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Meta is Reportedly Partnering with LG to Create Apple Vision Pro Competitor

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Meta is reportedly teaming up with South Korean tech giant LG Electronics to offer up competition to the Apple’s forthcoming Vision Pro mixed reality headset, which is slated to arrive sometime in 2024. Provided the report is true, it seems some very distinct battle lines are being drawn.

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South Korea Asks App Stores to Abolish 'Play-To-Earn' Crypto Games

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Play-to-earn (P2E) games where users trade their playtime for crypto earnings are the latest trend to take the crypto community by storm, and the latest subject of a crackdown over in South Korea. Regional newswire Naver was first to report that South Korean authorities have asked Apple and Google to block these games’… Read more.

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Apple Vision Pro Is Coming To China This Year

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Apple Vision Pro will launch in China later this year. Reuters reports that Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed the news in response to a question at the China Development Forum in Beijing, according to China Central Television. Vision Pro is currently only available in the US. But does it deliver? And what’s it really like to own and use?

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Apple joins Google in allowing alternative app store payment systems in South Korea

Digital Trends

Apple is finally opening up its App Store to third-party payment systems -- in South Korea.

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Apple and Google are going to need to open up their app stores in South Korea

Digital Trends

South Korea has just forced Apple and Google to open up their in-app purchases to third-party payment processors as antitrust movements intensify globally.

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Apple Vision Pro Used by UK Surgeons

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The Vision Pro is available in the US, but Apple has yet to reveal when it will be launched in other regions. Mr Syed Aftab, Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon , said: “Working with eXeX to use the Apple Vision Pro has made a huge difference to the way we deliver care to our patients.

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Report: Meta & LG’s Rumored Vision Pro Competitor Set to Launch in Early 2025

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According to a report from South Korean outlet The Korea Economic Daily (Korean), Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be in-country this week to finalize a deal with LG regarding a previously rumored competitor to Apple Vision Pro, which is reportedly set to be jointly built by the two companies for release in early 2025.