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Facebook bought a startup to make its 360-degree videos sound better

Facebook wants more VR content. This acquisition might help.

Facebook is using Apple’s playbook for virtual reality. Google is using Google’s.

Here comes Google's big VR splash.

Oculus says one million people used Gear VR's virtual reality headset last month

This number doesn't mean much. Just yet.

Oculus will sell its virtual reality headset in Best Buy stores beginning this week

It's the first time the Rift has been available for in-store purchase.

Facebook Shows Us What It Means to Be 'Social' in Virtual Reality (Video)

Gatherings of avatars.

Oculus Security Is Super Tight. Just Ask Mark Zuckerberg. (Video)

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg knows everything about Facebook. Or does he?

The Oculus Rift Reviews Are In: Gamers Rejoice, but It Won't Be Cheap

Oculus Rift is for gamers. And even then it may be too pricey.

Watch an Oculus co-founder hand-deliver the first Rift VR headset to a dude in Alaska

"You have to make sure you have fun with it or something." No pressure!

The First Batch of Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headsets Finally Shipped

Oculus on Thursday did something it's never done before: It shipped a consumer product.

Two Years Later: Facebook's Oculus Acquisition Has Changed Virtual Reality Forever

Mark Zuckerberg's $2 billion bet on VR changed an industry.

Steve Wozniak and Palmer Luckey: Virtual Reality, Yes. Augmented Reality, Not Yet.

"Some of us just like to be early adopters and play with what the future could be."

Virtual Reality Film House Penrose Studios Raises $8.5 Million

Penrose was founded by Oculus Story Studios co-founder Eugene Chung.

Samsung's Media Struggles Continue: Its Milk Virtual Reality Boss Has Left

Samsung's entertainment efforts aren't going well.

Oculus Has Hired Former Flipboard, Hulu Product Exec Eugene Wei to Run Video

He's been there since November, but was mum about it until this week.

The End of Standardized Platforms

The pie has gotten much larger, but the landscape has also changed.

Uh-Oh, Apple -- Samsung Has a Bona Fide Ecosystem Around Virtual Reality

The announcement of the Gear 360 means Samsung now has the best option on the market for both capturing and watching immersive video. Your move, Cupertino.

Tapping the Brakes on the Virtual-Reality Hype Machine

It’s not hard to see why Hollywood, burned by 3-D, is taking a more cautious approach to virtual reality -- you can’t just port old content and expect a good experience.

Mysterious Magic Leap Wraps Up Its Mega-Funding Round

It gets at least $827 million more to build a real-life version of "The Matrix" mated with "Harry Potter."

Here's Why Apple Should Hold Off on Entering Virtual Reality

These are uncharted waters, and Cupertino should be in no rush to set sail.

The Price for the Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset: $599

Virtual reality isn't cheap.

You Can Preorder the Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset Starting January 6

We still don't know how much the Rift will cost.

If You Care About Cars and Riding in Them, Then CES 2016 Actually Matters

This year's annual geek confab is all about transportation.

LeBron James Just Released His First Virtual Reality Film With Oculus

LeBron is appearing on more and more screens lately.

The First Major Virtual Reality Headset Is Here. Should Non-Geeks Buy It?

The Samsung Gear VR is in stores Friday for $99 -- but the actual price is a bit more.

Facebook Is Now Selling Virtual Reality-Like Video Ads

Facebook is whetting users' appetites for the Oculus Rift launch early next year.

Oculus Co-Founder: 'Expensive' Virtual Reality Is Still Happening, and That's a Good Thing

"If we are successful, nobody will question how cool VR is. It will all be a matter of cost."

Who the Hell Are You? That's the Big Question in VR Storytelling. (Video)

"We can't control where you're looking," and have to resort to tricks to tell a story, content creators say.

Mark Zuckerberg Is Really Excited to Share His Baby With You In Virtual Reality

Facebook baby photos are so 2014.

Making Stuff in Virtual Reality Might Be a Killer App for Creatives

"We have to think of things from the ground up in virtual reality."

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney: Virtual Reality Is the Future and 'We Are 100 Percent In' (Q&A)

In 10 years' time, he says, we won't need televisions, mice, keyboards or touchscreens.

CNN Thinks Viewers Are Ready to Experience Presidential Debate Magic in Virtual Reality

Watch the spit fly from Bernie Sanders's mouth as if you were really there.

Samsung-Oculus Consumer Virtual Reality Headset to Cost $99

The news from Facebook's virtual reality conference, Oculus Connect.