Facebook's Zuckerberg Takes Samsung Stage at MWC

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Mark Zuckerberg made a surprise appearance during Samsung’s Unpacked event, which took place Sunday night before Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, to discuss virtual reality.

The Facebook CEO discussed the importance of virtual reality, which has been a hot topic at Mobile World Congress, as companies like LG and HTC demonstrate their VR platforms on the show floor.

’Samsung is the only company that can deliver, at scale, the low-persistence OLED screens to give a good, comfortable VR experience,’ Zuckerberg told the crowd.

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Zuckerberg announced that Facebook will up the quality of its 360-degree videos on the social networking site while creating a new group to make other innovative content for virtual reality headsets. This means that virtual reality could grow beyond consumer games to reach an important and potentially breakthrough application—social networking.

Facebook’s Oculus Rift, a head-mounted display for immersive technology, is still in development. Samsung’s $99 Gear VR headset, which uses Oculus technology, was released in November.