Microsoft will lay off some employees who work on mixed reality, which includes virtual and augmented reality. The company will keep selling HoloLens 2 headsets, which first became available in 2019.

The virtual reality market is in a bit of a holding pattern at the moment. After a mild splash from the Meta Quest 3, everyone is holding their breath to see how Apple’s ambitious and wildly expensive ...

Say hello to avatars, 3D meetings, and a change to the Microsoft Mesh platform. Say hello to avatars, 3D meetings, and a change to the Microsoft Mesh platform. is a senior editor and author of Notepad ...

Microsoft has filed a patent application for a dedicated floor mat for virtual reality (VR), which could help users avoid obstacles while wearing a headset. The patent application also suggests that ...

Dec 21 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab on Thursday discontinued the "mixed reality" feature for Windows through which some hardware devices and software could tap into augmented and ...

Like many companies, Microsoft made a big bet on virtual & augmented reality a few years back. But it looks like the company has decided that bet hasn’t really paid off. Microsoft first launched its ...

Microsoft's layoff of 10,000 employees may pause the company's HoloLens and headset-based projects, with the entire teams working on mixed reality and virtual reality products decimated by the HR axe.

Microsoft will be removing Windows Mixed Reality in a future operating system update. The decision includes the Mixed Reality Portal app, Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR, and Steam VR Beta. Mixed ...

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