Wamda

U.A.E

360VUZ raises $5.8 million in Series A

UAE-based virtual reality (VR) mobile app 360VUZ, has secured $5.8 million in a Series A investment round led by Shorooq Partners with...

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Global

Startup Watch: Kidpreneurs loading, virtual shopping, and anti-depression apps

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

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Egypt

Egypt startup BSocial launches Quran VR app

Marketing services company Bsocial has created a virtual reality (VR) app called Experience Quran for the Oculus store. It comes after...

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Global

Facebook’s AR future is excitingly scary

Facebook’s focus on augmented reality (AR) hints at a future that’s exciting, but also a little scary. During his...

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Regional

360Vuz secures an undisclosed round of venture capital led by Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority

360Vuz, the virtual reality startup in the Middle East, announced that it had raised an undisclosed round of venture capital led by Dubai...

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Global

What does the future hold for wearable technology?

The arrival of wearable technology has marked a completely new era. The industry has evolved to a point where we can create devices...

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Global

How silliness is disrupting media

We think of Facebook, Uber, and Airbnb as companies that have forever changed society as we know it, but major disruption can sometimes be...

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Saudi Arabia

A Saudi startup invents VR glasses that could change books for ever

By 2020, the global virtual reality (VR) market is projected to reach $150 billion. It is expected to reach its first billion this year...

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Global

Startup Watch: How to get more dates on Tinder, why Egyptian investors must unite, and VR Facebook emojis

Here’s a roundup of what we’ve been reading this week on how to get more dates on Tinder, VR spreading its Ocu-pus legs across...

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Maghreb

What I know about virtual reality: Walid Sultan Midani

VR is fun but you've got to be careful, says Walid. (Image via Digital Mania) The attraction between virtual reality (VR) developers and...

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Egypt

Zombies in Egypt: Epic VR brings the undead to malls

This was the reaction when students first tested Epic VR in an event at the American University in Cairo. (Images via Epic VR) Virtual...

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Egypt

The kid with the amazing AR glasses

Vound inventor Aly Mohamed at an EU-sponsored contest for young scientists. (Image via Wamda) Aly Mohamed comes across as a...

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