Oculus

Oculus’ Popularity as Holiday Gift Boosts Meta Stock
Oculus’ Popularity as Holiday Gift Boosts Meta Stock
December 28, 2021  |  Meta

Meta Platforms stock surged to more than $346 per share on Monday (Dec. 27), its highest closing price in about six weeks, after Santa Claus...

READ MORE >
Facebook Tests In-Headset VR Ads For Oculus
Facebook Tests In-Headset VR Ads For Oculus
June 16, 2021  |  Facebook

Facebook is furthering its project for virtual reality (VR) with a “small test” of in-headset ads, according to a company blog post. This follows its...

READ MORE >
Facebook Oculus Acquires BigBox VR
Facebook Oculus Acquires BigBox VR
June 14, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

BigBox VR, maker of the virtual reality game “Population: One,” has been acquired by Oculus owner Facebook for an undisclosed amount, according to announcements by...

READ MORE >
Facebook’s US Patents Increased 64 Pct. In 2019 YOY
Facebook’s US Patents Increased 64 Pct. In 2019 YOY
January 15, 2020  |  Facebook

Social media giant Facebook was awarded 989 patents in 2019, putting it higher on the Intellectual Property Owners Association’s list of the Top 300 organizations...

READ MORE >
Adobe Acquires Facebook’s Oculus Medium VR Tool
Adobe Acquires Facebook’s Oculus Medium VR Tool
December 08, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Social media giant Facebook is selling Oculus Medium, its virtual reality sculpting tool, to Adobe, reports revealed on Saturday (Dec. 7). Oculus Medium is an...

READ MORE >
Facebook’s Oculus To Integrate With Social Platform
Facebook’s Oculus To Integrate With Social Platform
September 26, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook has revealed new links between its virtual reality (VR) headset and the company’s core app. “Starting late this year, we will begin to roll...

READ MORE >
Oculus Monetizes VR With Enterprise Subscriptions
Oculus Monetizes VR With Enterprise Subscriptions
May 01, 2019  |  Innovation

Oculus has announced the impending launch of the new Oculus for Business, designed to streamline and expand virtual reality (VR) in the workplace. Oculus for...

READ MORE >
Walmart Associates Train For Black Friday With Virtual Reality
Walmart Associates Train For Black Friday With Virtual Reality
November 15, 2018  |  Retail

To enhance the training of its employee associates, Walmart is investing in virtual reality (VR) to help employees experience retail situations like the Black Friday...

READ MORE >
Facebook Tracker: A Tale Of Two Stock Prices
Facebook Tracker: A Tale Of Two Stock Prices
August 28, 2017  |  Retail

Facebook tries out third-party Marketplace deals from eBay, an automated news aggregator, and veteran executive Andrew Bosworth in the leading role of its new consumer...

READ MORE >