Sentons is developing ultrasonic tech users can expect in numerous new smartphones next year. By utilizing Sentons’ new CameraBar, smartphones will be able to incorporate nearly invisible virtual buttons on the side of the smartphone, allowing you to use the smartphone like a point and shoot camera without any physical controls.
The virtual buttons utilize ultrasonic technology. The…
Europe’s funding for deep tech like AI and VR fell 13% in 2020
December 8, 2020
As European startups have tried to carve out a competitive edge against the U.S. and China, there has been a big push to promote so-called “deep tech.” And in recent years, there had indeed been a surge in European startups that were developing products based on…
(Reuters) — BMW has developed a data hub with Amazon’s cloud computing division, in a sign of how companies are increasingly using “big data” to try to boost efficiency.
“We want to switch from gut-driven decisions to data-driven decisions,” said Kai Demtroder…
Sony Parts Supply Shortage May Indicate AKM Factory Fire Directly Impacting Camera Industry
December 8, 2020
In late October, a massive fire completely destroyed the AKM parts factory in Japan. While mostly responsible for A/V parts manufacture, speculation that it could affect the camera industry popped up a few weeks later. A new notice of camera parts shortage from Sony appears to confirm that link.
Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) is responsible for producing parts that are critical to the production…
Travel and photography blog Capture the Atlas has released the images from its third annual Northern Lights Photographer of the Year – a compilation of 25 of the best photos highlighting the aurora borealis/australis from around the world.
Similar to its process for…
Oppo Find X3 Pro leak reveals most important details
December 8, 2020
Oppo has already announced that its next flagship smartphone, coming out in the first three months of 2021, will be powered by the newly unveiled Snapdragon 888 chipset, but today a new leak gives us a few more details about the device.
The Find X3 Pro, which is what we…
Samsung Galaxy S21 family won't have a charger or earphones in the box, certification confirms
December 8, 2020
Remember when Apple removed the 3.5mm headphone jack and a lot of Android phone makers mocked it for the decision, only to follow suit within a few years, Samsung included? Well, here we go again.
It’s already been rumored that Samsung was thinking about shipping the upcoming Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and Galaxy S21 Ultra without a charger or earphones in the box, but when we heard this back…
T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S20 series getting Android 11
December 8, 2020
Following last week’s Android 11 update for the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S20 units (minus the S20 FE), T-Mobile has now begun pushing the update for its users too. The new update also brings Samsung’s OneUI 3.0 (check out the new additions here) and weighs in at 2GB in…
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra's camera detailed: 10x folded periscope joins 3x tele camera
December 8, 2020
Leakster is confirming the Galaxy S21 Ultra camera specs that were leaked last month. The illustration below shows sensor details for all five camera modules (the S21 and S21+ are getting triple cameras).
The main module on the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G houses the upcoming 108MP…
LG plans to outsource more of its low-end and mid-range phones
December 8, 2020
LG is shaking things up in its mobile division once more. It confirmed to Reuters it will increase outsourcing of its low- and mid-range smartphones. Third-party companies will design and build more of the devices, and LG will slap its label on the phones.
The company still plans to make its own high-end devices. Increased outsourcing will free up more in-house research and production resources to…
