ComputersNews

HP targets businesses with its latest Chromebooks

October 10, 2019
Much like Dell did recently, HP has unveiled a couple of Chromebooks and a Chromebox for enterprises, touting the cheaper, simpler and more secure nature of Google’s cloud-powered Chrome OS ecosystem. The most powerful of the trio is the Chromebook Enterprise x360 14E G1, a convertible with Intel Core i5 and i7 processors that can run up to 13 hours on a charge. The elegant, but bland…
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MobileNews

Trump set to allow US companies licenses to sell goods to Huawei

October 10, 2019
Select US companies could soon be granted licenses allowing them to sell products to Huawei. The New York Times suggests that President Donald Trump is ready to issue licenses to select US companies allowing them to sell specific equipment to the Chinese manufacturer. According to sources, the decision was made by Trump to approve licenses to US companies during a meeting last week. These…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Chrome will use AI to describe images for blind and low-vision users

October 10, 2019
The internet can be a difficult place to navigate for people who are blind or who have low vision. A large portion of content on the internet is visual, and unless website creators use alt text to label their images, it’s hard for users of screen readers or Braille displays to know what they show. To address the issue, Google has announced a new feature for Chrome which will use…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Issa Rae is Google Assistant's newest celebrity voice

October 10, 2019
The long-promised John Legend voice eventually landed on Google Assistant back in April, now we’ve got the next celebrity voice offering in the form of the brilliant actress, writer and producer, Issa Rae. Just say, “Hey Google, talk like Issa,” or switch…
MobileNews

It’s time to stop using the iPhone SE 2 name now; it won’t be one

October 10, 2019
Today’s news brings another report on ‘the iPhone SE 2,’ expected to be launched in the first quarter of next year. It’s not, though. I mean, yes, I absolutely believe Kuo that Apple is launching a new, budget-focused iPhone model early next year, and I accept that this is intended by Apple to fill the hole left by the removal of the iPhone SE. But it’s not an SE 2… The iPhone SE…
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