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Google Stadia voice chat on Android may launch soon, support document suggests

One of the most glaring omissions of the Stadia app for Android may soon be fixed as a Google support document details how voice chat will — and won’t — work. For many months now, our APK Insight team has been watching the development of voice chat in the Stadia app, including the app being registered for Android’s “Microphone” permission. Despite that, nothing in the app has…
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Roblox starts age verification for those who want to use spatial voice

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Roblox is introducing age verification for users, starting with those who want to try out spatial voice features on its user-generated content platform. As the company’s community continues to expand, both globally and by age (over 50% of the users on our platform are over the age of 13 as of the second quarter)…
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Vaonis Launches the 1050mm, 61MP Hyperia Telescope Camera

Vaonis has announced the Hyperia telescope camera, a 165-pound personal observatory that leverages a 61-megapixel sensor and sets it behind a massive 1050mm lens that is mechanically driven to allow for stunning photos of astronomical objects. Vaonis has been producing…
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Samsung and Olympus Cameras are Not Partnering on a Smartphone

Samsung has been repeatedly linked with Olympus cameras, now known as OM Digital, in what was speculated to be a partnership in an upcoming smartphone. PetaPixel confirms this to be false. The original rumor tying the two brands together started in April when a rumor suggested that Samsung was looking to add sensor-shift stabilization into its next Galaxy flagship smartphone. In it, the Olympus…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Enterprise NLP budgets are up 10% in 2021

The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! Enterprises are increasing their investments in natural language processing (NLP), the subfield of linguistics, computer science, and AI concerned with how…
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Apple now sells refurbished iPhones in Canada

While everybody’s excited about the iOS 15 launch, Canadian Apple users have another reason to celebrate as the company now sells refurbished iPhones. As spotted by iPhone in Canada, this is the first time Apple has sold refurbished iPhones outside of the US. Canadians were already able to buy Macs, iPads, Apple TV, and other refurbished accessories and now they can get an up to $500 discount…
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