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More signs point to Samsung's Galaxy S11 capturing 8K video

December 4, 2019
It’ll likely be a couple of months before Samsung officially unveils the Galaxy S11, but leaks are already starting to paint a picture of what’s in store for its next flagship phone. A render that emerged last month offered a peek at what the S11 may look like, while a SamMobile report stokes the flames of rumors it’ll be capable of 8K video capture. The publication says its…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Researchers develop AI that reads lips from video footage

December 4, 2019
AI and machine learning algorithms capable of reading lips from videos aren’t anything out of the ordinary, in truth. Back in 2016, researchers from Google and the University of Oxford detailed a system that could annotate video footage with 46.8% accuracy, outperforming a professional human lip-reader’s 12.4% accuracy. But even state-of-the-art systems struggle to overcome ambiguities in lip…
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GamingNews

Google Play "Best of 2019" awards headlined by Call of Duty: Mobile and Glitch Video editor

December 4, 2019
As 2019 comes to an end, Google listed the best apps, games, movies and ebooks from the Play Store in two distinct categories with a Users’ Choice section alongside the Google Play Editors winners. In the Users’ Choice category, Video Editor – Glitch Video Effects got first place in the app category while Call of Duty: Mobile was named best mobile game. Marvel Studios’ Avengers…
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MobileNews

The PlayStation 3 was Blu-ray’s ultimate Trojan horse

December 4, 2019
As the PlayStation 3 came to market in 2006, prices of HDTVs were falling. More consumers were looking to upgrade the big screen in their living rooms. And so the entertainment industry was eager to move on from DVD and rerelease films in hopes that people would “double…
MobileNews

Sony rolls out Android TV updates to some Bravia models w/ Pie, AirPlay 2, more

December 4, 2019
Sony is perhaps the biggest name currently using Google’s Android TV platform in consumer products, and this week it’s rolling out a big update. Several of Sony’s 2018 and 2019 Bravia TVs are getting updates with Pie, AirPlay 2, and more. Android Pie has only rolled out with a handful of Android TV products so far including Shield TV, the JBL Link Bar, and a few…
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