Metaverse given the thumbs down
Published in News
Monday, 28 November 2022 09:58

Metaverse given the thumbs down


Meh

While Meta is all excited about its Metaverse, the concept is being greeted with a loud sounding yawn by punters who are failing to get excited about a new way of handing over their personal data to Facebook.

Meta is just a poorly built video game
Published in Gaming
Friday, 28 October 2022 09:55

Meta is just a poorly built video game


Microsoft's Xbox boss dismisses the hype

Microsoft exec Phil Spencer (pictured) has said that Facebook's Metaverse was just a poorly constructed video game and too dull for him to be bothered with.

Apple thinks the future is AR
Published in IoT
Monday, 03 October 2022 12:42

Apple thinks the future is AR


Metaverse not so much 

The company which invented the reality distortion field and the rounded rectangle does not believe in the metaverse, but sees the world moving towards VR.

Nvidia prepares its metaverse cloud
Published in Cloud
Thursday, 22 September 2022 11:14

Nvidia prepares its metaverse cloud


Software-as-a-service is getting everywhere

Nvidia has become the latest company to start prepaing for the metaverse with a newly-announced Omniverse Cloud and jumping on the bandwagon of every other software company which does not want users to own their own software.

Phone network not up to Metaverse standards
Published in Network


Need huge improvements

Meta has warned that the ultimate "metaverse" won't be possible unless the phone companies do not pull their fingers out.

Samsung’s metaverse launch hit problems
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 11 February 2022 13:09

Samsung’s metaverse launch hit problems


Future not here yet

Samsung’s metaverse launch event for its new Galaxy smartphones hit many snags indicating that the tech is not ready for the maintime yet.

EU worried about Facebook’s metaverse
Published in News
Tuesday, 08 February 2022 12:01

EU worried about Facebook’s metaverse


Vestager wants to know more so she can regulate it 

European Union authorities are a little worried about Facebook’s new metaverse plans and want to understand it better so they can regulate it.

Metaverse pioneers are accident prone
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 02 February 2022 12:10

Metaverse pioneers are accident prone


Wandering around your house blindfolded what do you expect

One thing that those testing out the new Metaverse technology are discovering is that they are suddenly becoming accident prone.

Second life to get second life
Published in Cloud
Friday, 14 January 2022 13:45

Second life to get second life


Apparently, now it is called a metaverse

The inventor of Second Life Philip Rosedale has decided to task a core team to work on evolving Second Life now that the metaverse has become a buzzword yet again.

Microsoft working on its own metaverse
Published in News
Wednesday, 03 November 2021 11:46

Microsoft working on its own metaverse


Will probably fail, and be copied by Apple, where it will be a huge success

Software King of the World Microsoft is working on its own version of the Metaverse which will feature such evolutionary things like Powerpoint and Excel.