Slack introduces voice calls, brings group calls to paying users

Slack is officially moving away from being a messaging service to bringing in voice calls. All users, whether you use Windows or Mac apps, Google Chrome extension, or Android and iOS apps, have access to one-on-one voice calls. You should see a phone icon in the upper right portion of the channel header for those on the desktop, while those using the mobile app can “Start a call” in the app’s channel or DM drop-down menu.

If you want to make group calls in any channel or group DM, you need to be part of a paid team.  If someone from your team starts a group call, you’ll get a message prompting you to join the call. As mentioned before, calls also have the emoji response feature, which allows you to share what you think about the call or the topic you’re talking about.

Source: Slack

Review: SF MoMA app elevates museum experience with audio and indoor positioning technology

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

San Francisco: The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SF MoMA) recently unveiled its impressive 7-floor extension with 130,000 square feet of space and double the capacity of the previous space. Along with this expansion, SF MoMA has also added a substantial number of artwork and entire collections spanning everything from post-impressionism to contemporary painting, photography, sculpture and design.

Along with this new extension, SF MoMA has released a truly innovative and engaging companion app that involves state of the art audio content with precise indoor positioning technology as well as synched technology so multiple users can listen together on their respective devices.

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Symantec sets to protect connected vehicles from zero-day attacks

Symantec introduced Symantec Anomaly Detection for Automotive to protect against zero-day attacks and never-before-seen issues facing modern connected vehicles. Bringing Symantec’s extensive security and sophisticated analytics expertise across complex networks to the vehicle, Anomaly Detection for Automotive provides the crucial ability to identify issues for early remediation.

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TomTom selected by Volvo to provide maps, navigation and live traffic info

TomTom has been selected by Volvo Cars as the provider of location and navigation content and services for its new infotainment platform. From 2019, Volvo Cars’ customers across the globe*, across all carlines on the SPA and CMA platforms, will be able to enjoy an exceptional navigation experience powered by TomTom’s complete suite of components, both embedded and cloud based.

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