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OnePlus' upcoming TV will simply be called the 'OnePlus TV'

August 14, 2019
OnePlus doesn’t have a release date or any specs for its upcoming TV, but it does have a name: OnePlus TV. The company announced that it chose the very simple moniker from multiple winners of a contest on its forums. “We believe there’s no other name that can best represent our value, vision and pride than naming it with our own brand,” said a representative. Along with the…
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GamingNews

Build the PC of your dreams... on PS4, Xbox and Switch

August 13, 2019
PC Building Simulator, a game in which players can create monster PC gaming rigs, is now available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Before you start asking too many questions about the cognitive dissonance of building a virtual PC on a console, know that PC…
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Spotify ditches its Android homescreen widget

August 13, 2019
Spotify’s latest Android update has riled some of its loyal users. The update removes the homescreen widget from Spotify’s Android app. Now, to control functions like play, pause and skip, users must drag down the notification shade. While this may seem like a minor change to some, widgets are a prized Android feature, and nearly 2,000 users have petitioned the widget…
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AI & RoboticsNews

AI avatars of Chinese authors could soon narrate audiobooks

August 13, 2019
The Chinese search engine Sogou isn’t stopping at AI news anchors. The company has created “lifelike” avatars of two Chinese authors, and it plans to have them narrate audiobooks in video recordings. According to the BBC, Sogou used AI, text-to-speech technology and video clips from the China Online Literature+ conference to create avatars of authors Yue Guan and Bu Xin Tian…
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