Monthly Archives: September 2022

Apple kicked Russia’s biggest social media platform off the App Store

VK is Russia’s biggest social media company. Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Apple removed VK, Russia’s biggest social media platform, from the App Store. Apple said this was in response to new UK sanctions. Apple users can no longer download the VK app, although it will continue to work for users who’d already downloaded…

NYU is building an ultrasonic flood sensor network in New York’s Gowanus neighborhood

People made some 760 million trips aboard New York’s subway system last year. Granted, that’s down from around 1.7 trillion trips, pre-pandemic, but still far outpaced the next two largest transit systems — DC’s Metro and the Chicago Transit Authority — combined. So when major storms, like last year’s remnants of Hurricane Ida, nor’easters, heavy…

Introducing Vankyo Performance V700W, one of the world’s most robust livehouse projectors

LCD projectors are a great way to bring the movie theatre experience into one’s home, classroom, or office. There’s no longer the need to buy large screens when you can use any wall or other large surface to project visual content.  With Vankyo Performance V700W, the whole viewing experience only gets better. Learn more about…

Wild Hearts officially revealed in new gameplay trailer

Wild Hearts, a collaboration between Koei Tecmo’s Omega Force and EA Originals, has been officially revealed with a new gameplay trailer. Inspired by the Monster Hunter series, it’s set in feudal Japan and features hunters battling some beautifully designed creatures known as Kemono that have fused bizarrely with nature, flora and fauna combined. If you’ve…

Overwatch 2 asks new players to unlock characters over 100 matches

Players new to the Overwatch series will slowly unlock its character roster over the course of 100 Overwatch 2 matches, Blizzard has revealed. The upcoming sequel’s First Time User Experience (FTUE) will also see players “rapidly” unlock game modes and the ability to chat in-game. Blizzard has said this FTUE has been designed to introduce…

First look at The Finals gameplay revealed, closed alpha to start this weekend

A pre-alpha gameplay trailer for The Finals has been released ahead of a closed alpha test which will begin on Friday. The Finals, which is being developed by Embark Studios, was codenamed Project Discovery. Last month, former EA executive turned CEO of Embark Studios Patrick Söderlund revealed the decision to ship The Finals as the…