The Samsung Galaxy S11e SM-G9810 will have 5G connectivity, according to the 3C certification papers. This year only the premium Galaxy S10 5G got that honor, but it seems that next year things will be different.
The more affordable e model will also support 25W fast charging, up from 15W on the S10e. This is based on USB Power Delivery (with PPS support), which means youll have a…
AI Weekly: Amazon plays the long game in health care AI
December 6, 2019
Today concludes Amazon’s re:Invent 2019 conference in Las Vegas, where the Seattle company’s Amazon Web Services (AWS) division unveiled enhancements heading down its public cloud pipeline. Just Tuesday, Amazon announced the general availability of AWS Outposts, a fully…
AI-powered Lego sorter knows the shape of every brick
December 6, 2019
For some people, rummaging through a bunch of Lego bricks is part of the fun. But if you’ve got an enormous collection or take on complicated builds, you probably have a system for sorting your pieces. Your solution probably doesn’t involve AI, though. YouTube…
iPhone 9 could be the new ‘SE 2’ in 2020, source claims
December 6, 2019
We’ve been learning more about the new budget iPhone that Apple’s expected to launch next spring. While reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo calls it the iPhone SE 2, it will more closely resemble the iPhone 8. Now a new report suggests that Apple could call it the iPhone 9.
2017 brought a more confusing iPhone naming scheme than ever with the launch of the iPhone 8 and iPhone X. The…
Facebook taught an AI the 'theory of mind'
December 6, 2019
When it comes to competitive games, AI systems have already shown they can easily mop the floor with the best humanity has to offer. But life in the real world isn’t a zero sum game like poker or Starcraft and we need AI to work with us, not against us. That’s…
Facebook’s Hanabi-playing AI achieves state-of-the-art results
December 6, 2019
Facebook AI Research (FAIR) says they’ve created the latest AI to achieve state-of-the-art performance when playing the card game Hanabi. The AI system achieves a score of 24.61 out of 25 while the previous best got 23.92 out of 25. In February, researchers from Google…
Google Assistant will place your Dunkin' orders, finally
December 6, 2019
Google just added a handful of voice control features to Google Assistant. You can now manage notes and lists in select third-party apps, ask Assistant to search your photos, search for podcasts by topic and set reminders for the whole family. You can also place Dunkin’ Donuts orders — just what everyone was hoping for.
If you have the Dunkin’ App on your Android phone, you can…
Google Assistant can now share photos, search podcasts, and make notes with third-party apps
December 6, 2019
Google Assistant on smartphones, smart displays, and smart speakers is getting a series of upgrades today, like the ability to create notes and lists with third-party apps and search podcasts by topic.
Google Assistant on smartphones is also gaining the ability to share…
Towards the end of August, HMD released its roadmap for Nokia devices scheduled to receive Android 10. Just yesterday, the Nokia 9 PureView joined the Nokia 8.1 as the second device in the brands portfolio to receive an official Android 10 build and we also got a more up…
The official reveal of the Galaxy S11 is quickly approaching, and we’ve been getting more details about the device. As the week closes out, a big report about the Galaxy S11’s camera has come out, as well as our first look at what the battery has to offer.
First and foremost, the folks over at are corroborating many of the Galaxy S11 camera details that have leaked in…