The BCN Awards are a stalwart in the annual calendar as they recognize sales achievements for (among others products) camera manufacturers. While they only account for the Japanese market, they provide a marker for how well manufacturers are doing. So what are the big takeaways this year?
BCN Rankings: A Bellwether of the Camera Industry
Before we get on to the winners and losers in this year’s…
Remember when Google used to name Android releases after desserts? It would even put statues of said desserts in front of its office – things were fun back then and more importantly, every new release carried major improvements.
Some were major milestones, the likes of…
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Arcadia High Comes in First as JPL Marks 30 Years Hosting Regional Science Bowl
The team heads to the national championship after an intense virtual competition that also marked a milestone for the Lab.
After months of training till midnight…
ESL Gaming sold for $1 billion to Savvy Gaming Group
January 25, 2022
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Modern Times Group has reportedly sold ESL Gaming, its esports organization, to Savvy Gaming Group for $1 billion, according to the German news site Handelsblatt. ESL Gaming…
Getting AI from the lab to production
January 25, 2022
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The enterprise is eager to push AI out of the lab and into production environments, where it will hopefully usher in a new era of productivity and…
Chrome OS has taken over the education market for many, and Acer is one of the biggest names bringing models to the market. Today, Acer is launching a new batch of Chromebooks for education customers including one with a 3:2 display.
This latest set of Chromebooks for the…
QR codes have been around for years, but they were underused in the time when they required a separate app to be installed in order to use them. Now, just about every phone, including Google’s Pixel lineup, has a QR scanner built-in, but according to a recent report, Google’s phones have been misreading some codes.
German publication Heise reported last week that Google Pixel phones misread…
After missing its original 2021 deadline, Microsoft this morning is rolling out Android 11 to the Surface Duo.
Featuring the January security patch, the Surface Duo gets the following new features with Android 11:
Enabled launching of OneNote when clicking the top button…
Smartwatches can be a very mixed bag, and Wear OS hasn’t quite hit the heights most of us would have hoped. We’ll likely see a resurgence over the coming years as Google and Samsung really invest in the platform. The first sign of that increased investment is the Galaxy…
Low-end ‘Chromecast HD with Google TV’ rumored as existing dongle adds ‘4K’ sticker on box
January 25, 2022
On Friday, we reported that Google was developing a new Chromecast device powered by Google TV. A new report today corroborates the existence of “Boreal” and reveals that it will be a lower-end streaming dongle that might launch as the “Chromecast HD with Google TV.”
As the name suggests, it will only support HD output (at 60FPS) instead of the 4K resolution offered by the 2020 model.
