 2026

Meta has ended all software updates to the Oculus Quest, which suggests the Quest 2 could enter stasis in 2026.

TechRadar

Meta's VP of VR is leaving and it's time for the company to 'give a damn' again

Mark Rabkin is leaving Meta and transferring power to Ryan Cairns who previously headed up Portal and Meta for Work initiatives.

Android Central

Palmer Luckey Accuses DeepSeek Of Lying About AI Model Costs: 'The $5M Number Is Bogus'

Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus, questions DeepSeek's AI claims, criticising US media for 'mindlessly' reporting on the progress of the Chinese startup.

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Android XR needs to copy Android smartwatches to survive

Google has a long history of (abandoned) VR & AR projects. If Android XR is to succeed, it'll depend on Samsung, the savior of Google's wearable plans.

Android Central

Oculus founder Palmer Luckey is back, revolutionizing warfare with a $14 billion startup. And this time he wants you to like him

“I realized too late that my reputation is actually very important,” Luckey told Fortune.

Fortune

Inevitable Merging of Poker and Cutting-Edge Tech

Virtual and augmented reality are bringing fresh innovations to online poker, offering players immersive gameplay and transforming traditional poker rooms into futuristic virtual worlds.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Meta's leaked 'Avalanche' could bring back Oculus Rift games, but I want more

A long-rumored cloud gaming app was briefly leaked on the Quest Store. We suspect it'll arrive on Quest 3 soon, but used in a safe way — and we'd love to see something more ambitious.

Android Central

Minecraft losing VR support next year — here's how to enjoy it while you can

Minecraft developer Mojang confirmed that VR support is going away in 2025.

Tom’s Guide

The biggest threat to Meta Quest headsets isn't Apple — it's Meta

My biggest worry about Meta Quest headsets, is Meta's own smart glasses.

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A decade after buying Oculus VR, Meta's Reality Labs' losses are spiralling out of control, with no end in sight

$10 billion loss in 2020, $16 billion loss in 2023—and it's only going to get worse, says Meta.

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The trials of a billionaire Bond villain: Oculus founder Palmer Luckey sues after getting stuck in a car elevator in the mansion he bought just to store cars

Luckey also owns an ex-Navy speedboat with a mounted machine gun. God bless America.

iMore

I’ve tested more than 15 VR headsets — but there’s only one I’d recommend buying this Prime Day

And no, I'm not talking about Nintendo Switch VR...

International Business Times UK

Who Is Palmer Luckey? Businessman Sells His Virtual Reality Company For $2B, Then Left Two Years Later

VR pioneer Palmer Luckey left Meta in 2016. He founded Anduril Industries and built a deadly VR headset inspired by anime

Inverse

Are AI Gadgets Doomed Now That Humane Is Reportedly Looking for a Buyer?

What was supposed to be a breakthrough year for AI hardware has so far turned out to be frustrating, with skeptics suggesting the whole "AI gadgets" product category might be a short-lived fad once smartphones get AI and chatbot features integrated into their software.

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5 Years Ago, the Original Quest Reinvented Video Games With a New Dimension

Since the Oculus Quest’s introduction in 2019, Meta’s first standalone VR headset has not only served as the blueprint for spatial computers like the Apple Vision Pro, but it’s also proved that video games might be the best way to get people to wear them.

Android Central

Exclusive: Meta's upcoming glasses are the OMG moment that AR needs

Our exclusive interview with the Head of AR Glasses Hardware at Meta, Caitlin Kalinowski, revealed new details about Project Nazare and what we should expect from Meta's first true AR glasses.

Android Central

The Meta Quest just became the Pixel of VR headsets

Google and Samsung are launching an Android XR headset this year, but Meta has beaten them to the punch by making their own headset open-source, with partners like Lenovo and Microsoft joining the new Quest family.

Android Central

How to enable 120Hz for all games on the Oculus Quest 2

Ready to upgrade your Oculus Quest 2? Our guide to bumping every game up to 120Hz will make your VR experience smoother and better than ever before.

Windows Central

My partner became a Minecraft addict because of XREAL's AR glasses — And I previewed the next generation at GDC

At GDC 2024 I got the opportunity to preview XREAL's latest Air 2 Ultra AR glasses, but I also got to use the Air 2 Pro at home — and both me and my partner were blown away.

TechRadar

Meta is cutting off support for the original Quest headset at the end of April

Dev teams will no longer be allowed to update Meta Quest apps, and Meta will offer security patches until August 2024.