Nvidia has developed a version of its GeForce cloud gaming service that runs as Progressive Web App. This move makes Nvidia independent from Apple’s store policies and owners of iPhones and iPads could soon be able to play Fortnite again. By doing that, Apple will not get their cut for sales of virtual items which...
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Call a BOX
Call a BOX is now live and online. The new innovative self storage system of our customer MediaPrint and Wenzel Logistics just officially launched. We at IKANGAI developed and implemented the app and the website. Call a BOX uses the modern progressive web app technology stack that creates a seamless user experience from web to...
WhatsApp will let you shop directly from chats | Engadget
Facebook is extending WhatsApp with shopping features. While WhatsApp has had cataloge features in the past, they appear to be limited to that what Facebook’s now previewing. It’s not yet clear, how the system works, but it could be something along these lines: A user messages a business The business replys with a link to...
Windows 10: PWA Office Apps
German platform deskmodder.de reports that Mircosoft is experimenting with PWA (Progressive Web App) versions of their office suite with some users. According to the author of the article, PWA versions of Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Word appear in the startmenu. It turned out that these apps were created by Microsoft Edge (Stable). The path of...
(Re-)Introducing LAL – Little Activity Language
We’ve been working on a mobile process language for quite some time now. During this process we’ve been devising several names for this language. We started with Tweetflows, moved to EGON and we’ve settled for lal – little activity language. The name describes the basic design principle, which is the encapsulation of (semi-)structured actions as...
Woolworths launches automated eStore in Melbourne
Woolworths in Australia is accelerating the delivery of online orders and potentially improve order accuracy by applying novel technology. The rollout starts with an automated eStore at its Carrum Downs supermarket in Melbourne. The goal is to reduce aisle congestion for in-store customers, since Woolworths’ personal shoppers choose most items from inventory without having to...
What the end of third-party cookies means for advertisers
Advertisers still have some time before one of the their most beloved tool – third party cookies – will become obsolete. Thus, alternative strategies for putting ads to work are needed. Central to this startegy shift is the use of first-party data. This means that you as a company have to start collecting data from...
Ephemeral Computing Service Plattform
Many every day tasks involve the use of smartphones. From activating a smart home appliance, to buying tickets, to checking in at a venue – many of these short lived (“ephemeral”) activities require users to install a mobile App upfront to complete the task at hand. From the perspective of the user, installing a full...
Luna, Amazon’s cloud gaming service uses a PWA
article-context-nav context-nav article article-hero-lede article-hero post-contents Amazon Luna is Amazon’s cloud gaming platform that goes live for early access customers in October. The most interesting part is that Luna is a progressive web app for iOS. This approach lets Amazon circumvent Apple’s App Store fees. As a user, you’ll simply download the PWA from the...
PWAs go VR
Facebook mentioned that they are planing to support Progressive Web Apps for their Oculus Browser. This is quite interesting since it opens new possibilites for PWAs. Of course, there are not many details available availale (yet) and it remains to be seen, how it actually works: I forgot to mention this yesterday: Oculus Browser may...
