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Sony is using AI to replace drummers, one beat at a time

August 6, 2019
Sony is the latest company to dip its toes into AI-powered music. The company revealed this week that its researchers have created a machine learning model that can create kick-drum tracking. According to Sony, the artificial intelligence is capable of building “musically plausible” drum patterns based on existing instruments being used on the song. In order to train the AI system…
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The first Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 promo video stars LA chef Roy Choi

August 6, 2019
The first promo video for the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 stars LA chef Roy Choi. In addition to cooking, he’s a bit of an entrepreneur too – he runs five businesses, but instead of an office, he prefers to do everything from his phone or his watch. Better yet, he’s a fan of the series and previously wore the original Galaxy Watch Active. Now check out the video to see how the Galaxy Watch…
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Asus Zenfone 6 now available for pre-order in the US

August 5, 2019
The Asus Zenfone 6 will soon be available in the US. B&H has it available for pre-order – here’s the link – but note that the shipping date is yet to be set. The 64GB model costs $500 and while the phone has a microSD slot, you may want to go up to the version with…
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ZTE Axon 10 Pro 5G goes on sale in China

August 5, 2019
ZTE has just released the first commercially available 5G phone in China – its Axon 10 Pro 5G. The phone was announced back in February at MWC and packs quite a compelling spec sheet with a 6.47-inch AMOLED display, Snapdragon 855 and a triple camera setup. The only issue is that there are no large-scale 5G commercially-available networks in China yet as they are expected to arrive later on…
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Guardian VPN privacy app for iOS now open to the public, including lite version

August 5, 2019
After launching for a limited amount of users back in June, Guardian Firewall + VPN for iOS has now been made available to the public. The popular app features both intelligent firewall and VPN functionality, gives alerts when companies try to track you, and more. If you’d like to test out the app before paying for a subscription, there’s also a free lite version. Guardian announced the…
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