TikTok gets avatars and a Dutch app wins an important Apple design award. These are the apps of the week. audio Last week, Apple presented the winners of the Apple Design Awards: twelve apps that, according to the company, offer something special. Dutch Odio received one of these awards. This app provides soothing ambient sounds. […]
IKEA launches the first DVD player, designed by a Dutchman
The DVD player is part of a new group called Obegransad† The group was developed by the retail chain in collaboration with DJs at Swedish House Mafia. The first three products were revealed at the Milan Design Fair and will hit stores this fall. The most striking product is the DVD player, which was co-designed […]
PC Building Simulator 2 is available as a ten-day open beta – Games – News
Spiral House has released a demo version of PC Building Simulator 2 on the Epic Games Store. The open beta will run until June 20 and include the first five levels of Career Mode. The final version of the game will be released later this year. Developer Spiral House said that the game’s full career […]
WhatsApp expands group limit to 512 users – IT Pro – News
yes. I’m on a telegram in several groups with large numbers of members. 400+ I worked in the taxi for some time and it is very important to be able to easily send messages if something happens. Schiphol malfunction, train malfunction. Crowded in certain areas, possibly closed roads or accidents on the road. Recently the […]
Omikron variants soon became dominant, fear of the summer wave
It appears that the omikron variants BA.4 and BA.5 are rapidly becoming the dominant variants of the coronavirus in the Netherlands. This is evidenced by the latest figures from the Amsterdam Regional Center for Genomic Epidemiology and Outbreak Surveillance (ARGOS), a partnership between UMC and GGD Amsterdam. The survey is based on a sample of […]
Google introduces an online tool to monitor land cover on Earth – IT Pro – News
Google introduced Dynamic World, an online tool that provides detailed and up-to-date information about Earth’s land cover. With Dynamic World, ecosystems and changes in the Earth’s surface must be better monitored. Online Tool Developed by Google Earth Engine and Google’s AI Platform, it provides scientists with the ability to take a closer look and observe […]
Activision: 425 million Call of Duty games sold, Warzone 125 million players – Games – News
Activision said it has sold a total of 425 million copies since the Call of Duty series began in 2003. Total revenue is more than $30 billion. The company also announced that the free game Warzone has “more than 125 million” players. Call of Duty games have been designed by several Activision studios and more […]
James Webb’s Mirror Telescope damaged after contact with micrometeorites | Currently
The space agency reported that the James Webb Telescope was hit by a small, larger than usual meteor in late May NASA Wednesday. This damaged one of the telescope’s 18 mirrors. NASA confirms that the telescope has been hit by at least four different micrometeorites since its December launch. They are usually small fragments of […]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Coming to Steam and Consoles – Games – News
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II has been released for PlayStation consoles, Xbox consoles, and PC. PC versions will be available on Steam and Battle.net. It is not yet clear on which platforms the game will be launched. An open beta test will be available later this year to those who have pre-ordered the game. […]
Astronomers publish the largest near-infrared image of the Hubble telescope – IT Pro – News
Nice development again! Keep up the work, NASA! What I’m wondering about (and these guys are smarter than me, so they’ve actually turned that off): How many “double” galaxies are in these images? Because in theory there could be an image from 10 billion years ago and another version a little less than 1 billion […]