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Briefly informed: Railways, climate neutrality, Chrome, Minecraft

Lack of awareness of cybersecurity in rail operations With 472 billions of passenger and 87 billion ton-kilometers in terms of freight transport per year, the rail sector plays a large and rapidly growing role in transport in Europe. However, digitization poses major IT security challenges for the area, the European cybersecurity agency Enisa has found…. Read more

Photoshop for ARM Macs can be tested

Adobe has published a preliminary version of Photoshop for ARM Macs. Owners of the new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro or Mac mini models with the M1 SoC can now download and install them using Adobe’s Creative Cloud administration tool. Of course, the beta only appears on ARM Macs with macOS Big Sur; If it is… Read more

Astro's Playroom played through: The first real next-gen game is available for free

The nice tradition of preinstalling games on hardware (Snake on Nokia phones in the 1990 er!) Was Unfortunately a bit out of fashion – and now all of a sudden Sony comes around the corner with Astro’s Playroom, which is preinstalled on all Playstation 5 consoles. The PS5 is officially available in Europe from this… Read more

#heiseshow: Digitization of schools – what has Corona changed now?

The corona pandemic is said to have accelerated digitization in general – but did that also happen in the education sector? During the first phase of the pandemic, schools were closed across the board. Only a few were able to offer digital lessons immediately. And later homeschooling models primarily obliged the parents to step in… Read more

Star Wars: Squadrons will add B-wing and TIE Defender in December update

Star Wars: Squadrons is getting some major additions in the coming months: a new map and ship parts will roll out in an update on November 25th, while a December update will add two brand-new ships — the fan-favorite B-wing and TIE Defender starfighters — to the game. The B-wing will be classified as a… Read more

What Twitter Fleets signals about the future of the company

I. In March 2017, I drove down to the Instagram offices in Menlo Park to meet with founder Kevin Systrom. The subject of the meeting had not been disclosed to me in advance, and when we sat down in a conference room, Systrom had a surprise for me: his team had cloned Snapchat’s popular stories… Read more

Apple M1 Chip: Specs, Performance, Everything We Know

Home News (Image credit: Apple) Apple’s new in-house M1 chip is officially on the market. The first reviews and benchmarks are starting to pop up, so we’re gathering everything we know about it into one handy place, which we’ll update as we learn more. Apple M1 Cheat Sheet: Key details at a glance Release… Read more

Beats launches a glow-in-the-dark pair of Powerbeats for $200

Beats today announced a glow-in-the-dark set of its Powerbeats neckband earbuds. Priced at $199.95 (a $50 upsell over the regular model), they’re a collaboration between Beats and design label Ambush, with the latter company’s logo printed on the buds. The glowing Powerbeats could prove useful for runners out on the street in the dark. They’re… Read more

Adobe releases Arm beta version of Photoshop for Windows and macOS

Adobe is releasing Arm versions of Photoshop for Windows and macOS today. The beta releases will allow owners of a Surface Pro X or Apple’s new M1-powered MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac mini to run Photoshop natively on their devices. Currently, Photoshop runs emulated on Windows on ARM, or through Apple’s Rosetta translation on… Read more

SPD cultural politicians: copyright reform without upload filter hardly feasible

Experts from several parliamentary groups gave a first outlook on the upcoming parliamentary discussion on the controversial copyright amendment on Monday. In principle, everyone was in agreement with Martin Rabanus, spokesman for culture and media for the SPD. According to him, politicians must find a clever interaction between the various instruments such as extended license… Read more

Best tech toys 2020: Connected toys, robots and more

(Pocket-lint) – For many, the days of just building a spaceship out of Lego or playing a game of Monopoly are long gone. Today, kids want interactive tech toys that are powered by an app or that connect to the internet. They want animals that learn and grow as you play with them, or robots… Read more

Travis Scott’s PS5 ‘unboxing’ is a strangely cool short movie

The PlayStation 5 finally launched yesterday, and to accompany the release, rapper Travis Scott made an epic 10-minute video celebrating the new console. The video, “A Travis Scott + Cactus Jack Experience – PS5: Unboxing Reimagined,” doesn’t actually feature an unboxing at all — it’s something more like a short film. Unsurprisingly, there’s a decent… Read more

DaVinci Resolve beta is now available for Arm-powered Macs

DaVinci Resolve is getting updated with support for Arm-powered Macs, and a beta version will be ready for owners on day one. Blackmagic Design released a beta of Resolve version 17.1 today that includes support for Apple’s new M1 chip. That means when the first of these new Macs ship next week, buyers will be… Read more

OPPO Netherlands official sponsor of The voice of Holland

OPPO creates bigger brand awareness in the Netherlands by starting a sponsorship partnership with the popular TV show The voice of Holland. OPPO Netherlands has officially announced to start an integrated sponsorship partnership with The voice of Holland. The collaboration includes the use of OPPO break bumpers, backstage usage moments and TV commercials around the… Read more

Best Oculus Quest and Quest 2 games: Top experiences worth owning for these wireless VR headsets

(Pocket-lint) – So, you’ve decided to buy an Oculus Quest or Quest 2 and are getting set to plunge into the mystical world of virtual reality. Now you’re wondering which games to buy and what the best ones are to make the most of the headset. Well, the good news is you’ll find plenty of… Read more