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Meta partners with Microsoft to bring Teams, Windows apps, and games to Quest devices

October 11, 2022

Meta today announced a partnership with Microsoft to bring new content, including Windows apps and Teams tie-ins, to Meta’s metaverse hardware efforts. During Meta’s Connect conference this morning, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that Microsoft Teams will integrate with Quest devices and that Microsoft will provide a way to stream Windows apps to Meta’s headsets. […]

Meta partners with Microsoft to bring Teams, Windows apps, and games to Quest devices by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Meta announces the $1,499 Quest Pro

October 11, 2022

At Meta Connect 2022, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company’s latest virtual reality headset, but after years of striving to bring down the cost-of-entry to the VR world, the newly announced Quest Pro appears to be all about pushing technical boundaries. The new device shares the Quest name, but has little in common with the […]

Meta announces the $1,499 Quest Pro by Lucas Matney originally published on TechCrunch

Among Us is coming to the Meta Quest 2 on November 10

October 11, 2022

Among Us may have had its heyday two full years ago, but Meta isn’t counting out 2020’s hottest multiplayer whodunnit. Today during its big VR developer event, Meta announced that the indie game will hit the Meta Quest 2 on November 10. Meta first announced Among Us back in April, promising that the game would […]

Among Us is coming to the Meta Quest 2 on November 10 by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

Meta partners with NBCUniversal to bring you into “The Office”

October 11, 2022

We already know that Meta wants us to go to the office in in virtual reality — but what about The Office? As part of a multi-year partnership with NBCUniversal, NBCUniversal’s streaming app Peacock is coming to the Meta Quest virtual reality headset. “Starting next year, Meta and NBCU will co-create experiences around The Office, […]

Meta partners with NBCUniversal to bring you into “The Office” by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Meta’s Quest Store hits $1.5 billion in total revenue to date

October 11, 2022

While outside research data suggests that the number of VR headsets being shipped over the past couple years has surged, the release of new VR titles hasn’t always kept pace. Today at its Connect event, Meta showcased some new data on the performance of the titles in its Quest Store. Meta shared that over $1.5 […]

Meta’s Quest Store hits $1.5 billion in total revenue to date by Lucas Matney originally published on TechCrunch

Thoma Bravo buys third identity company this year with $2.3B ForgeRock acquisition

October 11, 2022

Thoma Bravo knows what it likes, and apparently it likes identity access management – a lot. Today the firm announced its intention to acquire ForgeRock for $2.3 billion, the third company it has purchased in this category this year. In April it acquired SailPoint for $6.9 billion, and in August it snagged Ping Identity for […]

Thoma Bravo buys third identity company this year with $2.3B ForgeRock acquisition by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch