If you have mixed reality headset, you may want to be careful with updating to Windows 11 24H2
Windows 11 24H2 is out, but mixed-reality headset users should be cautious due to the deprecation of Windows Mixed Reality.
Latest Microsoft Mesh update brings professional wardrobe styles for Avatars and more
Last night, Microsoft released a new update for Microsoft Mesh with some new features. This Version 5.2405.0 update for Mesh brings professional wardrobe styles for Avatars,…
Microsoft releases Windows Holographic Version 24H1 with new features
Microsoft today announced Windows Holographic Version 24H1 with some new features and IT policies. With this update, HoloLens 2 users can create a shared account…
Microsoft officially confirms that Windows Mixed Reality is dead
Early this year, Microsoft laid off the entire teams behind Windows Mixed Reality, AltspaceVR and MRTK. During that time, Microsoft officially announced that AltspaceVR will…
Microsoft patents AR glasses with modular design including hot swappable battery
Microsoft files patents for brand-new AR glasses — complete with its modular design with a hot swappable battery. Honestly? It looks promising. The Redmond-based tech giant’s patent application,…
Microsoft, Qualcomm, and Magic Leap will drive the future of Mixed Reality Toolkit 3 (MRTK3)
The future of Mixed Reality Toolkit 3 (MRTK3) became bleak when Microsoft laid off the entire team behind it early this year. Surprisingly, back in…
AltSpaceVR shutdown, MRTK and HoloLens layoffs reflect Microsoft’s significant MR/VR business changes
Microsoft’s move to lay off 5% of its workforce recently reflects the inevitable changes coming to the company. One of these changes mentioned by Microsoft…
Report: US Army to use Microsoft’s IVAS HoloLens in the field in 2023
A new report (via MIXED) revealed that the US Army is set to officially use Microsoft’s military Integrated Audio Visual System (IVAS) HoloLens in 2023,…
Microsoft HoloLens still has a future
With the recent negative pieces of news regarding HoloLens, getting clear assurance about its future is almost impossible. Nonetheless, Scott Evans, Vice President of Mixed…
Does HoloLens still have a future?
The VR industry is continuously expanding, especially in the healthcare section. According to a recent report by Allied Market Research, Microsoft is one of the…
Microsoft to bring its products to Meta Quest devices
Microsoft and Meta have agreed to a new partnership that will bring the former’s Microsoft 365, Windows 365, and Xbox Cloud Gaming services to Meta…
Microsoft may have canceled HoloLens 3 due to “strategic uncertainty”
According to a report published by Business Insider, Microsoft has canceled its plans to release what the company would have called HoloLens 3. Citing sources…
New leak suggests Apple’s VR headset could cost as much as a MacBook Pro
There had been some hope that Apple’s unreleased AR/VR headset would be relatively cheap, by re-using the sensors and processing power of your iPhone. Now…
Vortex, Microsoft’s metaverse, will be grounded in reality
Facebook has called their new metaverse, a virtual environment where people can socialize, work, and play, the future of the internet, but Microsoft’s own vision…
Report: Microsoft is losing augmented reality team members to Meta
WSJ today reported that Microsoft augmented reality (AR) team lost around 100 people in the past 1 year alone, to Meta (formerly known as Facebook).…