Just in case your idea of self-quarantine is hoarding as many iPhones as possible, Apple has your back. The company has now reversed its stance on how many of its smartphones you are allowed to buy in one go.
Last week, it emerged that Apple was imposing a purchasing limit of just two units at a time. It looks like that was only valid over the weekend, as the limit is now gone. You can once again…
Samsung Galaxy S20 series camera update goes global
March 24, 2020
Last week Samsung released its software camera fix for the Exynos-powered Galaxy S20 series and now the is making its way to more regions and is also arriving to Snapdragon units in the US. The Samsung Camera app will now boast the latest 10.0.01.98 build number.
The S20…
Samsung Galaxy M41 (or M51) CAD-based renders show 3.5mm jack, punch hole selfie camera
March 24, 2020
Samsung’s M-series has been going strong and soon it will get a new member, seen here in CAD-based renders by @OnLeaks (and new partner Pigtou). This is billed as the Samsung Galaxy M51, though it’s apparently a successor to the Galaxy M40 so it might launch as…
MIT CSAIL’s VISTA autonomous vehicles simulator transfers skills learned to the real world
March 24, 2020
In a recent study, researchers hailing from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and the Toyota Research Institute describe Virtual Image Synthesis and Transformation for Autonomy (VISTA), an autonomous vehicle development platform that uses a real-world data set to synthesize viewpoints from trajectories a car could take. While driverless car companies including Waymo…
ZTE has just announced its latest smartphone, the Axon 11 as a mid-range device that still delivers 5G and a pretty well-equipped package for an affordable price, but it’s only in China for now.
The ZTE Axon 11 delivers a Snapdragon 765 processor as its core, which is…
According to the latest investor note from Apple analyst Ming Chi-Kuo, next years 6.7-inch flagship iPhone (12 Pro Max) will come with some notable camera improvements. Chief among these will be the new five-axis sensor-shift image stabilization for the main camera which…
LG G9 will be a mid-ranger with S765G chipset, 1080p screen, according to report from Korea
March 23, 2020
In a bid to return to profitability, LG will change the strategy of its mobile division – it will sell 5G flagships (i.e. LG V60) in North America and Western Europe and moderately-priced flagships (LG G9) in other regions (including South Korea). According to a report from Korea the feature gap between the G-series and the V-series will grow.
The LG G9 will practically drop to mid-range…
Foxconn says it has hired enough workers to meet ‘seasonal demand’ for iPhone 12 production
March 23, 2020
A new report from today says that iPhone assembler Foxconn has hired enough workers to meet “seasonal demand.” What this seemingly means is that Foxconn has recovered from the COVID-19 shutdown in China and is prepared to ramp up mass production for the iPhone…
Realme has started seeding its monthly update for the Realme 3 and 3i smartphones. The patch is 147MB big and carries the build number RMX1821EX_11.A.26.
It brings the March 2020 security patch and squashes a couple of bugs for both phones. More importantly, it adds…
Google researchers recently published a paper describing a framework — SEED RL — that scales AI model training to thousands of machines. They say that it could facilitate training at millions of frames per second on a machine while reducing costs by up to 80%, potentially leveling the playing field for startups that couldn’t previously compete with large AI labs.
Training sophisticated…
