Facebook apps now used monthly by more than 3 billion people

Facebook today reported earnings for its first fiscal quarter of 2020, including revenue of $17.74 billion, and net income of $4.9 billion, compared to revenue of $15.1 billion, and net income of $2.43 billion in Q1 2019. Year-over-year revenue is up 17%. Facebook earnings beat analyst estimates that predicted Facebook would earn $17.5 billion in […]

Facebook Is Launching An All-Inclusive Gaming And Streaming App

Facebook has announced plans to release a new app focused on gaming, The New York Times has reported. The app was originally meant to be released in June, but has been pushed up, and will now be available on April 20 on Android phones. The new app, Facebook Gaming, is aimed at the 700 million […]

Facebook taking on Twitch with own live-streaming app for mobile

A new, free Facebook app aims to allow anyone to become a live streamer, but it’s only available for Android devices. The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t only led to an increase in popularity for video games, but live streamers now have more of an audience to entertain and keep invested. As such, Facebook has decided to […]

Facebook Gaming launches tournaments for esports amateurs

Facebook Gaming is launching tournaments for esports amateurs today in early access across the globe. In the era of social distancing, Facebook believes that game can bring us together. While the tournament feature was in the works for a while, Facebook decided to release it early to help people cope better while in isolation because […]

Facebook Buys Every AR Display From Key Supplier Apple Looked At Acquiring

Facebook signed a deal to buy several years of the entire output of a key AR microLED display supplier Apple looked at acquiring, The Information reports. Mark Zuckerberg’s company spends “billions” of dollars researching augmented and virtual reality technology. It has publicly stated its goal of releasing lightweight AR glasses this decade, with the eventual […]

MicroLED Maker Plessey Agrees Exclusive Deal With Facebook

Facebook might be making significant investments in virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies but there are times when specialist companies have done some of the vital work. Normally, giants like Facebook would simply purchase these smaller firms – like the recent acquisition of CTRL-Labs – but this can be a lengthy process. Today […]

Facebook Horizon Closed Alpha Begins This Month, Users To Sign NDAs

Last week, Facebook began inviting users to participate in a closed alpha for Facebook Horizon. The social VR app was announced last year at OC6 and will see users participate in creating customizable worlds, expressive avatars and experiences. The announcement in September came with the promise of a 2020 launch and a closed beta early […]