Places and Things

Apple's annual Worldwide Developer Conference is often mistaken for a hardware product launch event. However, the main purpose of WWDC is to introduce Apple's latest software enhancements and tools to the third party developers who use them to create apps for Apple's platforms. from https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/05/29/a-look-at-apples-secretive-strategies-set-to-unfold-at-wwdc-2018 https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=303691330110002&ev=PageView%20&noscript=1

The Samsung Galaxy S9 builds on the Galaxy S8 in many ways, yielding one of the best flagship phones of 2018. Now, B&H has revealed a rather fetching deal for the 64GB Galaxy S9. The chain store is offering the 64GB Galaxy S9 for just $599 — a $180 discount according to the store. from https://www.androidauthority.com/64gb-galaxy-s9-599-870365/ http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Sony is celebrating the PS4 community with its annual Days of Play event — which offers a bunch of deals on games and PS4 hardware along with a limited edition blue-and-gold Days of Play PS4 console — from June 8th through June 18th. from https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/29/17404620/sony-days-of-play-sale-event-ps4-deals-games-hardware https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/11439335/41448532645_dfb024df05_k.jpg

We learned earlier this month that Philips was working on a major update to its Hue app for its smart home lighting system, and the new version has just hit the iOS App Store. The 3.0 app update is the biggest update to the Hue app since the original release of the 2.0 version. from https://9to5mac.com/2018/05/29/philips-hue-3-0/ https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/hue3.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000

Using one of the most powerful computers in the world to perform complex simulations, scientists have predicted a new type of dibaryon particle - one that has two baryons instead of the usual one, with quarks all of the same colour. from https://www.sciencealert.com/strange-theoretical-hexaquark-di-omega-dibaryon-predicted https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2018-05/processed/hexaquark_600.png

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is convinced that one day “we are going to have to leave this planet.” And he believes that his Blue Origin space company can help make it happen. from https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/jeff-bezos-reaffirms-plan-for-moon-colony/ http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

A sedentary lifestyle has long been linked to poor health, and a growing body of evidence suggests it may also affect personality. from https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/being-a-couch-potato-may-change-your-personality/ http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png