GamingNews

The RetroBeat: Sonic’s movie is surprisingly fun for fans who grew up on the character

February 14, 2020
Well, the Sonic the Hedgehog movie is out. And it’s not bad. Heck, I’ll even call it good! The film is lighthearted and fast-paced, and it has some decent laughs. But to be honest, the homages to Sega’s and Sonic’s past were my favorite parts. Which is kind of embarrassing, right? Like, yay, references! These days, it’s common to roll our eyes at overzealous fans and obvious appeals to…
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MobileNews

iPhone 12 may use custom 5G antenna with Qualcomm modems

February 14, 2020
After settling its legal fight with Qualcomm last year and securing a 5G chip supply for its 2020 iPhones, things seemed to be looking up for Apple bringing the next-gen cellular standard to its iPhone 12 lineup. However, a new report today says that Apple isn’t satisfied…
AI & RoboticsNews

ASU researchers debut ViWi-BT, an AI/computer vision mmWave beam guide

February 14, 2020
The cellular industry’s shift from long-distance radio signals to short-distance millimeter waves is one of the 5G era’s biggest changes, expected to continue with submillimeter waves over the next decade. To more precisely direct millimeter wave and future terahertz-frequency signals toward user devices, Arizona State University researchers have developed ViWi-BT, a vision-wireless framework…
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MobileNews

Are you going to buy the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip? [Poll]

February 14, 2020
Samsung’s second foldable hits the market today, and the new device gives us a lot to be excited about. So, are you going to buy the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip? At $1,380, the Galaxy Z Flip is one of the cheaper foldable phones you can actually buy, undercutting the Motorola…
MobileNews

Google calls out Samsung for ‘unnecessary’ changes to Android’s kernel

February 14, 2020
Being the biggest Android OEM, Samsung and Google are generally close partners. Google’s Project Zero, though, is tasked with finding bugs and security exploits. This week, Google is calling out Samsung for an issue on the Galaxy A50, specifically mentioning Samsung’s “unnecessary changes” to Android’s core kernel. In a  detailed post, Google’s Jann Horn explains this concern with…
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MobileNews

ProBeat: The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip might be for you

February 14, 2020
Last year, when Samsung announced the Galaxy Fold, before it failed spectacularly, Evan Blass explained why it wasn’t for you. It was for early adopters. This week, Samsung unveiled its second foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Flip. It might be for you. Based on price alone, if…
AI & RoboticsNews

PlaySight trained AI on thousands of hours of videos to understand sports

February 14, 2020
Sports analytics, which refers to the use of data and statistics to measure the performance of players (or teams) and make informed coaching decisions, is an enormous market. Grand View Research pegs its worth at $4.6 billion by 2025, expanding at a compound annual growth rate of 31.2% from 2019. Perhaps unsurprisingly, startups are pursuing it with gusto, and one of the pack leaders is PlaySight.
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